15 The Lonely Giant

The Lonely Giant written by Pam Holden illustrated by Samer Hatam

《孤独的巨人》，作者帕姆·霍尔顿，插画萨默·哈塔姆

The Lonely Giant was an unhappy, grumpy giant, who lived alone on a high mountain. He was not kind and helpful like the Gentle Giant who lived in the valley below. "I am tired of living all alone. I wish I had a friend," the Lonely Giant grumbled to himself. "I need someone to talk to and play with, so I will go for a walk to find some friends."

孤独的巨人是一个闷闷不乐、脾气暴躁的巨人，他独自住在一座高山上。 他不像住在下面的山谷里的温和巨人那样善良和乐于助人。 “我厌倦了独自生活。 我希望我有一个朋友。”孤独的巨人自言自语道。 “我需要有人聊天和玩耍，所以我要去散步找一些朋友。”

The Lonely Giant came marching down from the mountaintop to look for a friend. As he walked, the ground cracked and shook like an earthquake. Frightened people ran into their houses and shut the doors tight. All the animals ran quickly to hide, and the birds squawked as they flapped far away. "I feel so lonely!" roared the giant angrily, stamping his foot. He marched back up his mountain, where he sat all alone, wondering how he could ever find some friends. As he sat there feeling sorry for himself, he noticed some strange and interesting things happening in the valley below...

孤独的巨人从山顶上走下来寻找朋友。 他走着走着，地面裂开了，像地震一样摇晃着。 受惊的人们跑进自己的房子，关紧了门。 所有的动物都迅速地跑去躲起来，鸟儿们在远处拍打着翅膀，吱吱地叫着。 “我觉得好孤独!”巨人愤怒地吼道，跺着脚。 他大步回到山上，独自坐在那里，想着怎样才能找到朋友。 当他坐在那里为自己感到难过时，他注意到下面的山谷里发生了一些奇怪而有趣的事情……

An enormous tree had fallen across the road, stopping all the traffic. An ambulance could not get past to take a sick person to the hospital. The driver didn't know what to do, but someone kind came to help him. A huge, strong man smiled as he lifted the heavy tree out of the way. He was the Gentle Giant. "Thank you, Gentle Giant," called the ambulance driver as he quickly drove away to the hospital.

一棵大树横倒在马路上，所有的交通都中断了。 救护车不能开过去把病人送到医院去。 司机不知道该怎么办，但有人来帮助他。 一个高大强壮的男人微笑着把那棵沉重的树移开。 他是温和的巨人。“谢谢你，温柔的巨人，”救护车司机喊道，他迅速地把车开向医院。

Then the Gentle Giant heard two children calling for help. Their tiny kitten had climbed onto a high roof, and it was too frightened to come down. The children couldn't reach the kitten, and it wouldn't come down when they called its name. The Gentle Giant reached up and carefully lifted it down for them. "Thank you, Gentle Giant," said the happy children.

这时，温和的巨人听到两个孩子在呼救。 他们的小猫爬上了很高的屋顶，它太害怕了，不敢下来。 孩子们够不着小猫，叫它的名字它也不下来。 温和的巨人伸出手，小心翼翼地把它取了下来。 “谢谢你，温柔的巨人，”快乐的孩子们说。

As the Gentle Giant walked home, he saw a car that was stopped because it needed a wheel changed. The poor driver couldn't fix it because he didn't have enough tools. The Gentle Giant just lifted the car off the ground while the driver changed the wheel. The people got back into the car, smiling at the Gentle Giant as they waved goodbye.

当温柔的巨人走回家的时候，他看到一辆汽车停了下来，因为它需要换轮子。 可怜的司机修不了车，因为他没有足够的工具。 温柔的巨人只是在司机换方向盘的时候把车举离地面。 人们回到车里，微笑着向温柔的巨人挥手告别。