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The Flying Turtle飞行的乌龟

One bright sunny morning, Mr. Turtle gets bored in the water. He plans to go out on the shore.
个阳光明媚的早晨，乌龟先生在水里感到无聊。他计划到海边去。

Turtle: I am tired of swimming all day. I’ll go out o...

介绍： 公众号：MT英语（ID:mtkouyu)
专辑：【英文原版童话故事】
文本整理：Doris

The Flying Turtle飞行的乌龟

One bright sunny morning, Mr. Turtle gets bored in the water. He plans to go out on the shore.
个阳光明媚的早晨，乌龟先生在水里感到无聊。他计划到海边去。

Turtle: I am tired of swimming all day. I’ll go out on the shore today.
乌龟:我厌倦了整天游泳。我今天要去海边。

Fish: Good morning, Mr. Turtle. Where are you going so early?
鱼:早上好，乌龟先生。这么早你要去哪儿?

Turtle: Well, I’m going out of the water. I plan to walk along the shore.
乌龟:好吧，我要离开水了。我打算沿着海岸走。

Fish: On the shore?! I envy you, Mr. Turtle.
鱼:在岸上?我真羡慕你，乌龟先生。

Turtle: Why is that?
乌龟:为什么?

Fish: Well, if I go out of the water, I’ll die. So you are very lucky. Please tell me about the outside world. What is out there?
鱼:嗯，如果我离开水，我会死的。所以你很幸运。请告诉我外面的世界。外面有什么?

Turtle: Well, Mrs. Fish, there is so much to see. I don’t know where to begin. First, there are trees and mountains. Second, there are houses and people. Third, there is the sky.
鱼太太，要看的东西太多了。我不知道从哪里开始。首先，有树和山。第二，有房子和人。第三，是天空。

Fish: Tell me about the sky!
鱼:跟我说说天空吧!

Turtle: It is blue and beautiful. It is also bigger than the sea. You can see everything from there. But you must fly.
乌龟:它是蓝色的，很漂亮。它也比大海大。从那里你可以看到一切。但是你必须飞翔。

Fish: You are lucky, Mr. Turtle. But can you fly, too?
鱼:你真幸运，乌龟先生。但是你也会飞吗?

Turtle: Well, uh…Of Course. It’s easy. I’ll teach you someday.
乌龟:嗯，嗯……当然。很容易。总有一天我会教你的。

Fish: Really? You promise?
鱼:真的吗?你敢承诺吗?
Turtle: I must go now. I’m a little busy today. I’ll talk to you later.
乌龟:我得走了。我今天有点忙。我过会儿再和你聊天。

Fish: Okay. I’m sorry. Please go now. I’ll see you later. Have a nice day.
鱼:好的。我很抱歉。走好。回头见。祝你今天开心。

Turtle: Thank you. You too. Bye. Bye.
乌龟:谢谢。你也一样。再见。再见。

Mrs. Fish and Mr. Turtle part. Mr. Turtle is out on the shore. He walks around.
鱼太太和乌龟先生分手了。乌龟先生在岸上。他走来走去。

Turtle: Look at all those trees. It’s so beautiful here. Hey, what’s that? It’s a bird. Look at it fly. Birds are so lucky. I wish I were a bird. I wish I could fly, too.
乌龟:看那些树。这里太美了。嘿,那是什么?它是一只鸟。看它飞。鸟是如此幸运。我希望我是一只鸟。我也希望我能飞。

Just then, a little butterfly lands on a flower for a moment. Then it flies away again.
就在这时，一只小蝴蝶停在了一朵花上。然后它又飞走了。

Turtle: It’s so unfair. Even that little butterfly can fly. Why can’t I ? I want to fly, too.
乌龟:太不公平了。就连那只小蝴蝶也会飞。为什么我不能?我也想飞。

Eagle: Hello there, Mr. Turtle. What did you just say?
鹰:你好，乌龟先生。你刚才说什么?

Turtle: Oh, it’s you, Mrs. Eagle. I said I want to fly. Hey. Perhaps, you can teach me?
乌龟:哦，是你，老鹰太太。我说我想飞。嘿。也许，你可以教我?

Eagle: Ha, ha, ha. You must be joking. How can a turtle fly?
鹰:哈，哈，哈。你一定是在开玩笑。乌龟怎么能飞?

Turtle: Why not? You can teach me.
乌龟:为什么不呢?你可以教我。

Eagle: That’s nonsense. You don’t even have wings. And you are too heavy.
鹰:这是无稽之谈。你甚至连翅膀都没有。你太重了。

Turtle: Why do I need wings?
乌龟:为什么我需要翅膀?

Eagle: You need wings to fly.
鹰:你需要翅膀才能飞。

Turtle: Oh no. Boo-hoo. Then I can’t fly?
乌龟:哦,不。呜呜...那我不会飞了?

Eagle: No. But you can swim. I can’t. So cheer up.
鹰:不。但是你会游泳。我不能。所以振作起来。

Turtle: How about this, Mrs. Eagle?
乌龟:老鹰太太，这个怎么样?

Eagle: What?
鹰:什么?

Turtle: Can you take me up?
乌龟:你能载我上去吗?

Eagle: It’s too dangerous.
鹰:太危险了。

Turtle: Oh, please! Just this once. I want to see the land and the sea from the sky. I’ll do anything for you.
乌龟:哦,谢谢!就这一次。我想从天空看陆地和海洋。我愿意为你做任何事。

Eagle: Well, I don’t know. It’s dangerous up there. What if you fall?
鹰:嗯，我不知道。那里很危险。如果你摔倒了怎么办?

Turtle: Don’t worry.
乌龟:别担心。

I’ll hold on tight.
我会抓紧的。

I’ll be careful.
我会小心的。

The turtle keeps begging. The Eagle cannot say “no” any longer. She agrees to take the Turtle up into the sky.
乌龟不停地乞求。鹰再也不能说“不”了。她同意把乌龟带上天空。

Eagle: Okay, Mr. Turtle. Just this once. Never again.
鹰:好的，乌龟先生。就这一次。下不为例。

Turtle: Oh, thank you so much.
乌龟:哦，太谢谢你了。

Eagle: Okay, now hold on tight. Let’s go up.One,two,three.Whee…
鹰:好吧，现在抓紧。让我们飞上去。1、2、哟（欢呼声）......

The Eagle takes the Turtle up into sky.
老鹰把乌龟带到空中。

Turtle: Oh my goodness! It’s scary up here.
乌龟:哦，天哪!这里太可怕了。

Eagle: Are you okay? Do you want to go back down?
鹰:你没事吧?你想下去吗?

Turtle: No, no.I’m fine now.Look below.It’s so beautiful. I feel like I’m flying.
乌龟:不,不。现在我很好。看下面。它是如此美丽。我感觉我在飞翔。

Eagle: Okay. Let’s go down now.
鹰:好的。我们现在下去吧。

Turtle: No. No. I want to go up higher.
乌龟:没有。不。我想飞得更高。

Eagle: It’s too dangerous.
鹰:太危险了。

The turtle insists. So the Eagle takes him up even higher.
乌龟坚持。所以老鹰带着他飞得更高了。

Turtle: It is so wonderful up here. I think I can fly by myself now.
乌龟:在这里真是太棒了。我想我现在可以自己飞了。

Eagle: What?! Are you crazy? You can’t fly by yourself!
鹰:什么? !你疯了吗?你不能自己飞!

Turtle: Yes, I can.I’ll show you.Please, let me go.
乌龟:是的，我会。我将向您展示的。求你了，让我飞。

Eagle: As you please. But I warned you. Good luck.
老鹰:随你便。但我警告过你。祝你好运。

The Eagle lets go and the Turtle starts to go down. The Fish sees the Turtle falling down.
老鹰松手，乌龟开始往下掉。鱼看见乌龟掉了下来。

Turtle: What’s happening? Why am I not flying? Oh no!!! I should have stayed on the land.
乌龟:发生了什么? 为什么我不会飞?哦,不! ! ! 我应该留在这片土地上。

Fish: Hey, why isn’t Mr. Turtle flying? He is coming down really fast. Be careful, Mr. Turtle! There’s a big rock below. (splash and crack)
鱼:嘿，乌龟先生怎么不飞了?他下降得很快。小心点，乌龟先生! 下面有一块大石头。(碎片飞溅)

The Turtle lands on a big rock and his back breaks into a thousand pieces.
Fish: Poor Mr. Turtle. I don’t envy him anymore.
乌龟落在一块大石头上，背摔得粉碎。
鱼:可怜的乌龟先生。我不再羡慕他了。

MORAL : Know your limits.
寓意：要有自知之明。