(14周)The Mixed-Up Chameleon

The Mixed Up Chameleon by Eric Carle

《拼拼凑凑的变色龙》 艾瑞·卡尔 著

On a shiny green leaf sets a small green chameleon. It moved onto a brown tree and turned brownish. Then it rested on the red flower and turned reddish. When the chameleon moved slowly across the yellow sand, it turned yellowish. You could hardly see it.

一片绿油油的亮叶子上，趴着一只小小的绿变色龙。 它爬到一棵棕色的树上，就变成了棕褐色。 接着它停在一朵红花上，又变成了浅红色。 变色龙慢慢爬过黄沙地的时候，又变成了淡黄色。 你几乎都看不到它啦。

When the chameleon was warm and had something to eat, it turned sparkle and green. But when it was cold and hungry, it turned grey and dull.

变色龙暖暖和和、吃饱肚子的时候，就会变成亮闪闪的绿色。 可它又冷又饿的时候，就会变成灰蒙蒙的暗颜色。

When the chameleon was hungry, it sat still and waited. Only its eyes moved up, down, sideways until it spotted a fly. Then the chameleon's long and sticky tongue shut out and caught the fly. That was its life. It was not very exciting, but one day...

变色龙饿了的时候，就一动不动地坐着等。 只有眼珠子上下左右转来转去，直到发现一只苍蝇。 接着变色龙又长又黏的舌头嗖地弹出去，逮住了苍蝇。 这就是它的生活，没什么刺激的，直到有一天……

The chameleon saw a zoo. It had never seen so many beautiful animals.

变色龙看到了一个动物园，它从来没见过这么多漂亮的动物。

The chameleon thought, how small I am, how slow, how weak. I wish I could be big and white like a polar bear. And the chameleon's wish came true. But was it happy? No.

变色龙想：我这么小，跑得这么慢，还这么弱小。 我要是能像北极熊那样又大又白就好了。 变色龙的愿望成真啦。 可它开心吗？ 不开心。