One fine morning a young click beetle decided to go for a walk.
在一个晴朗的早晨,一只年轻的磕头虫决定出门散步。
At noon it climbed up and down a flower.
中午,它在一朵鲜花上爬上爬下。
In the afternoon it rummaged through a pile of pebbles.
下午,它翻过一堆鹅卵石。
In the evening it crawled among the tall blades of grass.
晚上,它爬过叶片高大的草。
And when it turned night the young click beetle crept up a tree.
夜晚,这只年轻的磕头虫爬上一棵大树,
After a while it got tired and fell to the ground.
爬了一会儿,它就累了,然后掉到了地上。
It landed on its back.
它四脚朝天地躺在地上,
The young click beetle tried very hard to turn over onto its feet.
这只年轻的磕头虫努力想翻过身来。
But it couldn't.
但它没做到。
"HELP!" it cried.
它喊道:“救命啊!”
All along, a wise old click beetle had been watching the young click beetle.
一只年长的磕头虫一直关注着它。
"Tomorrow morning I will teach you how to click and flip through the air and land on your feet,"
“明天早上,我会来教你怎样在空中弹跳,然后用脚落地。”
said the wise old click beetle.
年长的磕头虫说,
"In the meantime you may as well go to sleep. Good night!"
“但是现在,你就好好睡觉吧!晚安!”
The next morning the wise old click beetle said,
第二天早上,年长的磕头虫对年轻的磕头虫说:
"Look at me. This is how it is done."
“看着我,跟我学。”
First, it turned onto its back.
首先,年长的磕头虫转过身体,背朝地面躺着,
And then, with a loud CLICK...
只听见扑的一声……
...it flipped through the air and landed on its feet.
它就腾空弹了起来,再落在地面时,就脚朝下停在那里了。
"Now you try it," said the wise old beetle.
“现在轮到你来试试了。”年长的磕头虫说。
"Thank you. That looks easy," replied the young click beetle.
“谢谢你,这看起来很容易。”年轻的磕头虫说。
Just then an earthworm stuck his head up out of the ground.
这时,一条蚯蚓从土里探出头来,
"Look at me," said the young click beetle.
“瞧着吧,”年轻的磕头虫说。
And with a loud CLICK...
只听见扑的一声……
...it flipped through the air.
它腾空弹了起来,
But it landed on its back.
但是,背着地了。
"How very clumsy of me," said the young click beetle.
“哎,我的动作真笨拙。”年轻的磕头虫说。
Just then a turtle ambled by.
一只乌龟正好走过,
"Better luck next time," said the turtle. "Keep on trying."
对它说:“继续努力吧,祝你下次好运。”
"Look at me," said the young click beetle.
”瞧着吧,”年轻的磕头虫说,
And with a loud CLICK...
只听见扑的一声……
...it flipped through the air.
它腾空弹了起来,
But it landed on its back.
但还是背着地了。
"How very clumsy of me," s地了。
"How very clumsy of me," said the young click beetle.
“哎,我的动作真笨拙。”
Just then a snail slithered by.
一只蜗牛正好经过,
"Don't worry," said the snail, "You'll get there."
对它说:“别担心,你能做到的。”
"Look at me," said the young click beetle.
”瞧着吧,”年轻的磕头虫说,
And with a loud CLICK...
只听见扑的一声……