Can You Say Pterodactyl

Can you say pterodactyl? Written by Stephen Cosgrove. Illustrated by Carolyn Laporte.

你会说"翼手龙"吗？ 作者：斯蒂芬·科斯格罗夫 绘者：卡罗琳·拉波特

There once was a very rare creature called a pterodactyl. She had big leathery wings. She had a big bony beak. But her name she could barely speak. Her name was pterodactyl.

从前有一种非常稀有的生物，名叫翼手龙。 她长着一对宽大坚韧的皮翅膀。 她有一只大大的骨质喙。 可她几乎没法念对自己的名字。 她的名字就叫翼手龙。

The pterodactyl couldn't say pterodactyl. The word got caught between her beak and tongue. She would take a big breath. She would scrunch up her beak and blurt, pterowackdattle.

翼手龙不会念"翼手龙"这个词。 这个词总是卡在她的喙和舌头中间。 她总会深吸一大口气。 皱起喙，然后脱口而出： 翼沃咔达多！

Now, if you can't say your name, it is very hard to meet someone new. One day, as she was flying along, she met a duck. The duck said, Hi, I'm Duck. Who are you?

唉，要是你不会说自己的名字， 认识新朋友可就太难了。 有一天，她正飞着，遇到了一只鸭子。 鸭子开口说： 嗨，我是鸭子。你是谁呀？

She took a deep breath. She scrunched up her beak and said, Patero, Patero, whack, whackdottle. The duck thought she was making a rude noise and flew away.

她深吸了一口气。 皱起喙说道： 佩特洛，佩特洛，哇咔，哇咔多！ 鸭子以为她在发出无礼的声音，就飞走了。

Later that day, she happened upon a small bird in a tree. The little bird chirped, Hi, I'm Wren. Who are you?

当天晚些时候，她在树上偶遇了一只小鸟。 小鸟叽叽喳喳地说： 嗨，我是鹪鹩。 你是谁呀？