Captain Cat 貓上尉

Captain?Cat?joined?the?army.
He?went?in?when?nobody?was?looking.

貓上尉加入了軍隊。

他進去的時候并沒有人看到。


The?soldiers?marched?in?a?parade.

"Left,?right—left,?right..."

士兵們排著隊齊步往前走。

“左右——左右...”


Captain?Cat?kept?in?step.
He?knew?one?foot?from?the?other.

貓上尉和他們步調一致。

他懂得一步接一步地走。


"That?cat?has?more?stripes?than?we?have,"

said?a?corporal?to?a?sergeant.

“那只貓身上的條紋比我們的多?！币粋€下士對中士說。

"Meow,"?said?Captain?Cat.

Another?sergeant?looked?at?the?cat.

"Yes,?sir!"?he?said?and?laughed.

“喵嗚?！必埳衔窘械?。

另一位中士看著貓。

“是的，長官！”他邊說邊笑。


From?then?on?everybody?started?saying,

“Here.?Captain?Cat,”

when?they?wanted?him,

instead?of?“Here,?kitty?kitty.”

從那以后每個人逗貓的時候都稱呼他：“過來，貓上尉?！保皇恰斑^來，小貓咪?！?

But?sometimes?the?soldiers?had?no?time?for?
Captain?Cat.

但有的時候，士兵們沒有時間和貓上尉玩。

“I?have?to?clean?the?bathrooms,”?said?one?soldier.

“我得去打掃衛(wèi)生間了?！币粋€士兵說。


“I?have?to?sweep?the?grounds,”

said?another?soldier.

“我得去掃地了。”另一個士兵說。

One?soldier?named?Pete?always?found?time?
for?Captain?Cat,?even?when?he?was?on?guard?duty.

一位名叫Pete的士兵經常騰出時間和貓上尉玩，甚至在他執(zhí)勤的時候。

“You?remind?me?of?a?cat?back?home,”he?said,?and?scratched?Captain?Cat?behind?
the?ears.

“你讓我想起了家里的一只貓，”他說，并撓了撓貓耳朵后面。



Pete?played?with?Captain?Cat?so?much,?

he?got?into?trouble.

Pete跟貓上尉玩的時間太多了，他惹上麻煩了。



The?general?made?Pete?do?kitchen?duty.

Captain?Cat?kept?him?company.

Pete?let?Captain?Cat?play?with?the?potato?
peels.

將軍罰Pete去廚房做值日。

貓上尉陪在他身邊。

Pete讓貓上尉和馬鈴薯皮兒玩。

“Are?you?my?buddy?”?asked?Pete.

“Me-ow，”said?Captain?Cat.

“你是我的朋友嗎？”Pete問。

“喵嗚。”貓上尉叫道。


The?next?morning?a?bugle?blew.

Oh,?how?Pete?hated?to?get?up!
But?Captain?Cat?sprang?right?out?of?bed.

第二天早晨軍號響起，

噢，Pete是多么討厭起床！

不過貓上尉立刻從床上跳了起來。


He?had?to?check?out?the?garbage?before?it?
was?taken?away.

他得趕在垃圾被收走前檢查一下垃圾桶。


Then?it?was?time?for?inspection.?

Everybody?lined?up.
Captain?Cat?lined?up,too.

然后到了檢查的時間。

大家都排好隊。

貓上尉也排好了隊。



The?general?fixed?a?soldier's?gun.

He?fixed?Pete's?hat.

將軍修正了一個士兵的拿槍姿勢。

他還整理了Pete的帽子。



All?he?could?fix?for?Captain?Cat?were?his?
whiskers.

“Forward?march!”said?the?general.

他能為貓上尉整理的只有它的胡子了。

“前進！”將軍喊道。



The?soldiers?went?one?way.

Captain?Cat?went?the?other?way.

He?had?to?chase?some?birds.

士兵們走一條路，

貓上尉走另一條路。

他要去追逐鳥兒。


The?soldiers?crawled?in?the?mud.

They?hiked?through?rain?and?sleet.

士兵們在泥里爬行。

他們徒步穿過雨雪。


But?not?Captain?Cat!

He?was?taking?a?nap?on?Pete's?bed.

不過貓上尉卻沒有！

他在Pete的床上打盹兒。



Time?for?chow!

Pete?and?the?other?soldiers?rushed?into?

the?mess?hall?to?get?plates?of?nice,?hot?food.

到吃飯時間啦！

Pete和其它的士兵沖進食堂，獲取一些好吃的熱食。

Captain?Cat?wished?Pete?would?get?him?a?
plate?with?a?mouse.

貓上尉希望Pete能給他的餐盤上放一只老鼠。


“Are?you?my?buddy?”?asked?Pete.

“Me-ow，”?said?Captain?Cat.

“你是我的朋友嗎？”Pete問道。

“喵嗚。”貓上尉答道。



Lights?out!

Everyone?went?to?sleep?and?dreamed?of?loved?ones.

熄燈了！

每個人都入睡了并夢見了他們愛的人。


Captain?Cat?dreamed?of?his?loved?one,?too.

貓上尉也夢到了他愛的人。