If you give a mouse a cookie
假定你给了小老鼠一块饼干
合适年纪：5-9岁
作者： Laura Numeroff
绘者：Felicia Bond
一只穿戴背带牛仔裤、背着绿色小书包的小老鼠，走近一个坐在院子里吃饼干、看图像书的小男孩。这时假定他给了小老鼠一块饼干，会发生啥事呢?
故事的因果联络真像是多米诺骨牌相同环环相扣，一块饼干，既是故事的结束也是它的初步，极强逻辑性让人欣赏，又只是扎住了孩子的留心力。
小老鼠这样的捣蛋性格，也让孩子们喜爱的不得了，孩子们似乎更愿意看到那个被老鼠捉弄得头昏目炫的男孩的姿势。只是不晓得他们会不会从男孩的身上看到自个父母的影子?不过，他们的父母却必定会从这只小老鼠的身上看到自个孩子的影子。
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If you give a mouse a cookie.
假定你给了小老鼠一块饼干。
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he's going to ask for a glass of milk.
他会还想要一杯牛奶。
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When you give him the milk,
当你给了他一杯牛奶后，
he'll probably ask you for a straw.
他可以会跟你要一根吸管。
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When he's finished,
当他喝完牛奶后，
he'll ask for a napkin.
他又会要餐巾纸。
Then he'll want to look in a mirror，
他照了照镜子，
to make sure he doesn't have a milk mustache.
看看自个的下巴会不会沾了牛奶。
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When he looks into the mirror,
当他看镜子的时分，
he might notice his hair needs a trim.
他留心到自个该剪一剪毛发了。
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So he'll probably ask for a pair of nail scissors.
所以他可以会要一副指甲剪。
When he's finished giving himself a trim,
修剪结束，
he'll want a broom to sweep up.
他需要一把扫帚打扫一下。
He'll start sweeping.
他会初步扫地。
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He might get carried away
他可以会忘乎所以，
and sweep every room in the house.
忍不住将每个房间都打扫了一遍。
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He may even end up washing the floors as well!
他甚至会将一切地板都清洗一遍。
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When he's done,
当他结束后，
he'll probably want to take a nap.
他想要歇息一下打个盹儿。
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You'll have to fix up a little box for him
你得给他收拾出一个小箱子，
with a blanket and a pillow.
里边放上毯子和枕头。
He'll crawl in, make himself comfortable
他舒舒畅服地躺进入，
and fluff the pillow a few times.
抖索着枕头好几回。
He'll probably ask you to read him a story.
他要你给他讲一个故事。
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So you'll read to him from one of your books
你拿出一本书，初步给他讲故事，
and he'll ask to see the pictures.
他想要看书里的图像。
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When he looks at the pictures,
看到这些图像之后，
he'll get so excited
他振奋起来，
he'll want to draw one of his own.
他要自个画一幅画。
He'll ask for paper and crayons.
他问你要纸和蜡笔。
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He'll draw a picture.
他要画一幅画。
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When the picture is finished,
画完之后，
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he'll want to sign his name with a pen.
他用笔写下自个的名字。
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Then he'll want to hang his picture on your refrigerator.
他要把自个的画贴在你的冰箱上。
Which means he'll need
所以他需要
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scotch tape.
一卷通明胶带。
He'll hang up his drawing
他挂上自个的画，
and stand back to look at it.
退回几步从远处看着它。
Looking at the refrigerator will remind him that
看着冰箱会让他知道到
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he's thirsty.
自个渴了。
So...
因而……
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he'll ask for a glass of milk.
他又要一杯牛奶。
And chances are if he asks for a glass of milk,
假定他要了一杯牛奶，
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he's going to want a cookie to go with it.
他还想要一块饼干就着牛奶一同吃。
If you give a mouse a cookie,
假定你给老鼠一块饼干，
He’s going to ask for a glass of milk...
他就会向你要杯牛奶……
And that’s only the beginning.
这可只是是个初步。
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