提示：本文共有 4324 个字，阅读大概需要 9 分钟。
04:58
导读：The Wind in the Willows （《柳林风声》），是英国儿童文学作家Kenneth Grahame（肯尼斯·格雷厄姆）的代表作品之一，1908年出版，曾是风靡一时的畅销故事书。英语启蒙最好的工具就是原版的英文绘本，因此AAE（American Academy of English，简称AAE）特设英语绘本阅读栏目： The Wind in the Willows （《柳林风声》），培养学生的交际能力。
【此绘本适合初中学生学习】【以下为绘本的中英文对照】
Chapter 1
第一章
On the river
河流
Mole had been cleaning all morning and he had had enough.“Bother!” he cried at last, flinging down his brush and heading for his tunnel to the outside world.
鼹鼠整个上午都在打扫，他受够了。“烦死了!”他终于哭了起来，扔下刷子，向通往外面世界的地道走去。
He scratched and he scrabbled and he scraped with his paws, until POP! he was out in the sun.“This beats spring-cleaning!” Mole cried, dancing around a hedge.
他用爪子又挠又刨，直到砰的一声! 外面的太阳晒在他身上。“可比大扫除有意思!”鼹鼠叫着，围着树篱跳舞。
As he wandered along, he came across a river. Mole had never in his life seen a river before.
It chuckled and gurgled, rippling with glints and gleams and sparkles. Mole was bewitched.
当他漫无目的地闲逛时，遇到了一条河。鼹鼠这辈子还从来没有见过一条河。
它咯咯地低笑着，荡漾着光芒，闪闪发光。鼹鼠被迷住了。
He was gazing at the river, when a small brown creature appeared on the opposite bank. Then it winked-it was the Water Rat.
Mole and Rat looked at each other for a moment.
他正凝望着河，这时一个棕色的小动物出现在对岸。然后它眨了眨眼—那是河鼠。
鼹鼠和河鼠互相看了一会儿。
“Hello Mole!”
“Hello Rat!”“Would you like to come over?” called Rat.
“It’s all very well to talk,” Mole grumbled. “But I can’t swim.”
“你好, 鼹鼠！”
“你好，河鼠！”
“你愿意过来这边吗？” 河鼠问。“说倒容易，”鼹鼠抱怨道。“但是我不会游泳。”
Rat stepped into a small boat and rowed across to Mole. “Jump in!” he said, with a grin.
Mole took Rat’s paw and carefully climbed aboard. He smiled in astonishment. “I’ve never been in a boat before.”
河鼠跨进一艘小船，划向鼹鼠。“跳进来!”他咧嘴笑着说。
鼹鼠抓住河鼠的爪子，小心翼翼地爬上了船。他惊讶地笑了。“我以前从来没坐过船。”
“What?” cried Rat. “Never? What have you been doing then?”“Is it as nice as all that?” asked Mole, shyly. “Nice?” said Rat. “There’s simply nothing better…” He drifted off into a dream and crunch!
“什么?”河鼠喊道。“从来没有? 那你都干了些什么?”
“坐船真有那么好吗?”鼹鼠羞怯地问道。“好?”河鼠说。“再没有比这更好的…”他渐渐地陷入了梦中!
The boat struck the bank.
“Oops!” Rat said, laughing, and pulled away down the river.
Mole sat back, trailing a paw in the water and enjoying the gentle sway of the boat.
船撞上了岸边。
“哎呀!”河鼠笑着说，然后顺流而下。
鼹鼠往后一坐，把一只爪子伸到水里，享受着小船轻柔的摇荡。
“What’s over there?” he asked, sitting up and pointing to some trees in the distance.“Oh, that’s the Wild Wood,” said Rat. “My friend Badger lives there but I don’t visit. Too dangerous with the weasels, stoats and foxes.”“那边是什么?”他坐起来，指着远处的几棵树问道。
“哦，那是野树林，”河鼠说。“我的朋友獾住在那里，但我不打算去。”黄鼠狼、白鼬和狐狸在一起太危险了。
Before Rat could say more, Mole spotted a stream of bubbles and Otter’s wet, brown head popped up.
河鼠还没来得及说什么，鼹鼠发现了一股水泡，突然水獭湿漉漉的，棕色的脑袋冒了出来。
“Everyone’s on the river today,” he gasped. “I’ve just seen Mr. Toad in his new boat-new outfit, new gear, new everything! Can’t stop.” And, with a splash, Otter was gone. Rat frowned. “Typical,” he said. “Toad’s a great fellow, but he always wants something new. Then as soon as he has it, he’s bored.”
“今天大家都在河边呢，”他喘着气说。“我刚刚看到蟾蜍先生穿着新衣服在新的船上，新的装备，新的一切! 停不下来。”然后，扑通一声，水獭走了。河鼠皱起了眉头。“典型的，”他说。“蟾蜍是个了不起的家伙，但他总是想要新东西。然后一旦他有了，他就感到厌烦了。”
They stayed on the river until the sun sank in the sky. Mole watched Rat pulling the oars and decided he wanted to row.
Excited, he jumped up and snatched the oars. Then he plunged them into the water…slipped, flew into the air…and landed oomph! on Rat.
他们一直呆在河边，直到太阳沉入了天空。鼹鼠看着河鼠拉着桨，决定要划船。
他兴奋地跳起来抓起桨。然后他把它们放入水中…一打滑,飞到空中…和降落的动力!打在了河鼠身上。
In a panic, Mole grabbed at the side of the boat. Sploosh! The boat went over and he was in the river-a very cold, wet river.
Coughing and spluttering, Mole was going under when a firm paw reached out to haul him to safety.
在一阵恐慌中，鼹鼠抓住了船的一侧。水溅到四处都是! 船滑过去了，他在河中—一条非常寒冷、潮湿的河。
当一只坚定的爪子伸出来把他拉到安全的地方时，他不停地咳嗽，唾星四溅。“Oh Ratty,” he sobbed, a soggy lump of misery. “I am so s-s-sorry.” Rat smiled. “Don’t think any more about it. But how would you like to stay with me for a while? I could teach you to swim and row.”
Mole was so pleased, he could only nod as they squelched home.“噢，鼠儿，”他抽泣着，一阵痛苦的呻吟声。“我太—太—对不起你了。”河鼠笑了。“别再想它了。但是你愿意和我一起呆一段时间吗?我可以教你游泳和划船。”
鼹鼠很高兴，他只能点头，然后回家了。
第一章知识点输入
1. fling down 挑战，把…扔下，使迅速卧倒
例句：He flung his books down on the ground and ran after the other children.
他把书扔在地上，去追其他的孩子。
2. as soon as 一…就…，一经
例句：He got married as soon as he graduated.
他一毕业就结婚了。
3. reach out to 接触，联系，把手伸向
例句：We must reach out to those in need.
我们必须向需要帮助的人伸出援助之手。
作者：Kenneth Grahame
出版：Usborne Publishing Ltd.,
翻译：AAE（美国英文学院，American Academy of English，简称AAE）
看到此处说明本文对你还是有帮助的，关于“英语绘本阅读——《柳林风声》（第1章）”留言是大家的经验之谈相信也会对你有益，推荐继续阅读下面的相关内容，与本文相关度极高！
