Little Blue, Big Blue

Little blue, big blue.

小蓝鲸，大蓝鲸。

Chapter 1 Little Blue was born in the warm seas near the equator. His mother pushed him to the surface of the water. Little Blue squealed as he took his first breath of air. Little Blue grew fast. He loved to drink the warm milk from his mother's belly.

第一章 小蓝鲸出生在临近 赤道的温暖海域。 妈妈把他推到了水面上。 小蓝鲸第一次呼吸到空气，开心地叫出了声。 小蓝鲸长得很快。 他最爱喝妈妈肚子里暖暖的乳汁。

All winter long, Little Blue stayed close to his mother and she taught him many things. Little Blue loved to play beside her in the water. He loved to stretch his head above the water to breathe in the salty air. Soon, it was time to swim north for the summer to the feeding grounds. It had been many months since Little Blue's mother had eaten and she was very hungry. It was a long way to the polar waters in the north.

整个冬天，小蓝鲸都黏在妈妈身边，妈妈教了他好多本领。 小蓝鲸喜欢在妈妈身边的水里玩耍。 他喜欢把脑袋探出水面，呼吸带着咸味的空气。 很快，就到了夏天要往北游去觅食区的时候了。 小蓝鲸的妈妈已经好几个月没吃东西了，肚子饿得咕咕叫。 去北边的极地海域要走很远很远的路。

Further and further they swam. They came up to the surface every few minutes to breathe. Little Blue loved to spout water vapor high in the air. Finally, they reached the polar waters in the north. The sea felt cold to Little Blue, but he did not mind. His mother showed him how to eat the tiny pink krill that swarmed all around them.

他们游啊游，越游越远。 每隔几分钟他们就会浮出水面呼吸。 小蓝鲸最爱把水汽喷得高高的。 终于，他们抵达了北边的极地海域。 海水冰冰的，小蓝鲸却一点都不在意。 妈妈教他怎么吃成群结队围在身边的粉色小磷虾。

Little Blue's mother opened her mouth wide and took a great big gulp. Water flowed in, carrying thousands of krill. Then she pushed out the water with her tongue and swallowed the food. Little Blue did the same. The tiny krill tasted good.

小蓝鲸的妈妈张大嘴巴，猛地吸了一大口。 海水涌进来，裹着成千上万只磷虾。 接着她用舌头把水排出去，把食物吞进肚子里。 小蓝鲸照着妈妈的样子做了。 小小的磷虾味道好极了。

One day, Little Blue was busy feeding when a pod of killer whales appeared. They swam around him, nipping him with their sharp teeth. Little Blue cried out in fear. At once his mother was beside him. She lashed the killer whales with her tail and drove them away. Little Blue stayed close to his mother after that.

有一天，小蓝鲸正忙着吃东西，一群虎鲸突然出现了。 他们围着他游来游去，用尖利的牙齿咬他。 小蓝鲸害怕得大叫起来。 妈妈立刻游到了他的身边。 她用尾巴狠狠抽打虎鲸，把他们都赶跑了。 从那以后，小蓝鲸再也不轻易离开妈妈身边了。