11 Look in the Waterhole

Look in the Waterhole written by Pam Holden illustrated by Pauline Whimp

《水坑里的风景》，作者帕姆·霍尔顿，插画宝琳·威普

One day Max Monkey went to the waterhole to have a drink. "I am very thirsty," he said. "I need a big, long drink." As he put his mouth down near the water, he saw a round face looking up at him. Max Monkey had never seen that face before and he was very frightened.

一天，猴子麦克斯去水坑喝水。 “我很渴，”他说。 “我要喝一大杯。” 当他把嘴靠近水面时，他看到一张圆脸正抬头看着他。 猴子麦克斯以前从未见过那张脸，他非常害怕。

He ran quickly back into the jungle. Parrot came flying through the trees. "Don't go near the waterhole today," Max Monkey told him. "There is a wild animal hiding in the water. It could get you!" "What does it look like?" asked Parrot. "It looks scary and mean," said Max Monkey.

他飞快地跑回丛林。 一只鹦鹉飞过树林。 “今天不要靠近水坑，”猴子马克斯告诉他。 “水里藏着一只野兽。 它会害了你的!”“它看起来像什么?”鹦鹉问。 “它看起来既可怕又卑鄙，”猴子马克斯说。

His friend Zebra came running along. "Don't go to the waterhole for a drink today," said Max Monkey and Parrot. "A wild animal is hiding in there. What can we do?" "What does it look like?" asked Zebra. "It is big and round," said Max Monkey.

他的朋友斑马跑过来。 “今天不要去水坑喝水，”猴子和鹦鹉说。 “一只野兽藏在里面。 我们能做什么呢?”“它看起来像什么?”斑马问。 “它又大又圆，”猴子马克斯说。

His friend Snake came sliding along. "You can't go to the waterhole," said Max Monkey and his friends. "A wild animal is hiding in there today. It could get you!" "What does it look like?" asked Snake. "It looks hairy and scary," said Max Monkey.

他的朋友Snake溜了过来。 “你不能去水坑，”猴子马克斯和他的朋友们说。 “今天有一只野兽躲在里面。 它会害了你的!”“它看起来像什么?”Snake问。 “它看起来毛茸茸的，很吓人，”猴子麦克斯说。

Then Frog came hopping along. "Don't go near the waterhole today," Max Monkey told him. "I saw a wild animal hiding in there. What can we do?" "What does it look like?" asked Frog. "It looks clean and mean," said Max Monkey.

然后青蛙蹦蹦跳跳地走过来。 “今天不要靠近水坑，”猴子马克斯告诉他。 “我看到一只野兽藏在里面。 我们能做什么呢?”“它看起来像什么?”青蛙问。 “它看起来又干净又卑鄙，”猴子马克斯说。