英文绘本故事|Farmer Duck 鸭子农夫
There once was a duck who had the bad luck to live with a lazy old farmer.
从前,有只倒霉的鸭子,和一个大懒虫农夫生活在一起。
The duck did the work. The farmer stayed all day in bed.
鸭子要干所有的活,农夫只管整天赖在床上。
The duck fetched he cow from the field.
鸭子到地里把牛牵回来。
"How goes the work?" called the farmer.
农夫嚷嚷:“活儿干的怎么样啦?”
The duck answered, "Quack!"
鸭子回答:“嘎嘎!”
The duck brought the sheep from the hill.
鸭子到山上把羊驮回来。
"How goes the work?" called the farmer.
农夫嚷嚷:“活儿干的怎么样啦?”
The duck answered, "Quack!"
鸭子回答:“嘎嘎!”
The duck put the hens in their house.
鸭子把鸡赶回鸡舍。
"How goes the work?" called the farmer.
农夫嚷嚷:“活儿干的怎么样啦?”
The duck answered, "Quack!"
鸭子回答:“嘎嘎!”
The farmer got fat through staying in bed and the poor duck got fed up with working all day.
农夫从早到晚躺在床上,胖得不成样子。鸭子每日没夜辛苦干活,累得快要崩溃了。
"How goes the work?"
“活儿干的怎么样啦?”
"Quack!"
“嘎嘎!”
"How goes the work?"
“活儿干的怎么样啦?”
"Quack!"
“嘎嘎!”
"How goes the work?"
“活儿干的怎么样啦?”
"Quack!"
“嘎嘎!”
"How goes the work?"
“活儿干的怎么样啦?”
"Quack!"
“嘎嘎!”
"How goes the work?"
“活儿干的怎么样啦?”
"Quack!"
“嘎嘎!”
"How goes the work?"
“活儿干的怎么样啦?”
"Quack!"
“嘎嘎!”
The poor duck was sleepy and weepy and tired.
可怜的鸭子,又困,又累,又伤心。
The hens and the cow and the sheep got very upset. They loved the duck.
牛羊和鸡很爱鸭子,他们都为朋友感到难过。
So they held a meeting under the moon and they made a plan for the morning.
于是大家趁着月色,精心安排起第二天一早的行动。
"Moo!" said the cow.
“哞哞!”牛说。
"Baa!" said the sheep.
“咩咩!”羊说。
"Cluck!" said the hens.
“咕咕!”鸡说。
And that was the plan!
好,就这么定了!
It was just before dawn and the farmyard was still.
天还没亮,农场静悄悄。
Through the back door and into the house crept the cow and the sheep and the hens.
牛、羊和鸡从后门偷偷溜进农夫的房子。
They stole down the hall. They creaked up the stairs.
大家轻手轻脚进了走廊,踩得楼梯吱吱响。
They squeezed under the bed of the farmer and wriggled about.
他们一起挤到农夫的床下,使劲往上顶啊顶床开始摇晃。
The bed started to rock and the farmer woke up, and he called, "How goes the work?" and...
床开始摇晃,农夫被惊醒,又嚷嚷起来:“活儿干得怎...”
They lifted his bed and he started to shout, and they banged and they bounced the old farmer about and about and about, right out of the bed...
大家拱起来,农夫叫嚷着。大家挤挤撞撞把床掀,农夫轱辘轱辘滚下来,重重地摔到了地板上。
He fled with the cow and the sheep and the hens mooing and baaing and clucking around him.
农夫拔腿就跑,牛、羊和鸡紧追不舍。
"Moo!"
“哞哞!”
"Baa!"
“咩咩!”
"Cluck!"
“咕咕!”
Down the lane..."Moo!"
一直追到小路上...“哞哞!”
through the fields..."Baa!"
穿过田野...“咩咩!”
over the hill..."Cluck!"
翻过小山...“咕咕!”
and he never came back.
农夫再也没有回来过...
The duck awoke and waddled wearily into the yard expecting to hear, "How goes the work?"
清晨,鸭子疲惫不堪地晃进院子里,等着听那句——“活儿干得怎么样啦?”
But nobody spoke!
咦,竟然没有人说话!
Then the cow and the sheep and the hens came back.
牛、羊和鸡回来了。
"Quack?" asked the duck.
“嘎嘎?”鸭子问。
"Moo!" said the cow.
“哞哞!”牛说。
"Baa!" said the sheep.
“咩咩!”羊说。
"Cluck!" said the hens.
“咕咕!”鸡说。
Which told the duck the whole story.
大家把事情的经过告诉了鸭子。
Then mooing and baaing and clucking and quacking they all set to work on their farm.
从此以后,大家都在农场一起工作,农场里充满欢乐。
英语绘本合辑
01-Sam sheep can't sleep《绵羊山姆睡不着》
03-Maisy's Christmas Eve《小鼠波波的平安夜》
04-Happy Birthday, Danny and the Dinosaur!《生日快乐,丹尼和恐龙》
05-Ten Apples up on Top《头顶十个苹果》
08-Bob's Secret Hideaway《鲍勃的秘密藏身之处》
09-A Jumper for James《詹姆斯的套头毛衣》
13- Where the Wild Things Are 《野兽出没的地方》
14-My No, No, No Day! 《什么都不要的一天》
15-Jack and Jill and Big Dog Bill 《杰克、吉尔和大狗比尔》
17-The Mermaid and the Octopus《美人鱼和章鱼》
25-Llama Llama Misses Mama《拉玛想妈妈》
29-Give Thanks For Each Day 《感谢每一天》
31-Biscuit Visits the Big City 《小饼干去大城市》
32-It's Okay to Be Different 《不一样没关系》
35-Biscuit and the Lost Teddy Bear《小饼干和泰迪熊》
37-Let's Be Friends Again《我们做回朋友吧》
43-I Will Surprise My Friend《给朋友一个惊喜》
46-A Colorful Chameleon 《变色龙带你认颜色》
47-I Am Invited to a Party 《我去参加聚会》
50-A Colorful Chameleon《变色龙带你认颜色》
53-Winnie's Midnight Dragon《温妮和午夜小飞龙》
56-Big Bear Little Chair《大熊小椅子》
59-Giggle, Giggle, Quack《咯咯嘎嘎》
60-Kitten's first full moon 《小猫咪追月亮》
61-David Gets in Troubl《大卫惹麻烦》
66-Reading makes you feel good《阅读让人快乐》
73-Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs《恐龙,恐龙》
84-The Big Cat《这只大猫》