蛤蟆

所有的癞蛤蟆吞食东西时都会眨眼皮

All toads blink when they swallow .

她是一只嫉妒心很强的蛤蟆。

She was an envious1 frog .

最后，蛤蟆狂妄的行为超过了她的限度；她的肚皮永远不可能膨胀到牯牛那般大小；由于用力过猛，她的肚皮胀破了。

At last her wild attempts the bounds of nature passed , she never swelled4 to bullock 's size , but strained so hard , she cracked and burst .

墨子回答说：“青蛙和癞蛤蟆的叫声从早到晚没有停过，但是，却几乎没有引起人们的注意。公鸡仅仅只在黎明时分叫上几声，便能将天下的人都唤醒.”因此，话多不一定有好处。

Mohist answered , " The grog and hop never stop shouting from day to night , but they get little from people . The rooster only sings only for a few minutes in the morning and wakes up all the people . So , it is not necessarily advisable to speak a lot . "

癞蛤蟆出来了，算他一个，水獭回答道。

Toad 's out , for one , replied the Otter .

噢，我真是聪明的癞蛤蟆，而且—

Oh , I am a clever Toad , and - '

最后癞蛤蟆结束了，水鼠抬头看着他。

When at last he finished , the Rat looked up .

我知道癞蛤蟆应怎么做，他应该—

I know what Toad should do . He should - '

癞蛤蟆答道，这是什么意思？

replied Toad . ' What is the meaning of this ?

一天早上，轮到水鼠看管癞蛤蟆。

One day the Rat was the guard for the morning .

少说点，癞蛤蟆，你听着，我想我有个计划。

Now listen , I think I have a plan . '

癞蛤蟆骑着向前，为他自己伟大的聪明之举开怀大笑。

Toad rode on , laughing at his own great cleverness .

癞蛤蟆看着三位朋友严肃的表情，

Toad looked at his three friends ' serious faces .

癞蛤蟆自言自语道，旅行的真正方式！

whispered Toad to himself . ' The real way to travel !

所有的朋友甚至将忘记蛤蟆这个名字！

All my friends will forget even the name of Toad ! '

癞蛤蟆兴奋得浑身发抖，他付完账冲了出去。

Shaking with excitement , Toad paid his bill and hurried out .

癞蛤蟆叫道，这才是属于你们的真正的生活。

cried the Toad . ' There 's real life for you .

癞蛤蟆；讨厌的家伙蟾蜍的腿比青蛙短，而且通常比青蛙笨拙。

toad Toads have shorter legs and are generally clumsier than frogs .

然后她对癞蛤蟆耳语了一番。

And here she whispered in the Toad 's ear .

癞蛤蟆认出了汽车和车里的人。

Toad recognized the car and the people in it .

从现在起，我应该做一个安静，理智的癞蛤蟆。

I shall become a quiet , sensible Toad from now on .

但癞蛤蟆的好运没有维持多久。

But Toad 's luck didn 't last for long .

车身很长，锃亮耀眼，是蛤蟆最喜欢的艳红色。

It was long , shiny , and bright red-Toad 's favourite colour .

癞蛤蟆张大嘴巴准备争辩，马上又决定放弃了。

Toad opened his mouth to argue , and then decided not to .

但是癞蛤蟆似乎并没有变好。

But Toad did not seem to get better .

乡村的惬意生活被癞蛤蟆先生的出走给扰乱了。

The rural idyll and everyday routine is interrupted by Toad 's escapades .

此后，癞蛤蟆就一直特别安静。

After that , the Toad kept very quiet .

否则我把你变成蛤蟆

Or I 'll zap you into a toad !

癞蛤蟆游到岸边爬了上来。

Toad swam to the bank and climbed out .

刚开始癞蛤蟆怎么也不能相信这件事。

At first Toad couldn 't believe it .