! [* y7 M8 ^5 a5 p/ I# W# Q Q
On a shiny green leaf sat a small green chameleon.
$ n& h8 r( Y- j" [2 e# |* f/ `4 B
: |: g5 ?( C8 @* w$ C( q; D
You could hardly see it.
/ Y) D B3 d2 S- A1 A; X( r" a
# [" i2 D Z V# M5 h- t& {It moved onto a brown tree and turned brownish.
+ `, @6 [/ V }
3 G! Z7 v% C4 e: `8 i/ w
Then it rested on a red flower and turned reddish.
/ c+ G7 j! p7 a4 W
7 i H% U Q8 SWhen the chameleon moved slowly across the yellow sand,
* w4 P' h2 C2 Y* [* |9 N2 x, ~9 l- H6 f
it turned yellowish.
. c* T% c' p: l: d. A
- l: \; \, K4 c. P) J M在一片闪亮的绿叶上趴着一只绿色的小变色龙
( `& C3 d9 o4 ]. s L- l
+ u2 f9 F+ M( R9 M
你几乎很难发现它
1 t3 v$ C3 D6 z; I% r
9 b) y$ z/ k5 j! x2 a$ M( _
它爬到褐色的树干上就变成了褐色
0 H( ~5 z( Y4 |" p' x, x7 d2 v
: x0 |. [ o/ E% q% j8 X8 a# X它停在一朵红色的花朵上就变成了红色
# ]2 A* f& b6 @( c9 y
, Z6 n0 w; D8 y6 `当它慢慢爬过一片黄沙地,就变成了黄色
5 S! E2 B5 \7 F( [; e
8 Y+ v6 h. y( x/ t9 l你几乎很难发现它
/ p S2 I6 o9 `6 k- q- e- e2 s% U! z
$ S1 e; J9 U! g5 Y1 c3 hBut when it was cold and hungry,
7 Z* K7 L @) T& n! O" }
: T4 }& X+ E G0 L9 h1 Kit turned grey and dull.
_ J! d8 G/ Q' C( z
9 {3 n3 y5 F x+ S* L6 Ait sat still and waited.
! E4 a ?+ h8 x1 [4 S
% e( d3 U9 D8 { {" v" D# S5 N9 H当它又冷又饿时,它就变成暗淡的灰色。
9 [, y3 Y9 [! T+ z. W
/ `( C9 ?6 q* z4 v$ ?% u* kOnly its eyes moved——
; P5 G) Y9 N8 ^
; k. ]) S! `/ B z3 I0 e) xup,down,sideways——
! e( Z7 W9 N5 z1 N C" r* r/ f7 f' z' z8 `
until it spotted a fly.
1 L e; Y8 a# @4 N0 X
6 a1 _# n6 b" YThen the chameleon's long and sticky tongue
- {& k( g9 N! n: _2 j4 ~
% u8 v; ^4 d: s$ R" qshot out and caught the fly.
9 y8 L) J6 i/ h$ V: _; r
6 U% e8 _' @. i; T; P/ B变色龙饿了,就一动不动的趴着等待。
6 _% Z0 B- o" i2 M( L7 y
7 x; E/ H( d2 D# K o& A仅仅是眼睛上上下下,忽左忽右的转动——
8 z/ M* n- F# c# W; L$ E
0 h b6 d' V2 X3 j, h( j+ P直到盯住了一只苍蝇。
) [& P7 q/ v8 i# O/ [! h- Q' j! A9 c2 O0 ~; @) ]& j; r- k
那时,变色龙的长长的,黏黏的舌头
% x8 v4 u( v) F; o* s5 K6 A+ |' F1 ?0 ~7 q! s) o
就会射出去,捉住苍蝇。
! j& G: e! `6 S4 w5 F+ l
6 G; _" C% ?" j1 Z# ^6 J2 q6 J* Y9 [When it was warm and had something to eat,
4 B5 X3 H* A( Z" O% {- c
! ?3 ^+ m; o9 z) z/ qit turned sparkling green.
; O: d5 C3 {+ [# e% S" b
+ L/ e' a4 n; o" |* w( f
That was its life.
* x* T s; K& m# X2 s9 ` M
. W- f4 a& i) @
It was not very exciting.
/ |4 {: ?& N# |$ N; K* L/ }
+ N/ `1 d0 I: X! Y5 e1 o
变色龙暖和又有东西吃的时候,
9 v1 f# ^" S" V! {
* L# c9 N% ]7 f1 }2 T就变成亮丽的绿色。
* p# i0 C U! G0 l @
6 r8 T) g5 v9 C0 _那就是它的生活。
# w/ q1 J# q& }% F
0 I5 I9 V; s" ? M/ g一点**也没有。
- b" w6 t1 x6 M3 k5 X
6 S* u0 H! L: W! s
但是有一天……
6 Z% D. f+ A; B2 [& n& a' }4 D
' d+ a7 ]8 s( t) p- yBut one day...
8 \% P7 A6 M, @/ \8 S. M" V; V# y
# V: A9 s2 y% ~/ `" q( ?. H
...the chameleon saw a zoo !
( U0 M! X h6 _
- \( d ^. V. o1 ^+ |
It had never seen so many beautiful animals.
% {% f# E, ~! l" Z
) A1 Z" _) K$ d8 U& _3 I直到有一天,变色龙看到了动物园!
* M0 `' E5 n+ I; J3 g5 ~( z S
/ c8 _+ j B; n: O6 ]( J8 w j它从来没有见过这么多漂亮的动物。
$ Y: r/ z% A( _+ x& W8 V
' N" t( B% q" e' ~% F$ q1 T
The chameleon thought:
J' B* e7 \: T; U( b
7 Q$ J" y/ L" ]: X; ZHow small I am,how slow,how weak!
; v8 x; S4 ], }- [' W
0 l' X' Y' m8 o5 jI wish I could be big and white like a polar bear.
' \+ i! G' K+ i6 |1 T3 y
5 _, W+ W5 _4 o4 z5 Z M; c4 YAnd the chameleon's wish came true.
: U1 l; I% \# l( B
. ]. P# [. o9 A$ F" b
But was it happy?
5 z3 w; M+ G/ i7 _5 r, ]1 L/ |( u
) P* k) H6 q. j4 o8 s; N* F& BNo !
- F: q4 i l. m D4 G
5 W9 F9 X! m# N4 c变色龙想:
5 q$ E" U; s) Y6 v
+ h/ o3 H& j4 g: u& w! r; X l0 L
我身材太小,行动太慢,身体太弱!
" o; m# _7 B; R# o/ i# v# |7 @
, Z4 G& q2 ]* a4 L7 X/ j# G" \) O F
我要是能像北极熊又大又白就好了。
+ o1 T7 a3 s" I* d8 d& G
* Y) V' |1 A; w
变色龙梦想成真了。
- C9 f* x- j8 N2 |' y$ M$ d; u8 Z$ F( y
可是它快乐吗?
( D. S8 N3 O+ `. u2 m
3 C+ H$ p3 n% ]9 A0 M0 e# c
一点也不快乐。
^" u3 h6 f1 X" {$ y/ b
$ ^' H: i6 P ^" W1 c) p$ E6 kI wish I could be handsome like a flamingo.
6 d* U3 Q7 L6 i7 V4 A8 T/ q. @! ?2 Y7 H# _* _. |
我要像火烈鸟那样漂亮。
$ E2 S0 H: w! f. j) v
; z' R- U* h7 g# m8 F
I wish I could be smart like a fox.
# C- C, w& r3 Q' ~) l) Q) e
3 B+ n2 o" R. `, d我要像狐狸那样优雅。
+ K8 e/ c9 Y9 t/ E" G
' z# y$ b- D( ~4 g, K
I wish I could swim like a fish.
, q" _2 P" E2 t* @& g1 i
7 F; h) c$ O! E+ m) V1 O9 ]% Y! w我要像鱼儿会游泳。
H. W# R) |4 O* C9 h# g# a
. @% Y+ V3 M8 @& h4 YI wish I could run like a deer.
" n" {0 J/ @$ l9 f, k+ d
, U6 N5 Y# X0 @ O9 T
我要像鹿会奔跑。
- Q' K0 a$ ]; {" k' S& Y
$ [1 ?( |% d) T/ MI wish I could see things far away like a giraffe.
( w8 K$ N4 N0 {; j/ t8 T
1 u) o- i4 n! D, F我要像长颈鹿那样看得很远很远。
8 Q6 q* }% H! g2 X$ i
! o5 l; Q6 J! y, w9 q0 |
I wish I could hide in a shell like a turtle.
) y. F/ p! e. s
) S( `: n- q* ^9 z) N! l7 [
我要像乌龟那样能藏在壳里。
$ R# I1 |" W/ V
7 i* b% ?& i: |3 z
I wish I could be strong like an elephant.
8 w* R5 [9 p; `/ X4 N/ ~
3 T; f% \, c8 m3 G5 A1 u$ d我要像大象那样强壮。
- P; [9 G8 b$ f/ E
$ u6 W8 @ ^* ^3 ]. vI wish I could be funny like a seal.
1 k* \ Q" V- y2 u0 D7 _: L
$ Q1 t3 t$ F8 B# D$ o! t# L我要像海豹那样有趣。
s3 Z8 I9 }+ }0 Y% O- k
}+ v. p5 y; `0 e
I wish I could be like people.
! |: |; b; W; O( f' n3 Z) C6 m1 v! e
Just then a fly flew by.
|4 Y# u5 ]1 ]/ @9 T% ]0 @: x
! X0 ^- l7 ^# b5 {3 J5 m
The chameleon was very hungry.
& f7 T) B4 q6 l/ S1 X. i
+ H" P8 D- P2 g3 `/ E v
But the chameleon was very mixed-up.
. }. o6 I1 e A! C" Y5 K
. w6 m* G1 i" v* g' B$ _- N C' b% L
It was a little of this and it was a little of that.
! w' _. @# f. d' `' A4 Y$ B
$ m- K5 d! m9 _8 PAnd it couldn't catch the fly.
# {, H6 o! a4 N( `5 F' C
, D+ g7 {) Z5 q! j) j
我还想像人那样。
4 a9 k6 ~$ ]0 G; `
* g" O$ ]5 Z9 N) A$ g4 S* H9 N这时,一只苍蝇飞过,
) ]; D: H+ l7 V2 L' h# ~
- z( h t& ~ V9 Q4 K( M
变色龙觉得饿极了。
" \; O0 Q2 x9 ?* x
4 N$ F0 ]# r% W" s& k$ i! i* {; u
槽糕的是,它只是拼拼凑凑起来的。
4 _: m) T$ g8 @0 Q% H
- U3 C; f0 a9 W, f
有点像这个,又有点像那个,
x" S) ]+ ?) s3 b
2 g1 U& w# z& q6 c6 }' P. m
它已经捉不到苍蝇了。
7 v+ T) K. B. t$ r- G
1 U7 r: v3 y% h" QI wish I could be myself.
' O$ z1 j/ ]$ ]* u2 v! }3 j& A3 S
, D# w) o$ x1 G& ^The chameleon's wish came true.
+ B) b' R( y; [' O
) u' n/ P. |1 FAnd it caught the fly!
2 s& y6 {7 b& u, s$ @
' ^ t4 W8 L9 E# ?1 q“我要成为我自己。”
- [% h4 o# ]/ f, D: r) E3 k0 K9 x( a6 T7 o
变色龙回到了原来的样子,
% c! M( F2 [ E8 Q4 @6 u& q( k
2 ^3 A9 x# a+ j9 u: B3 _: F: h它又能捉到苍蝇了!
8 ~0 [. ^8 x' r/ b- p2 G+ s8 L
8 A2 H3 b* g' C3 `8 f. A% A3 u9 K* c& t
) [7 N" l: l) E' M! j N) Z
b7 t1 g' D1 n; s L廖彩杏资源下载: