It's was little Harry's first visit to the country,

这是小哈利第一次停留在乡下，

and feeding the chickens fascinated him.

并且喂食吸引他目光的小鸡。

Late one evening he caught his first glimpse of peacock strutting¹ in the yard,

有一天晚上，他第一次看到孔雀在院子里神气 十足地昂首阔步，

feathers spread beautifully in all its glory.

得意地将羽毛很优美地向外展开,

Rushing indoors excitedly,Harry called out for his grandma.

小哈利很兴裔地，向屋内冲，大声叫他的奶奶来看……

"Oh,Granny,come see!Come see！" he exclaimed.

他高声地叫说：“喔，奶奶，快来看！快来看！”

"one of your chickens is in bloom!"

“你们家有一只鸡开花罗！”