4 More Money Troubles

CHAPTER 4 More Money Troubles Doctor Dolittle and the animals were not the only ones happy with his new business. His sister

杜立德医生和动物们并不是唯一对他的新事业感到高兴的人。 他的妹妹

Sarah was also pleased. At long last they had money coming into the household. She even bought a new dress to wear on Sundays. The animals still upset her, though. It was impossible to keep a clean house. Some of the animal patients were so sick that they had to stay a week. They would sit on chairs on the lawn or relax in the garden. And too often when the animals were feeling better, they did not want to leave. They liked staying with Doctor Dolittle too much. The doctor never had the heart to say no. So the number of pets at his house grew and grew. One day while he was walking through town, he saw an organ-grinder with a monkey on a string. Right away, the doctor noticed that the monkey's collar was on too tight. He could see that the little animal was unhappy. So he gave the man a dollar and took the monkey away from him. At first, the organ grinder was angry. He did not want to give up the monkey. But Doctor

萨拉也很高兴。他们家终于有钱了。 她甚至买了一件新衣服在星期天穿。 不过，这些动物仍然让她感到不安。 要保持房子干净是不可能的。 有些动物病人病得很重，他们不得不呆了一个星期。 他们会坐在草坪上的椅子上，或者在花园里放松。 很多时候，当动物感觉好些了，它们就不想离开了。 他们太喜欢和杜立德医生呆在一起了。 医生不忍心说不。 于是，他家里的宠物越来越多。 一天，当他在镇上散步的时候，他看到一个吹风琴的人，绳子上拴着一只猴子。 医生马上注意到猴子的项圈系得太紧了。 他看得出小动物很不高兴。 于是他给了那人一美元，把猴子带走了。 起初，风琴工很生气。 他不想放弃那只猴子。 但是医生

Dolittle said he would call the police and report his cruelty. The man realized he had lost the argument. He took his dollar and left. So the monkey moved in with Doctor Dolittle and all his pets. The other animals named him Chee-Chee, which means "ginger" in monkey language. On another day, the circus came to town. A crocodile traveling with the circus had a bad toothache. He escaped in the middle of the night and went to Doctor Dolittle. The doctor could speak to him in crocodile language, of course. He took the crocodile into his house and fixed the sore tooth. As you might imagine, the crocodile did not want to leave. He asked the doctor if he could live by the pond at the end of the garden if he promised not to eat the fish. Of course, the doctor could not refuse. The crocodile kept his word. He was always quiet and gentle with everyone in the house. When the circus men came to take the crocodile back, they

杜立特说他会打电话给警察，报告他的残忍行为。 这个人意识到他输了这场争论。 他拿了美元就走了。 于是猴子和杜立德医生以及他的宠物们住在一起。 其他的动物叫他Chee-Chee，在猴子的语言中是“姜”的意思。 又一天，马戏团来到镇上。 一只和马戏团一起旅行的鳄鱼牙痛得很厉害。 他半夜逃走了，去找杜立德医生。 医生当然可以用鳄鱼的语言跟他说话。 他把鳄鱼带进自己的屋子，治好了它那颗痛牙。 你可以想象，鳄鱼不想离开。 他问医生，如果他保证不吃鱼，他是否可以住在花园尽头的池塘边。 当然，医生不能拒绝。 鳄鱼信守诺言。 他对家里的每个人都很安静，很温柔。 当马戏团的人来把鳄鱼带回来时，他们

saw that he was happy and calm. They agreed with the doctor that the crocodile would be much happier staying there, so they left him behind. However, the doctor's sister Sarah was not happy. She was frightened of the crocodile. She worried that other people would be frightened, too. Unfortunately, she was right. The old ladies stopped bringing their sick poodles. They were afraid the crocodile would eat their beloved pets. The farmers stopped bringing their sheep for the same reason. Doctor Dolittle tried talking to the crocodile. He explained that he was losing patients because people were afraid. The doctor told the crocodile that he would have to go back to the circus. The crocodile wept big tears and begged the doctor let him stay. Of course, the doctor agreed. He could not stand to see an unhappy animal. "This is the last straw," his sister said. "We were just starting to do well again. We will be in the poor-house again in no time. That alligator

我看到他很开心，很平静。 他们同意医生的意见，鳄鱼呆在那里会更快乐，所以他们把他留下了。 然而，医生的妹妹萨拉并不高兴。 她害怕鳄鱼。 她担心其他人也会受到惊吓。 不幸的是，她是对的。 老太太们不再把生病的贵宾犬带来了。 他们害怕鳄鱼会吃掉他们心爱的宠物。 出于同样的原因，农民们不再带羊了。 杜立德医生试着和鳄鱼说话。 他解释说，他失去病人是因为人们害怕。 医生告诉鳄鱼，他将不得不回到马戏团。 鳄鱼流下了大大的眼泪，恳求医生让他留下来。 当然，医生同意了。 他不忍心看到一只不快乐的动物。 “这是最后一根稻草，”他的妹妹说。 “我们刚刚又开始做得很好。 我们很快又要进济贫院了。 ,鳄鱼

must go!" "It's not an alligator," Doctor Dolittle calmly replied. "It's a crocodile." "I don't care what it is," his sister said. "It's an awful thing to find under a bed." "He has promised me that he won't hurt any animal," said the doctor. "I trust him completely." "Trust him?" she screamed. "Have you gone mad? People have stopped coming because of that creature. I've had enough. Either he goes or I do." So that was that. Doctor Dolittle's sister Sarah packed up her things and left. She moved to the next street and took a job as a housekeeper. Eventually she married a very nice man and lived a quiet and happy life. As you might suspect, her house was always neat and tidy. Although Doctor Dolittle was very happy with his animals, it was still a difficult time. His sister was right: People were afraid of the crocodile.

必须去吧!”“这不是短吻鳄，”杜立德医生平静地回答。 “是鳄鱼。”“我不在乎那是什么，”他妹妹说。 “在床底下发现它是件可怕的事。” “他向我保证过他不会伤害任何动物，”医生说。 “我完全信任他。”“相信他？”她尖叫道。 “你疯了吗？”因为那个生物，人们不再来了。 我已经受够了。要么他去，要么我去。” 就是这样。杜立德医生的妹妹萨拉收拾好东西离开了。 她搬到了隔壁一条街，找了一份管家的工作。 最后她嫁给了一个很好的男人，过着平静幸福的生活。 你可能猜到了，她的房子总是干净整洁的。 虽然杜立德医生和他的动物们在一起很开心，但这仍然是一段艰难的时光。 他姐姐是对的：人们害怕鳄鱼。

He lost most of his patients. Once again, the doctor had very little money. Also, without his sister, there was no one else to help around the house. He could not afford to hire help, so the animals did their best to pitch in. Chee-Chee the monkey did all the cooking and sewing. Too-Too the owl helped with the household accounts. He was good with arithmetic, you see. Dab-Dab the duck dusted and made the beds. Gub-Gub the pig helped with

他失去了大部分病人。 医生又一次身无分文。 而且，没有了妹妹，家里也没人帮忙。 他雇不起帮手，所以动物们尽力帮忙。 猴子奇奇做了所有的做饭和缝纫。 猫头鹰Too-Too帮忙料理家务。 你看，他算术很好。 鸭子掸掸灰尘，整理床铺。 猪咕咕帮忙