Owls: Awake All Night

Grandpa, wake up! What's that noise?

爷爷，快醒醒！那是什么声音？

Hmm? What noise, sweetheart?

嗯？什么声音呀，宝贝？

Listen... There it is again!

你听……又来了！

Ah, that's an owl. Don't worry.

啊，那是猫头鹰。别担心。

An owl? Oh, can we go and see it, please?

猫头鹰？哇，我们可以去看看吗？

Okay, but we must be very quiet.

好吧，不过我们得非常安静。

Owls have amazing ears, you know.

你知道吗，猫头鹰的耳朵特别灵。

Okay. I'll be as quiet as a mouse.

好的。我会像小老鼠一样安静。

Look! Up there, on that branch!

看！上面，那根树枝上！

Wow! Its eyes are so big and round!

哇！它的眼睛又大又圆！

Yes. Big eyes help it see in the dark.

是啊。大眼睛能帮它在黑暗中看清东西。

Owls see much better at night than we do.

猫头鹰晚上看东西比我们清楚多了。

Grandpa, it's turning its head all the way round!

爷爷，它把头整个转过去了！

Not all the way, but almost.

没有转一整圈，不过差不多了。

Its eyes can't move, so it turns its head.

它的眼睛不能转动，所以只好转头。

Ha! I wish I could do that!

哈！真希望我也会！

Oh! It's flying! But I can't hear anything.

哦！它飞起来了！可是我什么都听不到。

That's right. Owls fly very quietly.

没错。猫头鹰飞得非常安静。

Their soft feathers make almost no sound.

它们柔软的羽毛几乎不发出声音。

Wow, it's like magic!

哇，像魔法一样！

Where's it going now?

它现在要去哪儿？

It's hunting. It's looking for its dinner.

它在打猎。它在找晚饭呢。

What does it eat? Bugs?

它吃什么？虫子吗？

Sometimes. But mostly it eats mice.

有时候吃。不过它主要吃老鼠。

Oh no... poor little mice!

哎呀……可怜的小老鼠！

Good thing you're not a real mouse!

还好你不是真的小老鼠！

Ha! Grandpa, does the owl ever sleep?

哈！爷爷，猫头鹰会睡觉吗？

Yes! It sleeps in a tree in the daytime.

会呀！白天它在树上睡觉。

So it's awake all night? Like me tonight!

那它整晚都醒着？就像今晚的我！

Ha, nice try! Now, go to sleep, sweetheart.

哈，想得美！好了，快睡吧，宝贝。

Okay. Goodnight, Grandpa. Goodnight, owl!

好的。晚安，爷爷。晚安，猫头鹰！