英文绘本《Why not》

内容简介

小猫咪很顽皮，他去追小鸡、抓鸟儿……但是妈妈总是对小猫咪说不可以，究竟为什么呢？

绘本作者

Mary Wormell

《Why not》故事全文

"Come on, time for supper,"called Barnaby's mom,

“过来吧，吃晚饭啦。”小猫Barnaby的妈妈叫他，

as she set off toward the house.

她准备向房子出发时。

"Don't chase the chickens, Barnaby!" she called.

“别去追小鸡啊，Barnaby！”她叫到。

"WHY NOT?" Barnaby asked.

“为什么不可以？”Barnaby问到。

"Because I'll chase YOU," crowed the rooster.

“因为我会反过来追着你跑！”公鸡啼叫着。

"But I can climb out of your way,"cried Barnaby,as he started up the tree.

“但是我能爬到你够不着的地方。”Barnaby边叫，边开始向树上爬。

"Don't scare the birds, Barnaby!" called his mom.

"WHY NOT?"

“不要去吓鸟儿们，Barnaby！”妈妈说。

“为什么不可以？”

"Because I'll scare YOU," cawed the crow.

“因为我会吓你一跳！”乌鸦叫着说。

"But I can leap out of your way," cried Barnaby,as he sprang down from the tree.

“但是我能跳到你够不着的地方。”Barnaby一边说，一边从树上弹跳下来。

"Don't annoy the sheep, Barnaby!" called his mom.

"WHY NOT?"

“不要去惹绵羊，Barnaby！”猫妈妈叫到。

“为什么不可以？”

"Because I'll annoy YOU!" snorted the ram.

“因为我会反过来惹你！”公羊生气地说。

"But I can jump out of you way," cried Barnaby,as he bounded over the fence.

“但是我能跳到你够不着的地方！”Barnaby说着，一边跳过了围栏。

"Don't frighten the foal, Barnaby!" called his mom.

"WHY NOT?"

“别吓着小马驹啦，Barnaby！”妈妈叫到。

“为什么不可以？”

"Because I'll frighten YOU!" neighed the horse.

“因为我会反过来吓你！”马妈妈嘶叫着说。

"But I can get out of your way," cried Barnaby,as he squeezed under the hay bales.

“但是我能逃走啊。”Barnaby说着，一边挤进了干草堆里。

"Don't squeeze in there, Barnaby!" called his mom.

"WHY NOT?"

“不要挤进去，Barnaby！”妈妈叫到。

“为什么不可以？”

"Because you will get stuck!" warned his mom.

“因为你会被卡住的！”猫妈妈警告到。

"BUT I AM STUCK!" cried Barnaby.

“但是我已经卡住了！”Barnaby叫到。

"We will help you," offered the rooster,the crow, the ram, and the horse eagerly.

“我们来帮你。”公鸡，乌鸦，公羊和马一同热心地来帮助他。

"Don't" meowed Barnaby,as he struggled to get free.

“不要！”Barnaby一边喵喵地说，一边努力想要挣脱出来。

"WHY NOT?"they called,as they moved toward him.

“为什么不可以？”他们一边问，一边朝他走近。

"Because…" cried Barnaby,as he struggled even harder.

“因为……”Barnaby说，他挣扎得更厉害啦。

"Because…I'm already…

“因为…我已经…

…OUT!"

…出来啦！”

And he ran up the garden path and back to his mom in time for supper.

于是他跑在了花园的路上，跟在妈妈的身后要去吃晚饭啦。