【致孩子】One Inch Tall 一英尺高 · 李楠

One Inch Tall 《一英尺高》，来自Shel Silverstein，送给所有的孩子。

One Inch Tall

By Shel Silverstein

If you were only one inch tall, you'd ride a worm to school.

倘若你只有一寸高，便能骑着一条小虫去上学。

The teardrop of ac rying ant would be your swimming pool.

蚂蚁哭泣时的一滴泪将成为你的游泳池。

A crumb of cake would be a feast

一点蛋糕屑能变成一场盛宴，

And last you seven days at least,

足够你至少吃上七天，

A flea would be a frightening beast

一只跳蚤就会是一头可怕的猛兽，

If you were one inch tall.

倘若你只有一寸高。

If you were only one inch tall, you'd walk beneath the door,

倘若你只有一寸高，便能穿越门下的缝隙，

And it would take about a month to get down to the store.

而要行至商店则需要花上一个月的时间，

A bit of fluffwould be your bed,

一小撮绒毛能变成你的温床，

You'd swing upon as pider's thread,

你能在一根蜘蛛丝上玩秋千，

And wear a thimbleon your head

头上戴着顶针作为头盔，

If you were oneinch tall.

倘若你只有一寸高。

You'd surf acrossthe kitchen sink upon a stick of gum.

你能乘着一块口香糖在厨房的水池里冲浪。

You couldn't hugyour mama, you'd just have to hug her thumb.

但你无法拥抱妈妈，你只能拥抱她的拇指。

You'd run frompeople's feet in fright,

你会惊恐地逃离人们的脚丫，

To move a penwould take all night,

你需要花上一整夜的时间来搬动一支钢笔，

(This poem tookfourteen years to write--

'Cause I'm justone inch tall).

（而写下这首诗则须花上十四年-----

因为我只有一寸高）