The Sneetches and Other Stories

Now, the star -belly Sneetches had bellies with stars. The plain -belly Sneetches...

你瞧呀，星肚史尼奇的肚皮上都长着星星。 而光肚史尼奇呢……

Now the star -bellied snitches had bellies with stars. The plain -bellied snitches had none upon theirs. Those stars weren't so big. They were really so small, you might think such a thing wouldn't matter at all.

星肚史尼奇的肚皮上都长着星星。 光肚史尼奇的肚皮上啥都没有。 那些星星不大哦，真的特别小，你说不定会觉得这根本不算什么事儿。

But because they had stars, all the star -bellied snitches would brag, We're the best kind of snitch on the beaches. With their snoots in the air, they would sniff, and they'd snort, We'll have nothing to do with the plain -bellied sort. And whenever they met some, when they were out walking, they'd hike right on past them without even talking. When the star -bellied children went out to play ball, Could a plain -bellied get in the game? Not at all. You only could play if your bellies had stars, and the plain -bellied children had none upon bars.

可就因为长了星星，所有星肚史尼奇都爱吹牛， 我们是这片海滩上最棒的史尼奇。 他们把鼻子翘得老高，抽抽鼻子哼一声， 我们才不要和光肚的家伙打交道。 每次出门散步碰到光肚史尼奇， 他们都直接快步走过去，连话都不说一句。 星肚史尼奇家的小朋友出门玩球的时候， 光肚小朋友能加入吗？门都没有。 只有肚皮上长星星的才能一起玩， 光肚小朋友的肚皮上半颗星星都没有。

When the star -bellied snitches had frankfurter roasts, or picnics, or parties, or marshmallow toasts, they never invited the plain -bellied snitches. They left them out cold in the dark of the beaches. They kept them away, never let them come near. And that's how they treated them, year after year.

星肚史尼奇烤热狗、野餐、办派对、烤棉花糖的时候， 他们从来都不请光肚史尼奇。 把他们孤零零地晾在海滩的阴影里。 把他们赶得远远的，从来不让他们靠近。 他们年复一年，都是这么对待光肚史尼奇的。

Then one day it seems while the plain belly sneetches were moping and doping alone on the beaches just sitting there wishing their bellies had stars a stranger zipped up in the strangest of cars. My friends he announced in a voice clear and keen my name is Sylvester McMonkey McBean and I've heard of your troubles I've heard you're unhappy but I can fix that I'm the fix -it -up chappie I've come here to help you I have what you need and my prices are low and I work at great speed and my work is 100 % guaranteed

后来有一天，光肚史尼奇正闷头晃悠、提不起劲 独自待在海滩上，坐着发愁，盼着自己肚皮上也能长星星，这时候 一个陌生人开着辆怪得不行的车嗖的一下过来了。“朋友们，”他开口说道，声音 清亮又响亮，“我叫西尔维斯特·麦猴·麦宾，我听说了你们的 烦心事，知道你们不开心，我能解决哦，我可是修理小能手。 我是来帮你们的，你们要的东西我都有，价格便宜，而且我 干活速度快，效果百分百包你满意。

Then quickly, Sylvester Muck Monkey McBean put together a very peculiar machine. And he said, You want stars like a star -belly snake? My friends, you can have them for three dollars each. Just pay me your money and hop right aboard. So they clambered inside. Then the big machine roared. And it clunked, and it bumped, and it jerked, and it burped, and it bopped them about. But the thing really worked. When the plain -belly snake just popped out, they had stars. They actually did. They had stars upon stars.

很快，西尔维斯特·麦猴·麦宾就拼出了一台特别古怪的机器。 他说道： 你们想要和星肚史尼奇一样的星星吗？朋友们，只要三块钱一个哦。 只要把钱给我，就赶紧跳上来吧。 于是他们都爬了进去。接着这台大机器轰隆轰隆响了起来。 它哐当哐当、颠颠晃晃、猛地抖一下、打个嗝似的，把他们甩来甩去。 可这机器真的管用。 等光肚史尼奇蹦出来的时候，他们肚皮上有星星啦。 真的有哦，他们的肚皮上长出了星星。