小乌龟A1-4中英文对照

Lesson One
Fran kli n 'Test
Fran kli n could count by twos and ties his shoes .
富兰克林已经学会数奇偶数，他还学会了自己系鞋带。

He had won a blue ribb on for swim ming and a trophy for play ing soccer .But one day , Fran kli n won someth ing that maybe he should'have .
在游泳比赛的时候，他赢得过蓝绶带；还赢得过足球比赛的奖章。

可是有一天，他赢得了一样似乎不该得到的东西。

daisy …win dow …chair …pen cil …
Teacher Owl : Well done . All right , you all know how to read our new words .
不错。

好了，你们都知道新单词怎么念了。

Let 'see how many we can spell .
我们再来看看可以拼写出多少来。

Who would like to go first ?
谁愿意先来？
Students : I will go first .
我先来。

Me , me , me …
我，我，我…
Bear : I will do it , it 'easy .
我能行，很简单。

Teacher Owl : Bear , Letssee you give it a try , hmm .
小熊！你来试试看吧。

All right , bear , spell the word daisy” .
好，小熊拼一下单词daisy”
Bear : daisy . Hmm , Let me just check ...
daisy”，嗯，我来查查看…
Stude nt : Hey , Bear !
嘿小能I
小、’八、、・
You can'peek like that !
你不能这么偷看！
That'cheati ng !
那是作弊！
Bear : It is ?
是吗？
Teacher Owl : Well Bear , we are trying to learn to spell from memory .
噢，小熊，我们要学着默写单词。

I ' give you a little hi nt .
我给你一个小小的提示。

The next letter is an .
下一个字母是“ I”。

Bear : f” …oh yeah ! S” Y ”… daisy”
页眉内容
T …… 噢，对了！“S”，Y”……daisy”
Teacher Owl : Absolutely right , Bear ! Well done ! 完全正确。

小熊，做的好！Now ，who 's next ? 现在，下一个是谁？Very good ， Goose ! 非常好，小鹅！You're all
doing very well with your spelling ! 你们都做的很好，拼得很棒。

I think you 're
ready for a test ! 我想你们已经准备好参加考试了！On Thursday ， we'll see
how well you know the words we've learned over the past few weeks . 星期四，
咱们来看看你们对这几个星期以来学过的单词掌握得怎么样了。

And for those of
you who spell all your words correctly ， I have something special . 对于那些拼写
完全正确的同学，我会有特别的奖励。

Students : Wow ! Look at those ! 喔，看哪！
Teacher Owl : One of these colourful pens !
一支颜色鲜艳的钢笔！
Beaver : Excuse me ， Mr. Owl but since 'Im going to get all the words right anyway ，could I have my pen now ? I'd like to write the test with it .
对不起，猫头鹰老师，反正我无论如何都会全对的，我能现在就得到钢笔吗？Teacher Owl : I'm sorry ， Beaver ， but you'llhave to write the test first . 对不起，海狸，可是你必须先参加考试。

Beaver : Hmph . 哼。

Teacher Owl : I'm sure if all of you practice spelling your words ， you'll do very well . 我相信只要你们认真练习单词拼写，你们都会做得很好。

Pens or no pens . 无论能不能得到钢笔。

After Class :
Franklin : F-L-O-W-E-R . W-I-N-D-O-W . flower ， window .
Parents : You're certainly going to be well prepared for that spelling test tomorrow . 你可真是做足了准备，为了明天的拼写考试。

Franklin : Yeah ! Bear and I have been practicing really hard . 是啊！小熊和我练习得非常努力。

Father : They must be very fancy pens to go to all this trouble . 那钢笔肯定非常漂亮吧，值得你们这么
努力。

页眉内容
Franklin : Oh ,they are ! 噢，那当然！And I 'm going to make sure I know my words so I get one . 我要保证记住所有的单词来得到它。

Mother : I can see one word tha'ts going to take a little more practice . 我发现有一个词还要再多练习一下。

Franklin : Where ? Which one ? Show me . 哪儿？哪个？告诉我。

Mother : This one . “pencil”is spelled P-E-N-C-I-L .
这个。

pencil”的拼写是P-E-N-C-I-L。

Franklin : That'sonly one mistake . 只有这一个错。

Mother : You're doing great . 你做得很棒啊。

Franklin : But I don 'twant to make any mistakes . I want one of those pens . 可我不想犯任何错误。

我要得到那钢笔。

Father : The important thing is you're learning how to spell . 最重要的事情是你在学习如何拼写。

Franklin : No . Dad , the important thing is spelling every word right . 不。

爸爸，最重要的是把每个单词都拼好。

P-E-N …C-l-L .
p-e-n …c-i-l .
Good ! I got it right that time , Sam . 好！我这次拼对了，山姆。

Tomorrow , I 'llspell it just like that . 明天，我也会这样拼写的。

But what if I don't? 可如果不是怎么办？
What if I forget ? … P-E-N-C-I-L 如果忘了怎么办？… … p-e-n-c-i-l
I know it now . I won 'tforget . 我记住了。

我不会忘的。

I know … I 'll just put it in here for good luck . 我知道了… … 我还是把它贴在这
儿带来好运吧。

Having Class :
Teacher Owl : Next … spell “KITCHEN ” , “KITCHEN ” . 下一个拼写
“ kitchen”， kitchen” 。

And now we come to the very last word on the test“pencil” . That's“pen-
cil” . 我们现在到了这次考试的最后一个单词，”pencil”。

Now , when you're finished , don'tforget to put your name at the top of the
page . 现在，你们做完的时候，别忘了在纸的上方写上你的名字
Student : I got them all right . I know it . 我会写对的，肯定的。

Yeah , it was easy . 是啊，太简单了。

Teacher Owl : TABLE”，CLOCK”，DESK ”，SCHOOL” … KITCHEN ” and PENCIL a
fable” , clock”, desk”, School” …kitchen”禾口pencil”。

All correct .
全对了。

Very good !
太好了！
Franklin : Yes !
太好了！
Teacher Owl : Congratulations and enjoy your pen . yo'uve earned it ! 祝贺你。

这是你的钢笔。

你赢得的！
Franklin : I did it Bear ! 我做到了，小熊！
I got a pen ! 我得到钢笔了！
Bear : Nice going ， Franklin . 好样的，富兰克林。

Keep your fingers crossed for me . 该为我祈祷了。

Franklin : I will .
我会的。

Teacher Owl : So far ， so good ， Bear . 现在看来还不错哦，小熊。

TABLE” CLOCK” …”KITCHEN ” and … table” clock” …kitchen” 禾
口.............................
Oh ， dear ， I've spotted an error on your last word . 噢，我发现了一个错
误，是你最后一个单词。

Bear : Awww !
啊！
Teacher Owl : But you still get something for trying your best . 不过我还是会给你一个奖励，因为你尽力了。

Bear : I do ?
是吗？
What ?
是什么？
Teacher Owl : A space sticker . 一个太空贴纸。

Bear : oh ，neat .
哦，挺好。

I came this close to winning a pen . 我只差一点点就可以赢得钢笔了。

I only had one word wrong . 我只错了一个单词。

Franklin : Which one ?
哪个？
Bear : “PENCIL ”
a
“pencil”.
Fran kli n : Oh …that'a tough word . 噢那个词挺难的。

Bear : I'll never spell it wrong again ,that'sfor sure . 我再也不会拼错了，一定不会。

What's the matter ?
怎么呢？
Franklin : You tried your best and you're my friend . 你已经尽力了，而且你是我的朋友。

I should share my pen with you . 我愿意和你分享这支笔。

Here … You borrow it for a while . 给… … 你可以借一段时间。

Bear : Thanks , but I want to win my own pen . 谢谢，可是我想赢得自己的钢笔。

That one'syours . 那是你的。

Hey … don'tworry about me , Franklin . 嘿… … 别担心我，富兰克林。

I'll get a pen next time . 下次我会赢得钢笔。

Come on . Let's have some fun . 来吧，咱们一块玩吧。

Franklin : Hey ! Quit it !
嘿！别闹了！
Bear : PENCIL ?
Pencil ?
Franklin : I just had it in my hat for good luck . 我只是把它贴在帽子里带来好运。

Bear : But did you look at it during the test ? 但是在考试的时候你看过它吗？
Franklin : I peeked at one little . that'sall . 我只偷看了一个字母，就这么多。

Bear : But that'snot fair , Franklin ! That'scheating . 可是这样不公平，富兰克林！那是作弊。

Got Home :
Mother : Hello , Franklin .
你好，富兰克林。

Father : Hi , there , son .
页眉内容
嗨，儿子。

Franklin : Hi . 嗨。

Mother :Well , how did it go ? 那么，怎么样了？
Franklin : Uh …What ?
哦.... 什么？
Mother : Your test . 你的考试啊。

Father : The one you've been preparing for , for the past three days . 你辛辛苦苦准备，准备了三天的那个考试。

Franklin : Oh , fine . 噢，还行。

Mr. Owl said I did a good job . 猫头鹰老师说我做得不错。

I - I'e got to put my stuff away . 我－我得把东西拿过去了。

Father : I have the feeling he didn'tdo as well on that test as he expected . 我有种感觉，他考试考得不如预想的好。

Mother : I have the very same feeling .
我也有同感。

And I know how much he wanted one of those pens . 我知道他有多想得到一支钢笔。

Father : Maybe it's time to remind Franklin that the value of a good honest try is worth more than a pen .
可能应该去提醒一下富兰克林，一次认真诚实的努力，它的价值胜过一支钢笔。

Mother : I 'llcome with you . 我和你一起去。

Father : Franklin ?
富兰克林？
Are you all right ?
你没事吧？
Franklin : Uh huh .
没事。

Mother : You may not have gotten all the words right on your spelling test , but your father and
I still think …
你可能没有把所有单词在考试的时候都拼对，可是你爸爸和我还是觉得… …Franklin : I did get them all right . 我全都拼对了。

Father : Oh . Very good !
噢，太好了！
Mother : So you did get a pen ?
那么你得到钢笔了？
Franklin : Yeah . 对。

Father : Well , don't keep us in suspense . 哦，那就别让我们等了。

Let 's have a look at it . 拿出来看看吧。

Franklin : There it is . 在这儿。

Mother : Why did you put it in the garbage ? 你为什么把它扔进垃圾桶里呢？
Father : Is there something you want to tell us , Franklin ? 是不是有什么话要跟我们说，富兰克林？
Franklin : I spelled all the words right because I peeked at this . 我全都拼对了是因为我偷看了这个。

Mother : Oh . It doesn't feel right winning the pen this way ,does it ? 是不是觉得不舒服，赢得钢笔用了这样的办法，是吗？
Franklin : No . Bear 's right . 是不舒服。

小熊说得对。

I didn 'twin it fair and square . 我赢得不够光明正大。

I cheated . What should I do ? 我作弊了。

我该怎么办呢？
Father : That's something you should decide . 这件事情你得自己决定。

But I think you know inside ,what will make you feel better . 但是我想你心里应该知道怎样才会让自己感觉好一点。

The Next Morning :
Teacher Owl ：Good morning , Franklin . 早上好！富兰克林。

Fran kli n : Hi , Um …I want to give you someth ing .
嗨，嗯..... 我想给你件东西。

I 'll just put it on your desk . 我把它放在桌子上。

Teacher Owl : Uh , just a minutes , Franklin . 哦，等一下，富兰克林。

Why are you giving me back your pen ? 你为什么要还给我你的钢笔？
Franklin : I had one of the spelling words inside my cap and I looked at it during the test . 我把一个单词的拼写藏在帽子里，考试的时候偷看了。

Teacher Owl : I see .
我明白了。

Franklin : I know I shouldn 't have done it .
我知道我不该这么做。

It 's just that I really wanted to win one of those pens . 只是我实在是想得到那支钢笔。

But now I think you should have it back .
可现在我想我该把它还回来了。

Teacher Owl : Hmm . Sometimes we think too much about rewards and not enough about what it takes to earn them . 嗯，有时候我们会太在意得到的奖励，儿没有认真想该怎样
才能赢得奖励。

Franklin : Like I thought more about getting the pen than learning how to spell . 就像我想得更多的是赢得钢笔儿不是学好拼写。

Teacher Owl : Exactly .
对。

Tell you what ---I 'll hold onto this for a while . 这样吧――我先把它收起来。

After all ,there will be more tests . 毕竟，还会有很多考试嘛。

Franklin : Thanks . Mr. Owl .
谢谢。

猫头鹰老师。

Next time , I'll win it fair and square !
下一次，我会赢得光明正大！
Teacher Owl : I'm sure you will .
我相信你会的。

Lesson Two
Franklin and the Duckling Franklin could count by twos and tie his shoes .
富兰克林已经学会数奇偶数了。

他还学会了自己系鞋带。

He could care for his toy dog Sam and Goldie his goldfish . 他会照看他的玩具狗山姆和金鱼小金。

But one day , Franklin had something to care for that took a lot more of his time than he had planned . 可是有一天，富兰克林要照顾一个小家伙。

他花了太多时间，比预想的多。

Franklin : Come on Bear ! The water's not so cold once you get used to it ! 来吧，小熊！这水在你适应了之后就不会觉得冷了！
Bear : I know . It 'sthe getting-used-to-it part I don't
like . 我知道，可就是“适应”这个过程我是不喜欢的。

Franklin : I 'll race you to that log . 我要和你比赛游到那根木头。

On your mark … 各就各位… Bear : Wait !
I'm not used to the water yet ! 页眉内容
等一下！我还没适应这水呢！
Fran kli n : Get set … 预备
Bear : I'm not racing ,Franklin . I'm not !
我不想比赛，富兰克林。

我不比！
Franklin : Go !
开始！
Bear : Franklin ! Ohh ！富兰克林！噢！
Both : I won ! 我赢了！
Bear : What was that ?
那是什么？
Franklin : A duckling ! Look it 's coming over . 一只小鸭子！看，它游过来了。

Bear : Hi there … We're swimming in your backyard , aren'twe 嗨… … 我们游到你家后院里来了，是吗？
Franklin : I wonder what it wants ? 我不知道它想要什么？
Bear：Maybe it thinks you're it's Mom ! 可能它以为你是它妈妈！
Franklin : You think so ?
你这么想的？
Bear : Try swimming away and see what it does . See ? 你试试游开来看它怎么样？看见了？Franklin : You sure are cute . 你可真可爱。

Bear : Brrr . I'm starting to get cold . Franklin . 喔。

我开始觉得冷了，富兰克林。

Let's go .
咱们走吧。

Franklin : What about this little duck ? 这只小鸭子怎么办？Should we take him with us ? 我们是不是该把它带回家？
Bear : I don'tthink so , Franklin . 我可不这么想，富兰克林。

Franklin : Why not ?
为什么？
Bear : Because its home is here , at the pond . 因为它的家在这，这个池塘里。

Franklin : Where'sits mom and dad then ? 那它的爸爸妈妈在哪儿？
I don 'tsee any big ducks ,do you ? 我可没看见大鸭子，你呢？
Bear : Well , no …but-
哦，我也没有…不过—
Franklin : We can'tjust leave the little guy here all by himself . 我们可不能把这小家伙自己留在这儿。

Bear : I suppose not but … 我也觉得不能，可是…
Franklin : Then we have to take him with us . 所以我们一定要把它带走。

I 'd be worried about him if we didn't . 我会很担心它的，如果我们不带它走。

We could take turns looking after him , Bear . 我们可以轮流照看它，小熊。

This week he could stay at my house and next week he could stay with you . 这个星
期它住在我家，下一个星期它可以和你住。

Bear : I don'tthink my Mom and Dad will let me . 我想我的爸爸妈妈不会让我养它的。

And I don 'tthink yours will either , Franklin . 而且我觉得你爸爸妈妈也不会，富兰克林。

Franklin : How come ?
为什么？
Bear : Remember that time your mom found those frogs in the bathtub ? 你还记得那次你妈妈在浴缸里发现那些青蛙的事吗？
Franklin : Oh . yeah . 噢，对了。

Bear : She told you that frogs belong in the pond ,not in the house . 她告诉你青蛙应该呆在池塘里，而不是屋子里。

Franklin : And she made me take them right back . 后来她让我把它们送回去了。

I 'll have to keep this duckling a secret . 我得把小鸭子藏起来。

Bear : Where are you gonna hide it ? 你想藏在哪儿？
Fran kli n : Hmm .In my bedroom I guess … with the door closed . 嗯，我想藏在我卧室里。

… … 把门关起来。

Bear : I'm going home for lunch .
我要回家吃饭了。

Don'tforget we have a soccer game today . 别忘了我们有一场足球比赛，今天。

Franklin : Yeah . I won't. 对。

不会忘了。

Bear : See ya'later . Franklin .
一会儿见，富兰克林。

Franklin : Bye ! 再见！
Got Home :
Mother : Hello , Franklin . 你好，富兰克林。

Did you have a nice swim at the pond ? 游泳游得好吗？在池塘那儿？
Franklin : My swim ? Oh yeah . my swim , It was fun . 游泳？噢，对了，很好玩。

Mother : Now that you 're here ,maybe we can work together and finish this job . 既然你回来了，也许我们应该一起把这活儿干完。

Franklin : Uh , no , I 'll do it , Mom . 哦，不用了，我自己干吧，妈妈。

You don't have to help me . 你不用帮我。

Mother : Oh , all right then . 噢，那好吧。

Thank you , Franklin . 谢谢，富兰克林。

Franklin : What ?
什么？
Mother : Don't just throw everything in the closet , all right ? 可别光是把所有东西扔进橱柜里，好吗？
Franklin : Okay . I won 't. 行，不会的。

Mother : Good . I'll head out to the garden . 好。

我要到花园里去了。

Franklin : Whew . Shh ! That was close . 哎。

嘘！好悬呢。

You've gotta be really quite , okay ? 你可得安静点，好吗？This is my buddy Sam .
这是我的伙伴，山姆。

You make friends with him while I find you a nest . 你跟他交个朋友吧，我去给你找个
窝。

This should work .
这个应该行。

There …that'better ,isntit ?
这样…好多了，是吧？
Shhh ! You sure make a lot of noise . 嘘！你可真够吵的。

Oh ! I know . You're hungry , aren't you ? 噢！我知道了，你饿了，是吧？Don't go
anywhere ,I'll be right back . 别乱跑，我马上回来。

Duckling is going to love the meals I make . 小鸭子一定会喜欢我做的饭。

You don't get Corn Crunchies down at the pond . 在池塘那，你可吃不到玉米脆片。

Father : Hnm . Having a little snack before lunch . are we , Franklin ？嗯，想在午饭前来点小吃，对吗，富兰克林？
Fran kli n : Uh ••• I was feeli ng uh •…uh , a little bit hungry . 哦…我觉得…哦，有一点儿饿。

Father : Go ahead . I didn'tsee a thing . 去吧。

我可什么都没看见。

Franklin : Thanks .Dad ! 谢谢，爸爸。

Father : Hmm …I was …I mean , uhh …care for a Corn Crun chies , dear ? 噢… 这是… 我是说，唔… 想来点玉米脆片吗，亲爱的？
Franklin : Hey , how'd you get down there ? 嘿，你怎么到那儿去了？Ew , yuck !
哦，讨厌！
I forgot about that . 我忘了这事儿。

Here , you have something to eat and'lIl put down some newspapers before that
happens again .
来，你吃点东西，我得铺些报纸，免得你随地大小便。

Oh , no . 噢，不。

Shh ! Not so loud . 嘘！别那么大声。

Gee , for such a small guy , you sure make a lot of noise . And a lot of mess . 天哪，你这小家伙，倒能发出那么大的声音，还搞得一团糟。

You've got my whole room . Why do you want to be on this spot ! 你都占了我整个房间了，干嘛非要到这儿来！
Mother : Franklin ! Lunch is ready ! 富兰克林，午饭好了！
Franklin : Okay ! Look , if I 'm going to take care of you , you're going to have to help me a little , okay ?
听着，如果我来照看你，你就得稍微帮点忙，对吧？
And that means trying to be more quite . 就是说你得安静一点。

And not getting into stuff .
也别到处乱钻。

Franklin : And when are ducks old enough to look after themselves ? 鸭子到多大才能自己照顾自己啊？
Mother : I suppose when their feather and wings are fully grown , and they do'nt need the constant care of their parents .
我猜要到他们的羽毛和翅膀完全长成，他们就不需要总是靠父母照顾了。

Franklin : And they fly south as soon as i'ts autumn right ? 一到秋天的时候，他们会飞到南方对吗？
Mother : That's right . 对。

Father : You're very interested in ducks all of a sudden , Franklin . 你好像突然间对鸭子非常感兴趣了，富兰克林。

Fran kli n : Uh …well they're kind of n eat …don 'you thi nk ?
哦… 他们挺可爱的… 你不觉得吗？
Mother : Yes , they are . Father : Sure .
是很可爱。

没错。

Franklin : Umm … I just remembered I've got a soccer game .'Id better get ready . 噢… 我想起来了，我还有场足球赛，我得去准备一下了。

Franklin : Look like we 've got to get you another hiding spot . You're getting into too much mischief in here .
看来我们得另给你找个藏身的地方了。

你在这里净胡闹。

Mother : Are you sure you brought the paper in ? 你肯定把报纸拿进来了。

Father : Yes . I'm sure . I had the crossword puzzle half-finished . 是啊，肯定拿进来了，我还做了一半字谜游戏呢。

Leaving home :
Franklin : Bye ,Mom ! I can 'tbe late for my soccer game .'Illsee you later . 再见，妈妈！我可不能迟到啊。

要足球比赛了。

一会儿见！
Mother : Have fun ! 玩的开心！
Franklin : Okay .
好的。

You can'tstill be hungry . 你肯定不是饿了。

Do you want it to rain again ? 是还想下点雨吗？
It 's empty again . You sure need a lot of looking after . 又完了。

你真需要好好照看。

It looks like I won 'be playing much soccer this summer- or anything else either ! 看来
这个夏天我可没什么时间踢足球… 或者玩别的了！
Mother : Oh , hello , Bear . 噢，你好，小熊。

Bear : Hi ! I 've come to get Franklin for soccer .
我来找富兰克林去踢球。

他迟到了，He's late and everybody's waiting for him . 他迟到了，所有人都在等他。

Mother : That's strange , he left nearly a half hour ago . 这就怪了，他走了差不多半个小时了。

Father : Yes , he was in quite a hurry . He did'nt want to be late . 是啊，他走得匆匆忙忙的，生怕迟到了。

Mother : I wonder where he is ? 不知道他会去哪儿？
Father : Well , you know how Franklin can get side-tracked . 哦，你知道富兰克林总是会开小差。

First we'll check around the house and then w'ell call around to some of his friends .
我们先在房子周围好好找找，然后再去问问他的朋友们。

Bear : Fran kli n ! ...... Hum .Hey ! There'his soccer stuff ! Fran kli n ?
富兰克林！... 嗯。

嘿！那是他的足球用具！富兰克林！......
Franklin : Hi . Bear .
嗨，小熊。

Mother : Oh ! There you are . Thank goodness yo'ure safe . 噢！你在这儿。

谢天谢地你没什么事儿。

Father : What are you doing here , son .
你在这儿干嘛呢，儿子？
Bear : Yeah ,how come you are'ntat the soccer game ? 对啊，你为什么不去参加足球赛呢？Franklin : This is why .
这就是为什么。

I thought taking care of a little duckling was going to be a lot of fun . 我以为照看一只
小鸭子会非常有趣。

But I found out It's a lot of work . 可是我发现却非常辛苦。

Father : What about its parents , Franklin ! 'Illbet they're very worried . 它的父母呢，富兰克林。

我打赌他们一定非常担心。

Mother : Yes , just like we were about you . 是啊，就像我们刚才担心你一样。

Bear : It doesn'thave any parents . Tha'tswhy Franklin brought him home . 它没有父母，所以富兰克林才把它带回家的。

Mother : I know you wanted to help the duckling , that'sa good thing . 我知道你想帮助小鸭子，这很好。

But I suspect this little one simply wandered too far from its family to do some
exploring .
可是我猜这个小家伙到处东游西荡，只是走得太远才和家人走失了。

Fran kli n : Yeah It does do a lot of wan deri ng and explor ing .
是啊…它确实是东游西荡。

Father : Shall we take this guy back to the pond ?
我们可以把它带回池塘去吗？Franklin : Will you
help me find its Mom and Dad ? 你能帮我找到它的
爸妈吗？Father : We'll try our best .
我们尽力而为。

Franklin : Thanks .Dad . Hey ,there are some big ducks ! 谢谢，爸爸。

嘿，那儿有几只大鸭子！Bear : And little ducks too ! 还有几只小鸭子!
Father : That could be the family we're looking for . 可能这就是我们要找的家庭.
Franklin : Yep , that's the family ! Goodbye , little duckling . 对,就是这一家! 再见,小鸭子.
Wow ! Look at him go !
喔! 看它游过去了!
His Mom and Dad sure look happy to see him . 它的爸爸妈妈看来很高兴看见它. Mother : I know just how they feel .
我知道他们是什么感觉.
Friends : Hey , there they are ! Do you want to play soccer or what ?
嘿, 他们在那儿！你们还想不想踢足球了？
Franklin : I sure do ! come on , Bear !
当然想！走吧，小熊！
Lesson Three
Franklin and His Night Friend Franklin could count by twos and tie his shoes . 富兰克林已经会数奇偶数了。

He could swim and ride a bike and do many things really well . 他会游泳，能骑自行车，还在很多事情上很在行。

But one day , Franklin learned that the thing he could do best was just 但是有
be himself
一天，富兰克林明白了：他最在行的事情就是保持自我。

Franklin :Wow , Look
at all those stars ,dad !
爸爸，看那些星星！
There must be a zillion of them . 肯定数也数不清。

Father:Maybe we should count them to find out .
或许咱们可以数数看到底有多少颗？Franklin : Dad !
爸爸！
Father : Let me show you some group of stars that look like animals . 我指给你看一些长得像动物的星云。

Franklin : Animals ! Where ? 动物？在哪儿？
Father : Well .Let's see here ... ... 嗯。

看看这儿... ... Okay , there's Pegasus , the horse . 好，这是飞马座，也就是马。

Franklin : I don't see a horse . 我看不见马呀。

Father : It's up there . You have to use your imagination . 就在那儿。

你得稍微有点儿想象力。

Franklin : Hmm ...Show me another one , Dad .
嗯... ... 让我看看别的星云吧，爸爸。

Father : That group of stars ...over here in the North is Ursa Major . the Bear .
那群星星... 也就是在北面这边儿的那群，是大熊星座，也就是熊。

Franklin : The bear ? It doesn't look anything like the Bear I know . 熊？它看起来一点儿都不像我认识的小熊。

Franklin : Whoa ! Did you see that star ?
哇！你看见那颗星星了吗？
Father : That was a firefly that thinks it's a star ! 那是个萤火虫，自以为是颗星星。

Franklin : I'm going to catch it ! Hey .what was that ? 我去把它抓来！嘿，那是什么？
Bat : Woops .Sorry , I don't know you were chasing it too . 哎呀！对不起，我不知道你也在追它。

Franklin : Who are you ?
你是谁？
Bat : Bat .What's your name ? 蝙
蝠。

你叫什么名字？
Franklin : I'm Franklin .You must be new around here . 我叫富兰克林。

你肯定刚来这儿不久。

Bat : No . I've always lived here . When did you move into this neighbourhood ? 不是，我住这儿很久了。

你什么时候搬来这附近的？
Franklin : I've lived here since I was born . How come we've never met before ? 我从出生的时候就住这儿。

那为什么我们以前没遇到过？
Bat 's mom : Bat ,where are you ? You haven't finished your breakfast yet . 小蝙蝠，你在哪儿？你还没吃完你得早餐呢。

Bat : That's my mom .Gotta' go . 那
是我妈妈，我得走了。

Franklin : Wait . Where do you live ？
等等，你住在哪儿？
Bat : In the big oak tree by the bridge . 在桥边的大橡树上。

Franklin : Hey ,Can I visit you sometime ? 我能找个时间去看你吗？
Bat : Sure . That'd be great . 当然，那可太好了。

Franklin : Gee ,It sure is late to be eating breakfast . 天哪，可真晚啊，现在吃早饭。

Father : All bats eat their breakfast right after dark . 所有的蝙蝠吃早饭的时间都是在天黑以后。

Which is just when little turtles should be going to bed . 也就是当小乌龟们改睡觉的
时候。

Franklin : Aw Dad ,do I have to ? 啊，爸爸，我必须得去睡觉吗？
Father : Come on up on my shoulders . 来，爬到我肩膀上。

I'll show you some more stars on the way home . 我再指给你看些星星，在回家的路上。

Franklin : Show me some stars that look a turtle . 让我看看长得像乌龟的星星。

Father : Ah , yes , the constellation called "Franklin " 啊，好的，那个星座叫“富兰克林座”Franklin : Dad .
爸爸。

The Next Morning ：
Franklin : Hey , Bat ! Are you home ? Maybe this isn't the right place ... 小蝙蝠，你好！你在家吗？或许他家不在这儿... ... Hey , Bat ! Where are you ?
小蝙蝠！你在哪儿？
Bat : Up here , Franklin . I'll be right down . What ? 在上面这儿，富兰克林。

我就下来。

怎么了？
Franklin : You're upside down . 你怎么倒挂着啊。

Bat : So are you ! Do your mom and dad know you're up this late ? 你也倒立着啊！你爸爸妈妈知道你这么晚还没睡吗？
Franklin : Late ? It's morning . Where are your mom and dad ? 晚？这可是早晨啊。

你爸爸妈妈在哪儿呢？
Bat : Sleeping.
睡觉呢。

Franklin : Gee.Your whole family hangs upside down. 天啊，你们全家都倒挂着。

Bat : Heh,yeah. How do you sleep? 嘿，是啊。

你怎么睡觉？
Franklin : Well,I lie down .But I 'm not a bird.
嗯，我躺下睡，不过我不是鸟。

Bat : I 'm not a bird either. See ? No feathers. 我也不是鸟。

看见了吗？我没有羽毛。

Franklin : Oh,yeah. 哦，是的。

Bat : That tickles. 真痒。

Franklin : Is it hard to fly? 飞行很难吗？
Bat : No.It 's easy. Watch.
不，很容易。

看好了。

Franklin : Wow ! Gee , it must be fun to be able to do that. 哇！天！一定很好玩吧，能这样飞！Bat : Yeah , it is sorta fun. 是啊，有那么点儿吧。

Bat 's Mum : Bat , what are you doing up so late? 小蝙蝠，你这么晚了在干什么呢？
Bat : I 'm coming! 我来啦！
Franklin : You have to go to sleep now ? 你现在必须得睡觉了吗？
Bat : Sure.I 've been up since I saw you last night.
当然。

我还没睡过呢，从昨天晚上见到你到现在。

Franklin : You get to stay up all night? 你一个晚上都没睡?
Bat : Actually.I 'm supposed to have after midnight naps.
实际上，我应该在午夜过后小睡一会儿。

But sometimes I play instead. 不过有时，我玩点什么，不睡了。

Franklin : Can you come over to my place later ? 你能来我家吗？晚点的时候。

Bat : Okey . Where do you live ? 好的，你住在哪里？
Franklin ：In the round house by the pond. 在池塘边的那个圆房子里。

Come over right after you 'e had supper •…er breakfast 你一吃完晚饭……
呃……早饭，就过来……
I mean just before dark. 我是说天黑之前。

Bat : Sure.See you later Franklin. 好的，回头见……
Having a bat costume Franklin : Neat. There … all done.
真酷啊。

好了……全部妥了。

Oh yeah.This is great. I look just like him. 哦！真是太棒了。

我看起来简直和他一
模一样。

Bear : Franklin,what are you doing? 富兰克林，你在干吗呢？
Franklin : Trying to get some sleep. 试着睡会儿觉。

Bear : Ummm …upside dow n? 嗯……倒挂着睡？
Franklin ：That 's how Bat sleeps. 小蝙
蝠，就是这么睡的。

Bear ：Who's Bat? 谁是小蝙蝠？
Franklin ：I met him last night. I 've never seen anyone like him!
我昨天晚上认识他的。

从没有见过像他那样的人！
Bear ：Yeah？What does he look like? 是吗？他长什么样？
Franklin ：He's got ears … and wings … like me! 他有耳朵，还有翅膀，像我这样！
Bear ：How come I 've never seen him around? 为什么我从没在附近见过他？
Franklin ：Because he sleeps during the day. And he stays up all night. 因为他白天睡觉。

而整个晚上都醒着。

Bear ：All right ？How does he play soccer in the dark?
整个晚上？他怎么踢足球啊，天黑黑……的？
Franklin ：He doesn't do that stuff. He does other things. 他不踢那玩意儿。

他玩儿别的。

That's what's so neat about him! 这也就是为什么他会那么酷！
Bear ：Oh...
哦…… Franklin ：Hey . We can both be bats!。