(46周)Kipper's Christmas Eve

Hippers Christmas Eve by Mick Inkpen. Read by Dawn French. Christmas Eve by Mick Inkpen.

《奇普的平安夜》，作者：米克·英克彭。 朗读者：唐·弗兰奇。 《平安夜》，作者：米克·英克彭。

Which is best? said Kipper to himself. Christmas Day or Christmas Eve? He reached the top of Big Hill and stopped. Presents or expecting presents? And then, because he was too excited to decide, he just whooped and went charging down the slope towards the wood. It was Christmas Eve and he was looking for a Christmas tree to take home.

哪个更好呢？奇普心里嘀咕。是圣诞节当天还是平安夜呀？他爬到了 大山顶上停了下来。是收礼物开心还是盼礼物开心呢？他实在太兴奋了， 根本拿不定主意，索性大喊一声，顺着山坡朝树林冲了下去。今天可是 平安夜呀，他要找一棵圣诞树扛回家。

In the middle of the wood was a little fir tree. That's the one! said Kipper. He dug away the snow with his spade. Then he grabbed the tree and pulled. It wouldn't come. He pushed it, shook it, twisted and lifted it. Then he looped his scarf around it and heaved and heaved and heaved until...

树林中间长着一棵小小的冷杉树。 就是它啦！奇普喊道。 他用小铲子把树周围的雪挖开。 然后抓住树干使劲拔。 可树一动也不动。 他推呀、晃呀、拧呀、拽呀，什么法子都试了。 最后他把围巾绕在树上，拉呀拉呀，使劲拉呀，直到...

It did!

树终于拔出来啦！

I wonder what Father Christmas will bring me, thought Kipper as he dragged the tree home. This year, as every year, Kipper couldn't think what sort of present he would like. I expect I'll know what I want when I see what it is, said Kipper. He was still thinking about presents when he saw Pig and his little cousin Arnold coming over the hill.

圣诞老人会给我带什么礼物呢？奇普一边拖着树往家走，一边心里琢磨。 今年也和往年一样，奇普想不出自己想要什么礼物。 等我看到礼物，就知道我喜不喜欢啦。奇普自言自语道。 他正满脑子想着礼物呢，就看见小猪和他的小表弟阿诺德从山坡那边走过来了。

Hello Kipper, said Pig. Do you want a hand with that? Pig tied his own scarf to the fir tree and together they heaved it up the slope while Arnold toddled along behind sucking his thumb. He was pointing at something in the tree, but Kipper and Pig were too busy talking about presents to notice.

嗨，奇普！小猪打招呼说，需要我帮你搬树吗？ 小猪把自己的围巾也系在冷杉树上，他俩一起使劲把树往坡上拉。 阿诺德叼着大拇指，摇摇晃晃跟在后面。 他指着树上的什么东西，可奇普和小猪光顾着聊礼物，根本没注意到。