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A boy of about ten was sitting on a city bus with a briefcase on his lap. Periodically the youngster would whisper into his coat. A woman passenger caught his eye with a quizzical look and，in response，the boy produced a small white mouse from his shirt pocket.”He's just a baby."explained the youngster. "His parents are in here. "Opening his briefcase，he brought forth a pair of slightly Larger. white mice from among a dozen or so that scurried around inside. By this time several other passengers had formed an audience, and the boy patiently explained his interest in mice，how to take care of them, their eating habits, their different personalities and so on.
一位十歲的男孩腿上放著會文箱，正坐在一輛城市公共汽車上。這個孩子不斷地對著他衣服小聲嘟嚷。一位女乘客從這個男孩的眼神里看到一種疑感。緊接著這個小男孩從他的襯衣兜里拿出一只小白鼠，并解繹說:“這是個鼠息子。他的父母也在這里?！贝蜷_他的手提箱，他從大約有十幾個的白鼠中挑出一對稍大的。這時其他的乘客也圍了過來。小男孩耐心地講著他對白鼠的興趣，怎樣照顧它們，它們的飲食習(xí)慣及不同的特性。

As the bus pulled up to his stop，the boy slipped the mice back into his briefcase and rose to leave his rapt audience.? Starting down the steps，he turned back for a? moment."They are for my snake. "he said and disappeared out of the door.
待車在汽車站停下時，小男孩把小白鼠放回到手提箱，站起來，離開了這些著了迷的觀眾。他下車時轉(zhuǎn)過身對大家說:“這些是用來喂我助蛇的?！闭f著，他就消失了。