忙着过冬的动物们 bear has a story to tell
大家好！今天毛毛为大家带来一本十分暖心的绘本:bear has a story to tell。故事的主角是一只总是想给朋友们讲故事的熊,故事就发生在秋季之末,冬季即将到来的时候。正在北半球经受炎炎夏天的亲们,或许会感觉到格外凉爽吧！而毛毛此时所在的南半球,却恰好是寒冷的冬季哦！冬季对于我们人类来说,或许只是开空调,多穿衣服。然而对于小动物们来说,却很是不同。他们有的会冬眠,有的会贮藏食物,有的会迁徙,十分忙碌。喜欢动物的小朋友一定会感兴趣:动物们究竟是怎样过冬的呢？这本书在书评网站goodreads中获得4.04分。三千多条评分,四百多条书评,评论者中包含教师、家长,大多都是被书中熊的可爱形象和温馨的故事所打动。那么,咱们不妨一起来看一看吧。同时毛毛也带来了朗读音频,给各位参考。你也可以通过移动app[喜马拉雅]或[懒人听书]关注"毛毛讲英文绘本2018"下载收听。以下图文涉及剧透,加粗字体为绘本原文,其余为解说。图片来自绘本实物拍摄,仅供预览,感兴趣的读者请购买正版。it was almost winter and bear was getting sleepy.冬天就要到了,熊有点困了。b t first, bear had a story to tell.可是,熊还有个故事没讲。"mo se, wo ld yo like to hear a story？" asked bear with a yawn."i am sorry, bear," said mo se, "b t it is almost winter and i have many seeds to gather.""老鼠,你要不要听个故事？"熊打着哈欠问。"抱歉,熊。"老鼠说,"可是冬天就要来了,我还有好多种子要收集。"bear helped mo se find the seeds on the forest floor.熊帮着老鼠在森林的大地上寻找种子。when they had finished, mo se said, "see yo soon！" and t nneled ndergro nd to wait for spring.完事儿后,老鼠说:"再见！"然后他钻到了地下,等待春天的到来。bear took slow, sleepy steps thro gh the forest. fallen leaves cr nched nder his feet.熊拖着缓慢的、疲惫的步伐,穿越森林。落叶在他脚下咔嚓作响。"hello, d ck！" said bear, sitting down to rest his tired legs."wo ld yo like to hear a story？""i am sorry, bear," said d ck, "b t it is almost to winter, and i am getting ready to fly so th.""你好啊！鸭子。"熊一边坐下,舒缓他疲惫的腿,一边说。"你想听个故事吗？""抱歉,熊。"鸭子说,"可是冬天就要来了,我要飞向南方了。""i will miss yo , d ck," said bear. he raised a paw to check the direction of the wind."我会想你的,鸭子。"熊说。他举起爪子,确认风向。"i will miss yo too," said d ck, and off he flew."我也会想你的！"鸭子说。然后它飞走了。the s n was heavy and h ng low in the sky. bear s eyelids were getting heavy too. he co nted the colors to stay awake. "three pink clo ds, two red leaves, one green..."太阳西沉,低低的挂在空中。熊的眼皮也越来越沉。他数着颜色,保持清醒。"三片粉色的云,两片红色的叶子,一个绿色的。。。""frog！ hello！" said bear. "wo ld yo like to hear a story？""i am sorry, bear," said frog, "b t it is almost winter, and i have to find a warm place to sleep.""青蛙！你好啊！"熊说,"你要不要听个故事呢？""抱歉,熊。"青蛙说,"可是冬天就要来了,我得找个温暖的地方睡一觉。"bear d g a frog-sized hole between two evergreens. then he t cked frog in nder a blanket of leaves and pine needles."thank yo , bear," said frog. "i will see yo in the spring."熊在两株常青植物中间,挖了一个青蛙容身的洞。然后他将青蛙裹在树叶和松针做的毯子中。"谢谢你,熊。"青蛙说,"咱们春天见。"bear leaned against the old oak tree. he stretched and the yawned and scratched at his belly. "i wonder if mole is awake？" he tho ght.熊靠在老橡树下。他伸展一下四肢,打了个哈欠,又挠了挠肚子。"不知道鼹鼠醒着没？"他想。"mole？ are yo there？ mole？""鼹鼠,你在吗？鼹鼠？"mole was already asleep."good night, mole," said bear with a sigh.鼹鼠已经睡着了。"晚安,鼹鼠。"熊叹了口气。the first winter snowflakes began to fall...冬季的第一片雪花飘落。。。many months passed and the s n ret rned. it melted the snow and woke the trees. bear rolled o t onto the green grass. "it s spring！" he said. "now i can tell my story！"数月过后,天空放晴。积雪融化,大地苏醒。熊滚到绿草地上。"春天！"他说。"现在我可以讲故事啦！"b t first, bear bro ght mo se an acorn."thank yo , bear！" said mo se. mo se was h ngry after a long winter.不过,熊先给老鼠带来一个橡果。"谢谢你,熊！"老鼠说。老鼠在这漫长的冬季过后好饿啊。"welcome home, d ck！" called bear. "yo m st be tired from yo r jo rney." bear showed d ck a shady m d p ddle he d fo nd."欢迎回家,鸭子！"熊说。"你一定很累吧。"他给鸭子找到一块阴凉的泥塘。bear placed frog in the s nshine till he was warm and awake. frog opened one eye, then the other."good morning！" said bear.熊又把青蛙放到阳光下,待他感到温暖后醒来。青蛙睁开一只眼,又睁开另一只眼。"早上好！"熊说。bear, mo se, d ck and frog waited all day for mole to wake p.finally, mole poked his nose o t into the moonlight."mole！" said bear. "wo ld yo like to hear a story？"熊、老鼠、鸭子和青蛙,一整天都在等待鼹鼠的醒来。终于,鼹鼠在夜色中伸出它的小鼻子。"鼹鼠！"熊说。"你要不要听个故事呢？"bear gathered his friends. he sat p straight and cleared his throat. he p ffed o t his chest, and with all of his friends listening...熊召集了他的所有朋友。他坐直了身子,清了清喉咙,挺了挺胸,好朋友们都等待着他的故事。bear co ld not remember his story. "it was s ch a good story," he said, hanging his head. "b t winter is a very long time for a bear to remember."熊却想不起来他的故事了。"应该是个特别好听的故事。"他垂着头说。"可是冬天太漫长了,我什么都不记得了。"the friends sat together for a q iet min te.朋友们安静的坐了一会儿。then mo se said, "maybe yo r story is abo t a bear."and d ck said, "maybe yo r story is abo t the b sy time j st before winter.""i think there sho ld be other characters too," s ggested frog."like a mole！" said mole. "and a mo se, and a d ck, and a frog！"bear sat p straight again. he cleared his throat, p ffed o t his chest, and began his story with...然后老鼠说:"或许你的故事是关于一只熊的。"接着鸭子说:"或许你的故事与冬季到来前的繁忙有关。""或许还有点别的角色吧。"青蛙说。"比如鼹鼠,"鼹鼠说,"还有老鼠、鸭子和青蛙。"熊再次坐直了身体,清了清喉咙,挺了挺胸,开始讲述起他的故事。"it was almost the and bear was getting sleepy.""冬天就要到了,熊有点困了。"(与开头第一页唯有不同的,便是不再落叶纷纷了。。。)故事结束。这是一本十分温暖的绘本:故事温暖,画面温暖,对白也很温暖。熊的形象憨态可掬。每个动作又十分温柔,情怀满溢。看着他困倦而疲惫的身体,好像马上就要睡着了一样,却还在坚持着走向每一位朋友。而画面背景从地上纷纷的落叶,到洁白的雪地,再到湛蓝的天空,纯净而亮丽,生机盎然。整个绘本就是告诉我们一个故事,这个故事的内容就是讲一个故事。这真是非常拗口啊！然而毛毛觉得,这本书其实讲述的是小动物们过冬的故事。那么动物都以什么方式度过冬季呢？哪些动物贮藏食物(store food)？哪些动物迁徙(migrate)？哪些动物冬眠(hibernate)？这本书都会给你答案。或许你还能想到其他动物的过冬方式吗？其实最让毛毛觉得暖心的,还是熊对待每一个朋友的真心,体现在每一处的小细节中。过冬前,帮助老鼠捡种子,帮助鸭子测风向,给青蛙铺软软的窝,跟鼹鼠道晚安；过冬后,为老鼠准备橡果,为鸭子寻找泥塘,唤醒青蛙,默默等待鼹鼠的苏醒。每一个小小的举动都让人觉得温暖,处处流露着对友谊的珍视。