toad

His face was like the face of a toad, and his body like an adder!

他的脸跟癞蛤蟆的脸一样，身子就像条毒蛇！

'But what I wanted to ask you was, won't you take me to call on Mr. Toad?

可是我想问问你，你能不能领我去拜访蟾蜍先生？

As she said it, a great big toad dropped out of her mouth.

当她这么说的时候，一只大蛤蟆从她嘴里蹦了出来。

Chiew Ah Chan said she was cleaning her house on Wednesday when she saw the toad trying to hop out of a drain.

陈女士说，她在居所打扫卫生时看见一只癞蛤蟆正试图从下水道里跳出来。

Toad is rather rich, you know, and this is really one of the nicest houses in these parts, though we never admit as much to Toad.

你知道，蟾蜍相当有钱，这幢房子确实是这一带一所最讲究的房屋，不过，我们从不向蟾蜍这样表示。

she sang merrily as she floated down the stream, away, far way out of reach of the ugly old toad and her ugly son.

自由啦，自由啦，她一边顺着河漂流一边愉快地唱歌，越漂越远，漂到癞蛤蟆够不着她的地方。

The Toad was so anxious not to be left out that he took up the inferior position assigned to him without a murmur, and the animals set off.

蟾蜍生怕给留下，只好一声不吭地接受指派给他的次等位置，四只动物便出发了。

He took Toad firmly by the arm, led him into the smoking-room, and closed the door behind them.

他牢牢抓住蟾蜍的臂，把他带进吸烟室，随手带上了门。

At the foot of the garden was a broad stream. Here, under the muddy banks lived the old toad with her son.

花园底下有一条宽宽的小溪，癞蛤蟆和她儿子就住泥泞的岸边。

Poor Toad sprang to his feet and pelted away again, his heart in his mouth.

可怜的蟾蜍一跃而起，又嗖地蹦开，他的心都跳到嗓子眼里了。

The fat toad gave him a hollowed out yellow turnip, to which were harnessed six little mice.

肥蛤蟆交给他一个空心的萝卜，上面套着六只小老鼠。

Toad looked about for a stone to throw at him, but could not succeed in finding one, which vexed him more than anything.

蟾蜍四处看，想找块石头打他，可就是找不到，更把他气坏了。

The girl warmly greeted the toad from her bed, and the toad took back its warm spot upon her kitchen hearth.

这个女孩强烈热闹地蟾蜍从她地床上，蟾蜍收回啦它在她地厨房灶台朱砂痣。

'No more of those regrettable incidents with the police, Toad, ' said the Rat, as they thrust him into his bedroom.

“再也不能由着你和警察胡缠了，蟾蜍。”河鼠说，他们把他推进卧室。

Toad went upstairs a little crossly, but he was pleased to get out of the washerwoman 's dress.

蛤蟆有点恼怒的走上楼，但他确是很乐意脱下那套洗衣婆的衣服。

There sat the sea witch, allowing a toad to eat from her mouth, just as people sometimes feed a canary with a piece of sugar.

海的巫婆就正坐在这儿，用她的嘴喂一只癫蛤蟆，正如我们人用糖喂一只小金丝雀一样。

Toad was nervous, but the Rat, nodding mysteriously at him, went straight up to the door and opened it, and in walked Mr. Badger.

蟾蜍立时紧张起来，可是河鼠诡秘地冲他点点头，径直走到门口，打开门。进来的是獾先生。

Toad saw that he was trapped. They understood him, they saw through him, they had got ahead of him. His pleasant dream was shattered.

蟾蜍知道，自己落进了圈套。他们了解他，把他看得透透的。他们抢在了他头里。他的美梦破灭了。

Of course, she did not say she was fond of animals as PETS, because she had the sense to see that Toad would be extremely offended.

当然，她没有说她是把动物当宠物来喜爱，因为她知道那会使蟾蜍大为反感。

That said, the cane toad may just be living up to its genetic legacy.

也就是说，甘蔗蟾蜍可能只会辜负他的基因遗产。