绘本故事 | I Want A Pet
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本期带来的绘本是I want a pet《我想要一只宠物》。我想要一只什么样的宠物呢?
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I want a pet! I want a pet!
I hope I like the pet I get.
我想要一只宠物!我想要一只宠物!
我希望我喜欢我将要拥有的宠物。
Here is a store. It looks just fine.
It says Strange Pet Store on the sign.
这是一间宠物店。它看上去很不错。
它的招牌上写着《怪奇宠物店》。
This pet is big. It isn’t small.
I do not like this pet at all.
这只宠物体型很大。它不是一只小型宠物。
我一点也不喜欢这种宠物。
This pet has very funny feet …
这只宠物的脚很奇怪……
… and this one likes a lot to eat.
……这只宠物很能吃。
This one is loud and wants to play.
这只宠物很闹腾贪玩。
I wish this pet would go away!
我希望这只宠物能离我远点!
This pet is red.
这只宠物是红色的。
This pet is blue.
这只宠物是蓝色的。
This pet simply will not do.
这只宠物怎么也不合我意。
This pet is pink …
这只宠物是粉色的……
... and this one’s green.
……这只宠物是绿色的。
You cannot tell where this one’s been.
你无法知道这只宠物去过哪。
Here’s a pet with too much hair …
这只宠物毛太多……
… and here is one who likes to stare.
……这只宠物爱瞪眼。
Too tall, too small, too wild, too wet,
I haven’t found the right pet yet.
或是太高,或是太矮,或是太野,或是太湿,
我还是没找着我心仪的那只宠物。
But wait! There is one more to see.
I wonder, is this pet for me?
等等!这还有一只呢!
我在想,这只宠物是不是我喜欢的呢?
YES! Here, at last, is one I like!
I’ll take him home and call him Mike.
是的!终于,我找到了我喜欢的宠物!
我要把它带回家,我要叫他麦克。