Leap! A Salmon's Story

Leap! A Salmon Story. Written by Sharon Feer. Illustrated by David Cockroft.

跳吧！ 一条鲑鱼的故事 作者：莎伦·菲尔 绘者：大卫·科克罗夫特

Born to leap. From the beginning, she was different. The moment she hatched from her tiny pink egg, she tried to leap. But she couldn't. The yoke from her egg hung from her belly. It slowed her down.

天生就爱跳跃。 从一开始，她就与众不同。 从粉嘟嘟的小卵里孵出来的那一刻，她就想跳， 可她跳不起来。 卵里的蛋黄还挂在她的肚子上， 拖得她行动慢吞吞的。

For a while, the yolk was her food. As she ate, it got smaller and smaller. Then it was gone. Now she was a fry. She was slim, silver, and one inch long.

有好一阵子，蛋黄就是她的食物。 她吃啊吃，蛋黄变得越来越小。 后来蛋黄彻底消失了。 现在她长成了一条幼鲑。 她身形苗条，浑身银闪闪的，只有一英寸长。

Oh, now how she could leap! All salmon are great leapers, but her leaping was special. I love to leap, she said, flinging herself into the air. You'll never grow big leaping like that, said another salmon.

哇，现在她跳得可太厉害了！ 所有鲑鱼都是跳跃高手，但她的跳法格外特别。 我太爱跳跃啦，她一边说，一边纵身跃到半空中。 你总这么跳，永远长不大的，另一条鲑鱼说。

Leaving home. But she did grow, just like the others. Soon, they knew it was time to leave home. They swam downstream and headed for the ocean.

离开家。 可她确实长大了，和其他鲑鱼长得一样好。 很快，他们就知道是时候离开家了。 他们顺流而下，朝着大海游去。

On the trip, she practiced her leaps. I was born to leap, she said, jumping higher and higher. You'll hurt yourself leaping like that, said the other salmon. But she never did.

赶路的途中，她还在练习跳跃。 我天生就是要跳跃的呀，她一边说，一边跳得越来越高。 你这么跳会伤到自己的，其他鲑鱼说。 可她从来没受伤过。