不可错过的经典英文绘本《拼拼凑凑的变色龙》

On a shiny green leaf sat a small green chameleon.

在一片闪亮的绿叶上，趴着一只绿色的小变色龙。

It moved onto a brown tree and turned brownish.

它爬到褐色的树上，就变成了褐色。

Then it rested on a red flower and turned reddish.

它停在一朵红色的花上，就变成了红色。

When the chameleon moved slowly across the yellow sand, it turned yellowish.

当它慢慢爬过一片黄沙地，就变成了黄色。

You could hardly see it.

你几乎看不到它。

When the chameleon was warm and had something to eat, it turned sparkling green.

变色龙觉得暖和又有东西吃的时候，就会变成鲜艳的绿色。

But when it was cold and hungry, it turned grey and dull.

它又冷又饿的时候，就会变成暗淡的灰色。

When the chameleon was hungry, it sat still and waited.

变色龙饿了，就一动不动地趴着等。

Only its eyes moved—up, down, sideways— until it spotted a fly.

只有眼睛忽上忽下、忽左忽右地转动着，直到它发现苍蝇。

Then the chameleon's long and sticky tongue shot out and caught the fly.

然后，变色龙又长又黏的舌头就会快速伸出去，捉住苍蝇。

That was its life.

这就是它的生活。

It was not very exciting.

一点激情也没有。

But one day ...

直到有一天……

...the chameleon saw a zoo!

……变色龙看到了动物园!

It had never seen so many beautiful animals.

它从来没有见过这么多漂亮的动物。

The chameleon thought:How small I am, how slow, how weak!

变色龙想：我太小了，行动又太慢，身体还很弱!

I wish I could be big and white like a polar bear.

我要是能像北极熊那样又大又白就好了。

And the chameleon's wish came true.

然后变色龙梦想成真了。

But was it happy?

可是它快乐吗?

No!

一点也不快乐。

I wish I could be handsome like a flamingo.

我要像火烈鸟那样漂亮。

I wish I could be smart like a fox.

我要像狐狸一样时髦。

I wish I could swim like a fish.

我要像鱼儿一样会游泳。

I wish I could run like a deer.

我要像鹿那样奔跑。

I wish I could see things far away like a giraffe.

我要像长颈鹿那样看得很远很远。

I wish I could hide in a shell like a turtle.

我要像乌龟那样能藏在壳里。

I wish I could be strong like an elephant.

我要像大象那样强壮。

I wish I could be funny like a seal.

我要像海豹那样有趣。

I wish I could be like people.

我还要像人那样。

Just then a fly flew by.

这时，一只苍蝇飞过。

The chameleon was very hungry.

变色龙觉得饿极了。

But the chameleon was very mixed-up.

可是，它身上混了太多的颜色了。

It was a little of this and it was a little of that.

有点像这个，又有点像那个。

And it couldn't catch the fly.

它已经捉不到苍蝇了。

I wish I could be myself.

我希望我可以变回自己。

The chameleon's wish came true.

变色龙的愿望实现了。

And it caught the fly!

它又可以捉到苍蝇了！

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