1 Don't Scare the Fish

Don't Scare the Fish written by Pam Holden illustrated by Robin Van't Hof

别吓到鱼，作者帕姆·霍尔顿，插画罗宾·范特霍夫

When Beth was very young, Mum and Dad took her fishing at the wharf. They wanted to catch some fish for their dinner. Dad put Beth's stroller in a safe place behind them. "Sh! We must keep very quiet while we're fishing," they told her. "We won't talk or make any noise. We don't want to scare all the fish away."

贝丝很小的时候，爸爸妈妈带她去码头钓鱼。 他们想抓些鱼当晚餐。 爸爸把贝丝的婴儿车放在她们身后一个安全的地方。 “Sh !我们钓鱼的时候一定要保持安静，”他们告诉她。 “我们不会说话，也不会发出任何声音。 我们不想把所有的鱼都吓跑。”

Beth sat still and kept very quiet, while Dad and Mum threw their fishing lines into the water. She watched big ships and small boats sailing past. She listened to the noisy seagulls squawking and flapping near her stroller. There was no other noise on the wharf.

白丝静静地坐着，非常安静，爸爸和妈妈把鱼线扔进水里。 她看着大船和小船驶过。 她听着海鸥在她的婴儿车旁吱吱作响。 码头上没有别的声音。

Before long, Dad pulled up his fishing line with a big fish on the end. Mum and Dad both smiled as it lay flapping and dripping on the wharf. "Hurray! Hurray!" shouted Beth, clapping her hands and laughing loudly. "Sh! Beth!" said Dad. "We must catch another fish for our dinner. We should all keep quiet." Dad put the fish into a green bucket, and he threw his line back into the sea.

没过多久，爸爸拉起了鱼线，鱼线的一端系着一条大鱼。 妈妈和爸爸都笑了，因为它在码头上拍打着翅膀，滴水。 “华友世纪!万岁!”贝思拍着手大声笑着喊道。 “Sh !贝丝!”爸爸说。“我们必须再抓一条鱼当晚餐。 我们都应该保持安静。” 爸爸把鱼放进一个绿色的桶里，然后把鱼线扔回海里。

After a while, Beth saw a fat cat coming quietly onto the wharf. She watched the cat creeping closer and closer to the green bucket. "Dad!" she called. "Look!" "We must be quiet," said Dad. "We don't want to talk just now. Listen to the birds and watch the boats."

过了一会儿，白丝看见一只肥猫悄悄地来到码头上。 她看着那只猫越来越靠近绿桶。 “爸爸!”她喊道。“看!”“我们必须安静，”爸爸说。 “我们现在不想谈。 听听鸟叫，看看船。”

Beth saw the fat cat pulling the fish right out of the bucket. She called out again. "Look, Dad! Look at the fish!" Dad turned around to look at Beth, but he didn't see the cat. He said, "Listen to me. We must all keep quiet." "Mum, look at the fish!" shouted Beth, but Mum didn't really listen. She looked around at Beth and said, "Sh! Please be quiet, Beth. Too much noise will scare the fish away."

贝丝看见肥猫把鱼从桶里捞了出来。 她又喊了一声。“看,爸爸!看这条鱼!”爸爸转过身去看贝丝，但他没有看到猫。 他说:“听我说。我们都必须保持安静。” “妈妈，看那条鱼!”白丝喊道，但妈妈并没有听。 她回过头来看着贝思说:“嘘!请安静，贝丝。 太吵会把鱼吓跑的。”