《你相信有独角兽吗?》

2019-04-01 09:22DeborahHopkinson张宁
中学生英语·中考指导版 2019年2期
关键词:张宁画册独角兽

Deborah Hopkinson 张宁

Young readers will want to pay close attention to Bethanie Deeney Murguias new picture book about a unicorn disguised (maybe) as a horse. But then, to see a unicorn, you have to be watching pretty carefully anyway, right?

年轻的读者们会去密切关注贝瑟妮·迪尼·穆吉亚的新画册,该画册是关于一只(可能)伪装成马的独角兽的。但是,要看到独角兽,无论如何,你都必须去非常仔细地观察,对吧?

The story opens at sunrise, with a lizard who is waiting for the white horse in the stable to wake up. And maybe this is just a horse in a red hat; a horse whos having a bad hair day; a horse who wants to keep the sun out of its eyes. I mean, really, if it was a unicorn, would it want to hide its glorious horn2 under a hat?

故事開始于日出时分,一只蜥蜴正在马厩里等着白马醒来。也许这只是一匹戴着红帽子的马,一匹鬃毛蓬乱的马,或是一匹想避开阳光的马。我的意思是,真的,如果它是一匹独角兽,它会想把它光荣的角藏在帽子下面吗?

Still, careful young readers will notice some very unusual things happening as this four-legged creature trots3 out and about. Are those flowers springing up under its hooves4? Are those butterflies following in its wake5? And is that a rainbow over its head? And, wait!Is that a magical palace with peaks that look, well, remarkably like unicorn horns?

然而,仔细的年轻读者会注意到当这个四足动物四处奔跑时,一些非常不寻常的事情发生了。它的蹄下正生出花朵吗?那些蝴蝶是在追逐它的尾迹吗?它的头上是彩虹吗?等等!那是一座尖顶看起来非常像独角兽的角的神奇宫殿吗?

The book is perfect for storytime and read-alouds, Do You Believe in Unicorns? is sure to attract readers of any age who want a little more magic in their everyday lives. In Murguias world, all magic is believing.

这本书非常适合于说故事和大声朗读,《你相信有独角兽吗?》一定能吸引想要在日常生活中来一点魔法的任何年龄的读者。在穆吉亚的世界里,所有的魔法都是真的。

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