I am Jane Goodall

I am Jane Goodall BRAD MELTZER illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos

我是简·古道尔，布拉德·梅尔策，克里斯托弗·埃利奥普洛斯

I am Jane Goodall.

我是简·古道尔。

On my first birthday, my father bought me a cuddly toy chimpanzee named Jubilee. JUBILEE... MEET JANE. I loved Jubilee. I mean it. Loved. I used to carry Jubilee with me everywhere. As I got older, when I'd line up all my toys and play teacher, Jubilee was the one who had his own chair. OKAY, CLASS, NOW WHO KNOWS WHAT RABBITS LIKE TO EAT? YES, JUBILEE. CORRECT AS ALWAYS. I didn't just love my toy chimpanzee, though. I loved all animals—even the earthworms I found in the garden. DID YOU BRING THE EARTHWORMS INSIDE THE HOUSE? DON'T WORRY, MUM... THEY'RE SAFE AS CAN BE. RIGHT UNDER MY PILLOW. My mum told me the worms would be safer in the garden, so we took them outside and buried them back in their home.

在我一岁生日那天，我爸爸给我买了一个叫朱比利的可爱的黑猩猩玩具。 禧年……简见面。我爱朱比利。 我是认真的。爱。我以前到哪儿都带着朱比利。 当我长大了，当我把我所有的玩具和扮演老师的时候，朱比利是那个有自己的椅子的人。 好了，同学们，现在谁知道兔子喜欢吃什么？ 是的,禧年。一如既往的正确。 不过，我不仅爱我的玩具黑猩猩。 我喜欢所有的动物——甚至是我在花园里发现的蚯蚓。 你把蚯蚓带进屋了吗？ 别担心，妈妈……他们很安全。 就在我的枕头下面。我妈妈告诉我，把虫子放在花园里会更安全，所以我们把它们带到外面，埋在他们家里。

At five years old, I was curious to learn how chickens lay eggs, so I crawled into my grandmother's henhouse to watch. At first, all the hens were scared of me. Then I decided to crouch in the corner. If I had moved, the hens would've run away. I was patient, though. Finally, after all the hours of waiting, I saw what I was looking for. The hen gave a little wiggle and... Plop! There was an egg. WHERE WERE YOU? YOU'VE BEEN MISSING FOR SO LONG WE SENT OUT A SEARCH PARTY! YOU'LL NEVER BELIEVE WHERE EGGS COME FROM! It was my first research project.

五岁的时候，我很想知道鸡是怎么下蛋的，所以我爬进祖母的鸡舍去看。 起初，所有的母鸡都怕我。 然后我决定蹲在角落里。 如果我搬家，母鸡就会跑掉。 不过，我很有耐心。经过几个小时的等待，我终于看到了我要找的东西。 母鸡扭动了一下，然后…… 扑通一声地!有一个鸡蛋。你去哪儿了？ 你失踪太久了，我们派出了搜救队！你绝对不会相信鸡蛋是从哪里来的！这是我的第一个研究项目。

In addition to animals, I also loved nature. I named the chestnut tree Nooky, and the beech tree Beech. Beech was my favorite. THANK YOU, BEACH, FOR LETTING ME READ UP HERE. Oh, that was another thing I loved: Reading. Back then, my family didn't have a lot of money. To get books, we went to the library. When I was seven years old, I got a book that would change my life. It was called The Story of Doctor Dolittle. I read it once, then read it again, then read it a third time before it had to go back to the library. It was about a man who could talk to animals.

除了动物，我还喜欢大自然。 我把栗树命名为Nooky，山毛榉树命名为beech。 山毛榉是我的最爱。谢谢你，海滩，让我在这里读书。 哦，那是我喜欢的另一件事：阅读。 那时候，我家没有很多钱。 为了借书，我们去了图书馆。 当我七岁的时候，我得到了一本改变我一生的书。 书名叫《杜立德医生的故事》。 我读了一遍，然后又读了一遍，然后又读了第三遍，直到它被送回图书馆。 讲的是一个能和动物对话的人。

In the book, there's a parrot who says that if you want to learn how animals talk, you need the "power of observation." But what I remember most is the part where Dr. Dolittle and his animal friends are being chased and they come to a cliff. HOW ARE WE EVER GOING TO GET ACROSS? Right there, the monkeys joined hands and feet. They became the bridge. Isn't that beautiful? We can accomplish anything by working together. A BRIDGE! QUICK— MAKE A BRIDGE! After reading that book, I vowed that I would go to Africa and live among the animals.

在书中，有一只鹦鹉说，如果你想学习动物是如何说话的，你需要“观察力”。 但我记得最清楚的是。 杜立特和他的动物朋友们被追赶，他们来到了一个悬崖边。 我们要怎么过河呢？ 就在那里，猴子们手和脚连在一起。 它们成了桥梁。那不是很美吗？ 我们一起工作可以完成任何事情。 一座桥!快——搭一座桥！看完那本书后，我发誓要去非洲和动物们生活在一起。