The Day Before Thanksgiving

The Day Before Thanksgiving, illustrated by David Cockroft.

《感恩节前一天》，大卫·科克罗夫特绘

The Hoppers awoke one late November morning, and the snow was falling outside. They jumped out of their beds and ran to the window. Come downstairs, Hoppers, called Mother Hopper. There's a letter here for you.

十一月末的一个清晨，霍珀一家醒了，外面正飘着雪。 他们蹦下床跑到窗边。 快下楼呀孩子们，霍珀妈妈喊道，这儿有你们的一封信。

The hoppers dashed downstairs. Let me read it, yelled Speedy Legs. Let me read it, shouted Floppy Ears. I want to read it, hollered Fluffy Tail. A letter, a letter, said Snubby Nose, and he jumped up and down.

霍珀家的小家伙们冲下了楼。 我来读！飞毛腿嚷嚷道。 我来读！耷拉耳大喊道。 我要读！毛绒尾吼道。 信！是信！塌鼻子蹦蹦跳跳地喊着。

I will read it," said Mother Hopper. She read the letter aloud. Dear Hoppers, I invite you all to come to my house in the woods to spend Thanksgiving Day. Your loving, Grandpa Grizzly.

“我来读吧。”霍珀妈妈说着，大声念起了信。 亲爱的霍珀一家，我邀请你们来我林中小屋共度感恩节。 爱你们的灰熊爷爷。

Thanksgiving at Grandpa Grizzly's. Hooray! shouted Snubby Nose. Now it's time to bundle up to go to school, said Mother Hopper. It is cold outside and snowing hard. Outside the wind blew and the snow fell. The four hoppers put on their warm coats, mittens, hats, and scarves.

去灰熊爷爷家过感恩节！太棒啦！塌鼻子大喊道。 现在得裹暖和点去上学啦，霍珀妈妈说， 外面很冷，雪下得很大。 外面风雪交加， 四个小家伙穿上了暖和的外套、手套、帽子， 还有围巾。

This is the biggest snowstorm I've ever seen, said Speedy Legs. The snow already comes halfway up to the windows, said Fluffy Ears. Let's get our sled out, said Fluffy Tail. We can sled to school.

这是我见过最大的暴风雪啦，飞毛腿说。 雪都已经积到窗户一半高了，毛绒尾说。 咱们把雪橇拿出来吧，毛绒尾提议。 我们可以滑雪橇去学校。