4-03 Shivers

Shivers. The night was cold and dark. Listen to the wind howling in the trees, said Frog. What a fine time for a ghost story. Toad moved deeper into his chair. Toad asked Frog, don't you like to be scared? Don't you like to feel the shivers? I am not too sure. Said Toad.

打哆嗦啦。 夜晚又冷又黑。 青蛙说：“你听风在树林里呼呼号叫呢。” 现在讲鬼故事再合适不过啦。 癞蛤蟆往椅子里又缩了缩。 癞蛤蟆问青蛙：“你难道喜欢被吓吗？” “你难道喜欢浑身打哆嗦的感觉吗？” 我可拿不准。 癞蛤蟆说。

Frog made a fresh pot of tea. He sat down and began a story.

青蛙泡了一壶新茶。 他坐下来，开始讲故事。

When I was small, said Frog, my mother and father and I went out for a picnic. On the way home we lost our way. My mother was worried. We must get home, she said. We do not want to meet the old dark Frog. Who is that? I asked. A terrible ghost, said my father. He comes out at night and eats little frog children for supper.

青蛙说：“我小的时候，爸爸妈妈和我一起去野餐。” 回家的路上我们迷路了，妈妈很着急。 她说：“我们得赶紧回家，可不想碰到那个黑乎乎的老青蛙。” 我问：“那是谁呀？” 爸爸说：“是个可怕的鬼哦，他夜里出来，把小青蛙当晚饭吃。”

Toad sipped his tea. Frog, he asked, are you making this up? Maybe yes and maybe no, said Frog. My mother and father went to search for a path, said Frog. They told me to wait until they came back. I sat under a tree and waited. The woods became dark. I was afraid. Then, I saw two huge eyes. It was the old dark frog.

癞蛤蟆抿了一口茶。 他问：“青蛙，这是你编的吧？” 青蛙说：“也许是，也许不是哦。” 青蛙说：“爸爸妈妈去找路了。” 他们让我待在原地等他们回来。 我坐在一棵树下等着。 树林里越来越黑。 我害怕极了。 就在这时，我看见两只巨大的眼睛。 正是那个黑乎乎的老青蛙。

He was standing near me.

他就站在我旁边。