The wind in the willows

The Wind in the Willows

《柳林风声》

Chapter 1 On the River Mole had been cleaning all morning and he had had enough. Father! he cried at last flinging down his brush and heading for his tunnel to the outside world.

第一章 河岸 鼹鼠一整个上午都在打扫，他早就 受够了。“天呐！”他终于大喊一声，扔下刷子，朝自己 通往外面世界的地道走去。

He scratched and scrambled and he scraped with his paws until, POP! He was out in the sun. This beats spring cleaning, Mole cried, dancing around a hedge.

他用小爪子抓啊、刨啊、挖啊，直到—— 噗通！ 他钻了出来，晒着暖洋洋的太阳。 “这可比大扫除好玩多啦！”鼹鼠绕着树篱蹦蹦跳跳地喊。

As he wandered along, he came across a river. Mole had never in his life seen a river before. It chuckled and gurgled, rippling with glints and gleams and sparkles. Mole was bewitched.

他慢悠悠走着，忽然撞见了一条河。 鼹鼠长这么大，还从来没见过河呢。 河水咯咯笑、咕噜噜冒泡，波光粼粼，闪着亮晶晶的光。 鼹鼠一下子就看入迷了。

He was gazing at the river when a small brown creature appeared on the opposite bank. Then it winked. It was the water rat. Mole and Rat looked at each other for a moment. Hello Mole! Hello Rat!

他正盯着河看得出神，对岸忽然冒出一只棕色的小生物。 那小家伙还冲他眨了眨眼，原来是河鼠呀。 鼹鼠和河鼠对视了好一会儿。 “你好呀，鼹鼠！”“你好呀，河鼠！”

Would you like to come over? Called Rat. It's all very well to talk, Mole grumbled, but I can't swim. Rat stepped into a small boat and rode across to Mole. Jump in, he said with a grin.

“你要不要过来这边呀？” 河鼠大声喊。 “说得倒轻巧，”鼹鼠嘟囔道，“我又不会游泳。” 河鼠踏进一艘小船，划到了鼹鼠身边。 “快上来吧。”他笑着说。