A Guinea Pig   一個(gè) 豚鼠

　　There was a little guinea pig,

　　這是一個(gè)小豚鼠 ，

　　Who being little, was not big;

　　并非很小，就是不大；

　　He always walked upon his feet,

　　它總是匆匆的跑，

　　And never fasted when he eat.

　　它很少讓自己餓著一直在吃東西。

　　When from a place he run away,

　　當(dāng)它從一個(gè)地方逃跑了，

　　He never at the place did stay;

　　它很少在一個(gè)地方停留著；

　　And while he run, as I am told,

　　雖然它跑了，正如我所說(shuō)的，

　　He never stood still for young or old.

　　它不論什么時(shí)候都不會(huì)靜靜地呆著。

　　He often squeaked, and sometimes violent,

　　它經(jīng)常尖叫， 有時(shí)也會(huì)暴力，

　　And when he squeaked he never was silent.

　　當(dāng)它感受到危險(xiǎn)的時(shí)候它也不會(huì)安靜下拉。

　　Though never instructed by a cat,

　　雖然貓從未想去捉它，

　　He knew a mouse was not a rat.

　　它知道這只像老鼠的動(dòng)物不是老鼠。

　　One day, as I am certified,

　　有一天，我認(rèn)證，

　　He took a whim, and fairly died;

　　他突發(fā)奇想，選擇適當(dāng)?shù)臅r(shí)間死亡；

　　And as I am told by men of sense,

　　正如我所說(shuō)的，一個(gè)人的感覺(jué)，

　　He never has been living since.

　　他幾乎沒(méi)有過(guò)自己想要過(guò)的生活。