10 Aches and Pains

Aches and Pains written by John Lockyer illustrated by Kelvin Hawley

约翰·洛克耶著，开尔文·霍利配图

Lots of unhappy animals went to visit wise Dr Owl. Some had bad pains and others had nasty aches. They were all moaning and groaning because they felt sick and sore. They wanted clever Dr Owl to fix their sore places and make them feel well again.

许多不幸的动物去拜访聪明的猫头鹰博士。 有些人疼得很厉害，有些人疼得很厉害。 他们都在呻吟呻吟，因为他们感到恶心和疼痛。 他们希望聪明的猫头鹰医生能治好他们的病痛，让他们感觉好起来。

First, Mouse climbed up the trunk of Dr Owl's tree. "What is wrong with you?" asked the doctor. "My voice sounds squeaky whenever I try to talk," squeaked Mouse. After Dr Owl looked inside Mouse's mouth, he gave her a small bottle of yellow oil. "Take two teaspoons of oil twice a day," he hooted. "That should get rid of your squeaks." "Thank you, Doctor," said Mouse. "I feel quite a bit better already."

首先，老鼠爬上了猫头鹰博士的树干。 “你怎么了?”医生问。 “每当我想说话的时候，我的声音就会吱吱作响，”老鼠吱吱地说。 猫头鹰医生看了老鼠嘴里的东西后，给了它一小瓶黄色的油。 “每天吃两次两茶匙的油，”他吼道。 “那应该能消除你的吱吱声。” “谢谢你，医生。”老鼠说。 “我已经感觉好多了。”

Next, Snake slithered up the tree trunk. "Whenever the snake charmer plays music on his flute," hissed Snake, "I get tangled in knots. I still have one in my tail." Dr Owl looked at the tight, tangled knot. "What music does the snake charmer play?" he asked. "Do, ti, la, so, fa, mi. re, do," Snake hissed. "That's not right!" hooted Dr Owl. "I think you get tangled in knots because the snake charmer is playing the music backwards. Listen! It should sound like this." Dr Owl began to play, "Do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do." As Snake twisted and curled in the air, the knot in his tail slowly untangled. "Thank you," he hissed. "I feel a lot better already."

接着，蛇爬上了树干。 “每当耍蛇人吹笛子时，”蛇嘶嘶地说，“我就会打结。 我的尾巴上还有一个。” 猫头鹰博士看着那个又紧又纠结的结。 “耍蛇人演奏什么音乐?”他问。 “Do, ti, la, so, fa, mi. re, Do，”Snake嘶嘶地说。 “不对!”猫头鹰博士吼道。 “我觉得你会打结，因为耍蛇人是倒着放音乐的。 听!听起来应该是这样的。” 猫头鹰博士开始演奏:“Do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, Do。” 当蛇在空中扭动和卷曲时，他尾巴上的结慢慢解开了。 “谢谢你。”他嘶嘶地说。“我已经感觉好多了。”

Kangaroo walked slowly along under Dr Owl's tree. "I've lost my hop," she called. "My bounce has gone." Dr Owl flew down to check Kangaroo's legs. "You're right," he said. "Your legs have no hop or bounce or skip." He gave Kangaroo a large jar. "Take one of these three times a day," he said. "They will soon put the bounce back into your step." Kangaroo looked into the jar. "These are just beans," she said in a surprised voice. "Yes," said Dr Owl. "But they aren't ordinary beans. They are jumping beans." "Thanks, Doctor," said Kangaroo. "I feel better already."

袋鼠在猫头鹰博士的树下慢慢地走着。 “我跳不动了，”她叫道。 “我的活力消失了。”猫头鹰医生飞下来检查袋鼠的腿。 “你说得对，”他说。“你的腿没有跳跃，没有弹跳，没有跳跃。” 他给了袋鼠一个大罐子。 “每天三次，每次一粒，”他说。 “他们很快就会让你振作起来。” 袋鼠往罐子里看。 “这些只是豆子，”她惊讶地说。 “是的。”猫头鹰博士说。“但它们不是普通的豆子。 它们是会跳的豆子。”“谢谢你，医生，”袋鼠说。 “我已经感觉好多了。”

When Laughing Hyena came to talk to Dr Owl, his ears and his tail hung down. "Nothing seems funny any more," he said sadly. "I can't laugh at anything." Dr Owl looked into Hyena's ears and eyes. "I can't find anything wrong," he said. Hyena said, "You have made everyone else feel well. You must help me, please." "The other animals were easy to fix," said Dr Owl. "What would you give a mouse with a squeaky voice?" "I don't know," said Hyena, shaking his head. "She needs two teaspoons of oil twice a day," hooted Dr Owl. That made Hyena smile.

当“笑鬣狗”走过来和猫头鹰博士说话时，它的耳朵和尾巴都垂下来了。 “一切都不再有趣了，”他悲伤地说。 “我什么都笑不出来。” 猫头鹰医生检查了鬣狗的耳朵和眼睛。 “我找不出什么问题，”他说。 鬣狗说:“你让每个人都感觉很好。 你一定要帮助我，求你了。” “其他动物很容易修复，”Owl博士说。 “你会给一只声音尖细的老鼠什么?”“我不知道，”鬣狗摇着头说。 “她每天需要两次两茶匙的油，”猫头鹰医生吼道。 这让鬣狗笑了。