[翻译大赛NO.3]THE OLD WOMAN AND HER PIG / 老奶奶和她的小猪

THE OLD WOMAN AND HER PIG
老奶奶和她的小猪

AN old woman was sweeping her house, and she found a little crooked sixpence. "What," said she, "shall I do with this little sixpence? I will go to market, and buy a little pig." So she bought a little pig; but as she was coming home, she came to a stile, and the piggy would not go over the stile.
一个老奶奶在打扫她的房子，她发现了一枚弯曲的六便士硬币。她自言自语：“我要拿这六便士做什么呢？我要去集市上，买头小猪回来。”于是她买了一头小猪，但是在她回家的路上，她要翻过一个栅栏，可是小猪不肯过栅栏。

She went a little further, and she met a dog. So she said to him, "Dog! dog! bite pig; piggy won't go over the stile; and I shan't get home till midnight." But the dog wouldn't. She went a little further, and she met a stick. So she said, "Stick! stick! beat dog; dog won't bite pig; piggy won't get over the stile; and I shan't get home till midnight." But the stick wouldn't.
于是她走得远一点，遇到了一只狗。于是她对小狗说：“狗狗！狗狗！咬这头猪猪；猪猪不肯过台阶，我今天半夜都到不了家。”但是这条狗不听她的话。她走得更远了一点儿，遇到了一根棍子。于是她说：“棍子！棍子！打狗狗，狗狗不肯咬猪猪，猪猪不肯过栅栏，我今天半夜都到不了家。”但是棍子不听她的话。

She went a little further, and she met a fire. So she said, "Fire! fire! burn stick; stick won't beat dog; dog won't bite pig; pig won't get over the stile; and I shan't get home till midnight." But the fire wouldn't.
她走得更远了一点儿，遇到了一堆火苗。于是她说：“火苗！火苗！烧棍子；棍子不肯打狗狗，狗狗不肯咬猪猪，猪猪不肯过栅栏，我今天半夜都到不了家。”但是火苗不听她的话。

She went a little further, and she met some water. So she said, "Water! water! quench fire; fire won't burn stick; stick won't beat dog; dog won't bite pig; pig won't get over the stile; and I shan't get home till midnight." But the water wouldn't.
她走得更远了一点儿，遇到了一些水。于是她说：“水啊！水啊！把火熄掉；火不肯烧棍子，棍子不肯打狗狗，狗狗不肯咬猪猪，猪猪不肯过栅栏，我今天半夜都到不了家。”但是水不听她的话。

She went a little further, and she met an ox. So she said, "Ox! ox! drink water; water won't quench fire; fire won't burn stick; stick won't beat dog; dog won't bite pig; pig won't get over the stile; and I shan't get home till midnight." But the ox wouldn't.
她走得更远了一点儿，遇到了一头公牛。于是她说：“公牛！公牛！把水喝掉；水不肯把火熄掉，火不肯烧棍子，棍子不肯打狗狗，狗狗不肯咬猪猪，猪猪不肯过栅栏，我今天半夜都到不了家。”但是公牛不听她的话。

She went a little further, and she met a butcher. So she said, "Butcher! butcher! kill ox; ox won't drink water; water won't quench fire; fire won't burn stick; stick won't beat dog; dog won't bite pig; pig won't get over the stile; and I shan't get home till midnight." But the butcher wouldn't.
她走得更远了一点儿，遇到了一个屠夫。于是她说：“屠夫！屠夫！把牛杀掉；牛不肯喝水，水不肯把火熄掉，火不肯烧棍子，棍子不肯打狗狗，狗狗不肯咬猪猪，猪猪不肯过栅栏，我今天半夜都到不了家。”但是屠夫不听她的话。

She went a little further, and she met a rope. So she said, "Rope! rope! hang butcher; butcher won't kill ox; ox won't drink water; water won't quench fire; fire won't burn stick; stick won't beat dog; dog won't bite pig; pig won't get over the stile; and I shan't get home till midnight." But the rope wouldn't.
她走得更远了一点儿，遇到了一根绳子。于是她说：“绳子！绳子！把屠夫绞死；屠夫不肯杀牛，牛不肯喝水，水不肯把火熄掉，火不肯烧棍子，棍子不肯打狗狗，狗狗不肯咬猪猪，猪猪不肯过栅栏，我今天半夜都到不了家。”但是绳子不听她的话。

She went a little further, and she met a rat. So she said, "Rat! rat! gnaw rope; rope won't hang butcher; butcher won't kill ox; ox won't drink water; water won't quench fire; fire won't burn stick; stick won't beat dog; dog won't bite pig; pig won't get over the stile; and I shan't get home till midnight." But the rat wouldn't.
她走得更远了一点儿，遇到了一只老鼠。于是她说：“老鼠！老鼠！咬绳子；绳子不肯把屠夫绞死，屠夫不肯杀牛，牛不肯喝水，水不肯把火熄掉，火不肯烧棍子，棍子不肯打狗狗，狗狗不肯咬猪猪，猪猪不肯过栅栏，我今天半夜都到不了家。”但是老鼠不听她的话。

She went a little further, and she met a cat. So she said, "Cat! Cat! kill rat; rat won't gnaw rope; rope won't hang butcher; butcher won't kill ox; ox won't drink water; water won't quench fire; fire won't burn stick; stick won't beat dog; dog won't bite pig; pig won't get over the stile; and I shan't get home till midnight." But the cat said to her, "if you will go to yonder cow, and fetch me a saucer of milk, I will kill the rat." So away went the old woman to the cow.
她走得更远了一点儿，遇到了一只猫。于是她说：“猫猫！猫猫！杀掉老鼠；老鼠不肯咬绳子，绳子不肯把屠夫绞死，屠夫不肯杀牛，牛不肯喝水，水不肯把火熄掉，火不肯烧棍子，棍子不肯打狗狗，狗狗不肯咬猪猪，猪猪不肯过栅栏，我今天半夜都到不了家。”但是猫对她说，“如果你能去那边的奶牛那里给我取碟牛奶过来，我就帮你杀掉老鼠。”于是老奶奶走到了奶牛边上。

But the cow said to her, "If you will go to yonder haystack: and fetch me a handful of hay, I'll give you the milk." So away went the old woman to the hay-stack; and she brought the hay to the cow.
但是奶牛对她说，“如果你去那边的干草堆那里，帮我拿一把干草过来，我就给你牛奶。”于是老奶奶走到了干草堆，把干草拿给了奶牛。

As soon as the cow had eaten the hay, she gave the old woman the milk; and away she went with it in a saucer to the cat.
奶牛一吃到干草，立刻就把牛奶给了老奶奶；老奶奶于是把牛奶装到碟子里，拿给了猫。

As soon as the cat had lapped up the milk, the cat began to kill the rat; the rat began to gnaw the rope; the rope began to hang the butcher; the butcher began to kill the ox; the ox began to drink the water; the water began to quench the fire; the fire began to burn the stick; the stick began to beat the dog; the dog began to bite the pig; the little pig squealed and jumped over the stile; and so the old woman got home before midnight.
猫一舔光牛奶，立刻开始要杀老鼠；老鼠开始咬绳子；绳子开始绞屠夫；屠夫开始杀公牛；公牛开始喝水；水开始熄掉火苗；火苗开始烧棍子；棍子开始打狗狗，狗狗开始咬猪猪，小猪尖叫着跳过了栅栏，于是老奶奶在半夜之前回到了家。