Curious George Learns the Alphabets译文分享

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Curious George Learns the Alphabets译文分享

This is George.

He lived with his friend,

the man with the yellow hat.

He was a good little monkey,

but he was always curious.

This morning George was looking at some of his friend's books.

They were full of little black marks and dots and lines,

and George was curious：

what could one do with them？

这是乔治。

他和朋友住在一起，

就是戴黄色帽子的那个人。

乔治是一只善良的小猴子，

但他总是很好奇。

今天早上乔治正在看他朋友的一些书。

书上面布满了小的黑色印迹，还有些点、线，

乔治很好奇:这个人用它来做什么呢?

The man with the yellow hat came just in time.

"You don't tear a book apart to find out what's in it, " he said.

"You READ it, George.

Books are full of stories.

Stories are made of words,

and words are made of letters.

If you want to read a story you first have to know the letters of the alphabet.

Let me show you."

The man took a big pad and bagan to draw.

George was curious.

"This is an A, " the man said.

"The A is the first letters of the alphabet."

戴黄色帽子的那个人来得正是时候。

他说:“你不要把书拆开，就为看看里面有什么。”

“你可以读读,乔治。

书里充满了各种故事。

故事是由文字组成的，

单词是由字母组成的。

如果你想读好故事，

你首先要知道字母表中的字母。

我来告诉你吧。”

那个男人拿了一个大便签本和一个蒲甘，开始画起来。

乔治很好奇。

“这是A，”那人说。

“A是字母表中的第一个字母。”

Now we add four feet and a long tail—

and the A becomes on ALLIGATOR with his mouth wide open.

The word ALLIGATOR starts with an A.

This is a big A. There is also a small a.

All letters come in big and in small.

This is a small a.

It looks like a piece of an apple.

George knew alligator and apples.

You could eat apples.

Alligator could eat you if you didn't watch out.

现在我们再后面加上四只脚和一条长尾巴。

A变成了鳄鱼，嘴巴张得大大的。

“短吻鳄”一词以A开头。

这是一个大的a，还有一个小的a。

所有的字母都有大写和小写。

这是一个小a。

它看起来像一个苹果。

乔治知道鳄鱼和苹果。

你可以吃苹果。

如果你不小心，鳄鱼也会吃掉你的。

This is a big B.

The big B looks like a BIRD

if we put feet on it and a tail and a BILL.

The word BIRD begins with a B.

BIRDS come in all colors.

This BIRD is BLUE.

George loved to watch BIRDS.

This is a small b.

It could be a bee.

This bee is busy buzzing around a blossom.

The bee's body has black and yellow stripes.

George kept away from bees.

They might sting, and that would be had.

这是一个大B。

大B看起来像只鸟。

如果我们在上面安上脚，一条尾巴和鸟嘴。

鸟一词以B开头。

鸟有各种各样的颜色。

这只鸟是蓝色的。

乔治很爱看鸟。

这是一个小b。

可以是只蜜蜂。

这只蜜蜂正忙着在花丛中嗡嗡叫。

蜜蜂的身体有黑色和黄色条纹。

乔治远离蜜蜂。

它们会蜇人，那是极有可能的。

This is a big C.

We will make it into a CRAB—

a big CRAB, with a shell, and feet, and two CLAWS.

This is a small C.

The small c is like the big C, only smaller,

so it becomes a small crab. It's cute.

Crabs live in the ocean.

They can swim or run sidewise and backwards.

Crabs can be funny, but they can also pinch you.

这是一个大写的C。

我们把它做成一只螃蟹。

一只大螃蟹，有壳，脚和两只爪子。

这是一个小C。

小c就像大c，只有小一点，

所以它变成了一只小螃蟹。它是不是很可爱。

螃蟹生活在海洋里。

它们可以游泳，可以侧着走，也可以倒着走。

螃蟹可以很有趣，但它们也会夹你。

"You now have three letters, George, " the man said,

"A and B and C.

With these three letters you can make a WORD,

the first word you can read yourself.

The word is CAB.

You know what a cab is.

Ionce took you for a ride in a cab, remember？

And now let's draw the next letters."

“你现在知道三个字母了，乔治，”那男人说，

“A、B、C。”

你可以用这三个字母可以来造词，

第一个字你可以自己读。

这个词是CBA（出租车）。

你知道什么叫CBA。

Ionce带你乘坐一辆出租车,还记得吗?

现在我们来画下一个字母

The big D could be a DINOSAUR.

there are no live DINOSAURS TODAY,

they hae DIED out.

Those you see in museums are DUMMIES.

George had seen DINOSAURS in a museum once.

The small d looks like a dromedary.

A dromedary is a camel with one hump.

Riding on a dromedary can make you dizzy

because it gose up and down—up and down—up and down.

大D可以是恐龙。

时至今日，没有活恐龙，

他们已经灭绝了。

你在博物馆看到的都是仿制品。

乔治曾在博物馆里见过恐龙。

这个小d看起来像个单峰骆驼。

单峰骆驼是一只驼背的骆驼。

骑在骆驼背上可以让你晕眩。

因为它颠来颠去。

The big E is an ELEPHANT.

He is eating his EVENING meal：EGGPLANTS.

George loved ELEPHANTS.

The small e could be the ear of a man,

or the ear of a monkey.

People's ears and monkey's ears look very much alike.

大E是大象。

他正在吃晚餐:茄子。

乔治喜欢大象。

小e可以是一个人的耳朵，

或者一只猴子的耳朵。

人们的耳朵和猴子的耳朵看起来非常相似。

The big F is a FIREMAN FIGHTING a FIRE.

Never FOOL the FIRE DEPARTMENT,

or you go to jail, and that's no FUN.

The small f is a flower.

George's friend was found of flowers.

George preferred food.

大F是一名消防队员。

千万别愚弄消防部门，

不然你会去坐牢，那样一点也不好玩。

小f是一朵花。

乔治的朋友找到了花。

乔治更喜欢喜欢食物。

The big G is a GOOSE.

GOOSE starts with a G, like GEORGE.

The small g is a goldfish.

He is in a glass bowl and looks gay.

大G是一只鹅。

鹅从G开始，像GEORGE一样。

小g是一条金鱼。

他在一个玻璃碗里，看起来很快乐。

"Now you know seven letters, George, "

said the man,

"A, B, C, D, E, F, G.

With these letters we can already make quite a few words.

I have written some of them down：

you read them while I get you your lunch."

"It seems the only word you can read is BAD."

said the man when he came back.

"I think we had enough for one morning.

I'll feed you now and then you take your nap.

After your nap we'll go on with our letters."

“现在你知道七个字母了，乔治。”

那人说,

“A, B, C, D, E, F, G。

有了这些字母，我们已经能造几个单词了。

我写了其中的一些:

你读读它们，当我给你午餐的时候。”

“bad似乎是你唯一能读懂的单词。”

男人回来的时候对乔治说道。

“我想我们一上午学的够多了。”

我现在就喂你吃的，然后你去睡会午觉。

午睡后我们会继续写我们的单词。

The big H is a HOUSE.

It stands on a HILL behind a HEDGE.

George's HOME used to be the jungle.

Now he lives in a HOUSE.

The small h is a horse.

He is happy because he has heaps of hay.

George had his own horse—a hobby horse.

大H是一所房子。

它坐落在树篱后面的一座小山上。

乔治的家曾经就在丛林。

现在他住在一所房子里。

小h是一匹马。

他很快乐，因为他正在吃一堆干草。

乔治有他自己的马—玩具马。

The big I is just a long line going straight down.

It does not look like much.

It could be an ICICLE.

The small i is a line with a dot on top.

It could be an iguana.

An iguana is a sort of lizard.

Iguanas don't like ice.

They like the warm sunshine.

So does George.

大I 是一条直线向下的长线。

看起来不太像。

也可以像冰柱。

小i是一条线，上面有一个点。

也可一像鬣鳞蜥。

鬣蜥是一种蜥蜴。

鬣蜥不喜欢冰。

他们喜欢温暖的阳光。

跟乔治一样。

The big J is a JAGUAR.

JAGUARS live in the HUNGLE.

George knew JAGUARS.

He had lived in the JUNGLE once.

The small j is a jack-in-the-box.

George had a jack-in-the-box as a toy.

He just loved to make it jump.

大J是一只美洲虎。

美洲虎生活在饥饿中。

乔治知道美洲虎。

美洲虎曾在丛林里住过一次。

小j是一个玩偶盒。

乔治有一个玩偶盒作为玩具。

他只是喜欢让它跳跃。

The big K is a big KANGAROO called KATY.

The small k is a small kangaroo.

He is Katy's kid.

big K是一只大袋鼠，名叫凯蒂。

小k是一只小袋鼠。

他是凯蒂的孩子。

The big L is a LION.

He is LUCKY.

He is going to have LEG of LAMB for LUNCH,

and he LOVES it.

The small i is a lean lady.

She is strolling along a lake licking a lollipop.

George liked lollipops.

大L是头狮子。

他是幸运的。

他将会有顿有只羊腿的午餐，

他太爱羊腿了。

小的i是一个瘦弱的女人。

她正在湖边散步，并且吃着棒棒糖。

乔治喜欢棒棒糖。

The big M is a MAILMAN.

His name is MISTER MILLER. He brings a letter.

Maybe it's for ME, thinks George.

The small m is a mouse.

He is munching mints.

"And do you know what else it is？"

said the man to George：

"M is the thirteenth letter of the A B C.

The whole alphabet has only

大M是个邮递员。

他的名字叫米勒先生。他带了一封信。

也许是给我的，乔治想。

小m是一只老鼠。

他在咀嚼薄荷糖。

“你知道还有什么吗?”

男人对乔治说道:

M是A B C之后的第13个字母。

整个字母表只有一个。

26 letters, so thirteen is just half of it.

You can make lots of words with these letters.

Why don't you try？Here's a pad and pencil."

George started to think of words,

and then he wrote them down.

It was fun to make words out of letters.

"Let me see, " said the man.

"Ball-Milk-Cake-Ham-Jam-Egg-Lime-Feed-Kid-that's very good.

But what an earth is a Dalg or a Glidj or a Blimlimlim？

There are no such things.

Just ANY letters do not make words, George.

Well, let's look at some new letters now."

26个字母，13只是其中的一半。

你可以用这些字母造很多单词。

你为什么不试试呢?这里有张纸和铅笔。”

乔治开始思考单词，

然后他把它们写下来。

用字母来做单词是很有趣的。

“让我看看，”那人说。

“Ball-Milk-Cake-Ham-Jam-Egg-Lime-Feed-Kid-that很好。

但什么是地球Dalg或Glidj还是Blimlimlim ?

没有这样的。

有些字母是不能造词的，乔治。

好吧，现在让我们看一些新字母。

The big N is a NAPKIN standing on a dinner plate.

It looks NEAT.

George had seen NAPKINS folded that way in the restaurant when he was a dishwasher.

The small n is a nose in the face of a man.

He has a new blue necktie on and is nibbling noodles.

大N是餐盘上的餐巾。

它看起来整洁。

乔治看过餐馆里餐巾纸，

他之前当一个洗碗工的时候。

小n像一个男人的鼻子。

他带着一条新的蓝色领带，正在吃面条。

The big O is a big OSTRICH,

and the small o is a small ostrich, of course.

Ostriches eat odd objects.

One ostrich once had tried to eat a bugle that belonged to George.

大O是一只大鸵鸟，

当然，小o是一只小鸵鸟。

鸵鸟吃奇怪的物体。

有一次，一只鸵鸟曾试图吃掉属于乔治的喇叭。

The big P is a big PENGUIN,

and the small p is a small penguin.

These penguins live near the South Pole.

They use their flappers as paddles.

George knew penguins from the Zoo.

大P是一只大企鹅，

小p是一只小企鹅。

这些企鹅生活在南极附近。

他们用他们的手拍作桨。

乔治认识动物园里的企鹅。

The big Q is a QUAIL.

QUAILS have short tails.

You must keep QUIET if you want to watch QUAILS.

They are quite shy.

The small q is a quarterback.

A quarterback has to be quick.

George was quick.

He would qualify for quarterback.

"And now get your football, George, " said the man,

"it will do you good to play a little before we go on with your letters."

大Q是鹌鹑鸟。

典型的鹌鹑都长有短尾巴。

如果你想看鹌鹑，你必须保持安静。

他们都很害羞。

小q是四分卫。

四分卫必须快。

乔治也很快。

他足够有资格担任四分卫。

“现在把你的足球拿来，乔治，”男人说，

“在我们继续写字母之前，先玩一会儿会对你有好处的。”

George knew how to play the game.

He knew how to carry the ball,

and how to take a three-point stance,

and how to get ready for the kick-off.

He was a fine halfback, too,

and he could make a short pass,

or recover a fumble.

"Good game, " said the man,

"but time's up now：back to the alphabet！"

乔治知道如何玩这个游戏。

他知道如何带球，

如何采取三点立场，

以及如何为开球做好准备。

他也是个优秀的中卫，

他可以做一个短传，

或恢复一个失球。

“玩得好，”那人说，

“但现在时间到了:回到字母表!”

The big R is a RABBIT.

Some RABBIT are white with RED eyes.

RABBITS love RADISHES.

George loved RABBITS. He had one as a pet.

The small r is a rooster.

The rooster crows when the sun rises.

Two roosters will start a rumpus.

They really can get rough.

大R是一只兔子。

有些兔子是白色的，眼睛是红色的。

兔子喜欢萝卜。

乔治喜欢兔子。他养了一只宠物。

小r是一只公鸡。

公鸡在太阳升起的时候啼叫。

两个公鸡在一起会打架。

他们真的会变得很粗暴。

The big S is a big SNAIL,

and the small s is a small snail.

Snail are slow.

They sneak into their shells when they are scared of something.

George thought snails looked silly.

大S是一只大蜗牛，

小s是一只小蜗牛。

蜗牛走地很缓慢。

当他们面对害怕的东西时，他们就会钻进他们的壳里。

乔治认为蜗牛看起来很傻。

The big T is a TABLE.

The TABLE is set for TWO.

It is TIME for TEA.

George did not care for TEA,

but he liked TOAST.

The small t is a tomahawk.

George had a toy tomahawk.

It was a tiny one.

He took it along when he played Indian.

He also had a tepee—an Indian tent.

大T是一张桌子。

桌上有两个坐位。

喝茶的时间到了。

乔治不喜欢喝茶，

但他喜欢烤面包。

小t是一个战斧。

乔治有一个玩具战斧。

它很小。

当他扮演印第安人的时候，他带着它。

他还有一个帐篷——一个印第安帐篷。

"Now it's time for a snack, " said the man.

"Run over to the baker, George, and hand him this note.

Then come right back with the doughnuts,

one dozen of them, and no trick, please！"

George was curious.

He looked at the note the man had written.

One dozen doughnuts...

Maybe he could write something on it too？

“现在该吃点点心了，”南人说。

请到面包师那里，乔治，把这张纸条递给他。

然后拿着甜甜圈回来，

拿一打回来,不要耍花招!”

乔治很好奇。

他看了看那人写的便条。

一打甜甜圈……

也许他也会写了吗?

''Why, George!'' cried the man.

Then he saw the note.

''Well, that comes from teaching the alphabet to a little monkey.

And I told you: no tricks!''

''You may not eat any doughnuts now, George. Put them back in the bag and let's go on with the letters!''

“为什么,乔治!”男人哭着喊道。

然后他看看看纸条。

“好吧，因为对猴子教字母表的原因。

”我告诉过你:不要耍花招!

“你现在不能吃甜甜圈了，乔治。

”把它们放回袋子里，让我们继续写这些信!”

The big U is a big UMBRELLA standing UPRIGHT.

The umbrella handle is also like a U.

George knew how to USE an UMBRELLA.

The small U is a small umbrella.

When it is raining umbrellas are useful

but you must keep under the umbrella unless you want to get wet.

George thought rain was a nuisance.

大U像一把直立的大伞。

伞柄也像一个U。

乔治知道如何使用雨伞。

小U是一把小伞。

当下雨的时候，雨伞很有用，

但你必须把雨伞放低，除非你想淋湿。

乔治认为雨是讨厌的东西。

The big V is a big VALENTINE,

and the small v is a small valentine.

George loved valentines.

He got several valentine cards every year.

One card came from Nevada.

大V是一个大情人节，

小V是一个小情人节。

乔治喜欢情人节。

他每年都收到几张情人节卡片。

一张卡来自内华达州。

The big W and the small w are WHISKERS,

big ones and small ones.

A WALRUS has WHISKERS.

Some men have whiskers and cats have whiskers.

George did not have whiskers

but he was curious how he would look if he did.

大的W和小的W都是胡须，

分大分小，

海象有胡须。

有些男人有胡须，猫有胡须。

乔治没有胡须，但他很好奇如果他有看起来会是什么样。

The next letter of the alphabet is X.

The big X and the small x look alike,

only one is big and one is small,

just like the big W and the small w,

or the V,or the U,or the S, and some of the other letters.

"But," said the man,

"there are few words that start with an X,

and they don't look like an X- except one,

and that is Xmas!"

Santa stands for Xmas.

There is only one Santa so we need only one picture.

George thought Xmas was exciting.

字母表的下一个字母是X。

大X和小X看起来一样，

只有一个大，一个小，

就像大W和小W，或者V，或者U，或者S，

还有其他一些字母。

“但是，”那人说，“从X开头的字很少，

而且它们看起来不像X——除了一个，那就是圣诞节!”

圣诞老人代表圣诞节。

只有一个圣诞老人，

所以我们只需要一张照片。

乔治认为圣诞节是令人兴奋的。

The big Y is a big YAK and the small y is a small yak:

he is still young.

Yaks live in Tibet.

If you haven't seen any yaks yet you may find one at the zoo.

大Y是一个大牦牛，小Y是一个小牦牛:

小牦牛还年轻。

在西藏牦牛生活。

如果你还没见过牦牛，你可以在动物园里找到。

The big Z is a big ZEBRA,

and the small z is a small zebra.

The zebras are zipping along with zest.

''And do you know what?'' said the man,

''Z is the last letter.

Now you know all the 26 letters of the alphabet

-- and NOW you may have the doughnuts.''

大Z是大斑马，小Z是小斑马。

斑马喜欢尽情地奔跑。

“你知道吗?”男人说，

“Z是最后一字母。

现在你知道字母表里的26个字母了

——现在你可能有甜甜圈了。This is George.

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