Lessons From Lester

Lessons from Leicester

莱斯特的小课堂

Lester was a big cat. He had a warm home. He had good dinners and he had a kind family. His family gave him everything he wanted.

莱斯特是一只大猫咪。他有个温暖的家，有美味的晚餐，还有很友善的家人。 他想要的所有东西，家人都会给他。

There were three people in Lester's family. There was one called Mum and one called Dad. There was also one called Millie. Millie was very clever. She was almost as clever as a cat. Lester had taught his family well. They could sharpen their claws, just like he did. They could sleep on pillows, just like he did. They could play with toys, just like he did.

莱斯特家里有三口人。 一个是妈妈，一个是爸爸。 还有一个小女孩叫米莉。 米莉特别聪明。 她几乎和小猫一样聪明哦。 莱斯特把家人教得特别好。 他们会像他一样磨爪子。 他们会像他一样睡在枕头上。 他们会像他一样玩玩具。

Lester should have been a happy cat. He had everything a cat would want. But Lester was not happy. There was one thing his family couldn't do. One very big thing. They couldn't catch mice. Lester decided he would have to teach his family to catch mice. They would like that.

莱斯特本该是只快乐的小猫。 猫咪想要的一切他都有了。 可莱斯特并不开心。 有一件事他的家人不会做。 一件非常重要的大事。 他们不会抓老鼠。 莱斯特决定必须教家人抓老鼠。 他们肯定会喜欢这件事的。

Lester tried to teach Mum to catch mice. He showed her how to keep quiet. He showed her how to hide. When a mouse came out of its hole, Lester showed Mum how to catch it. But Mum was no good at it. Oh no! cried Lester in a loud meow. That's no good. You're blocking the hole.

莱斯特先试着教妈妈抓老鼠。 他演示给妈妈看怎么保持安静。 他演示给妈妈看怎么藏起来。 当老鼠从洞里钻出来的时候，莱斯特演示给妈妈看怎么抓住它。 可妈妈完全不擅长做这个。 “哦不对！”莱斯特喵地大叫一声。 这样不行呀，你把洞口都挡住啦。

Next, Lester tried to teach Dad to catch mice. He showed him how to keep quiet. He showed him how to hide. When a mouse came out from under the oven, Lester showed Dad how to pounce. But Dad was no good at it. No, no, no! cried Lester in a loud meow. You can't pounce from up there!

接下来，莱斯特试着教爸爸抓老鼠。 他演示给爸爸看怎么保持安静。 他演示给爸爸看怎么藏起来。 当老鼠从烤箱底下钻出来的时候，莱斯特演示给爸爸看怎么扑过去。 可爸爸也完全不擅长做这个。 “不对不对不对！”莱斯特喵地大叫一声。 你不能站在那么高的地方往下扑呀！