1·Two were mice, named “Sniff 3” and “Scurry4” and two were littlepeople-beings5 who were as small as mice but who looked and acted a lot like people today.
其中有两只小老鼠,一个叫“嗅嗅”,另一个叫“匆匆”。 还有两个和老鼠一般大小的小矮人,模样和行为看上去像今天的人类。
2·The mice, Sniff and Scurry, possessing8 only simple rodent9 brains, but good instincts10, searched for the hard nibbling11 cheese they liked, as mice often do.
嗅嗅、匆匆和其他啮齿类动物一样头脑简单,但直觉良好。和别的老鼠一样,他们寻找的是那种适合啃咬的硬奶酪。
3·As time went on, Sniff and Scurry continued their routine.
伴因为时间的推移,嗅嗅和匆匆继续着他们一成不变的生活。
4·As time went on, Sniff and Scurry continued their routine.
随着时间的推移,嗅嗅和匆匆继续着他们一成不变的的生活。
5·The mice, Sniff and Scurry, used the simple, but inefficient, trial-and-error method of finding Cheese.
两个老鼠,嗅嗅和匆匆,总是运用简单低效的反复尝试的办法找奶酪。