甜蜜的负荷

Animals and people Adapt, or change, to fit their environment.


The Whys of Eyes

If I lived in a hole, like a mole,
And saw only darkness,
Would my eyes be small?
If I peered through the evening shadows,
Like an owl,
Would my eyes be large and wise ?

摘自‘Tread Softly’(www.readinga-z.com)
作者： Diana Anastasio

眼睛的疑问

若我住在地洞里，
像鼹鼠那样，
所见的只有黑暗，
那我的眼睛会不会变得很小？
若我能看透黑暗中的影子，
像猫头鹰一样，
那我的眼睛岂不又大又聪慧？


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Tread Softly

I do not need the wings of a bird
to soar beyond a mountain's canvas.
I go on foot, treading higher, uphill,
Giant strides fading to labored baby steps,
Past quaking aspen.

I do not need flippers,
Because I live on the land,
Or a parrot's beak,
Or claws like a falcon. But I need lips so than I can kiss you,
And fingers so that I can hold your hand.

摘自‘Tread Softly’(www.readinga-z.com)
作者： Diana Anastasio


轻轻迈步

我无需鸟儿的翅膀
高飞过群山之颠
我以双脚迈向高处，登山，
巨大的脚印逐渐褪去孕育出婴孩的足迹，
走过颤动的山杨。

我无需鳍肢，
因我家就在陆地，
或鹦鹉之喙，
猎鹰的爪。
但我需要可以亲吻你的双唇,
和轻轻握你小手的手指。

Sometimes one creature, such as a caterpillar, completely changes shape and becomes something else, such as a pupa and then a butterfly. This is called Complete Metomorphosis.


How Odd to Be a Butterfly

How odd to be a butterfly,
For butterflies don't know
That once they all were caterpillars
Not too long ago.

How odd to be a butterfly,
For butterflies don't know
That once they all were pupas
Not too long ago.

How odd to be a butterfly,
For butterflies don't know
A peaceful hush will follow them
No matter where they go.

摘自‘Tread Softly’(www.readinga-z.com)
作者： Diana Anastasio


当蝴蝶多么奇妙

当蝴蝶多么奇妙，
因为蝴蝶不知道，
他们曾经由毛毛虫蜕变而来，
就在不久以前。

当蝴蝶多么奇妙，
因为蝴蝶不知道，
他们曾经化蛹而来，
就在不久以前。

当蝴蝶多么奇妙，
因为蝴蝶不知道，
寂静与平和将一直跟随着它，
无论海角或天涯。

Some animals completely change their body shape as they grow older. This is called Metamorphosis.

Frog on a Log

When did this frog, by my log,
Cease to be a tadpole?
When did his long arrow tail shrink and disappear?
When did he stop breathing through gills?
Swimming through cattails?
When did you leave your brothers behind, little frog,
And begin to watch me with those vast new eyes?

摘自‘Tread Softly’(www.readinga-z.com)
作者： Diana Anastasio


树桐上的小青蛙

树桐边的小青蛙，
从什么时候开始停止当蝌蚪？
它箭般的长尾巴什么时候开始萎缩并且消失了？
它什么时候开始不再用鳃呼吸？
改用尾巴游泳？
噢小青蛙，你什么时候离开了你的弟兄们，
用你那全新的大眼睛瞪着我瞧？



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Some animals, such as dolphins and bats, send out sounds to find their way or to catch prey. The sounds bounce off objects and echo back to the animals. This is called Echolocation.


If I Could Ride a Dolphin

Oh, to ride a dolphin,
To leap and dive and play.
If I could ride a dolphin,
We'd click to find our way.

We'd skim around a submarine,
And slide around a whale,
Our clicks would echo off them
And guide us as we sailed.

We'd click our way through sunken ships
Hidden in the sea.
Oh, to ride a dolphin.
What magic that would be!

摘自‘Tread Softly’(www.readinga-z.com)
作者： Diana Anastasio

倘若我乘在海豚背上翱游

噢，乘坐在海豚背上，
在大海中跳跃，下潜和嬉戏。
倘若我乘坐在海豚背上，
我们会一起尖叫着找寻方向。

我们在潜水艇四周滑行，
在鲸鱼身边溜过，
就凭回声，
当我们飘游的向导。

我们用回声寻获了
躺在深海中的沉船。
噢，乘坐在海豚背上，
是多么美妙的事情！

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摘自‘Tread Softly’(www.readinga-z.com)

本来我是不着急知道的，但是新房子要赶布置，到底那个房间要留给男孩女孩？
亲爱的宝宝，别跟妈妈玩捉迷藏了，赶快“献宝”吧.