Chapter 3 Escape
第三章 逃走

The barn was very large.
谷仓很大。
It was very old.
它很旧了。
It smelled of hay
里面有干草的气味，
and it smelled of manure.
有肥料的气味。
It smelled of the perspiration of tired horses
里面有干活累了的马的汗味，
and the wonderful sweet breath of patient cows.
有吃苦耐劳的母牛的极好闻的气息。
It often had a sort of peaceful smell
谷仓让人闻上去感到天下太平，
as though nothing bad could happen ever again in the world.
什么坏事都不会再发生。

It smelled of grain and of harness dressing and of axle grease
它充满了谷物、马具套、车轴油、
and of rubber boots and of new rope.
橡胶靴和新绳索的气味。
And whenever the cat was given a fish-head to eat,
如果猫叼着给它的鱼头来这儿享受，
the barn would smell of fish.
谷仓里还留有鱼腥气。
But mostly it smelled of hay,
不过最强烈的是干草气味，
for there was always hay in the great loft up overhead.
因为在楼顶上面的阁楼里一直堆着干草。
And there was always hay being pitched down
总是有干草给扔下来
to the cows and the horses and the sheep.
喂牛、喂马、喂羊。