The Very Busy Spider
好忙好忙的蜘蛛
推荐年龄段：3-6岁
【故事原文】
Early one morning the wind blew a spider across the field.
一天清晨，一阵风把一只蜘蛛吹过了田野。
A thin, silky thread trailed from her body.
一根细细的、光滑的丝线从她的身体里吐了出来。
The spider landed on a fence post near a farm yard...
蜘蛛落到了农场院子旁边的篱笆桩上...
and began to spin a web with her silky thread.
然后，开始用她的丝线织网。
"Neigh! Neigh!" said the horse. "Want to go for a ride?"
“嘶！嘶！”马儿说，“想出去兜兜风吗？”
The spider didn't answer. She was very busy spinning her web.
蜘蛛没有回答，她正忙着织网呢。
"Moo! Moo!" said the cow. "Want to eat some grass?"
“哞！哞！”小牛说，“想吃点儿草吗？”
The spider didn't answer. She was very busy spinning her web.
蜘蛛没有回答，她正忙着织网呢。
"Baa! Baa!" bleated the sheep. "Want to run in the meadow?"
“叭！叭！”绵羊叫道，“想去草地上跑一跑吗？”
The spider didn't answer. She was very busy spinning her web.
蜘蛛没有回答，她正忙着织网呢。
"Maa! Maa!" said the goat. "Want to jump on the rocks?"
“咩！咩！”山羊说，“想去岩石上跳一跳吗？”
The spider didn't answer. She was very busy spinning her web.
蜘蛛没有回答，她正忙着织网呢。
"Oink! Oink!" grunted the pig. "Want to roll in the mud?"
“哼！哼！”小猪咕噜道，“想去泥巴里打个滚吗？”
The spider didn't answer. She was very busy spinning her web.
蜘蛛没有回答，她正忙着织网呢。
"Woof! Woof!" barked the dog. "Want to chase a cat?"
“汪！汪！”小狗叫道，“想去追猫玩儿吗？”
The spider didn't answer. She was very busy spinning her web.
蜘蛛没有回答，她正忙着织网呢。
"Meow! Meow!" cried the cat. "Want to take a nap?"
“喵！喵！”小猫喊道，“想去打个盹吗？”
The spider didn't answer. She was very busy spinning her web.
蜘蛛没有回答，她正忙着织网呢。
"Quack! Quack!" called the duck. "Want to go for a swim?"
“嘎！嘎！”鸭子叫道，“想去游个泳吗？”
The spider didn't answer. She had now finished her web.
蜘蛛没有回答，这会儿她已经织好了网。
"Cock-a-doodle do!" crowed the rooster. "Want to catch a pesty fly?"
“喔喔喔！”公鸡打着鸣说，“想捉一只害虫苍蝇吗？”
And the spider caught the fly in her web...just like that!
这时，蜘蛛用她的网捉住了一只苍蝇...看，就像这样！
"Whoo! Whoo!" asked the owl. "Who built this beautiful web?"
“呜！呜！”猫头鹰问道，“是谁织了这个漂亮的网呀？”
The spider didn't answer. She had falled asleep.
蜘蛛没有回答，她已经累得睡着了呢。
It had been a very busy day.
今天真是好忙好忙的一天啊。
【词语解析】
1.spider - 蜘蛛
2.spin - （蜘蛛）织网
3.meadow - 草地
4.crow - 啼叫，打鸣
5.rooster - 公鸡