Marvin in the Deep Blue Sea

Marvin in the Deep Blue Sea

蓝海深处的马文

Marvin was a goldfish who lived in a pond in Lily’s backyard. Every day, Lily would feed all the goldfish. She loved to watch them swim about and gave each one a name. Marvin was her favorite because he had an especially long and beautiful tail. Marvin loved his home. He loved to swim in the clear, green water and play among the lily pads and tall reeds.

马文是一条住在莉莉家后院的池塘里的金鱼。莉莉每天都会喂所有的金鱼。 她喜欢看它们游来游去，还给它们起了个名字。 马文是她的最爱，因为他有一条特别长的、漂亮的尾巴。 马文爱他的家。他喜欢在清澈碧绿的水中游泳，喜欢在睡莲和高大的芦苇间玩耍。

Best of all, there was a waterfall. The pond was just perfect. Marvin couldn’t imagine living anywhere else. One day, Marvin heard a frog bragging about what he did outside the pond. “ There’s way more to do out there, ” said the frog. “ More bugs to catch, and there are rabbits and squirrels-all kinds of new things to see. ”

最棒的是，那里有瀑布。池塘太完美了。马文无法想象住在别的地方。 一天，马文听到一只青蛙在吹嘘他在池塘外的所作所为。 “外面还有很多事要做，”青蛙说。 “有更多的虫子可以抓，还有兔子和松鼠——各种各样的新东西可以看。”

Suddenly, the pond didn’t seem so great anymore. But Marvin was a fish. He couldn’t go anywhere without water. “ Wait, ” he thought, “ where is there more water than in this pond? The sea! It’s bigger than big! ” He thought of the fantastic sea creatures he’d meet, and the secret caves he’d discover. He had to get there. Marvin soon became grumpy. His friends noticed.

突然，池塘看起来不再那么伟大了。但是马文是一条鱼。没有水他哪儿也去不了。 “等等，”他想，“哪里的水比这个池塘还多呢?大海!它比大还大!” 他想到了他将会遇到的神奇的海洋生物，以及他将会发现的秘密洞穴。他必须去那里。 马文很快就脾气暴躁起来。他的朋友们注意到了。

“ Why are you sad?” they asked. “ I don’t like it here anymore. I want to be out in the deep blue sea! ” “ Yeah, in your dreams! ” they laughed. But Marvin wouldn’t give up his dream. One night, there was a rainstorm. The water in the pond started to rise. “ This could be my only chance to get out of here! ” thought Marvin.

“你为什么难过?”他们问。 “我不再喜欢这里了。我想去深蓝色的海里!” “是啊，做梦去吧!”他们笑着说。但马文不会放弃他的梦想。 一天晚上，下了一场暴风雨。池塘里的水开始上涨。 “这可能是我离开这里的唯一机会!”马文想。

When the water seemed high enough, he swam right over the rocks around the pond. He was free! The rainwater carried him to a stream, where he swam and swam. Suddenly, a huge turtle dived in beside him. It made such a big splash that Marvin sailed up in the air. He landed in a puddle surrounded by tall weeds. He was stuck! Marvin was scared and all alone. What was he going to do?

当水似乎足够高时，他就游过池塘周围的岩石。他自由了! 雨水把他带到一条小溪里，他在那里游啊游啊。突然，一只巨大的乌龟跳入他身边。 溅起的水花如此之大，以致马文飞到了空中。他落在一个被高高的杂草包围的水坑里。 他被卡住了!马文很害怕，孤身一人。他打算怎么办呢?