4-02 The Kite

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The Kite Frog and Toad went out to fly a kite. They went to a large meadow where the wind was strong. Our kite will fly up and up, said Frog. It will fly all the way up to the top of the sky.

《风筝》 青蛙和蟾蜍出门去放风筝。 他们来到一片风很大的宽阔草地上。 “我们的风筝会越飞越高的。”青蛙说。 它会一直飞到天的最顶端去。

Toad said fraud, I will hold the ball of string. You hold the kite and run. Toad ran across the meadow. He ran as fast as his short legs could carry him.

青蛙对蟾蜍说：“我拿着线团，你拿着风筝跑。” 蟾蜍跑过草地，小短腿拼尽全力跑得飞快。

The kite went up in the air. It fell to the ground with a bump. Toad heard laughter. Three robins were sitting in a bush. That kite will not fly, said the robins. You may as well give up.

风筝飞到了半空中。 它砰的一声摔到了地上。 蟾蜍听见了笑声。 三只知更鸟停在灌木丛上。 “这风筝飞不起来的。”知更鸟们说。 你们还是放弃吧。

Toad ran back to Frog. Frog said Toad, this kite will not fly. I give up. We must make a second try, said Frog. Wave the kite over your head. Perhaps that will make it fly.

蟾蜍跑回到青蛙身边。 蟾蜍对青蛙说： 这风筝飞不起来。 我放弃了。 “我们得再试一次。”青蛙说。 你把风筝举在头顶挥一挥。 说不定它就能飞起来了。

Toe ran back across the meadow. He waved the kite over his head. The kite went up in the air, and then fell down with a thud. What a joke! said the robins. That kite will never get off the ground.

蟾蜍又跑过草地。 他把风筝举在头顶挥来挥去。 风筝飞到了半空中， 然后砰的一声又掉了下来。 “太好笑啦！”知更鸟们说。 这风筝永远都飞不起来。