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“But could we not ask little Hans up here?’ said the Miller’s youngest son.
“不过我们就不能请小汉斯来这里吗？’磨坊主的小儿子说，
‘If poor Hans is in trouble I will give him half my porridge, and show him my white rabbits.’
‘如果可怜的汉斯遇到困难的话，我会把我的粥分一半给他，还会把我那些小白兔给他看。’
“What a silly boy you are!’ cried the Miller;
“你真是个傻孩子！’磨坊主大声渠嚷道，
‘I really don’t know what is the use of sending you to school. You seem not to learn anything.
‘我真不知道送你上学有什么用处。你好像什么也没有学会。
Why, if little Hans came up here, and saw our warm fire, and our good supper, and our great cask of red wine, he might get envious,
噢，假如小汉斯来这里的话，看见我们暖和的炉火，看见我们丰盛的晚餐，以及大桶的红酒，他可能会妒忌的，
and envy is a most terrible thing, and would spoil anybody’s nature. I certainly will not allow Hans’ nature to be spoiled.
而妒忌是一件非常可怕的事情，它会毁了一个人的品性。我当然不愿意把小汉斯的品性给毁了，
I am his best friend, and I will always watch over him, and see that he is not led into any temptations.
我是他最要好的朋友，我要一直照顾他，并留心他不受任何诱惑的欺骗。
Besides, if Hans came here, he might ask me to let him have some flour on credit, and that I could not do.
再说，如果小汉斯来到我家，他也许会要我赊点面粉给他，这我可办不到。
Flour is one thing, and friendship is another, and they should not be confused.
面粉是一件事，友谊又是另一件事，两者不能混为一谈。
Why, the words are spelt differently, and mean quite different things. Everybody can see that.’
对呀，这两个词拼写起来差别很大，意思也大不一样。每个人都清楚这一点。’
“How well you talk!’ said the Miller’s Wife, pouring herself out a large glass of warm ale;
“你讲得真好！’磨坊主的妻子说，给自己倒了一大杯温暖的淡啤酒，
‘really I feel quite drowsy. It is just like being in church.’
‘我真的感到很困了，就像是坐在教堂里听讲道一样。’
