Mighty Mountains Swirling Seas

Mighty Mountains Swirling Seas Poems by Valerie Bloom Illustrations by Alessandra Simotoriabus

巍峨山川 澎湃海洋 瓦莱丽·布鲁姆 著诗 亚历山德拉·西莫托里亚布斯 绘

Forest, forest, home to baboon, elephant, leopard, the giants of the jungle and home to ants. River, river, moving cargo in barges to the sea, pounding rocks, destroying homes and singing.

森林呀森林，你是狒狒、大象、花豹这些丛林巨兽的家，也是 小蚂蚁的家呀。 河流呀河流，你用驳船把货物运向大海，你拍击岩石，冲毁屋舍，还一路唱着歌。

Mountain Volcano This is the giant that sleeps, Gentle as a babe, Until anger, like a fountain, erupts. Valley, sitting, a referee, Between hills which once were one, Peacemaker, keeping them from clashing. Mountain Volcano

火山 这是个睡着的巨人， 像小宝宝一样温顺， 直到怒火像喷泉一样爆发出来。 山谷端坐着，像个裁判， 守在原本连为一体的两座小山中间， 当个和事佬，不让它们打架。 火山

Blue Mountain All night we climbed the mountain, excited in the dark. The flare from the small lamps up ahead looked like a tiny spark. We reached the top just as the sun was wiping the sleep from its eyes and sending out red fingers to investigate the skies. It suddenly leapt out of bed, wrapped the world in an orange flame, and we gasped in wonder at the sight. This was why we came. We watched the shy blush spread across the face of the bashful sky. We saw the cars like tiny ants in the roads below crawl by.

蓝山 我们爬了一整夜的山，在黑暗里兴奋得不行。前头小灯的光 远远看去像个小火星。我们登顶的时候，太阳刚揉开惺忪的 睡眼，伸出红彤彤的手指探向天空。它忽然一下子 跳下床，把整个世界裹在橙红色的火光里，我们看着这景象都惊叹得屏住了呼吸。 这就是我们来这儿的原因呀。我们看着羞红的颜色慢慢爬满腼腆天空的脸颊。 我们看见山下路上的汽车像小蚂蚁似的慢慢爬过。

We heard birds to chirp awake, saw them flit across to plunder, the rose apples and the hog plum tree, heard a waterfall roar like thunder. We washed our faces with the dew, breathed the perfume of the four o 'clock, watched a lizard climb a stone to sun itself, then scuttle away in shock. We headed back down the mountain, the sun was wide awake and bright, our legs were tired and heavy, but inside our hearts were light. I am a wall, a riddle. I am a wall sheltering you from cold. I am as ancient as the world is old. I am a fountain from which springs are born. I am a mother nursing the wolf club and the fawn. I am a building, a sturdy tower of strength. I am a backbone measuring the earth's length. I am a guard keeping watch on high. I am a giant finger pointing to the sky. I have a foot but cannot move. I own a heart yet cannot love. What am I? A mountain.

我们听见鸟儿叽叽喳喳醒过来，看见它们飞掠过去偷吃蒲桃和槟榔青的果子，听见瀑布像打雷似的轰隆隆响。 我们用露水洗脸，闻着紫茉莉的香气，看着一只蜥蜴爬到石头上晒太阳，又慌慌张张地跑开了。 我们动身下山，太阳已经完全醒了，亮堂堂的，我们的腿又累又沉，可心里却轻飘飘的。 我是一堵墙，也是一个谜语。 我是为你挡风御寒的墙，我和这个世界一样古老。 我是涌出泉水的源泉，我是喂养狼崽和小鹿的母亲。 我是一座建筑，是坚实的力量高塔，我是丈量大地长度的脊梁。 我是站在高处守望的守卫，我是指向天空的巨大手指。 我有脚却走不动路，我有心脏却不会爱人。我是什么呀？ 是大山呀。

In Yellowstone Park In Yellowstone Park, big horn sheep roam. Here bison and bobcats have their home. There's the grey wolf and the grizzly bear, mountain lion and white -tailed deer, coyotes and chipmunks, elk and moose, fishes, snakes and the Canada goose. Bald eagles and osprey, loons and hawk live happily together in Yellowstone Park. I don't think that these animals know they're living on top of a volcano. Mountaineers, we've got our boots, we've got our packs. At the mountain we go. A slip, a slide, a rumble, a thud, and watch out down below. We climbed the mountain fast, and then even faster, we're down again.

黄石公园 黄石公园里，大角羊到处闲逛，野牛和短尾猫都在这儿安家。 这儿有灰狼和灰熊，有美洲狮和白尾鹿， 有郊狼和花栗鼠，有马鹿和驼鹿，还有鱼、蛇和加拿大雁。 白头海雕、鹗、潜鸟和鹰，都在黄石公园快快乐乐地生活在一起。 我觉得这些小动物都不知道，自己住在一座火山的顶上呢。 登山队员们，我们穿好靴子，背好行囊。 我们朝大山出发啦。滑一下、溜一下、轰隆一声、咚的一响，山下的人可要当心哦。 我们飞快地爬上了山，然后下山更快，唰的一下就回到山脚啦。