5 The Rainbow Party

The Rainbow Party written by Pam Holden illustrated by Pauline Whimp

《彩虹派对》，帕姆·霍尔顿编剧，波琳·威普插画

One day, Claire told her class that she was leaving the school. Her family was going to live in another town far away. Nobody felt like playing games or having fun because everyone was sad. The teacher looked at all those unhappy children, and she thought hard until she knew what to do. "We're feeling sad because Claire is leaving soon," she said. "But I've thought of an idea to cheer us all up."

一天，克莱尔告诉她的同学她要离开学校了。 她的家人要搬到很远的另一个城镇去住。 没有人想玩游戏或玩得开心，因为每个人都很难过。 老师看着那些不快乐的孩子，她想了很久，直到她知道该怎么做。 “我们感到很难过，因为克莱尔很快就要离开了，”她说。 “但我想到了一个让大家高兴起来的主意。”

"Let's have a costume party to say goodbye to Claire," said the teacher. "It must be a bright, happy party, so we'll all dress up in different coloured clothes. It will be a rainbow party." "Yes!" shouted the children. "Let's have a rainbow party! We'll each choose a different costume to wear. We should keep it a secret so we'll surprise everybody at school. Remember to choose a bright colour."

老师说:“我们开个化装舞会跟克莱尔告别吧。” “这一定是一个明亮、快乐的聚会，所以我们都要穿上不同颜色的衣服。 这将是一场彩虹派对。” “是的!”孩子们喊道。 “我们开个彩虹派对吧!”我们每人选一套不同的服装。 我们应该保守秘密这样我们就能给学校里的每个人一个惊喜。 记得选择鲜艳的颜色。”

Isaac told his parents about Claire's rainbow party. "I want to dress up as something red," he said. "What about a stop light?" said his father. His mother thought he could be a ladybug. "No, "I'd like to be a fire truck," said Isaac. Kate's family helped her to think of something green. "Some lizards and crocodiles are green," said Mum. Dad said "You might like to be a grasshopper." "I know what you should choose," said her younger sister, "Frogs are green and they hop, too." "Yes, that's a good idea. I'll be a frog," said Kate.

艾萨克把克莱尔的彩虹派对告诉了他父母。 “我想穿成红色，”他说。 “红灯怎么样?”他父亲说。 他妈妈认为他可能是一只瓢虫。 不，“我想成为一辆消防车，”艾萨克说。 凯特的家人帮她想出了一些绿色的东西。 “有些蜥蜴和鳄鱼是绿色的，”妈妈说。 爸爸说:“你可能想当一只蚱蜢。” “我知道你应该选什么，”她的妹妹说，“青蛙是绿色的，它们也会跳。” “是的，这是个好主意。我要做一只青蛙，”凯特说。

Zoe's brothers gave her ideas about something yellow. "What about a banana or a pineapple for your costume?" asked her little brother. "A buzzing bee would be fun," said her older brother. "No, thanks. I'd like to dress up as the sun," she said. Tom told his grandmother about Claire's rainbow party. "I've chosen bright orange for my colour," he said. Grandma thought hard. "An orange is orange!" she said. "We could make a beautiful pumpkin costume." "No, I think I'll dress up as a goldfish," he said.

佐伊的兄弟们给了她一些黄色的主意。 “你的戏服里放个香蕉或菠萝怎么样?”她的小弟弟问。 “一只嗡嗡作响的蜜蜂会很有趣，”她的哥哥说。 “不,谢谢。我想打扮成太阳，”她说。 汤姆把克莱尔的彩虹派对告诉了奶奶。 他说:“我选择了亮橙色作为我的颜色。” 奶奶苦思冥想。“橙子是橙色的!”她说。 “我们可以做一套漂亮的南瓜服装。” “不，我想我会打扮成一条金鱼，”他说。

Poor Claire didn't know which colour to choose. "If I could choose silver, I might be a star or a fish," she thought. "I'd be a snowman or the moon if I could choose white. If I could choose brown, I might be a rabbit or an owl. But I must remember that it's a rainbow party, so I should dress up in something bright and beautiful."

可怜的克莱尔不知道该选哪种颜色。 “如果我能选择银，我可能是一颗星星或一条鱼，”她想。 “如果我能选择白色，我想做雪人或月亮。 如果我可以选择棕色，我可能是一只兔子或一只猫头鹰。 但我必须记住，这是一个彩虹派对，所以我应该穿得明亮漂亮。”