The mice are afraid to come out of their mouseholes.

老鼠们都非常害怕，不敢踏出鼠洞半步。

" It is quite possible that the mousehole branches and twists about, and that he has lost his way."

“很可能那老鼠洞里的岔道太多，所以他迷路了。”

They had been wide enough for mouseholes to start with.

它们的宽度足以让老鼠洞开始。

George meantime went down cellar and hunted around to see if he could find the other entrance to the mousehole.

那时乔治正在下面的地窖里检查着，想找找是否还有别的老鼠洞出口。

" Just because you can't travel comfortably in a mousehole doesn't mean that it isn't a perfectly suitable place for Stuart, " said Mr. Little.

“你不能舒服地在耗子洞旅行，并不等于斯图亚特也不能，”利特尔先生说。

He took out his watch. Mr. and Mrs. Little and George got down on their hands and knees and put their mouths as close as possible to the mousehole.

他摘下了他的手表。 利特尔先生和太太，还有乔治都双手着地跪在那里，把他们的嘴尽可能地朝向那个老鼠洞。

I'll give you the first few lines, a merrier place you may believe, was Mousehole on Tom Bawcock's Eve, to be there then, who wouldn't wish, to suck on seven sorts of fish.

我先给你们读几句，你可能相信一个更快乐的地方，就是汤姆·鲍考克之夜前夕的鼠洞渔港，那时在那里，谁不希望，一次能吃七种鱼呢。