天才宝贝熊 第72期:小熊的愿望(5)

 The dragon ate my cake.

小龙抢了我的蛋糕。

Dragon? Where did you go?

小龙？你去哪里了？

To a faraway land where they eat with sticks.

很远的地方，那里的人都用筷子吃饭。

China?I think so.

中国吗？我觉得是。

A princess gave me some to give to you.

一位公主让我把这个送给你。

Now where are they?

在哪里啊？

Oh, dear, I must have dropped them on the way back.

哦，天哪，我来的路上弄丢了。

Well, you can look for them another time.

好的，等哪天有时间了你再找找吧。

That's enough wishing for one night.

一晚上这么多的愿望已经差不多了。

But I have one last wish, Mother.

但是我还有最后一个愿望，熊妈妈。

Yes? Little Bear.

什么愿望？小熊。

Could you tell me a story?

你能给我讲个故事吗？

That's your wish?

这就是愿望？

Yes, a story about me.

是的，讲一个关于我的故事。

I think I can grant¹ that wish.

我想我可以帮你实现这个愿望。

Let's see,Once upon a time, there was a little bear who bounced² on the cloud.

我想想啊，从前有一只小熊跳上了云端

When he bounced too high, he fell to the sea.

当它跳的很高的时候，不小心掉进了海里。

Fortunately, a passing Viking boat picked him up and invited him to join them on the trip across the ocean.

幸运的是,一艘路过的海盗来救了他,并邀请小熊加入他们的海洋之旅。

1 grant   

vt.同意给予，授予，承认；n.拨款；补助款

参考例句：

• If you grant my request, you will earn my thanks.如果你答应我的要求，就会得到我的感谢。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

2 bounced   

v.弹回( bounce的过去式和过去分词 )；（电子邮件）被退回；拒付；（朝某个方向）颠簸行进

参考例句：

• The ball bounced twice before he could reach it. 球弹了两次他才接到。
• The new car bounced along the bumpy mountain road. 这辆新车在崎岖的山路上颠簸行驶。 来自《简明英汉词典》