The Grasshopper and the Ants It is summer. The sun is
shining brightly. It is very hot.
蚱蜢与蚂蚁 夏天里,阳光普照,天气非常炎热。
The Grasshopper is lying under the shade and drinking a
cold glass of lemonade. The Ants are busy doing something.
蚱蜢躺在阴凉处,喝着一杯清凉的柠檬水。蚂蚁正忙着做事。
Jeez! What a hot day! I am so hot and thirsty.
天啊!好热的天气啊!我又热又渴的。
Mmm. This lemonade is so sweet and cold. I love the summer.
嗯,这柠檬水又甜又清凉。我喜欢夏天。
One, two! Let's work! Three, four! All day!
一、二!我们工作吧!三、四!从早到晚!
Look at those Ants. What are they doing?
看这些蚂蚁。他们在干什么?
Why are they working so hard? It is too hot to work today.
他们干嘛这么努力工作呀?今天太热,不适合工作。
They must be crazy. Come on! Work faster!
他们一定是疯了。加油!快一点!
The Ants are busy gathering food. All of the Ants are
sweating.
蚂蚁们正在忙着收集食物。所有的蚂蚁都在流汗。
Oh, my, my! Look at those silly Worker Ants! They are
like slaves.
哦,我的天啊!看看那些笨工蚁!他们好像奴隶一样。
Look at them sweat! Terrible! The Queen Ant tells the
Worker Ants to work harder.
看看他们流汗的样子!真可怕!蚁后要工蚁们更努力地工作。
We don't have much time. Hurry up! We have to gather more food!
我们没有多少时间了。赶快!我们要收集更多的食物。
Yes, madam! Gather food? No time?
是的,夫人!收集食物?没有时间?
What does the Queen Ant mean? There is lots of food here.
那个蚁后是什么意思?这里有那么多食物。
How silly! The Grasshopper doesn't understand why the Ants
are working so hard.
笨死了!蚱蜢不了解,为什么蚂蚁们要如此努力地工作。
But, he becomes a little curious. He calls the Queen Ant
to talk.
可是他觉得很好奇。于是他去找蚁后。
Hello there, Queen Ant! Can I ask you a question?
嗨,蚁后!我可以问你一个问题吗?
What is it? I am very busy. It is very hot today.
什么问题?我很忙。今天很热。
Come under the shade and rest for a while. I don't have
time to rest.
到阴凉处来休息一会吧。我没有时间休息。
Please ask your question. Okay. Why are you gathering food?
请问问题吧。好的,你们为什么要收集食物呢?
It will be winter soon. We must be prepared.
冬天快到了。我们必须要有所准备。
The winter? ! You must be kidding! It is July. Winter is
far away.
冬天?你在开玩笑吧!现在是7月,冬天还早着呢!
There is lots of food everywhere. Stop working.
到处都与一大堆食物。别工作了。
Come sing and dance with me. There is no time to sing and play.
跟我一起唱歌跳舞吧!我没有时间唱歌玩耍。
Winter will come soon, I say. You should also gather some food. Or else, you will starve in the winter.
我说冬天快来了,你也应该收集一些食物。否则,在冬天你会饿死的。
No, thank you. You keep working.
不了,谢谢你。你继续工作。
I'll keeps singing and dancing in the shade. Do as you
please.
我继续在阴凉处唱歌和跳舞。随便你。
But don't come to me for food later. Don't worry, I won't.
不过以后可别来找我要食物。别担心,我不会的。
There is lots of food. The Queen Ant and the Worker Ants continue to work.
这里有很多食物。蚁后和工蚁们继续工作。
Poor Ants! They have no fun.
可怜的蚂蚁们!他们没有生活乐趣。
I will sing alone. The Grasshopper sings his favorite song.
我要一个人唱歌。蚱蜢唱起来自己最喜欢的歌。
It's summer. Let's have some fun. Let's sing and dance all day long.
夏天到,让我们一起玩乐。让我们整天唱歌跳舞。
La, la-la, la, la. La, la-la, la, la. What a great song!
啦、啦、啦。。。、啦、啦。。。、啦、啦。真是一首好歌。