Chapter 4

Chapter 4 Sydney looked across the yard. A rabbit nibbled on some grass. A bat flew out of a tree. "Well," said Sydney to Taylor. "Which one smells like a friend?"

第四章西德尼朝院子那边望去。 一只兔子在啃草。 一只蝙蝠从树上飞了出来。“嗯，”西德尼对泰勒说。 “哪一个闻起来像朋友？”

Taylor lifted his nose and sniffed. "Making a friend is such a big thing," he said. "I think I should start very small. He sniffed again, then headed in the direction of a tiny shrew sitting on a rock.

泰勒抬起鼻子嗅了嗅。 “交朋友是件大事，”他说。 “我想我应该从小做起。 他又嗅了嗅，然后朝一只坐在岩石上的小鼩鼱的方向走去。

But Taylor worried. What if the new friend wouldn't talk to him? What if the new friend laughed at him? What if the new friend didn't want to be friends? "Sydney," whispered Taylor. "I am going to make pleasant conversation." Taylor had read several books in which characters became friends by having a pleasant conversation. "Go get 'em!" said Sydney.

但是泰勒很担心。如果新朋友不和他说话怎么办？ 如果新朋友嘲笑他怎么办？ 如果新朋友不想做朋友怎么办？ “西德尼，”泰勒小声说。 “我要和你愉快地交谈。” 泰勒读过几本书，书中的人物通过愉快的交谈成为朋友。 “去抓他们！”西德尼说。

"Excusse me," said Taylor shyly.

“对不起，”泰勒害羞地说。

"What! Who?" The shrew leaped in the air. "Nice day, isn't it?" said Taylor. "Who? What!" screamed the shrew. She tumbled off the edge of the rock and scurried away. "I don't think that went very well," said Taylor. "No, it didn't," said Sydney. "But it's a start."

“什么!谁?”那只鼩鼱在空中跳了起来。 “天气不错，不是吗？”泰勒说。 “谁?什么！”鼩鼱尖叫道。 她从岩石边缘跌了下来，急忙跑开了。 泰勒说：“我认为事情进展得不太顺利。 “不，没有。”西德尼说。 “但这是一个开始。”