(单词翻译:单击)
The Reindeer Need A New Pasture
驯鹿需要一片新牧场
A few days after Ivan had driven for the first time, his father said, "Tomorrow we must move.
伊万完成他首次驾驶驯鹿的几天以后,爸爸说明天我们必须搬家了 。
The reindeer have eaten all the moss around here, and we shall have to find a new pasture for them."
驯鹿已经吃完了附近所有的苔藓,我们要为它们找一片新的牧场 。
Ivan was very glad to hear this, because he liked to move.
伊万听到这个很高兴,因为他喜欢搬家 。
And he understood why his family had to do this several times every year.
而且他明白他的家为什么每年都要搬上好几次 。
Even if he was only a young boy, he knew that they must look for a new pasture as soon as the reindeer needed it.
尽管他还是个小男孩,但他知道一旦驯鹿需要新的牧场,他们就要去找 。
Nearly every day the boy ate cheese made from reindeer milk or drank some of the milk.
伊万几乎每天都要吃驯鹿奶做的奶酪喝些驯鹿的奶 。
It is a good thing that this milk is thick and rich, for a reindeer does not give even a full cup at one time.
这种奶可是浓稠营养丰富的好东西,一只驯鹿一次都挤不出一整杯奶 。
That is one reason why Ivan's father had to keep so many of these animals.
这也是为什么伊万的父亲养这么多驯鹿的一个原因 。
Ivan knew that his coat and cap were made from reindeer skins, and also the warm covers on his bed.
伊万知道他的外套和帽子,还有床上温暖的被子都是用驯鹿皮做的 。
He knew also that the tent he lived in was made out of reindeer skins.
他也知道他住的帐篷也是驯鹿皮做的 。
Ivan was up very early on the moving day, because there was much work for him, as well as for all the others.
搬迁的那天伊万起得很早,因为他还有许多事要做,其他人也是 。