#头条兴趣寻宝计划#
“A little more milk, kind Mother Baucis, if you please, ” said Quicksilver. “The day has been hot, and I am very thirsty.”
“好心的博西斯妈妈，请再给点牛奶吧，”墨丘利说道，“今天天气炎热，我口渴得厉害。”
注释：Quicksilver一般指罗马神话中的墨丘利（对应希腊神话中的赫尔墨斯），是诸神的使者，这里结合前文推测Quicksilver指故事中的一位旅人。
“Now, my dear people, ” answered Baucis, “I am so sorry and ashamed! But the truth is, there is hardly a drop more milk in the pitcher.”
“哎呀，亲爱的朋友们，”博西斯回答道，“我真是既难过又羞愧！可事实是，水罐里几乎一滴牛奶都不剩了。”
“Why, it seems to me, ” cried Quicksilver, starting up from the table and taking the pitcher by the handle, “it really seems to me that there is more milk in the pitcher.”
So saying, he filled not only his own bowl but his companion' s also from the pitcher that was supposed to be almost empty. The good woman could scarcely believe her eyes. She had certainly poured out nearly all the milk; and she had peeped in afterwards and seen the bottom of the pitcher as she set it down on the table.
“嗨，我怎么觉得，” 墨丘利叫道，他从桌旁站起身，握住水罐的把手，“我真觉得水罐里还有牛奶呢。”
说着，他从那个本以为几乎空了的水罐里，不仅给自己的碗倒满，还把同伴的碗也倒满了。这位善良的妇人简直不敢相信自己的眼睛。她之前确实几乎把牛奶都倒光了；而且在把水罐放到桌上之前，她还往里瞧了瞧，看到了罐底。
it seems to me
在我看来
网络 我觉得好像
“that was supposed to be almost empty”是一个定语从句，用来修饰先行词“pitcher（水罐）” 。
“be supposed to”在这里表示“被认为；据信；人们觉得应该” 。整个从句直译为“那个被认为几乎是空的” ，意译过来就是“那个本以为几乎空了的” ，结合前文，博西斯妇人认为水罐几乎没牛奶了，而这里用这个从句描述这个水罐，表明它在大家原本认知里的状态 。
“But I am old," thought Baucis to herself, “and apt to be forgetful. I suppose I must have made a mistake.”
“What excellent milk! ” said Quicksilver, after drinking the second bowl, “Excuse me, my kind hostess, but I must really ask you for a little more.”
Now Baucis had seen as plainly as she could see anything, that Quicksilver had turned the pitcher upside down and had poured out every drop of milk in filling the last bowl. Of course, there could not possibly be any left.
“我年纪大了，”博西斯暗自思忖，“难免记性不好。想必是我记错了。”
“这牛奶真好喝！” 墨丘利喝完第二碗后说道，“不好意思，好心的女主人，我真的还想再要点。”
这一回，博西斯看得清清楚楚，墨丘利把水罐倒了个底朝天，最后这碗牛奶就是这么倒出来的，里面肯定一滴不剩了。
upside-down
颠倒的：通常在上面的部分被翻转到下面。
She lifted the pitcher as if pouring milk into Quicksilver' s bowl, but without any idea that any milk would stream forth. What was her surprise, when the bowl was filled to the brim and over-flowed upon the table! The two snakes that were twisted about Quicksilver' s staff stretched out their heads and began to lap up the spilled milk.
“And now a slice of your brown loaf, Mother Baucis, ”said Quicksilver, “and a little of that honey!"
她举起水罐，做出往墨丘利碗里倒牛奶的动作，可压根儿没指望还能倒出牛奶来。然而，当碗被倒满，牛奶溢到桌上时，她是多么惊讶啊！盘绕在墨丘利手杖上的两条蛇探出脑袋，开始舔食溢出来的牛奶。
“现在，博西斯妈妈，请给我一片黑面包，”墨丘利说，“再来点蜂蜜！”
as if
好像，仿佛：用于表示某事物或行为看起来像是另一种情况，但实际上并非如此。
without any idea
毫无头绪：表示对某事一无所知或没有任何想法。
“stream forth”意思是“涌出；流出；源源不断地流出” ，在这里描述液体（如牛奶）大量且持续地从容器中流出来，形象地描绘出牛奶像水流一样往外流淌的状态 。例如：Water streamed forth from the broken pipe.（水从破裂的管道中喷涌而出。）
over-flowed
adj. 溢出的
v. 溢出（overflow 的过去分词）
lap up
热衷于，热情接受：热情地积极回应或热衷地接受。
饮，喝：喝，饮用。
网络 欣然接受；舔；引起
Baucis cut him a slice, and although the loaf, when she and her husband ate of it, had been rather dry and crusty, it was now as light and moist as if but a few hours out of the oven. Tasting a crumb which had fallen on the table, she found it more delicious than bread ever was before, and could hardly believe that it was a loaf of her own baking.
But, oh, the honey! Its color was that of the purest gold; and it had the odor of a thousand flowers. Never was such honey tasted, seen, or smelled.
博西斯给他切了一片面包。之前她和丈夫吃的时候，面包又干又硬，可此刻却松软湿润，就好像刚出炉没几个小时。她尝了尝掉在桌上的一块面包屑，发觉这比以往吃过的任何面包都美味，简直不敢相信这竟是自己烤的面包。
还有那蜂蜜！色泽如同最纯净的黄金，散发着千花的芬芳。这般蜂蜜，见所未见，闻所未闻，更遑论品尝了。
“遑论”是一个汉语词语，读音为huáng lùn，意思是不必说、不用再说，常用于表达某事物或情况根本无需提及或根本不在讨论之列。
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