(48周)The Blue Balloon

The Blue Balloon by Mick Inkpen. Read by Dawn French.

《蓝色气球》，作者：米克·英克彭 朗读者：唐恩·弗兰奇

The day after my birthday party, Kipper found a soggy blue balloon in the garden, which was odd because the balloons at my party were red and white. I blew it up.

我生日派对结束的第二天，奇珀在花园里捡到了一只湿哒哒的蓝气球，这 事可有点奇怪，因为我派对上的气球都是红色和白色的。 我把它吹了起来。

At first, I thought it was just an ordinary balloon. But now, I'm not so sure. It is shiny and squeaky, and you can make rude noises with it. And if you give it a rub, you can stick it on the ceiling, just like an ordinary balloon.

一开始，我以为这只是一只普通的气球。 可现在，我就不太确定啦。 它亮闪闪的，捏一下会吱吱响，你还能用它弄出好笑的怪声。 你要是摩擦它一下，还能把它粘在天花板上，就和普通气球一样。

But there is something odd about my balloon. It doesn't matter how much you blow it up, it just goes on getting bigger and bigger until...

不过我的气球有点不对劲。 不管你往里面吹多少气，它只会越来越大、越来越大，直到……

ungorgaros

嗡嘎嘣隆

You see, it never ever bursts. Never ever. I have squeezed it, squashed it, and whacked it with a stick. I have kicked it, run it over, and stretched it.

你知道吗，它从来不会破，永远都不会。 我挤过它、压过它，还拿棍子狠狠敲过它。 我踢过它、用车子碾过它，还使劲拉扯过它。