我爱你，臭脸蛋

I love you, stinky face 我爱你，臭脸蛋儿 I love you, my wonderful child,"said Mama as she tucked me in. “我爱你，我的好孩子，”妈妈边说便帮我掖好被子。 But I had a question. 但我有一个问题。 Mama, what if I were big, Scary ape? would you still love me then? 妈妈，如果我是一个可怕的大猩猩？那你还会爱我吗？ If you were a big, scary ape, I would comb your whole hairy self to make sure you didn't have any tangles. “如果你是一个可怕大猩猩，我会亲自用梳子好好梳理你的毛发，不让它们打结。 And I would make your birthday cake out of bananas, and I would tell you, I love you, my big scary ape.'" 我会用香蕉给你装饰生日蛋糕，我会告诉你，我爱你，我的可怕的大猩猩。” But, Mama, but, Mama, what if i were a super smelly skunk, and I smelled so bad that my name was Stinky Face? 但是，妈妈，但是，妈妈，如果我是一个奇臭无比的臭鼬，我的味道太难闻了，以至于我的名字叫臭脸，那怎么办？ Then I would give you a bath and sprinkle you with sweet-smelling powder." “那么我会给洗澡，还给你撒上香香的粉。” And if you still smelled bad, I wouldn't mind, and I would hug you tight and whisper in your ear, " I love you, Stinky Face."" “如果你的味道还是不好闻，我也不会介意，我会紧紧地拥抱你，在你耳边悄悄说：“我爱你，臭脸蛋儿。” But Mama, but, Mama, what if I were an alligator （[ˈælɪˌɡetɚ] ））with big, sharp teeth that could bite your head off? 但是，妈妈，但是，妈妈，如果我是长着尖锐的牙齿，能把你的头咬下来的大鳄鱼怎么办？ Then I would buy you a bigger toothbrush for your big teeth and make sure that you brushed them every night so they'd stay healthy and strong. “那我就为你的大牙买一个更大的牙刷，并让你每天晚上都刷牙这样它们才能保持健康和锐利。 ” And If you had a sore throat, I would stick my head right inside your enormous jaws to make sure you were okay, and I would say, I love you, my ferocious （fəˈroʊʃəs）alligator." “如果你喉咙疼痛，我会把头伸进你的喉咙里检查，确保你一切都正常，我还会说：“我爱你，我的凶猛的鳄鱼。” But, Mama, what if I were a terrible meat-eating dinosaur with razor-sharp claws that ripped my sheets to shreds every night while I slept? 但是，妈妈，如果我是一个可怕的食肉恐龙，长着锐利的爪子每晚睡觉时都会把床单撕成碎片怎么办？ Then I would give you plenty of meat to eat, if that is what you liked. And I would sew your sheets back together every day, because, after all, ripping them would be an accident. “那我会给你大量的肉吃，如果那是你所喜欢的。我还会每天都把你撕破的床单缝在一起，因为，毕竟，撕破了床单只是个意外。 And I would tuck you into your newly mended sheets every night and say, I love you, my sweet, terrible dinosaur.'" 而且我会每天晚上帮你掖好补好了的被单，对你说：“我爱你，我的可爱的、可怕的恐龙。” But, Mama, but, Mama, what if I were a swamp（swɑ:mp） creature with slimy, smelly seaweed hanging from my body, and I couldn't ever leave the swamp or I would die? 但是，妈妈，但是，妈妈，如果我是一个生长在沼泽地里、全身挂满了又脏又臭的海藻的怪物，我永远不能离开沼泽否则就会死去，你怎么办？ Then I would build a house right next to the swamp, and I would stay with you and take care of you always. And when you splashed to the surface, I would say, I love you ,my slimy little swamp monster.'" “那我就在沼泽边盖一个房子，我会一直陪伴着你、照顾你。当你冲出水面的时候，我会对你说：“我爱你，我的脏兮兮的沼泽小怪物。” But Mama, but Mama, what if I were a Green Alien from Mars, and I ate bugs instead of peanut butter? 但是，妈妈，但是，妈妈，如果我是来自火星的绿色外星人，我吃的是昆虫而不是花生酱怎么办？ Then I would dress you in colors that showed off your nice green skin... 那我就不同颜色的衣服打扮你，秀出你的绿色皮肤…… And I would pack your lunch box with beetles and spiders and ants and grasshoppers and the tastiest bugs you ever had. And I would pack a note with all the bugs that said, I love you, little greenie. Bon appetit.'" 我还会为你带上用甲虫、蜘蛛、蚂蚁、蚱蜢等最好吃的虫子做的午餐餐盒。我还会写一张纸条和虫子放到一起，上面写道：“我爱你，小绿人，祝你好胃口。” But Mama, but Mama, what if I were a Cyclops, and I had just one big, gigantic （dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk eye in the middle of my head? 但是，妈妈，但是，妈妈，如果我是一个独眼巨人，我只在脑门中间长了一只巨大的眼睛怎么办？ Then I would look right into your gigantic eye and say, I love you, my little Cyclops. and I would sing you a lullaby （ˈlʌləˌbaɪ]until your one gigantic eyelid got droopier and droopier, and it finally closed and you fell fast asleep." “那我就看着你的巨大的眼睛，说：‘我爱你，我的小独眼巨人。’我会为你唱催眠曲，直到你那个巨大的眼皮垂呀垂下来并最终闭上了，你很快就睡着了。 I love you, Mama. 我爱你，妈妈。 "And I love you, my wonderful child." “我爱你，我的好孩子。