Moving north now to Canada, thank you for watching at Philemon Wright High School.

现在我们向北来到加拿大, 感谢腓利门赖特高中的同学们。

" I am old Philemon! " murmured the oak.

我是老菲利蒙！那棵橡树喃喃地说道。

By this time Philemon and his two guests had reached the cottage door.

这时，菲利蒙和他的两个客人已经到了小屋门口。

Old Philemon almost thought them alive, and that he could see them wriggling and twisting.

老菲利蒙几乎认为它们是活的，而且他能看见它们正在蠕动盘绕。

" Your guests, my good Philemon, and your friends, " replied the elder traveler, in his deep voice.

你们的客人和朋友，善良的菲利蒙，年龄大一点的旅行者用低沉的嗓音回答说。

The traveler looked so stern that Philemon was almost frightened.

那个旅行者看起来如此严厉，以至于菲利蒙有点害怕。

Philemon Dushimire is a refugee from Burundi who now lives in Maine.

Philemon Dushimire 是来自布隆迪的难民，现居住在缅因州。

Philemon saw, too, that he had on a strange-looking pair of shoes.

菲利蒙还看见他穿着一双样子奇怪的鞋。

" Quicksilver? Quicksilver? " said Philemon, looking in the traveler's face to see if he were making fun of him.

水银？水银？菲利蒙一边说一边看着旅行者的脸，看看他是否在跟他开玩笑。

" I used to be light-footed in my youth" said Philemon to the traveler.

我年轻时候的脚步也很轻快，菲利蒙对那个旅行者说。

However, Dr Kambale Philemon does not need his name inked on his suit because everybody knows who he is.

然而，Kambale Philemon 博士不需要在他的西装上印上他的名字，因为每个人都知道他是谁。

Old Philemon and his wife were so busy taking care of their guests that they did not notice what the staff was doing.

老菲利蒙和他的妻子忙着照顾客人，他们都没有注意到手杖在干什么。

" No, " added Philemon, making a wry face; " we could never relish them! "

不会的，菲利蒙皱着眉头接着说；我们永远不会吃他们！

Philemon asked them to remain until Baucis could milk the cow and find them a few eggs for breakfast.

菲利蒙请求他们停留一下，好让柏西斯挤好牛奶并给他们找几个鸡蛋做早餐。

But at last there came a morning when Philemon and Baucis did not come to invite the guests to breakfast.

终于在一天早晨来临的时候，菲利蒙和柏西斯没有出来邀请客人吃早餐。

So, after helping the guests to bread and honey, she sat down by Philemon, and told him in a whisper what she had seen.

于是在给客人送去面包和蜂蜜后，她在菲利蒙的身边坐下来，低声告诉他所看到的一切。

This time old Philemon took up the pitcher, for he was curious to see whether there was any truth in what Baucis had whispered to him.

这次老菲利蒙拿起牛奶罐，因为他很好奇，想看看柏西斯对他悄悄说的是否是真的。

So Philemon and Baucis lived in the marble palace, and spent their time in making everybody comfortable who happened to pass that way.

就这样，菲利蒙和柏西斯夫妇住进了大理石宫殿，让每一个碰巧路过这里的人都感到舒适。

It was plain enough that the good old couple were now to spend a quiet hundred years or so, Philemon as an oak, and Baucis as a linden tree.

很明显，现在那对善良的老年夫妇要安静的度过大概上百年了，菲利蒙是一棵橡树，而柏西斯是一棵菩提树。

They therefore set out, but asked Philemon and Baucis to walk with them a short distance, and show them the road which they were to take.

因此他们出发了，但是让菲利蒙和柏西斯陪他们走一小段，并给他们指指路。