The Wild Wood

The Wind in the Willows 14 The Wild Wood

杨柳风14 野生森林

News of Toad’s new car faded. The days got shorter and summer faded too. Soon the river was too cold for boating. Winter was on its way.

蟾蜍新车的消息渐渐消失了。 白天变短了，夏天也变淡了。 很快，河水就太冷了，不适合划船。 冬天即将来临。

“ You slept late, Rat, ” Mole said one morning. “ It’s cold, ” said Rat. “ There isn’t much to do. I think I’ll write poems by the fire. ” This was Rat’s favorite hobby in winter.

“你睡得很晚，老鼠，”一天早上鼹鼠说。 “很冷，”老鼠说。“没什么可做的。我想我会在炉火边写诗。” 这是老鼠在冬天最喜欢的爱好。

But Mole was bored. ” Let’s invite Badger to dinner, ” Mole said. “ I only saw him once, and it was very quick. He seems so odd and strange! ”

但是鼹鼠很无聊。 “我们请獾吃饭吧，”鼹鼠说。”我只见过他一次，而且很快。他看起来很奇怪！”

“ Oh, Badger hates dinner parties, ” said Rat. “ Maybe he would come for tea?” asked Mole. “ He’s very shy, ” said Rat. “ He will visit when he’s ready. ”

”哦，獾讨厌晚宴，”老鼠说。 ”也许他会来喝茶？”鼹鼠问。 ”他很害羞，”老鼠说。“他准备好了会来的。”

Every time Mole asked, “ Can we invite Badger today?” Rat always answered the same way: “ Badger will show up sometime. ”

每次鼹鼠问：“我们今天能邀请獾吗？” 老鼠总是这样回答：“獾什么时候会出现的。”