Rev. Awdry was happy to make up stories about the little train, but told his son that it first needed to have a name —so they called him "Thomas the Tank Engine."

瑞福•奥德瑞当时很喜欢给儿子讲述关于这个小火车头的故事。 但他们首先需给这个火车头起个名字，于是他们便把这个火车头叫做“托马斯蒸汽火车。”

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To avoid hurting the thousands of crested ibises that fly near one part of the railway, protective nets have been set up along the tracks to make sure the birds will not fly into a train.

为了避免伤害在铁路附近飞行的数千只朱鹮，铁路沿线已经设置了防护网，以确保这些鸟儿不会飞进火车。

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Picking them up would make her even later than she was already, due to a train delay.

本来因为火车的延误，她已经迟到了，而现在若要把珠子一颗颗地捡起来无疑会雪上加霜。

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