吹小号的天鹅 第77期:费城(6)

Louis didn't understand this, but he nodded good-bye to Mr. Lucas and swam off toward the island in the center of the lake. 路易斯不明白这些，可他还是点点头对卢卡斯先生道了再见，向湖中心的小岛游去。 There he stepp

吹小号的天鹅 第76期:费城(5)

Very well, said Mr. Lucas. And now there is one other small matter I must bring to your attention. 很好，卢卡斯先生说。现在我要再请你注意一件小事情。 Most of the birds that swim on this luxury lagoon have undergone surgery. 游

吹小号的天鹅 第74期:费城(3)

Louis stepped back into the water, the boat's lines were cast off, and Louis led the way. 路易斯回到水中时，船的缆绳已经解开了。路易斯忙游到前面导航。 He knew it was his last appearance with the Swan Boat, and he felt a

吹小号的天鹅 第73期:费城(2)

A boy in the front seat of the boat pulled an air rifle from under his jacket and began shooting BB shots at Louis's trumpet. 一个坐在前座的男孩从他的夹克里掏出一把汽枪，朝路易斯的小号开起枪来。 Whenever a shot hit t

吹小号的天鹅 第72期:里兹一夜(7)

Chapter 16 Philadelphia 第十六章 费城 Louis worked all the last week of September for the Swan Boat man in the Boston Public Garden. 路易斯在九月的最后一周里一直在为波士顿大众公园的天鹅游艇老板工作。 He was a gr

吹小号的天鹅 第71期:里兹一夜(7)

He went into the bathroom, used the toilet, then drew a full tub of cold water in the bathtub. 他走进浴室，用了一下厕所，然后将浴缸放满凉水。 He couldn't get Serena out of his mind. 他不能把塞蕾娜从脑子里抹去。 Ho

吹小号的天鹅 第79期:塞蕾娜(2)

One day, about a week before Christmas, a great storm came up. The sky grew dark. 一天，大约在圣诞节的前一周，来了一场强烈的大风暴。天空变暗了。 The wind blew a howling gale. It made a whining noise. 风怒号着刮来刮

吹小号的天鹅 第31期:求学生涯(5)

Quiet, children! said Mrs. Hammerbotham sternly. We'll start with the letter A. 安静，孩子们！哈默博瑟姆太太严厉地说，我们下面从字母A开始学。 She picked up a piece of chalk and made a big A on the blackboard. Now you try

吹小号的天鹅 第32期:求学生涯(6)

Louis picked up a fresh piece of chalk in his bill. He was scared. 路易斯用他的嘴叼起一枝新粉笔。他有些胆怯了。他使劲地盯着这个单词。 He took a good look at the word. A long word, he thought, is really no harder than

吹小号的天鹅 第33期:求学生涯(7)

Sam, if a man can walk three miles in one hour, how many miles can he walk in four hours? 萨姆，如果一个男人在一小时内能走三英里的话，那么他四小时能走多少英里？ It would depend on how tired he got after the first ho

吹小号的天鹅 第34期:爱情

Chapter 8 Love 第八章 爱情 When Louis's father and mother discovered that Louis was missing, they felt awful. 路易斯的父母发现路易斯失踪后，感到非常担忧。 No other young swan had disappeared from the lakes--only Louis. 湖上

吹小号的天鹅 第35期:爱情(2)

Spring followed winter; summer followed spring. 冬去春来；春残夏至。 A year went by, and it was springtime again. Still no sign of Louis. 一年过去了，又是一个春天了。还是没有路易斯的消息。 Then one morning when Loui

吹小号的天鹅 第37期:爱情(4)

For birds, spring is the time to find a mate. 对鸟类来说，春天是求偶的季节。 The warm sweet airs of spring stir strange feelings in young swans. 温和甜美的春风使年轻的天鹅们心里漾起一种奇特的感觉。 The males b

吹小号的天鹅 第38期:爱情(5)

When Louis's mother saw this, she went to her husband, the cob. 路易斯的妈妈看到这一切后，就去找她的丈夫雄天鹅了。 I have news for you, she said. Your son Louis is in love, 我有个消息要告诉你，她说，你儿子路易

吹小号的天鹅 第39期:小号

Chapter 9 The Trumpet 第九章 小号 As the cob flew toward Billings on his powerful white wings, 在雄天鹅拍打着他那双有力的白翅膀往比林斯飞的路上， all sorts of troublesome thoughts whirled in his head. 各种各样的烦恼

吹小号的天鹅 第40期:小号(2)

You can imagine the noise in the music store when the cob crashed through the window. 你能想像得出当雄天鹅从橱窗冲进乐器店时惹出的乱子有多大。 At the moment the glass broke, one of the clerks was showing a bass drum to a c

吹小号的天鹅 第41期:小号(3)

Back in Billings, the news spread rapidly. 回头再说比林斯，这个消息在比林斯迅速传开了。 This was the first time a swan had broken into a music store and made off with a trumpet. 一只天鹅闯入一家乐器店偷走一把小号的

吹小号的天鹅 第42期:小号(4)

The cob swam over to his son and made a presentation speech. 雄天鹅游向他的儿子，发表了一通赠送演说。 Louis, he said, I have been on a journey to the haunts of men. 路易斯，他说，我到人们的老窝做了一次旅行。 I

吹小号的天鹅 第43期:金钱的烦恼

Chapter 10 Money Trouble 第十章 金钱的烦恼 Louis was the best-liked young male swan on Upper Red Rock Lake. 路易斯是上红石湖最受大家喜爱的年轻雄天鹅了。 He was also the best equipped. 他也是装备最棒的， He not o

吹小号的天鹅 第44期:金钱的烦恼(2)

Flying was not as easy as it once had been. 这一次的飞行不像以前那么容易了， If you've ever tried to fly with a trumpet dangling from your neck 如果你试过和一把在你的脖子上晃来晃去的小号， and a slate flapping in