猫的天堂

One day a cat dies of natural causes and goes to heaven.

Greeting him the Lord says,“Youve lived a good life. If there is any way I can make your stay in Heaven more comfortable, please let me know.”

The cat thinks for a minute and says,“Well, all my life I lived with a poor family and had to sleep on a hard wooden floor ...”

The Lord stops the cat and says, “Say no more!”

Just then a wonderful fluffy pillow appears and the cat contentedly wanders off to find a good place to nap.

A few days later six mice killed in a tragic farming accident go to heaven. The Lord is there to greet them with the same offer.

The mice answer,“All of our lives weve been chased. Weve had to run from cats, from tractors, even from that farmers wife with her broom. Were tired of running ...”

“Say no more!” the Lord replies.

In a flash, each mouse is fitted with a beautiful new pair of roller skates, and they skate happily off to explore the heavenly landscape.

About a week later the Lord stops by to see the cat and finds him snoozing away. He gently wakes the cat and asks, “How are things since you got here?”

The cat stretches, yawns and replies,“Oh, it is wonderful here. I get a lot of great sleep on this pillow, and those Meals On Wheels youve been sending are the BEST!!!”

一天，一只猫自然死亡，来到了天堂。

上帝在天堂迎接它，说道：“过去你生活得很好，有什么方法能让你在天堂里生活得更加舒适，请告诉我。”

猫想了一会儿，说：“我一生都生活在一个贫穷的家庭里，并且只能睡在硬木板地上……”

上帝打断猫说：“不用再说了！”

猫的面前一下子出现了一只松软舒服的枕头，猫爬上去找了一个舒心的位置打盹。

几天后，六只老鼠在农场的一次意外中丧生，也来到了天堂。上帝迎接它们时，也问它们怎么能让它们的生活更加舒适。

老鼠们答道：“我们的一生都在被追捕中度过。我们得避开猫、躲开拖拉机，甚至还得防着农妇的扫帚。我们跑得太累了……”

“不用再说了！”上帝说。

转眼间，每只老鼠的脚上都套上了一双崭新漂亮的滚轴溜冰鞋。它们欢快地滑走，去天堂各处转悠了。

一星期后，上帝顺道去看猫，发现它在睡觉。轻轻地把它叫醒后，上帝问道：“你来天堂以后生活得怎么样啊？”

猫伸伸懒腰，打个呵欠，说道：“这里太棒了。我每天都在这只枕头上做很多美梦，另外，你送来的那些‘轮子上的肉是最好的美味！！！”

Vocabulary

heaven  n. 天堂；天堂般美好（的世界）

contentedly  adv. 滿足地；满意地

chase  v.追；赶；撵

explore  v. 探究；探索；探查