【英语原版童书】拼拼凑凑的变色龙（2）

  I wish I could be handsome like a flamingo¹.

 I wish I could be smart like a fox.

 I wish I could swim like a fish.

I wish I could run like a deer.

 I wish I could see things far away like a giraffe.

I wish I could hide in a shell like a turtle.

 I wish I could be strong like an elephant.

 I wish I could be funny like a seal. 

I wish I could be like people.

Just then a fly flew by.

The chameleon² was very hungry.

But the chameleon was very mixed-up.

It was a little of this and it was a little of that.

And it couldn't catch the fly. 

 I wish I could be myself.

 The chemeleon's wish came ture.

 And it caught the fly!

1 flamingo   

n.红鹳，火烈鸟

参考例句：

• This is the only species of flamingo in the region,easily recognized by its pink plumage.这是那个地区唯一一种火烈鸟，很容易凭粉红色的羽毛辨认出来。
• In my family,I am flamingo in the flock of pigeons.在家里，我就像一只被困在鸽笼里的火烈鸟。

2 chameleon   

n.变色龙，蜥蜴；善变之人

参考例句：

• The chameleon changes colour to match its surroundings.变色龙变换颜色以适应环境。
• The chameleon can take on the colour of its background.变色龙可呈现出与其背景相同的颜色。