Mountain Mona

Mountain Mona

《莫娜山》

Chapter 1 Mona was a goat. She lived at the top of a mountain with her brother, her sister and her mother. Her brother was good at jumping. Her sister was good at leaping. Her mother was good at climbing and scrambling.

第一章 莫娜是一只山羊。 她和哥哥、姐姐还有妈妈一起住在山顶上。 她的哥哥很擅长跳跃。 她的姐姐很擅长腾跃。 她的妈妈很擅长攀高和爬陡坡。

Mona didn't think she was good at anything except growing flowers. Mona grew big yellow sunflowers, huge yellow sunflowers that nodded in the sunshine. Mona loved them. She fed them and watered them. She watched them grow and she smiled.

莫娜觉得自己除了种花，什么都不擅长。 莫娜种了大大的黄色向日葵，那些硕大的黄向日葵在阳光下晃着脑袋。 莫娜可喜欢它们了。她给它们施肥浇水，看着它们长大，脸上笑盈盈的。

Mona? said her brother. Goats don't grow flowers. Jumping is what goats do. If a fierce lion comes along, goats must jump out of the way. Jumping is easy peasy. Watch me jump over this bush. Mona looked round.

"莫娜？"哥哥说。 山羊是不种花的呀。 山羊该做的事是跳跃。 要是有凶猛的狮子过来， 山羊得跳着躲开才行。 跳跃超简单的。 看我跳过这丛灌木。 莫娜四处看了看。

What bush? she asked. This bush! replied her brother. Oh! said Mona. I thought it was a rock. Mona's brother jumped over the bush. There! he said. Now you try! Mona tried.

"什么灌木？"她问。 "这丛呀！"哥哥回答。 "哦！"莫娜说。 我还以为那是块石头呢。 莫娜的哥哥跳过了那丛灌木。 "你看！"他说。 现在你来试试！ 莫娜试了试。

She said, you should look where you're jumping, said her brother. I did, Mona replied, and she went to see her sunflowers.

"你跳的时候得看清楚落点呀。"哥哥说。 "我看了呀。"莫娜回答，说完就去看她的向日葵了。