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He’s all right, my dad. 我爸爸真的很棒!
My dad isn’t afraid of ANYTHING. 我爸爸什么都不怕。
Even the Big Bad Wolf. 连坏蛋大灰狼也不怕。
He can jump right over the moon. 他可以从月亮上跳过去。
And walk on a tightrope (without falling off). 还会在钢丝上行走(不会掉下去)。
He can wrestle with giants.他敢跟巨人摔跤。
Or win the father’s race on sports day, easily.在运动会比赛中,轻轻松松就拿了第一名。
He’s all right, my dad. 我爸爸真的很棒!
My dad can eat like a horse. 我爸爸吃得像马一样多。
(eat like a horse是固定搭配)
And he can swim like a fish. 我爸爸游得和鱼一样快。
He’s as strong as a gorilla. 他像大猩猩一样强壮。
And as happy as a hippopotamus. 也像河马一样快乐。
(备注:Happy hippo是著名的糖果品牌)
He’s all right, my dad. 我爸爸真的很棒!
My dad’s as big as a house. 我爸爸想房子一样高大。
And as soft as my teddy.有时又像泰迪熊一样柔软。
He’s as wise as an owl. 他像猫头鹰一样聪明。
(猫头鹰在西方文化中是智慧的象征)
And daft as a brush. 有时又会做一些傻事。
(as daft as a brush像笤帚一样愚蠢,是英国北方的俚语)
He’s all right, my dad. 我爸爸真的很棒!
My dad’s a great dancer. 我爸爸是个伟大的舞蹈家。
And a brilliant singer. 也是个了不起的歌唱家。
He’s fantastic at football. 他踢足球的技术一流。
And he makes me laugh a lot. 也常常逗得我哈哈大笑。
I love my dad. 我爱他。
And you know what? 而且你知道吗?
HE LOVES ME!(and he always will.) 他也爱我(而且他会永远爱我)!