英语泛读教程1第四单元课文翻译（谁动了我的奶酪）

The next day Hem and Haw left their homes, and returned to Cheese Station C again, where they still expected, somehow, to find their Cheese.

　　The situation hadn't changed, the Cheese was no longer there. The littlepeople didn't know what to do. Hem and Haw just stood there, immobilized like two statues.

immobilize 使固定

　　Haw shut his eyes as tight as he could and put his hands over his ears. He just wanted to block everything out. He didn't want to know the Cheese supply had gradually been getting smaller. He believed it had been moved all of a sudden.

all of a sudden 突然地

　　Hem analyzed the situation over and over and eventually his complicated brain with its huge belief system took hold, "Why did they do this to me?" he demanded. "What's really going on here?"Finally, Haw opened his eyes, looked around and said, "By the way, where are Sniff and Scurry?

　　Do you think they know something we don't?"Hem scoffed, "What would they know?"Hem continued, "They're just simple mice. They just respond to what happens. We're littlepeople.

　　We're special. We should be able to figure this out. And, besides, we deserve better.

　　"This should not happen to us, and if it does, we should at least get some benefits.""Why should we get benefits?" Haw asked.

　　"Because we're entitled," Hem claimed.

　　"Entitled to what?" Haw wanted to know.

　　"We're entitled to our Cheese." "Why?" Haw asked.

　　"Because, we didn't cause this problem." Hem said. "Somebody else did this and we should get something out of it."Haw suggested, "Maybe we should stop analyzing the situation so much and just get along and find some new Cheese.""Oh no," Hem argued. "I'm going to get to the bottom of this."While Hem and Haw were still trying to decide what to do, Sniff and Scurry were already well on their way. They went farther into the maze, up and down corridors, looking for cheese in every Cheese Station they could find.

　　They didn't think of anything else but finding New Cheese.

　　They didn't find any for sometime until they finally went into an area of the maze where they had never been before: Cheese Station N.

　　They squealed with delight. They found what they had been looking for: a great supply of New Cheese.

squeal 尖叫

　　They could hardly believe their eyes. It was the biggest store of cheese the mice had ever seen.

　　In the meantime, Hem and Haw were still back in Cheese Station C evaluation their situation. They were now suffering from the effects of having no Cheese. They were becoming frustrated and angry and were blaming each other for the situation they were in.

　　Now and then Haw thought about his mice buddies, Sniff and Scurry, and wondered if they had found any cheese yet. He believed they might be having a hard time, as running through the maze usually involved some uncertainty. But he also knew that it was likely to only last for a while.

　　Sometimes, Haw would imagine Sniff and Scurry finding New Cheese and enjoying it. He thought about how good it would be for him to be out on an adventure in the maze, and to find fresh New Cheese. He could almost taste it.

　　 The more clearly Haw saw the image of himself finding and enjoying the New Cheese, the more he saw himself leaving Cheese Station C.

　　"Let's go!" he exclaimed, all of a sudden.

　　"No," Hem quickly responded. "I like it here. It's comfortable. It's what I know. Besides it's dangerous out there.""No it isn't," Haw argued. "We've run through many parts of the maze before, and we can do it again.""I'm getting too old for that," Hem said. "And I'm afraid I'm not interested in getting lost and makinga fool of myself. Are you?"With that, Haw's fear of failing returned and his hope of finding New Cheese faded.

fade 逐渐消失

　　So every day, the littlepeople continued to do what they had done before. They went to Cheese Station C, found no Cheese, and returned home, carrying their worried and frustrations with them.

　　They tried to deny what was happening, but found it harder to get to sleep, had less energy the next day, and were becoming irritable.

irritable 急躁的

　　Their homes were not the nurturing places they once were. The littlepeople had difficulty sleeping and were having nightmares about not finding any Cheese.、

nurturing 养育

nightmare 噩梦

　　But Hem and Haw still returned to Cheese Station C and waited there every day.

　　Hem said, "You know, if we just work harder we'll find that nothing has really changed that much.

　　The Cheese is probably nearby. Maybe they just hid it behind the wall."The next day, Hem and Haw returned with tools. Hem held the chisel while Haw banged on the hammer until they made a hole in the wall of Cheese Station C. They peered inside but found no Cheese.

chisel 凿子

　　They were disappointed but believed they could solve the problem. So they started earlier, stayed longer, and worked harder. But after a while, all they had was a large hole in the wall.

　　 Haw was beginning to realize the difference between activity and productivity.

　　"Maybe," Hem said, "we should just sit here and see what happens. Sooner or later they have to put the Cheese back."Haw wanted to believe that. So each day he went home to rest and returned reluctantly with Hem to Cheese Station C. But Cheese never reappeared.

reluctantly 不情愿地

　　By now the littlepeople were growing weak from hunger and stress. Haw was getting tired of just waiting for their situation to improve. He began to see that the longer they stayed in their Cheeseless situation, the worse off they would be.

　　Haw knew they were losing their edge.

lose edge 失去优势

　　Finally, one day Haw began laughing at himself. "Haw, haw, look at me. I keep doing the same things over and over again and wonder why things don't get better. If this wasn't so ridiculous, it would be even funnier."Haw did not like the idea of having to run through the maze again, because he knew he would get lost and have no idea where he would find any Cheese. But he had to laugh at his folly when he saw what his fear was doing to him.

ridiculous 荒唐的

　　He asked Hem, "Where did we put our jogging suits and running shoes?" It took a long time to find them because they had put everything away when they found their Cheese at Cheese Station C,thinking they wouldn't be needing them anymore.

　　As Hem saw his friend getting into his running gear, he said, "You're not really going out into the maze again, are you? Why don't you just wait here with me until they put the Cheese back?""Because, you just don't get it," Haw said. "I didn't want to see it either, but how I realize they're never going to put the Old Cheese back. That was yesterday's Cheese. It's time to find New Cheese."Hem argued, "But what if there is no Cheese out there? Or even if there is, what if you don't find it?""I don't know," Haw said. He had asked himself those same questions too many times and started to feel the fears again that kept him where he was.

　　Then he though about finding New Cheese and all the good things that came with it and gathered his courage.

　　"Sometimes," Haw said, "things change and they are never the same again. This looks like one of those times, Hem. That's life! Life moves on. And so should we."Haw looked at his emaciated companion and tried to talk sense to him, but Hem's fear had turned into anger and he wouldn't listen.

emaciated 憔悴的

　　Haw didn't mean to be rude to his friend, but he had to laugh at how silly they both looked.

　　As Haw prepared to leave, he started to feel more alive, knowing that he was finally able to laugh at himself, let go and move on.

　　He announced, "It's maze time!"Hem didn't laugh and he didn't respond.

　　Haw picked up a small, sharp rock and wrote a serious thought on the wall for Hem to think about.

　　As was his custom, Haw even drew a picture of cheese around it, hoping it would help Hem to smile,lighten up, and go after the New Cheese. But Hem didn't want to see it.

　　It read:

　　IF YOU DO NOT CHANGE, YOU CAN BECOME EXTINCT.

　　Then, Haw stuck his head out and peered anxiously into the maze. He thought about how he'd gotten himself into this cheeseless situation.

　　 He had believed that there may not be any Cheese in the maze, or he may not find it. Such fearful beliefs were immobilizing and killing him.

　　Haw smiled. He knew Hem was wondering, "Who moved my Cheese?" but Haw was wondering,"Why didn't I get up and move with the Cheese sooner?"As he started out into the maze, Haw looked back to where he had come from and felt its comfort.

　　He could feel himself being drawn back into familiar territory - even though he hadn't found Cheese there for some time.

　　Haw became more anxious and wondered if he really wanted to go out into the maze. He wrote a saying on the wall ahead of him and stared at it for some time:

　　WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WEREN'T AFRAID?

　　He thought about it.

　　He knew sometimes some fear can be good. When you are afraid things are going to get worse, if you don't do something, it can prompt you into an action. But it is not good when you are afraid that it keeps you from doing anything.

　　He looked to his right, to the part of the maze where he had never been, and felt the fear.

　　Then, he took a deep breath, turned right into the maze, and jogged slowly, into the unknown.

　　As he tried to find his way, Haw worried, at first, that he might have waited too long in Cheese Station C. He hadn't had any Cheese for so long that he was now weak. It took him longer and it was more painful than usual to get through the maze. He decided that if he ever got the chance again, he would adapt to change sooner. It would make things easier.

　　Then, Haw smiled a weak smile as he thought, "Better late than never." During the next several days, Haw found a little Cheese here and there, but nothing that lasted very long. He had hoped to find enough Cheese to take some back to Hem and encourage him to come out into the maze.

　　But Haw didn't feel confident enough yet. He had to admit, he found it confusing in the maze.

　　Things seemed to have changed since the last time he was out here.

　　Just when he thought he was getting ahead, he would get lost in the corridors. It seemed his progress was two steps forward and one step backwards. It was a challenge, but he had to admit that being back in the maze, hunting for Cheese wasn't nearly as bad as he feared it might be.

　　As time went on he began to wonder if it was realistic for him to expect to find New Cheese. He wondered if he had bitten off more than he could chew. Then he laughed, realizing that he had nothing to chew on at the moment.

　　Whenever he started to get discouraged he reminded himself that what he was doing, as uncomfortable as it was at the moment, was in reality much better than staying in the Chesseless situation. He was taking control, rather than simply letting things happen to him.

　　Then he reminded himself, if Sniff and Scurry could move on, so could he!

　　Later, as Haw looked back on things, he realized that the Cheese at Cheese Station C had not just disappeared overnight, as he had once thought. The amount of Cheese that had been there toward the end had been getting smaller and what was left had grown old. It didn't taste as good.

　　Mold may even have begun to grow on the Old Cheese, although he hadn't noticed it. He had to admit however, that if he had wanted to, he probably could have seen what was coming. But hedidn't.

Mold 霉菌

　　Haw now realized that the change probably would not have taken him by surprise if he had been watching what was happening all long and if he had anticipated change. Maybe that's what Sniffand Scurry had been doing.

　　He stopped for a rest and wrote on the wall of the maze :

　　 SMELL THE CHEESE OFTEN SO YOU KNOW WHEN IT IS GETTING OLD.

　　Sometime later, after not finding Cheese for what seemed like a long time, Haw finally came acrossa huge Cheese Station which looked promising. When he went inside, however, he was most disappointed to discover that the Cheese station was empty.

　　"This empty feeling has happened to me too often," he thought. He felt like giving up.

　　Haw was losing his physical strength. He knew he was lost and was afraid he would not survive.

　　He thought about turning around and heading back to Cheese Station C. At least, if he made it back,and Hem was still there, Haw wouldn't be alone. Then he asked himself the same question, again:

　　"What would I do if I weren't afraid?"He was afraid more often than he liked to admit, even to himself. He wasn't always sure what hew as afraid of, but, in his weakened condition, he knew now he was simply fearful of going on alone.

　　Haw didn't know it, but he was running behind because he was weighed down by fearful beliefs.

　　Haw wondered if Hem had moved on, or if he was still paralysed by his fears. Then, Haw remembered the times when he had felt his best in the maze. It was when he was moving along.

　　He wrote on the wall, knowing it was as much a reminder to himself as it was a marking for his buddy Hem, hopefully, to follow :

　　MOVEMENT IN A NEW DIRECTION HELPS YOU FIND NEW CHEESE.

　　Haw looked down the dark passage way and was aware of his fear. What lay ahead? Was it empty? Or worse, were there dangers lurking? He began to imagine all kinds of frightening things that could happen to him. He was scaring himself to death.

passage 通道

　　Then he laughed at himself. He realized his fears were making things worse. So he did what he would do if he wasn't afraid. He moved in a new direction.

　　As he started running down the dark corridor he began to smile. Haw didn't realize it yet, but he was discovering what nourished his soul. He was letting go and trusting what lay ahead for him,even though he did not know exactly what it was.

　　 To his surprise, Haw started to enjoy himself more and more. "Why do I feel so good?" he wondered. "I don't have any Cheese and I don't know where I am going."Before long, he knew why he felt good.

　　He stopped to write again on the wall :

　　WHEN YOU MOVE BEYOND YOUR FEAR, YOU FEEL FREE.

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