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"What are you reading about?" asked Kate as she peered over her brother's shoulder. "O-h-h-h! Look at that little animal! Isn't he cute?"

“你在讀什麼?”當凱特出現在她弟弟背後時問. “喔…喔…喔!看那隻小動物!牠是不是很可愛呢?”

"You call everything cute!" protested Caleb. "That's a badger, and badgers are interesting, not cute!"

“妳甚麼都說可愛!”迦勒反對. “那是獾,牠們是有趣不是可愛!”

Kate sniffed. "Well, I think that badger is cute," she insisted, "but what do you find so interesting about it?"

凱特嗤之以鼻說.:”噯呀,我認為那隻獾是可愛的呀,”她堅持著說,”但你發現牠甚麼有趣的地方呢?”

"This article says badgers make their homes underground. They dig dens that are interconnected by a whole maze of burrows and passages," said Caleb. "I think that's pretty cool!"

“這文章說獾在地下築巢.牠們挖的洞穴是由許多洞穴和通道相貫穿的迷宮,”迦勒說.”我想那很酷!

"That is cool," agreed Kate. "That means they can visit each other."

“那是很酷,”凱特同意.”那表示牠們可以拜訪對方.”

Caleb nodded. "And it says badgers are nocturnal animals, which means. . ."

迦勒點頭.”而且說獾是夜間的動物,意思是說…”

"I know what it means," said Kate. "It means they're awake at night and they sleep during the day."

“我知道甚麼意思,”凱特說.”這是說牠們晚上醒著而白天睡覺.”

"You got it!" said Caleb. "And listen to this . . . 'If a badger is away from home at daybreak, he may stay and rest with another badger family for a while before heading back to his own home.'"

“妳答對了!”迦勒說.”再聽這個…’假如獾在黎明時離開家,牠可能在回自己家之前先留在其他的獾家中休息一會兒.”

"They must be hospitable animals," decided Kate.

“牠們必定是很好客的動物,”凱特定下結論.

"What does that mean?" asked Caleb.

“那是甚麼意思呢?”迦勒問.

"You know. Making guests feel comfortable," said Kate. "Like the missionaries who stayed with us last month." She laughed. "Maybe the traveling badgers are missionary badgers," she joked.

“你知道.讓客人感到舒適,”凱特說.”像上月和我們住一起的傳教士.”她笑著.”也許這些旅行的獾是獾傳教士,”她開玩笑.

"There's more here," said Caleb. "This says that sometimes the badgers even allow a fox to stay over!" He grinned at his sister. "I haven't seen you entertaining any foxes lately."

“這裡還有更多,”迦勒說.”這裡說有時這些獾甚至會允許狐狸留下來住宿!”他對姐姐咧嘴笑.我最近沒看到妳款待任何狐狸呢.”

"Oh, I don't know," said Kate. "That's like . . . that's like . . . I can't think of anything that it's like!"

“喔,我不知道,”凱特說.”那像是…那像是…我無法想到任何像這樣的東西!”

"I can," said Caleb. "It might be like inviting someone you don't know very well to come over and play. Those new kids who've started coming to Bible club, for example."

“我可以,”迦勒說.”這就像你邀請不太熟悉的人來家裡玩.例如那些新來參加聖經班的小孩一樣.”

"Better not let them hear you comparing them to foxes!" said Kate. "But you're probably right. We'd be practicing hospitality, like our Bible club memory verse said we should. Let's invite them!"

“最好別讓他們聽到你將他們和狐狸相比!”凱特說.”但也許你是對的.我們要練習好客之道,如聖經班背誦的經文教我們應當如此.我們來邀約他們吧!”

HOW ABOUT YOU?

Do you show hospitality both to friends and to kids you don't know well? Hospitality is one of the many virtues the Bible says you should have. Make everyone feel welcome and wanted at your home, your school, your church, or wherever you are. Talk to the new girl in your class. Have lunch with the guy who always sits alone. Ask the lonely person to play with you at recess time. Think of other ways to show hospitality. Then put them into practice!

你呢?

你對不熟識的朋友和小孩會表現出好客之道嗎?好客是聖經闡明應有的美德之一.要讓每個人在你的家,你的學校,你的教會,或任何地方,都能感到受歡迎且重要的.和你班上的新來女孩說話.與時常單獨坐的男孩一起吃午餐.找孤獨的人在休息的時候一起玩樂.想想其他表現好客的方式.然後實際練習!

TODAY'S KEY VERSE:今日鑰節

(Be) given to hospitality. Romans 12:13

羅馬書 12:13 聖徒缺乏要幫補；客要一味的款待。