Turkey Trouble
火鸡的费事
合适年纪：6-10岁
作者：Wendi Silvano
绘者：Lee Harper
感恩节了，今日咱们要共享的是和感恩节有关的绘本。
说到感恩节，为了庆祝这一盛大的节日，有家家户户吃火鸡的风俗，因而火鸡根柢成了感恩节的标配。今日共享的绘本是《Turkey Trouble》。这本书可以让孩子们温习农场动物的称号，也可以经过动物的叫声等拟声词操练语音活络读和语调。
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01
Turkey was in trouble. Bad trouble.
火鸡有大费事了。
The kind of trouble where it's almost.
那种费事是
Thanks giving... and you re the main course.
感恩节快到了…… 而你却是主菜。
But Turkey had an idea...
可是火鸡想了一个办法……
02
What if he didn t look like a turkey?
假定他看起来不像一只火鸡呢？
What if he looked like a horse?
假定他看起来像一匹马呢？
Surely Farmer Jake wouldn t eat a horse for Thanksgiving.
农民杰克必定不会在感恩节去吃一匹马。
His costume wasn t bad.
他的衣裳不错。
In fact, Turkey looked just like a horse...almost.
实践上，火鸡看起来几乎就像一匹马……
03
“Mooooo...,” said Cow. “Stop horsing around, Turkey.”
“哞…，”奶牛说。“别捣乱了，火鸡。”
“How d you know it was me?” moaned Turkey.
“你怎么晓得这是我？”火鸡哀叹道。
“Too short,” said Cow.
“你太矮了，”奶牛说。
“Gobble, gobble,” grumbled Turkey.
“咯咯，”火鸡发着怨言。
04
His costume wasn t bad.
他的衣裳不错。
In fact, Turkey lookedjust like a cow...almost.
实践上，火鸡看起来几乎就像一匹马……
05
“Oink... oink...oink, snorted Pig.“Holy cow! Is that you, Turkey?”
“哼…哼…哼，”小猪用鼻子哼哼道。“天哪！那是你吗，火鸡？”
“How d you know it was me?” groaned Turkey.
“你怎么晓得这是我？”火鸡诉苦道。
“Too skinny, ” said Pig.
“你太瘦了。”小猪说。
“Gobble, gobble,” grumbled Turkey.
“咯咯，”火鸡发着怨言。
But looking at Pig gave Turkey a new idea.
可是看着小猪火鸡又有了新主见。
Surely Farmer Jake wouldn t eat a Pig for Thankinggiving.
农民杰克必定不会在感恩节去吃一头猪。
06
His costume wasn t bad.
他的衣裳不错。
In fact, Turkey looked just like a pig... almost.
实践上，火鸡看起来几乎就像一头猪……
07
“Baaa...baaa...,” bleated Sheep.
“咩…咩…，”小羊叫道。
“Quit being a ham, Turkey.”
“别犯傻了，火鸡。”
“How d you know it was me?” wailed Turkey.
你怎么晓得这是我？”火鸡哀号道。
“Too clean,” said Sheep.
“你太洁净了。”小羊说。
“Gobble, gobble,” grumbled Turkey.
“咯咯，”火鸡发着怨言。
But looking at sheep gave Turkey a new idea.
可是看着小羊火鸡又有了新主见。
Surely Farmer Jake wouldn t eat a sheep for Thanksgiving.
农民杰克必定不会在感恩节去吃一只羊。
08
His costume wasn t bad.
他的衣裳不错。
In fact, Turkey looked just.
实践上，火鸡看起来
like a sheep... almost.
几乎就像一只羊……
09
“Cock-a-doodle-doo!” crowed Rooster. “Baaa-d idea, Turkey.”
“咯咯哒！” 公鸡啼叫着。“这是个坏主见，火鸡。”
“How d you know it was me?” howled Turkey.
“你怎么晓得这是我？”火鸡吼叫道。
“Too brown,” squawked Rooster.
“你的颜色太深了。”公鸡说。
“Gobble, gobble,” grumbled Turkey.
“咯咯，”火鸡发着怨言。
But looking at Rooster gave Turkey a new idea.
可是看着公鸡火鸡又有了新主见。
In fact, it was his best idea yet.
实践上，这是他最佳的主见。
He already looked a lot like Rooster.
他看起来现已很像公鸡了。
This costumewould be easy!
这身衣裳对他来说很简略！
Surely Farmer Jake wouldn t eat a rooster for Thanksgiving...
农民杰克必定不会在感恩节去吃一只公鸡……
10
...or would he?
…...或许他会？
Rooster might be his next choice, Turkey worried, since roosters and turkeys look so much alike.
公鸡可所以他第二个选择，火鸡初步忧虑了，因为公鸡和火鸡看起来太像了。
Oh, gobble,gobble!
哦，咯咯！
11
Farmer Jake came into the barm.
农民杰克走进谷仓。
“Turkey,turkey,turkey?
“火鸡，火鸡，火鸡？
Come out,come out, wherever you are.”
出来，出来，你在哪里？”
12
“Where s the turkey?” asked Farmer Jake s wife.
“火鸡去哪里了？”农民杰克的老婆问道。
“I don t know,” he said, “I looked everywhere!”
“我不晓得。”他说“我处处都找过了！”
“Oh, dear. What will do without a turkey for Thanksgiving?”
“哦！亲爱的，假定没有火鸡感恩节咱们该吃啥？”
“Well... we could always eat the rooster, I guess.”
“好吧…我觉得咱们可以吃公鸡。”
13
Oh, no, not Rooster/thought Turkey.
哦不，不是公鸡！火鸡想道。
He looked around desperately for one more idea.
他环顾邻近，拼命去想出一个主意。
Then, he found it...
然后，他找到了它……
14
His costume wasn t bad...
他的衣裳不错……
In fact, it was Turkey s best yet!
实践上，这是他最佳的衣裳！
Ding-dong...
叮咚……
“Happy Thanksgiving!”
“感恩节高兴！”
“Did you order a pizza?”
“是你订的披萨吗？”
asked Farmer Jake s wife.
农民杰克的老婆问道。
“Nope,” he said. “But it's a good idea.”
“不是。”他说，“可是这是一个好主见。”
15
So they all sat down and gobbled up the pizza.
因而他们都坐下了而且饥不择食地吃起了披萨。
And it was Turkey s best Thanksgiving ever!
而且这也是火鸡最佳的感恩节！
16
It's almost Thanksgiving...
感恩节快到了......
What's a turkey to do?
火鸡该怎么办？
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