But the bird house was not long unoccupied.

但是鸟屋没多久就没人住了。

Pretty soon the two wrens fluttered up to the tiny bird house and went inside.

这两只鹪鹩很快就飞到小鸟屋里去了。

There they were, the longed-for purple martins, sailing gracefully around the bird house, singing as they sailed.

他们就在那里，渴望已久的紫燕，优雅地绕着鸟屋航行，一边航行一边唱歌。

High upon the pole was a neat little bird house; on it was the sign, " House for rent."

旗杆的上面有个整洁的小鸟屋，上面的标志写着“出租鸟屋。”

" Since our bird house is rented, we may as well take the sign down, " said father.

“既然我们的鸟屋租完了，就把标志拿下来吧。

And they're described here as bird houses, or they look like bird houses.

它们在这里被描述为鸟屋，或者它们看起来像鸟屋。

" Why, Frank, " cried Elise, " I didn't dream it was a bird house that you were building! "

“哎呀，弗兰克，”伊莉斯叫道：“我没想到你建得是鸟屋！”

Yes, I mean, you know, usually bird houses kind of look like that with the pointy roof.

是的，我的意思是，你知道，通常鸟屋看起来像尖屋顶。

Then they would sit on the telephone wire in full view of the bird house, perhaps admiring it, and ready to attack and drive away any other bird which came near.

然后，他们会坐在电话线上，把鸟窝的全貌尽收眼福，或许还会赞叹一番，准备好攻击并赶走任何靠近的鸟儿。