Max冬冬

This is school and this is Sue and this is Mummy Kangaroo.

The teacher's name is Mrs. Drew.

She says hello to Mum and Sue.

"This is Sue," says Mrs. Drew.

"Do be kind to her. She's new."

"Time to paint," says Mrs. Drew.

Sue says, "I like red and blue."

"Time to glue," says Mrs. Drew.

"Sue can glue a kangaroo!"

"Dinner time," says Mrs. Drew.

"This is yummy stew," says Sue.

"Music time," says Mrs. Drew.

"I can play the spoons!" says Sue.

"Home time soon," says Mrs. Drew.

"But what is in your pocket, Sue?"

Sue takes out a tube of glue.

She takes some spoons and paint out too.

"The school has rules," says Mrs. Drew.

"You can't take those things home with you."

Sue is sad. "Don't cry," says Prue.

"Play with them tomorrow, Sue."

"Is there school tomorrow too?"

"Is that true? Hooray!" says Sue.

Here is Mummy kangaroo.

"Hi, Mum! School is cool!" says Sue.

Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?

北极熊，北极熊，你听到什么？

I hear a lion roaring in my ear.

我听到一头狮子在我的耳朵里咆哮。

Lion, Lion, what do you hear?

狮子，狮子，你听到什么？

I hear a hippopotamus snorting in my ear.

我听到一只河马在我的耳边哼哼。

Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, what do you hear?

河马，河马，你听到什么？

I hear a flamingo fluting in my ear.

我听到一只火烈鸟在我耳朵里吹笛子。

Flamingo, Flamingo, what do you hear?

火烈鸟，火烈鸟，你听到什么？

I hear a zebra braying in my ear.

我听到一只斑马在我耳朵里粗声叫。

Zebra, Zebra, what do you hear?

斑马，斑马，你听到什么？

I hear a boa constrictor hissing in my ear.

我听到一条蟒蛇在我耳朵里发出嘶嘶声。

Boa Constrictor, Boa Constrictor, what do you hear?

蟒蛇，蟒蛇，你听到什么？

I hear an elephant trumpeting in my ear.

我听到一头大象在我耳朵里吼叫。

Elephant, Elephant, what do you hear?

大象，大象，你听到什么？

I hear a leopard snarling in my ear.

我听到一头豹在我的耳朵里吼叫。

Leopard, Leopard, what do you hear?

豹，豹，你听到什么？

I hear a peacock yelping in my ear.

我听到一只孔雀在我耳朵里尖叫。

Peacock, Peacock, what do you hear?

孔雀，孔雀，你听到什么？

I hear a walrus bellowing in my ear.

我听到一头海象在我耳朵里吼叫。

Walrus, Walrus, what do you hear?

海象，海象，你听到什么？

I hear a zookeeper whistling in my ear.

我听到一个动物管理员在我耳朵里吹口哨。

Zookeeper, Zookeeper, what do you hear?

管理员，管理员，你听到什么？

I hear children...

我听到孩子们...

...growling like a polar bear,

roaring like a lion,

snorting like a hippopotamus,

fluting like a flamingo,

braying like a zebra,

hissing like a boa constrictor,

trumpeting like an elephant,

snarling like a leopard,

yelping like a peacock,

bellowing like a walrus...

...在学北极熊吼叫，学狮子咆哮，学河马打呼噜，

学火烈鸟的笛声，学斑马粗声叫，学蟒蛇发嘶嘶声，

学大象吼叫，学豹吼叫，学孔雀尖叫，学海象吼叫...

that's what I hear.

这就是我所听到的。

There was once a little bird.

She sang a lot. Everyone was happy.

The king saw the little bird.

He said, "Come and live in this lovely cage."

"Sing little bird!" said the king.

The little bird did not sing.

She was too sad.

Then the king said, "Here is some food for you."

"Now, sing little bird, sing."

But the little bird did not sing.

She was very sad.

Now the king was very sad, too.

Then the king let the bird out.

"Go little bird, go!" he said.

She went up and up and up.

Then the little bird was happy.

She sang and sang and everyone was happy.

The king was very happy, too.

Ron Rabbit has a new job. He is a milkman.

Ron has to get up at six. The sun is not up yet.

Ron fills his van with milk. Then he sets off.

Mrs. Jessop needs one bottle of milk. Ron dumps it on the step.

Two bottles for Miss Quin. Three bottles for Mr. Chang.

Mr. and Mrs. Preston have ten children. They need ten bottles of milk.

Ron is getting the bottles from his van when he sees a man. The man is creeping along.

Is it Mr. Preston? No, this man is not as thin, and he has a big black sack on his back.

When the man sees Ron he runs. "Stop!" yells Ron. He runs after the man.

Ron trips the man up. The man drops the sack ad Ron grabs it. The man runs off.

In the sack are lots of things... a clock, a pink jug, a big cup, a green lamp, and a cash box!

Ron rings the bell. Mrs. Preston is cross. "I was asleep, Ron," she says.

But then she sees all the things and Ron tells her about the bad man.

"Thank you, Ron!" says Mrs. Preston.

Mr. Preston rings the cops.

The cops catch the bad man.

Ron gets a medal.

Before Monica went to bed she looked out of her window and saw the moon.

The moon looked so near.

"I wish I could play with the moon" thought Monica, and reached for it.

But no matter how much she stretched,

she could not touch the moon.

"Papa," said Monica to her father, "Please get the moon for me."

Papa got a very long ladder,

he carried the very long ladder towards a very high mountain.

Then Papa put the very long ladder on top of the very high mountain.

Up and up and up he climbed.

Finally, papa got to the moon.

"My daughter Monica would like to play with you" said papa,

"but you are much too big. "

"Every night I get a little smaller," said the moon.

"When I am just the right size, you can take me with you."

And, indeed, the moon get smaller and smaller and smaller.

When the moon was just the right size, papa took it.

Down and down and down he climbed.

"Here," said papa to Monica, "I have the moon for you."

Monica jumped and danced with the moon.

She hugged the moon and threw it into the air.

But the moon kept getting smaller and smaller and smaller,

and finally it disappeared altogether.

Then, one night, Monica saw a thin sliver of the moon reappear.

Each night the moon grew… and grew and grew.

Be the Best of Whatever You Are

---- By Douglas Malloch

If you can't be a pine on the top of the hill,

Be a scrub in the valley --- but be

The best little scrub by the side of the rill;

Be a bush, if you can't be a tree.

If you can't be a bush, be a bit of grass——

And some highway happier make.

If you can't be a muskie, then just be a bass——

But be the liveliest bass in the lake!

We can't all be captains, we've got to be crew,

There's something for all of us here,

There's big work to do, and there's lesser to do,

And the task you must do is the near.

If you can't be a highway, then just be a trail,

If you can't be the sun, be a star;

It isn't by size that you win or you fail——

Be the best of whatever you are!

如果你当不成山巅的一棵劲松，

就做山谷里的小树吧---但务必

做溪流边最棒的一棵小树；

当不了树，就做一丛灌木，

当不成灌木，还可以做一颗小草——但务必

做路边最快乐的一株小草。

如果你不是大梭鱼，就做一尾鲈鱼吧，

但要做湖里最活泼的小鲈鱼！

我们不能都做船长，必须有人当船员，

可每个人都有自己的事儿，

有的事情大，有的事情小，

而你要完成的任务就近在咫尺。

如果你不能做大道，就做一条小径，

若是不能做太阳，就做星星；

决定成败的不是你的大小——

只要你做最好的自己!

Once upon a time, the Sun and the Wind saw a little girl in a red coat.

The Wind said to the Sun, "I can get the red coat off the little girl!"

"No, you can't," said the Sun.

"Yes, I can," said the Wind.

The Wind blew and blew.

It blew the washing off the line.

It blew the leaves off the tree.

"I don't like this Wind," said the little girl. "I will do up my coat."

The Wind blew and blew.

"I don't like this Wind," said the little girl. "I will put up my hood."

The Wind blew and blew and blew, but it couldn't get the coat off the little girl.

The Sun said to the Wind, "You did not get the coat off."

"It is my go now," said the Sun." I can do it, I can get the coat off."

"Here is the sun," said the little girl.

"I don't want my coat on now."

"Ha, ha!" said the Sun. "I got the coat off."

从前，太阳与风看见一个穿着红色外套的小女孩。

风对太阳说：“我能让小女孩把红色的外套脱掉!”

太阳说，“不，你不能。”

风说：“能，我能。”

风就吹呀，吹呀。

它把晾衣绳上的衣服吹掉了。

它把树上的叶子吹掉了。

"我不喜欢这种风。”小女孩说。“我要把外套穿好。”

风吹呀，吹呀。

"我不喜欢这种风。”小女孩说。“我要把帽子戴上。”

风吹呀，吹呀，吹呀，可是，它没能让小女孩把红色的外套脱掉。

太阳对风说：“你没能让她把外套脱掉。”

"瞧我的吧。”太阳说。“我能让她把外套脱掉。”

"太阳出来了。”小女孩说。“我现在不需要穿外套了。”

"哈，哈！”太阳说。“我让她把外套脱掉了。”

When I was a tiny baby crying all night, my mom sang to me and stayed by my side.

当我是个小宝宝整夜哭闹的时候，妈妈依偎在我身旁，唱歌送我入梦乡。

When I was tired and hungry, she gave me food and warm arms to sleep in.

当我累了饿了的时候，妈妈给我食物和休憩的温暖怀抱。

When I was two running through the field, she made sure I was safe and kept me from danger.

当我两岁在田野里奔跑的时候，她确保我的安全，让我远离危险。

When I fell and hurt myself, she gave me a hug and lifted me up.

当我摔倒受伤的时候，她给我拥抱，扶我站好。

When I was seven coughing badly, she said no ice-cream for me.

七岁的我剧烈咳嗽，她说我不该吃冰激凌。

But I talked back loudly, “I should be allowed to eat some! Give it to me now!”

我却大声反驳，“应该允许我吃一些！现在就给我！”

When I was nine watching scary movies, she said it’d give me awful dreams.

九岁的我看恐怖电影，她说电影会带给我噩梦。

But I shouted back angrily, “I should be allowed to watch it! I’m not a baby!”

我却愤怒地回应，“应该允许我看！我不是小孩！”

When I was a teen playing out with friends, she said, “Please be back by ten!”

青少年的我和朋友外出闲逛，她说，“请在十点之前回来！”

But I talked back again — “I should not be told what to do! I’m seventeen now!”

我却再次顶嘴——“不需要你告诉我什么该不该！我已经17岁了！”

Now I’m an adult, thinking back to those times.

现在我已长大成人，回想那过去的时光。

I coughed for days after eating that ice-cream

吃了冰激凌让我咳嗽不止

And had scary dreams after watching that film.

看了恐怖电影让我噩梦连连。

I was late for school from staying out past ten.

上学迟到只因10点还在外游荡。

I regret talking back, not listening to Mom.

我真后悔呀！后悔不该顶嘴，后悔没听妈妈的忠告。

Mom knows best, and for me she wanted only the best!

妈妈最了解（孩子），她只是想怎样对我最好！

I am going camping.

I will sleep out in the woods.

Mom says I am a little too little and I should camp out in the backyard.

I find a good campsite.

I get the tent.

Dad will have to help me.

I'm not too little, but the tent is too big.

I am hungry now.

I will build a campfire and cook hot dogs.

Dad says I am a little too little to make my own campfire.

Dad cooks hot dogs on the stove.

I help, but they're not as good as they are outside.

I am not too little to build a race car.

I go to Dad's shop.

"Dad!" I say. "I need a saw, a hammer, and some nails."

Dad says I am a little too little to use a sharp saw.

We make a race car togehter.

I am not too little for that.

My race car is finished.

I will ride down the big hill by myself.

Dad rides with me because I'm just a little too little.

The race car falls apart.

We crash.

I say, "Wow, that was fun, Dad!"

We go home.

Maybe Dad is a little too big for race cars.

Dad is tired, so I will help and get the leaves off our roof.

Dad says, "No. You are a little too little for that. I have a better idea."

"We can fix the tent for your campout," Dad says.

"After that we will eat dinner."

I eat in my tent.

Mom makes me take a bath, brush my teeth, and put on my pajamas.

Then I get snacks and toys and go back out to the tent.

I bring my bear, my favorite blanket, and a big flashlight.

I am ready now.

My little sister says, "You'll be inside as soon as it's dark."

It gets dark.

It gets darker.

The dark is big, but I am not a little too little...

...because I can snuggle with my dad.

If you take a mouse to school,

he'll ask you for your lunch.

When you give him your lunchbox,

he'll want a sandwich--

and a snack for later.

Then he'll need a notebook and some pencils.

He'll probably want to share your backpack, too.

When you get to school,

he'll put his things in your locker and take a look around.

He might do a little math,

and spell a word or two.

He'll even try a science experiment!

Then he'll need to wash up.

You'll have to take him to the bathroom.

Once he's nice and clean,

he'll be ready for his lunch.

On the way to the lunchroom,

he'll see some building blocks.

He'll build a little mouse house and make some furniture out of clay.

Then he'll need some books for his bookshelf.

He'll start by writing one of his own,

so he'll need a lot of paper.

He'll probably use up all your pencils.

When he's finished,

he'll want to read his book to you.

Then he'll want to take it home.

So he'll put it in your lunchbox,

and tuck it in a safe place.

When the bell rings,

he'll run out to wait for the bus.

While he's waiting,

he'll play a quick game of soccer.

The he'll ask you to shoot a few baskets,

and do a little skateboarding.

When he stops to catch his breath,

he'll want to eat his snack.

So he'll ask you for your...

lunchbox.

And chances are,

if he asks you for your lunchbox,

you'll have to take him back to school.