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第五部分

字體:16+-

A tumbled down, and hurt his Arm, against a bit of wood,

A跌了一跤,在一塊木頭上撞傷了手臂。

B said. "My Boy, oh, do not cry; it cannot do you good!"

B說:“哦,我的寶貝,閉嘴吧,多哭無益!”

C said, "A Cup of Coffee hot can't do you any harm."

C說:“喝杯咖啡,或許就好。”

D said, "A Doctor should be fetched, and he would cure the arm."

D說:“快請醫生,才能治好。”

E said, "An Egg beat up with milk would quickly make him well."

E說:“將蛋打進牛奶,喝了就好。”

F said, "A Fish, if broiled, might cure, if only by the smell."

F說:“烤魚隻需一聞,更有療效。”

G said, "Green Gooseberry fool, the best of cures I hold."

G說:“嫩綠的醋栗做羹,是最好的藥。”

H said, "His Hat should be kept on, to keep him from the cold."

H說:“別讓他感冒,將他的帽子戴好。”

I said, "Some Ice upon his head will make him better soon."

I說:“拿些冰塊敷頭,會讓他不那麽難受。”

J said, "Some Jam, if spread on bread, or given in a spoon!"

J說:“拿些麵包,抹上果醬,喂他幾口。”

K said, "A Kangaroo is here,—this picture let him see."

K說:“看,袋鼠!——讓他多看幾眼這畫。”

L said, "A Lamp pray keep alight, to make some barley tea."

L說:“別關燈,給他沏一壺大麥茶。”

M said, "A Mulberry or two might give him satisfaction."

M說:“喂他一兩個桑葚他應該滿意。”

N said, "Some Nuts, if rolled about, might be a slight attraction."

N說:“讓幾個堅果滾來滾去,吸引他注意。”

O said, "An Owl might make him laugh, if only it would wink."

O說:“貓頭鷹一眨眼,定能逗他發笑。”