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Chapter 1 A Kitten?
第1章 小猫？
Alice cleared her throat.
爱丽丝清了清嗓子
Her mom was sprawled on the sofa.
她的妈妈躺在沙发。
She was lost in a book.
她沉迷在一本书里。
“Mom, I need a pet,”Alice said.
“妈妈，我需要一个宠物，”爱丽丝说。
Her mother barely looked up.
她母亲勉强抬起头来。
They had been through this before.
他们已经在这之前讨论过了。
“You need one?”
“你需要一个吗？”
“Yes, so I can do my homework,”Alice said.
“是的，这样我就可以做作业了，”爱丽丝说。
“Really?” Mom sat up.
“真的吗？”妈妈坐了起来。
She looked amused.
她看起来很感兴趣。
“Just where do you think we’ll find a pet that can do second-grade math?”
“你觉得我们在哪儿能找到能做二年级数学的宠物？”
Alice groaned.
爱丽丝呻吟着。
She liked Mom’s jokes,but this was serious.
她喜欢妈妈的笑话，但这很严肃。
“I need to write a poem about an animal,” Alice explained.
“我需要写一首关于动物的诗，”爱丽丝解释说。
“I can’t use pictures or books.
“我不能只使用图片或书籍。
I have to watch it move, sleep, and eat.
我必须看着它移动、睡觉和吃东西。
I need to see how it lives.
我需要观察它是怎么生活的。
So we should adopt a kitten!”
所以我们应该收养一只小猫！”
Alice really wanted a kitten.
爱丽丝真的想要一只小猫。
Mom ignored Alice’s request for a kitten.
妈妈不理爱丽丝对小猫的要求。
“But you can write about any animal, right?” she asked.
“但是你可以写任何动物，对吧？她问道。
“Yes, if I can watch it long enough to write about it,” Alice said.
爱丽丝说：“是的，如果我能长时间观察的话就可以写下来。”
“How about a poem about a bird?”Mom pointed out the window.
“有关于鸟的诗吗？“妈妈指着窗外。
Chapter 2 A Bird?
第2章 鸟？
A plump robin sat on a telephone wire.
一只胖乎乎的知更鸟坐在电线上。
It tucked its head under a brown wing.
它的头夹在一个棕色的翅膀下面。
Alice noticed bright orange feathers on its chest.
爱丽丝发现它的胸部有鲜橙色的羽毛。
The tiny beak was a dull yellow.
小嘴暗黄色。
“Maybe I really can write a poem about this bird,” she thought.
“也许我真的能写一首关于这只鸟的诗，”她想。
Alice picked up her pencil and said,“I can call my poem Robby the Robin.”
爱丽丝拿起她的铅笔说：“我可以把我的诗叫做：罗宾知更鸟。”
She thought about what it must be like to spread wings and fly.
她想到了它展翅飞翔的感觉。
She imagined Robby saying, “Flying makes me feel strong and free!”
她想象着知更鸟说，“飞行让我感到强大和自由！”
Suddenly, the robin was flapping its wings.
突然，知更鸟拍动着翅膀。
It zoomed through the air.
它在空中快速地飞行。
“Oh, no! It’s gone!” Alice said.
“哦，不！它走了！”爱丽丝说。
“You’ll find another,” Mom said.
“你会找到另一个，”妈妈说。
Alice looked down at her paper.
爱丽丝低头看着她的本子。
She scribbled over the few words she had written on the page.
她只来得及在纸上潦草的写了几个字。
“How will I see how birds behave if they fly away before I can get a good look?” Alice asked.
“我如何好好观察一只鸟的行为在他们飞远之前呢？”爱丽丝问道。
“Can’t we just get a kitten? It would be so much easier.”
“我们还是养一只小猫吧？这将是容易得多。”
“You know how your brother sneezes and coughs around cats,” Mom answered.
妈妈回答说：“你知道你哥哥是如何因为猫打喷嚏和咳嗽的。”
She rose from the couch.
她从沙发上站起来。
“There are plenty of other animals outside.
“外面还有很多其他的动物。
Let’s go for a walk.”
让我们去散散步吧。”
Chapter 3 A Bug!
第3章 臭虫！
It was a warm spring afternoon.
这是一个温暖的春天下午。
Plants had begun to sprout.
植物开始发芽了。
Alice carried her notebook and pencil.
爱丽丝带上她的笔记本和铅笔。
She was ready to write.
她已经准备好写作了。
Maybe she could borrow a neighbor’s dog.
也许她可以借邻居家的狗。
Alice tried to think of other places to see animals.
爱丽丝想去别的地方看动物。
“We could go to the zoo,” Alice said.
“我们可以去动物园，”爱丽丝说。
“Then I could write about a lion.”
“那我可以写一个狮子。”
Alice tried to imagine how a lion would express itself.
爱丽丝试图想象一只狮子是如何表达自己的。
“I am the fierce and mighty king of the jungle!” it would roar.
“我是丛林中凶猛而强大的国王！“它会咆哮。
“We don’t need to go to the zoo to find animals,” Mom said.
“我们不需要去动物园找动物，”妈妈说。
“There are animals all around.”
“到处都是动物。”
She pointed to a bunny scrambling to hide behind a tree.
她指着一只试图躲在树后面的兔子。
She squeezed Alice’s hand.
她紧握住爱丽丝的手。
“Don’t worry. You’ll find an animal to write about.”
“别担心。你会找到一种动物来写的。”
Alice looked down at the sidewalk.
爱丽丝低头看着人行道。
A large blue bug was heading toward the grass.
一只 蓝色的大虫子藏在草丛里。
“A bug is a kind of animal!” Alice said to Mom.
“虫子也是一种动物！”爱丽丝对妈妈说。
But what could she say about a bug?
但是一只虫子又会说什么呢？
She loved to look at bugs, but this was just a plain old beetle.
她喜欢看虫子，但这只不过是一只普通的甲壳虫。
Alice bent down to look closer at the little bug.
爱丽丝弯下腰仔细看那只小虫子。
What would it say about itself?
它自己会说些什么呢？
She imagined the bug would speak in a scratchy voice.
她想象着臭虫会在一个沙哑的声音说话。
It would say, “I may be small, but look at my back!
它会说：“我可能很小，但看看我的背！
My hard shell defends me from hungry birds who want snacks.”
我有坚硬的外壳保护我免受饥饿的小鸟们的伤害。
“I have something that might help you,” Mom said.
“我有些东西可能可以帮助你，”妈妈说。
She pulled a small glass jar from her purse.
她从钱包里拿出一个小玻璃瓶。
“How did you know?” Alice asked.
“你怎么知道我需要？”爱丽丝问道。
Mom smiled.
妈妈笑了。
Alice carefully put the bug in the jar.
爱丽丝小心翼翼地把虫子在瓶子里。
She added three small twigs so the bug would feel at home.
她在瓶子里加了三根小树枝，这样虫子就有家的感觉了。
Alice knew she could write a great poem about her beetle.
爱丽丝知道她一定可以写一首关于她的甲虫的伟大诗篇。
It wasn’t soft and fluffy like a kitten.
它不像小猫那样柔软蓬松。
It was shiny and tough.
它又亮又硬。
Alice walked home watching her new pet and thinking about her poem.
爱丽丝在回家的路上边看着她的新宠物，边想着她的诗。
She already had a title: My Beetle Betty.
她已经想好了一个标题：我的甲壳虫贝蒂。
中英译文对照
Alice’s New Pet
爱丽丝的新宠物
Chapter 1 A Kitten?
第1章 小猫？
Alice cleared her throat.
爱丽丝清了清嗓子
Her mom was sprawled on the sofa.
她的妈妈躺在沙发。
She was lost in a book.
她沉迷在一本书里。
“Mom, I need a pet,”Alice said.
“妈妈，我需要一个宠物，”爱丽丝说。
Her mother barely looked up.
她母亲勉强抬起头来。
They had been through this before.
他们已经在这之前讨论过了。
“You need one?”
“你需要一个吗？”
“Yes, so I can do my homework,”Alice said.
“是的，这样我就可以做作业了，”爱丽丝说。
“Really?” Mom sat up.
“真的吗？”妈妈坐了起来。
She looked amused.
她看起来很感兴趣。
“Just where do you think we’ll find a pet that can do second-grade math?”
“你觉得我们在哪儿能找到能做二年级数学的宠物？”
Alice groaned.
爱丽丝呻吟着。
She liked Mom’s jokes,but this was serious.
她喜欢妈妈的笑话，但这很严肃。
“I need to write a poem about an animal,” Alice explained.
“我需要写一首关于动物的诗，”爱丽丝解释说。
“I can’t use pictures or books.
“我不能只使用图片或书籍。
I have to watch it move, sleep, and eat.
我必须看着它移动、睡觉和吃东西。
I need to see how it lives.
我需要观察它是怎么生活的。
So we should adopt a kitten!”
所以我们应该收养一只小猫！”
Alice really wanted a kitten.
爱丽丝真的想要一只小猫。
Mom ignored Alice’s request for a kitten.
妈妈不理爱丽丝对小猫的要求。
“But you can write about any animal, right?” she asked.
“但是你可以写任何动物，对吧？她问道。
“Yes, if I can watch it long enough to write about it,” Alice said.
爱丽丝说：“是的，如果我能长时间观察的话就可以写下来。”
“How about a poem about a bird?”Mom pointed out the window.
“有关于鸟的诗吗？“妈妈指着窗外。
Chapter 2 A Bird?
第2章 鸟？
A plump robin sat on a telephone wire.
一只胖乎乎的知更鸟坐在电线上。
It tucked its head under a brown wing.
它的头夹在一个棕色的翅膀下面。
Alice noticed bright orange feathers on its chest.
爱丽丝发现它的胸部有鲜橙色的羽毛。
The tiny beak was a dull yellow.
小嘴暗黄色。
“Maybe I really can write a poem about this bird,” she thought.
“也许我真的能写一首关于这只鸟的诗，”她想。
Alice picked up her pencil and said,“I can call my poem Robby the Robin.”
爱丽丝拿起她的铅笔说：“我可以把我的诗叫做：罗宾知更鸟。”
She thought about what it must be like to spread wings and fly.
她想到了它展翅飞翔的感觉。
She imagined Robby saying, “Flying makes me feel strong and free!”
她想象着知更鸟说，“飞行让我感到强大和自由！”
Suddenly, the robin was flapping its wings.
突然，知更鸟拍动着翅膀。
It zoomed through the air.
它在空中快速地飞行。
“Oh, no! It’s gone!” Alice said.
“哦，不！它走了！”爱丽丝说。
“You’ll find another,” Mom said.
“你会找到另一个，”妈妈说。
Alice looked down at her paper.
爱丽丝低头看着她的本子。
She scribbled over the few words she had written on the page.
她只来得及在纸上潦草的写了几个字。
“How will I see how birds behave if they fly away before I can get a good look?” Alice asked.
“我如何好好观察一只鸟的行为在他们飞远之前呢？”爱丽丝问道。
“Can’t we just get a kitten? It would be so much easier.”
“我们还是养一只小猫吧？这将是容易得多。”
“You know how your brother sneezes and coughs around cats,” Mom answered.
妈妈回答说：“你知道你哥哥是如何因为猫打喷嚏和咳嗽的。”
She rose from the couch.
她从沙发上站起来。
“There are plenty of other animals outside.
“外面还有很多其他的动物。
Let’s go for a walk.”
让我们去散散步吧。”
Chapter 3 A Bug!
第3章 臭虫！
It was a warm spring afternoon.
这是一个温暖的春天下午。
Plants had begun to sprout.
植物开始发芽了。
Alice carried her notebook and pencil.
爱丽丝带上她的笔记本和铅笔。
She was ready to write.
她已经准备好写作了。
Maybe she could borrow a neighbor’s dog.
也许她可以借邻居家的狗。
Alice tried to think of other places to see animals.
爱丽丝想去别的地方看动物。
“We could go to the zoo,” Alice said.
“我们可以去动物园，”爱丽丝说。
“Then I could write about a lion.”
“那我可以写一个狮子。”
Alice tried to imagine how a lion would express itself.
爱丽丝试图想象一只狮子是如何表达自己的。
“I am the fierce and mighty king of the jungle!” it would roar.
“我是丛林中凶猛而强大的国王！“它会咆哮。
“We don’t need to go to the zoo to find animals,” Mom said.
“我们不需要去动物园找动物，”妈妈说。
“There are animals all around.”
“到处都是动物。”
She pointed to a bunny scrambling to hide behind a tree.
她指着一只试图躲在树后面的兔子。
She squeezed Alice’s hand.
她紧握住爱丽丝的手。
“Don’t worry. You’ll find an animal to write about.”
“别担心。你会找到一种动物来写的。”
Alice looked down at the sidewalk.
爱丽丝低头看着人行道。
A large blue bug was heading toward the grass.
一只 蓝色的大虫子藏在草丛里。
“A bug is a kind of animal!” Alice said to Mom.
“虫子也是一种动物！”爱丽丝对妈妈说。
But what could she say about a bug?
但是一只虫子又会说什么呢？
She loved to look at bugs, but this was just a plain old beetle.
她喜欢看虫子，但这只不过是一只普通的甲壳虫。
Alice bent down to look closer at the little bug.
爱丽丝弯下腰仔细看那只小虫子。
What would it say about itself?
它自己会说些什么呢？
She imagined the bug would speak in a scratchy voice.
她想象着臭虫会在一个沙哑的声音说话。
It would say, “I may be small, but look at my back!
它会说：“我可能很小，但看看我的背！
My hard shell defends me from hungry birds who want snacks.”
我有坚硬的外壳保护我免受饥饿的小鸟们的伤害。
“I have something that might help you,” Mom said.
“我有些东西可能可以帮助你，”妈妈说。
She pulled a small glass jar from her purse.
她从钱包里拿出一个小玻璃瓶。
“How did you know?” Alice asked.
“你怎么知道我需要？”爱丽丝问道。
Mom smiled.
妈妈笑了。
Alice carefully put the bug in the jar.
爱丽丝小心翼翼地把虫子在瓶子里。
She added three small twigs so the bug would feel at home.
她在瓶子里加了三根小树枝，这样虫子就有家的感觉了。
Alice knew she could write a great poem about her beetle.
爱丽丝知道她一定可以写一首关于她的甲虫的伟大诗篇。
It wasn’t soft and fluffy like a kitten.
它不像小猫那样柔软蓬松。
It was shiny and tough.
它又亮又硬。
Alice walked home watching her new pet and thinking about her poem.
爱丽丝在回家的路上边看着她的新宠物，边想着她的诗。
She already had a title: My Beetle Betty.
她已经想好了一个标题：我的甲壳虫贝蒂。
