惠廷顿和他的猫（一）

类别：励志

贫苦孤儿迪克来到伦敦谋生，历经磨难后用仅有的一便士买下一只猫相依为命。

时长 46 秒 · 语速 184 wpm

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Dick Whittington was a poor boy with no parents. 迪克·惠廷顿是个无依无靠的穷苦男孩。

In his village, 在他的村子里，

people said the streets of London were paved with gold. 大家都说伦敦遍地都是黄金。

So he walked all the way there. 于是他一路走到了那里。

He found no gold, only dirt, 可他根本没见到什么黄金，只有满地的泥污，

and nobody would give him food or work. 而且没人愿意给他一口吃的，也没人肯给他份活干。

Hungry and tired, he sat down outside a big house. 他又饿又累，便在一座大宅子外面坐了下来。

The owner, a kind businessman named Mr. Fitzwarren, 房主是一位名叫菲茨沃伦先生的善良商人，

gave him a job in the kitchen. 在厨房里给了他一份打杂的差事。

It wasn't an easy life. 这日子过得并不容易。

The cook shouted at him and hit him. 厨子总对他大呼小叫，甚至还动手打他。

And his little room at the top of the house was full of rats and mice. 而他在顶楼的小房间里，更是到处都是老鼠。

One day, someone gave Dick a penny for cleaning his shoes. 有一天，迪克帮人擦鞋，对方给了他一枚便士。

He used it to buy a cat. 他就用这笔钱买了一只猫。

Before long, the rats were gone, 没过多久，老鼠就全没了，

and Dick could finally sleep at night. 迪克晚上终于能睡个安稳觉了。

That cat was the only thing in the world that he owned. 那只猫是他在这世上唯一拥有的东西。