Mrs. Gray's Plans

Mrs. Gray's Plans

格雷夫人的计划

One morning Thumbelina was doing her chores. Sweep the floor slowly, ” Mrs. Gray corrected. “ Or you’ll make too much dust. ” Then Mrs. Gray looked up at the clock on the wall. She smiled to herself in a strange way. Suddenly there was a short knock at the back door.

一天早上，拇指姑娘在做家务。 “慢慢扫地，”格雷夫人纠正道。“否则你会积太多灰尘。”格雷太太抬起头来看着墙上的时钟。 她以一种奇怪的方式对自己微笑。 突然，后门传来一声短促的敲门声。

“ It’s Mr. Rufus! ” exclaimed Mrs. Gray as she opened the door. Mr. Rufus was a large, brown mole. Like most moles, Mr. Rufus could not see very well. So he wore very thick glasses. He walked into the room holding a cane. “ Good day, Mrs. Gray, ” he said in a deep voice. “ You were kind to invite me for tea. ”

“是鲁弗斯先生！”格雷夫人打开门时喊道。 鲁弗斯先生是一只棕色的大鼹鼠。 和大多数鼹鼠一样，鲁弗斯先生看不太清楚。 所以他戴了很厚的眼镜。 他拿着手杖走进房间。 “你好，格雷夫人，”他用低沉的声音说。“你邀请我喝茶真是太好了。”

Mrs. Gray laughed in an unusually high voice “ Oh, Mr. Rufus, we are delighted that you could come. This is Thumbelina. ” “ Mrs. Gray is acting strangely, ” thought Thumbelina. “ I’ll get the tea, ” said Mrs. Gray in a sweet voice. “ Thumbelina will stay here and chat with you, Mr. Rufus. ”

格雷太太异常高声地笑了起来 “哦，鲁弗斯先生，我们很高兴你能来。这是拇指姑娘。” “格雷太太的行为很奇怪，”拇指姑娘想。 “我去拿茶，”格雷太太用甜美的声音说。“拇指姑娘会留在这里和你聊天，鲁弗斯先生。”

As she was leaving, Mrs. Gray whispered to Thumbelina, “ Mr. Rufus is a fine gentleman. And he is very rich. Be kind to him. ” Thumbelina sat next to Mr. Rufus. He did not speak. “ I hope winter is almost over, ” Thumbelina said.

离开时，格雷夫人对拇指姑娘耳语道：“鲁弗斯先生是个好绅士。他很有钱。对他好点。” 拇指姑娘坐在鲁弗斯先生旁边。 他没有说话。 “我希望冬天快结束了，”拇指姑娘说。

“ Winter is never long enough, ” said Mr. Rufus with a grunt. “ But it’s so cold, ” said Thumbelina. “ Not where I live, ” said Mr. Rufus, and he grunted again. “ I live in the deepest hole around here. ” But isn’t that too far underground?You can’t see-, ” Thumbelina glanced at his thick glasses. “ I mean, you wouldn’t feel the sunshine. Or hear the birds. ”

“冬天永远不够长，”鲁弗斯咕哝着说。 “但天气很冷，”拇指姑娘说。 “不是我住的地方，”鲁弗斯先生说他又咕哝了一声。“我住在这里最深的洞里。” 但那不是太远了吗？你看不见——”拇指姑娘瞥了一眼他的厚眼镜。 “I mean, you wouldn’t feel the sunshine. Or hear the birds.”