[by:可可英语网～www.utensil-race.com]
[00:00.00]Slowly， Old Mrs White went back into the house．
慢慢地，年迈的怀特太太又回到了屋里。
[00:04.68]Her husband looked up and saw something strange in her face.
她的丈夫打量着她，瞧见她脸上有一种奇怪的表情。
[00:08.97]"What's the matter?" he asked.
“怎么啦？”他问。
[00:12.66]"Nothing," his wife answered，and she sat down to finish her breakfast. 
“没事儿，”妻子说着就坐下来继续吃她的早餐。
[00:18.51]She began to think about Tom Morris again and suddenly she said to her husband,
她又开始想汤姆·莫里斯的事。突然，她对丈夫说，
[00:24.92]"Your friend drank a lot of whisky last night! 
“昨天晚上你的朋友喝了太多的威士忌！
[00:29.27]A monkey's paw! What a story!"
讲了神奇的猴爪！可怕的故事！”
[00:33.50]Mr White did not answer her because just then the post man arrived． 
怀特先生没有回答她，因为这时候邮差到了。
[00:39.22]He brought two letters for them，but there was no money in them.
邮差为他们带来了两封信，但里面并没有钱。
[00:44.01]After breakfast the two old people forgot about the money and the monkey's paw．
早餐后，两位老人已忘记了钱和猴爪的事。
[00:50.75]Later in the day, at about one o'clock, Mr and Mrs White sat down to eat and then they began to talk about money again.
这一天晚些时候，大约1点左右，怀特夫妇坐下来吃东西；又开始了有关钱的谈论，
[01:00.97]They did not have very much money, so they often needed to talk about it.
他们没有富足的钱，所以他们常常需要谈论钱。
[01:06.44]"That thirty thousand pounds," Mrs White said, "we need it!"
“我们需要 30 000英磅。”怀特太太说。
[01:12.91]"But it didn't come this morning," her husband answered. "Let's forget it!"
“可今天上午一分钱也没得到，”他丈夫说，“还是让我们忘掉它吧！”
[01:19.39]Then he said, "But that thing moved. 
接着，他说，“但那东西确实移动了。
[01:23.94]The monkey's paw moved in my hand! Tom's story was true!"
猴爪在我的手里动了！汤姆的故事是真的！”
[01:30.03]"You drank a lot of whisky last night．
“你昨晚喝多了。也许猴爪并未移动。
[01:33.22]Perhaps the paw didn't move," Mrs White answered.
”怀特太太回答道。
[01:38.68]"It moved!" Mr White cried angrily.
“它移动了！”怀特先生恼怒地叫了起来。
[01:42.65]At first his wife did not answer, but then she said, "Well, Herbert laughed about it..."
开始，他妻子没有理他，好一会儿才说：“赫伯特也嘲笑过这件事。”
[01:51.17]Suddenly she stopped talking. 
突然，她止住话音。
[01:54.16]She stood up and went over to the window.
站起来向窗户走去。
[01:56.89]"What's the matter?" her husband asked.
“怎么啦？”她丈夫问。
[02:00.63]"There's a man in front of our house," Mrs White answered. "He's a stranger—very tall—and well－dressed. 
“我们的房子前面有一个人，是一个高个子穿着讲究的陌生人。
[02:09.96]He's looking at our house... Oh, no... it's OK... He's going away..."
他朝我们这边看，呵，不，好了，他已经走了……”怀特太太告诉他丈夫。
[02:18.05]"Come and sit down! Finish eating!" Mr White said.
“坐下来，吃完你的饭！”怀特先生说。
[02:23.46]The old woman did not listen to her husband. "He isn't going away," she went on. 
老妇人并没有听丈夫的话。“他没走，”她继续说。
[02:31.61]"He's coming back. I don't know him—he's a stranger. Yes, he's very well—dressed..."
“他又回来了，我不认识他，他是陌生人。不错，他穿得很讲究……”
[02:41.08]Suddenly Mrs White stopped. She was very excited. 
突然，怀特太太不说话了，她很兴奋。
[02:45.68]"He's coming to the door... Perhaps he's bringing the money!"
“他正朝我们的门口走来……也许他给我们带来了钱！”
[02:50.47]And she ran out of the room to open the front door．
她跑出房间，打开了前门。
[02:54.21]The tall, well－dressed stranger stood there. 
穿着讲究的高个子陌生人站在那儿。
[02:58.25]For a minute he said nothing, but then he began, 
他什么也没说。好一会儿，他才开始说话。
[03:01.98]"Good afternoon. I'm looking for Mr and Mrs White."
“下午好，我正要找怀特夫妇。”
[03:07.46]"Well, I'm Mrs White," the old woman answered. "What can I do for you?"
“哦，我就是怀特太太，”老妇人答道，“我能为你做些什么吗？”
[03:13.86]At first the stranger did not answer, but then he said,"Mrs White, I'm from Maw and Meggins. Can I come in and talk to you?"
陌生人顿了顿才说，“怀特太太，我从莫和麦金森来，我能进去跟您谈谈吗？”
[03:26.55]Maw and Meggins had a big factory and Herbert White worked there on the machinery．
莫和麦金森有一个大工厂，赫伯特·怀特在那儿作机器操作工。
[03:33.40]"Yes, of course," Mrs White answered. "Please come in."
“当然可以，请进吧。”怀特太太答道。
[03:39.12]The well－dressed stranger came into the little livingroom and Mr White stood up.
穿着讲究的陌生人进了小客厅，怀特先生站了起来。
[03:45.78]"Are you Mr White?" the stranger began. 
“你是怀特先生吗？”陌生人问。
[03:50.50]Then he went on, "I'm from Maw and Meggins."
他又继续介绍，“我从莫和麦金森来。”