The situation hadn’t changed, the Cheese was no longer there. The little people didn’t know what to do. Hem and Haw just stood there, immobilized like two statues.
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.
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?”
Hem Continued, “They’re just simple mice. They just respond to what happens. We’re little people. We’re special. We should be able to figure this out. And, besides, we deserve better.
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“这样的事情不应该发生在我们的身上。即使出现了这样的情况,我们至少也应该从中得到一些补偿。”
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“This should not happen to us, or if it does, we should at least get some benefits.”
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.
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除了倾尽全力地寻找新的奶酪,他们并不考虑任何别的事情。
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They didn’t think of anything else but finding New Cheese.
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有好一段时间,他们找得很辛苦却一无所获。直到他们走进迷宫中一个他们从未到过的地方:奶酪N站。
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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.
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他们高兴得尖叫起来,他们终于发现了他们一直在寻找的东西:大量新鲜的奶酪。
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They squealed with delight. They found what they had been looking for: a great supply of New Cheese.
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他们简直不敢相信自己的眼睛,这是他们所见过的最大的奶酪仓库。
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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 evaluating 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.
So every day, the little people continued to do what they had done before. They went to Cheese Station C, found no Cheese, and returned home, carrying their worries and frustrations with them.
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他们试图否认眼前发生的一切,开始失眠,力气一天比一天小,变得越来越烦躁易怒。
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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.