Chapter 3

CHAPTER 3 UDDERLY HOPELESS The henhouse was a loud and busy place. Zeke was still a very sticky mouse. "You look like a chicken," said Fergus. "Are you going to lay some eggs?" "No, but you just gave me an egg-cellent idea!" Zeke looked around. "Where are the eggs?"

第三章苍老无望鸡舍是一个嘈杂而热闹的地方。 齐克还是一只黏糊糊的老鼠。 “你看起来像只鸡。”费格斯说。 “你要下蛋吗？”“没有，但你刚刚给了我一个绝妙的主意！”齐克环顾四周。 “蛋在哪儿？”

"I think the chickens are sitting on them," said Fergus. "That's right," said Zeke. "In the book Miss Maxwell read, a girl reached under the hens to collect eggs. That is what we need to do. You can go first." Fergus walked up to a hen. She did not seem happy about a mouse collecting her eggs.

费格斯说：“我想是鸡坐在上面了。” “没错，”齐克说。 在麦克斯韦尔小姐读的书中，一个女孩把手伸到母鸡下面捡鸡蛋。 这就是我们需要做的。 你可以先走。”费格斯走向一只母鸡。 她似乎对一只老鼠收集她的蛋很不高兴。

"Be sure to tell her 'Egg-scuse me!" Zeke said. Fergus reached toward the nest. "Excuse me, hen," he said. BAGAWK! "I don't like eggs all that much," said Fergus. "Maybe we should tour another part of the farm." "Okay," said Zeke. "We'll go to the barn and milk some cows." "Cowsseem very big," said Fergus. "Are you sure that's a good idea?" "Absolutely!" said Zeke. "Everyone knows cows are much friendlier than chickens. jcddfa. Follow me!"

“一定要告诉她‘蛋——对不起！’”齐克说。 费格斯把手伸向鸟巢。 “对不起，母鸡，”他说。 BAGAWK !“我不怎么喜欢吃鸡蛋。”费格斯说。 “也许我们应该参观农场的另一部分。” “好吧，”齐克说。“我们去牲口棚给奶牛挤奶。” “奶牛看起来很大。”费格斯说。 “你确定这是个好主意吗？”“当然！”齐克说。 “每个人都知道奶牛比鸡友好得多。 跟我来!”

The cows were not unfriendly. But they were not quite friendly, either. They hardly noticed Fergus and Zeke at all. "The man in Miss Maxwell's book got milk by pulling on those udder things?" Zeke pointed underneath the cow. "You should give that a try."

奶牛并不不友好。 但他们也不太友好。 他们几乎没有注意到费格斯和齐克。 “麦克斯韦尔小姐书里的那个男人就是靠拉那些乳房来挤牛奶的？”齐克指着奶牛下面。 “你应该试一试。”