要是你给老鼠吃饼干
If you give a mouse a cookie.
要是你给老鼠吃饼干
If you give a mouse a cookie, his going to ask for a glass of milk.
要是你给老鼠吃饼干,它会问你要牛奶。
When you give him the milk, he'll probably ask you for a straw.
你倒了一杯牛奶给它,它又问你要吸管。
When he's finished, he'll ask for a napkin.
等它吃饱了喝足了,它会问你要纸巾。
Then he'll want to look in a mirror to make sure he doesn't have a milk mustache.
然后它要你抱它去照镜子,看看脸上的奶渍有没有擦干净(有没有牛奶胡子)。
When he looks into the mirror, he might notice his hair needs a trim.
在镜子里它会看到自己的头发长了,需要理一理。
So he'll probably ask for a pair of nail scissors.
它就问你要一把小剪子。
When he's finished giving himself a trim, he'll want a broom to sweep up.
剪了头发,它会觉得地脏了,就问你要扫帚来扫地。
He'll start sweeping.
它开始干活儿了。
He might get carried away and sweep every room in the house.
一干起活来它就很卖力,又问你要水桶拖把将整栋房子来了个大扫除。
He may even end up washing the floors as well!
它甚至也会把地板清理一下。
When he's done, he'll probably want to take a nap.
干完活儿,它累了,想休息一下,睡一会儿。
You'll have to fix up a little box for him with a blanket and a pillow.
那你就得给它准备一张床,铺上被子和枕头。
He'll crawl in, make himself comfortable and fluff the pillow a few times.
它爬进被窝,舒服地躺下,还要把枕头拿起来抖动几次。
He'll probably ask you to read him a story.
当然它会要求你讲故事。
So you'll read to him from one of your books, and he'll ask to see the pictures.
你不得不拿出故事书来读给它听,它听着故事就想要看书里的画。
When he looks at the pictures, he'll get so excited he'll want to draw one of his own.
看了画它忽然来了兴致,一定要自己画上一幅。
He'll ask for paper and crayons.
你得给它准备纸和蜡笔。
He'll draw a picture.
然后它会画一幅画。
When the picture is finished, he'll want to sign his name with a pen.
等它画好了,它就会签上自己的大名,还非得用钢笔。
Then he'll want to hang his picture on your refrigerator.
然后它会要求你把画贴到冰箱上。
Which means he'll need scotch tape.
意思是叫你帮它找透明胶带。
He'll hang up his drawing and stand back to look at it.
它挂好了自己的画,退后几步,欣赏着自己的画。
Looking at the refrigerator will remind him that he's thirsty.
它看着冰箱,忽然觉得有点口渴。
So...he'll ask for a glass of milk.
它就要求喝杯牛奶。
And chances are if he asks for a glass of milk, he's going to want a cookie to go with it.
既然它要喝牛奶,它就会顺便要求你给它一块饼干……