英文绘本故事｜I am the tall one 我是高的那个

I've always been taller than everyone else my age. my legs didn't fit under the desks at school and my clothes never fit. I was also extremely skinny. others teased me- even my friends. they called me string bean and slim. and asked"how 's the weather up there?"

我一直比同龄人都高。在学校，我的腿放不下课桌，衣服也不合身。我也非常瘦。其他人嘲笑我——甚至是我的朋友。他们叫我串豆和竹竿。问“高处那里的天气怎么样？”

I hated being so tall because i felt different and odd. I tried to slouch to look shorter, but mom wouldn't let me . she always nudged my back and said "stand up straight"

我讨厌这么高，因为我觉得自己与众不同。我想懒洋洋地让自己看起来矮一点，但妈妈不让我这么做。她总是推我的背说“站直”

Being tall is great" dad would say. he was tall,too. "You're crazy" I would reply."being this tall is the worst thing in the world.

爸爸会说：“个子高很好。”他也很高“你疯了，”我会回答. 这么高是世界上最糟糕的事。

One year,my family went to a big amusement park.becuse i was so tall.the man selling tickets thought i was older than ten.he said my parents had to pay more money for my ticket. I thought he wouldn't let me inside. my older sister laughed at me when i almost started to cry.

有一年，我的家人去了一个大型游乐园。因为我太高了。卖票的人以为我已经十岁了。他说我父母不得不为我的票付更多的钱。我以为他不让我进去。我差点哭的时候，姐姐嘲笑我。

Mom and Dad paid the extra money. and i felt really bad.i tried to have fun. but i just didn't feel  like it anymore. mom had to keep nudding my back to get me to stood up straight. then i started to notice something. when we went on rides for kids my own age. people gave me weird looks. I figured out that everyone thought i was older,which was pretty cool.

爸爸妈妈付了额外的钱。我感觉很糟糕。我试着找乐子。但我只是不想再这样了。妈妈不得不不停地推我的背，让我站直了。然后我开始注意到一些事情。当我们为和我同龄的孩子骑车时。人们给了我奇怪的眼神。我发现大家都认为我老了，这很酷。

After lunch,my older sister wanted to see the scary rides. she ran up to each sign that said."You must be this tall to ride." she was always an inch or two too short. dad said i should measure myself and i was tall enough. mom didn't like scary rides. my sister waited with my mom and pouted while dad and i went on the rides.  i threw up. but they were the most fun i'd had in my life. After washing my face. dad and i went on ride after ride.

午饭后，我姐姐想看看那些可怕的游乐设施。她跑向每一个写着。“你必须这么高才能骑。”她总是矮一两英寸。爸爸说我应该量一下自己，我已经够高了。妈妈不喜欢可怕的游乐设施。当爸爸和我一起骑车时，我姐姐和妈妈一起等着，撅着嘴。我吐了。但它们是我一生中最有趣的。洗完脸。爸爸和我一次又一次地骑车。

"still think being tall is horrible"dad asked while we waited in line for another ride."No way" I said. It was the first time i felt proud of my height. Mom didn't have to nudge me for weeks after that trip.

当我们排队等另一辆车时，爸爸问：“我还是觉得个子高太可怕了。”。“不可能。”我说。这是我第一次为自己的身高感到自豪。在那次旅行之后的几周里，妈妈都不用推我。

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