Seeing an Old Friend

Seeing an Old Friend

见到老朋友

The wedding was only a few days away. The dress was made. Mrs. Gray was busy preparing the food. She had even sent out invitations to her friends. Thumbelina had to escape. But it was still very cold outside. “ What am I going to do?” she said to herself.

离婚礼只有几天了。 这件衣服是做的。格雷夫人正忙着准备食物。 她甚至向朋友发出了邀请。 拇指姑娘不得不逃跑。 但外面仍然很冷。 “我该怎么办？”她自言自语。

“ Thumbelina, we must leave now. ” Mrs. Gray took her hand. “ Where are we going?” asked Thumbelina. Mrs. Gray’s nose wiggled. “ Mr. Rufus wants you to see your future home, ” she said excitedly. “ He’s invited us for tea. ” Mr. Rufus was waiting by the back door when the mouse opened it.

“拇指姑娘，我们现在必须离开。”格雷夫人握着她的手。 “我们要去哪里？”拇指姑娘问。 格雷太太的鼻子扭动着。 “鲁弗斯先生想让你看看未来的家，”她激动地说。“他邀请我们喝茶。” 当老鼠打开后门时，鲁弗斯先生正在后门等着。

“ Oh, Mr. Rufus! ” said Mrs. Gray, surprised. “ I had to come and get you, ” he grunted. “ There is a small problem. ” “ What is it?” cried the mouse in alarm. “ The tunnel leading to my home is damaged, ” Mr. Rufus said. “ I will show you. ”

“哦，鲁弗斯先生！”格雷太太惊讶地说。 “我必须来接你，”他咕哝道。“有一个小问题。” “这是什么？”老鼠惊恐地叫道。 “通往我家的隧道已经损坏，”鲁弗斯先生说。“我会给你看的。”

He turned and walked down the dark tunnel. “ Bring the lantern, Thumbelina, ” said Mrs. Gray. “ And stay close to me. ” They followed Mr. Rufus down the dark tunnel. Thumbelina could see only Mrs. Gray’s tail ahead of her. Suddenly Thumbelina saw light up ahead.

他转过身，走下黑暗的隧道。 “把灯笼拿来，拇指姑娘，”格雷太太说。“离我近一点。” 他们跟着鲁弗斯先生穿过黑暗的隧道。 拇指姑娘只能看到前面格雷夫人的尾巴。 拇指姑娘突然看到前面亮了起来。

The tunnel had caved in from above. A beam of sunshine was shining through the hole. A bird lay on the tunnel floor. It was not moving. “ What happened?” asked Mrs. Gray. “ This nasty bird crashed into our tunnel, ” Mr. Rufus said, poking the bird with his cane.

隧道从上面塌陷了。 一束阳光从洞口照进来。 一只鸟躺在隧道地板上。它一动不动。 “发生了什么？”格雷太太问。 “这只讨厌的鸟撞上了我们的鲁弗斯先生用手杖戳了戳小鸟，说道。