(单词翻译:单击)
“Poor little Hans was afraid to say anything to this,
“可怜的小汉斯对这件事什么也不敢说，
and early the next morning the Miller brought his sheep round to the cottage, and Hans started off with them to the mountain.
第二天一大早磨坊主就赶着他的羊群来到了小屋旁，汉斯便赶着它们上山去了。
It took him the whole day to get there and back;
他花了整整一天功夫才走了一个来回。
and when he returned he was so tired that he went off to sleep in his chair, and did not wake up till it was broad daylight.
回到家时他已经累坏了，就坐在椅子上睡着了，一觉醒来已经是大天亮了。
“What a delightful time I shall have in my garden,’ he said, and he went to work at once.
“今天能呆在自己的花园里我会是多么快乐呀。’说着，他就马上去干活了。
“But somehow he was never able to look after his flowers at all,
“然而他永远也不能够全身心地去照料好自己的花，
for his friend the Miller was always coming round and sending him off on long errands, or getting him to help at the mill.
因为他的朋友磨坊主老是不停地跑来给他派些差事，或叫他到磨坊去帮忙。
Little Hans was very much distressed at times, as he was afraid his flowers would think he had forgotten them,
有时小汉斯也很苦恼，他担心自己的花会认为他已经把它们给忘了，
but he consoled himself by the reflection that the Miller was his best friend.
但是他却用磨坊主是自己最好的朋友这种想法来安慰自己。
‘Besides,’ he used to say, ‘he is going to give me his wheelbarrow, and that is an act of pure generosity.’
‘再说，’他经常对自己说，‘他还要把自己的小推车送给我，那是真正慷慨大方的举动。’
“So little Hans worked away for the Miller, and the Miller said all kinds of beautiful things about friendship,
“就这样小汉斯不停地为磨坊主干事，而磨坊主也讲了各种各样关于友谊的美妙语句，
which Hans took down in a note-book, and used to read over at night, for he was a very good scholar.
汉斯把这些话都记在笔记本上，晚上经常拿出来阅读，因为他还是个爱读书的人。
