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本周的绘本是小鹿是The Mixed-Up Chameleon，来自熟悉的卡尔爷爷。这本绘本在国内的知名度远不及卡尔爷爷其他作品，但它确是小鹿最喜欢的卡尔爷爷绘本，没有之一。大约在崽子一岁大的时候，购入The Very Hungry Caterpillar和Brown Bear的同时，我就早早买好了这本书，但通读下来，认为一岁大的崽应该还不能体会书中深意，便把它束之高阁，一放就是三年。如今崽子四岁，已经会跟妈妈嘚吧嘚说着张三家的遥控飞机、李四去过昆明大理，老母亲顿时想起这本绘本，就让它来跟崽子说说，什么叫be yourself吧。
The Mixed-Up Chameleon by Eric Karl.
拼拼凑凑的变色龙，来自卡尔爷爷。
On a shiny green leaf sat a small green chameleon.
在一片闪亮的绿叶上趴着一只绿色的小变色龙。
It moved onto a brown tree and turned brownish.
它爬到褐色的树干上就变成了褐色。
Then it rested on a red flower and turned reddish.
它停在一朵红色的花朵上就变成了红色。
When the chameleon moved slowly across the yellow sand , it turned yellowish.
当它慢慢爬过一片黄沙地，就变成了黄色。
You could hardly see it.
你几乎很难发现它。
How many chameleons are there in this page？
这页绘本上有几只变色龙呢？
I can see four.
我能看到四只。
One on the ground, one on the trunk, one on the leaf and one on the flower.
一只趴在地上，一只趴在树干上，一只在树叶上，一只在花朵上。
Chameleons can change colors according to their surroundings.
变色龙能根据身边的环境改变自己的颜色。
It's awesome, isn't it？
这真酷，是吗？
When the chameleon was warm and had something to eat , it turned sparkling green.
变色龙暖和又有东西吃的时候，就变成亮丽的绿色。
But when it was cold and hungry , it turned and dull.
当它又冷又饿时，它就变成暗淡的灰色。
I think green and grey are chameleon's usual colors.
我想绿色和灰色就是变色龙常见的颜色了。
Have you ever seen a chameleon？
你见过变色龙吗？
I think you haven't.
我想你应该没见过。
We can try to find it in the zoo.
我们能试试去动物园找它。
What do chameleons usually eat？
变色龙吃什么呢？
Let's check it out in the next page.
我们翻到下一页看看吧。
When the chameleon was hungry , it sat still and waited.
变色龙饿了，就一动不动的趴着等待。
Only its eyes moved-up , down , sideways-until it spotted a fly.
仅仅是眼睛上上下下，忽左忽右的转动——直到盯住了一只苍蝇。
Then the chameleon's long and sticky tongue shot out and caught the fly.
那时，变色龙的长长的，黏黏的舌头就会射出去，捉住苍蝇。
That was its life.It was not very exciting.
那就是它的生活，一点激情也没有。
But one day...
直到有一天……
Eeek, they eat flies！
呃啊，他们吃苍蝇！
It's disgusting.
这真恶心。
But we have bread, pandas eat bamboo, tigers eat meat, goats eat grass, each creature has their kind of food.
但就像我们吃面包、熊猫吃竹子、老虎吃肉、山羊吃草，每种动物都有他们的食物种类。
So chameleons eat flies, it is nature.
因此变色龙吃苍蝇，这就是自然。
the chameleon saw a zoo !
...变色龙看到了动物园！
It had never seen so many beautiful animals.
它从来没有见过这么多漂亮的动物。
What animals can you see in the picture？
你在图上能看到哪些动物呢？
Let's find them together.
一起来看看吧。
There is a polar bear, a turtle, a seal, a flamingo, a fish, an elephant, a fox, a deer and a giraffe in the zoo.
动物园里有一只北极熊、一只乌龟、一只海豹、一只火烈鸟、一条鱼、一只大象、一只狐狸、一只鹿和一只长颈鹿。
A man and a lady were visiting the zoo.
一位先生和一位女士正在参观动物园。
The chameleon thought：How small I am , how slow , how weak !
变色龙想：我身材太小，行动太慢，身体太弱！
I wish I could be big and white like a polar bear.
我要是能像北极熊又大又白就好了。
And the chameleon's wish came true.
变色龙梦想成真了。
But was it happy？No !
可是它快乐吗？一点也不快乐。
Look, the chameleon turned white.
看，变色龙变白了。
We've just mentioned that chameleons were usually green or grey.
我们才提过，变色龙通常是绿色或者灰色的。
But turning colors is chameleon's skill.
但变颜色就是变色龙的能力啊。
I wish I could be handsome like a flamingo.
我要像火烈鸟那样漂亮。
Oh, the chameleon sprouted two red wings and two red bird-like feet.
哦，变色龙长出了两个红色的翅膀和两只鸟类的脚。
Things became interesting.
事情变得有趣起来了。
I wish I could be smart like a fox.
我要像狐狸那样优雅。
Look at its tail, it had a red fluffy tail now.
它现在有了个红色的毛绒绒的尾巴了。
Just like the fox.
就像狐狸一样。
Was it satisfied？
它满意了吗？
Let's check it out.
我们看看吧。
I wish I could swim like a fish.
我要像鱼儿会游泳。
Oh, look, four orange fins sprouted from the body of chameleon.
看，变色龙的身上长出了四个鱼鳍。
Could it swim then？
它会游泳了吗？
Try to swim, chameleon.
去游泳试试吧，变色龙。
I wish I could run like a deer.
我要像鹿会奔跑。
What's new in this page？
这页书上什么是新的？
Look at the chameleon's head, two antlers sprouted out on its head.
看看变色龙的头，两只鹿角从它头上长了出来。
Pay attention to the two sides of this page.
注意看看书的两边。
When the chameleon got a new part from an animal, the animal would appear in the left side of the page.
当变色龙得到了某个动物的某一部分，那个动物就会出现在书页的左边。
And the color of the animal would appear in the right side.
然后那个动物的颜色就会出现在书页的右边。
I wish I could see things for away like a giraffe.
我要像长颈鹿那样看得很远很远。
And it got a long long yellow neck, just like the giraffe.
然后它得到了一个长长的脖子，就像长颈鹿一样。
The long long neck would help him see things far away.
有了长长的脖子，他就能看到远远的地方了。
A giraffe and the color yellow appear in the two sides of this page accordingly.
相应地，长颈鹿和黄色也出现在了书页的两边。
I wish I could hide in a shell like a turtle.
我要像乌龟那样能藏在壳里。
Look, it had a green shell.
看，它得到了一个绿色的壳。
But the shell was too small for it to hide inside.
但这龟壳太小了，塌肯定躲不进去。
And it looked weird.
而且这看起来好奇怪。
I wish I could be strong like an elephant.
我要像大象那样强壮。
But it only got elephant's big head, large ears and long trunk.
但它只得到了大象的大脑袋，大耳朵和长鼻子。
It wasn't strong at all.
它一点都不强壮。
And didn't look like a chameleon then.
而且它那时候看起来已经完全不像个变色龙了。
I wish I could be funny like a seal.
我要像海豹那样有趣。
After the chameleon made that wish, four flippers were added to its body.
在变色龙许过那个愿望后，它长出了四个海豹的鳍状肢。
I cannot tell what animal It is now.
我现在也无法确定它是什么东西了。
It had a little of this, a little of that, and only remained a little of a chameleon.
它有了这个动物的一部分，那个动物的一部分，但也只保留了一小部分属于变色龙的部分了。
I wish I could be like people.
我还想像人那样。
Just then a fly flew by.
这时，一只苍蝇飞过。
The chameleon was very hungry.
变色龙觉得饿极了。
But the chameleon was very mixed-up.
槽糕的是，它只是拼拼凑凑起来的。
It was a little of this and it was a little of that.
有点像这个，又有点像那个。
And it couldn't catch the fly.
它已经捉不到苍蝇了。
Look, it got the gentleman's hat and the lady's umbrella.
看，它得到了那位先生的帽子和那位女士的遮阳伞。
But what animal it was then？
可它又变成什么动物了呢？
I really don't know.
我是真的不知道。
Do you know？
你知道吗？
And itcouldn't get the fly.
它还吃不到苍蝇了。
Oh,poor chameleon.
哦，可怜的变色龙。
It looked just like a monster.
它看起来像个怪兽。
It must wanted to change back to itself.
它一定很想变回它自己。
I wish I could be myself.
“我要成为我自己。”
The chameleon's wish came true.And it caught the fly !
变色龙如愿以偿，它又能捉到苍蝇了！
Finally, the chameleon realized that being itself was the best thing.
最后，变色龙终于意识到，做自己才是最重要的事。
And when it caught the fly, a rainbow appeared in the sky.
当它抓到苍蝇，一道彩虹出现在天空中。
Remember that, together, the colors of other animals formed a rainbow.
还记得吗，其他动物身上的颜色们组在一起，形成了一道彩虹。
The things of others may look nice, but when we eager to be others, we may lost ourselves.
别人的东西可能看起来很好，但如果我们急着想变成别人，就会忘了自己是什么样的了。
好了，故事到这里就结束了。不知道家里的人类幼崽能不能理解老母亲的深意呢。反正，老母亲自己是再次受到了教育，也渐渐已经在多番尝试中找到自己的路。
同上周一样，本周的绘本也有配套练习哦。
首先是变色龙涂色卡。这张卡片，对于如意这种半“文盲”娃，我的做法是读单词，然后让他选择相应的颜色涂上。对于能认识单词的娃来说就更简单了，拍他们自己识字涂色呗。
其次是变色龙相关手工，一起来剪下相应的部分，根据绘本内容的推进，贴在变色龙身上吧。
最后，还是老规矩，转发此文到朋友圈或母婴群即可，截图发至后台即可获得本文所提到的绘本电子版、小鹿自制音频、绘本童谣音频、绘本手工材料等资源等哦。
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