精靈鼠小弟 第2期:家里有一個老鼠孩子

At birth Stuart could have been sent by first class mail for three cents, but his parents preferred to keep him rather than send him away; and when, at the age of a month, he had gained only a third of an ounce, his mother was so worried she sent for the doctor.

在他生下來的那天，只可以被當(dāng)作郵費為三美分的第一類郵件來投遞，但是他的父母卻寧愿把他留下來，而不是投遞出去;到了一月大的時候，他卻只長了三分之一盎司的體重。他的母親著急了，因此便和他到醫(yī)生那里去了。

The doctor was delighted with Stuart and said that it was very unusual for an American family to have a mouse.

醫(yī)生見到斯圖亞特很高興，說對一個美國家庭來講，家里有一個老鼠孩子是不尋常的。

He took Stuart's temperature and found that it was 98.6, which is normal for a mouse.

他量了量斯圖亞特的體溫，發(fā)現(xiàn)有98.6度，這對一只老鼠來說是正常的。

He also examined Stuart's chest and heart and looked into his ears solemnly with a flashlight.

他也檢查了斯圖亞特的胸，心臟，還嚴肅地用手電筒把他的耳朵察看了一番。

Not every doctor can look into a mouse's ear without laughing.

(不是每一個醫(yī)生在觀察老鼠耳朵時都能夠不發(fā)笑的。)

Everything seemed to be all right, and Mrs. Little was pleased to get such a good report.

所有這一切似乎都很正常，利特爾太太很高興能得到一個這么好的檢查結(jié)果。

"Feed him up!" said the doctor cheerfully, as he left.

"多給他吃有營養(yǎng)的食物!"醫(yī)生起身前，愉快地說。

The home of the Little family was a pleasant place near a park in New York City.

利特爾家住在紐約一個公園附近的一個令人愉快的地方。

In the mornings the sun streamed in through the east windows, and all the Littles were up early as a general rule.

在早晨的陽光透過東邊的窗子時，利特爾一家早已像往常一樣起了床。

Stuart was a great help to his parents, and to his older brother George,because of his small size and because he could do things that a mouse can do and was agreeable about doing them.

斯圖亞特對他的父母，還有他的哥哥喬治幫助很大，因為他的個頭小，可以做很多只有老鼠才能做的事，他也樂于為他們做這些事情。