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The room was very quiet. The White family looked at the unhappy face of the old soldier.

房子里很安静。怀特一家看着老兵苦楚的脸。

Then Mr. White said, ‘Why do you want the pay now? You don’t need it. You can give it to someone.’

接着，怀特先生问，“为什么你现在还要这个爪子呢？你不需要它，你可以把它送给别人。”

‘How can I give it to someone?’ the soldier said.

“我怎么能送给别人呢？”老兵说。

‘The monkey’s pay brings unhappiness with it.’

“猴爪会给拥有它的人带来痛苦的。”

‘Well, give it to me,’ Mr. White said. ‘Perhaps this time is…’

“那么，给我吧。”怀特先生说。“也许这次它……”

‘No!’ Tom Morris cried. ‘You’re my friend. I can’t give it to you.’

“不！”汤姆·莫里斯说。“你是我的朋友，我不能把它给你。”

then, after a minute, he said, ‘I can give it to you, but, of course you can take it from me.

过了一会儿，他说，“我不能把它给你，但你可以从我身边把它拿走，

But remember this monkey’s paw brings unhappiness!’

不过要记住——猴爪会给你带来痛苦！”

Old Mr. White did not listen and he did not think.

老怀特没有听进去也没有仔细想，

Quickly, he put out his hand, and he took the paw.

很快地伸出手拿走了猴爪。

Tom Morris looked unhappy, but Mr. White did not want to wait.

汤姆·莫里斯看起来不高兴，但怀特先生等不及了。

‘What do I do now?’ he asked his friend.

“我现在能做什么？”他问他的朋友。

‘Yes, come on, Father,’ Herbert said. ‘Make a wish!’ And he laughed.

“对，这样吧，父亲。”郝伯特说。“许个愿吧！”郝伯特笑了。

The soldier said nothing and Mr. White asked him again, ‘What do I do now?’

老兵什么也不说，怀挺先生又问他，“我现在能做些什么呢？”

At first the old soldier did not answer, but in the end, he said quietly, but remember! Be careful!’

开始，老兵什么也不回答。最后他静静地说，“好吧，但是记住了，

Think before you make your wish,’

在你许愿之前要考虑好。”

‘Yes, yes,’Mr. White said.

“行，行。”怀特先生说。

未完待续～