《If TheDinosaurs Come Back》
—— Written and illustrated by Bernard Most
I like dinosaurs.
I think about them all the time.
I read about them.
I talk about them.
Oh, how i wish the dinosaurs could come back.
If the dinosaurs came back, they could carry people to work and back.
If the dinosaurs came back, we wouldn't need any more lawn mowers
If the dinosaurs came back, house painters wouldn't need any more ladders.
If the dinosaurs came back, they would scare away robbers.
If the dinosaurs came back, they would make it easy for farmers to plow their fields.
If the dinosaurs came back, they could help humberjacks chop down trees.
If the dinosaurs came back, they could help firefighters put out fires.
If the dinosaurs came back, they could help build big skyscrapers.
If the dinosaurs came back, they would make great ski slopes.
If the dinosaurs came back, they could take swimmers on ride sat the beach.
If the dinosaurs came back, they could rescue the kites stuck in the very tall trees.
If the dinosaurs came back, mountain climbers would have new mountains to climb.
If the dinosaurs came back, they could be a big help at the circus.
If the dinosaurs came back, they could help librarians get books from the top shelf.
If the dinosaurs came back, dentists would have plenty of teeth to work on.
If the dinosaurs came back, giraffes would have someone to look up to.
If the dinosaurs came back, they could push away rain clouds so the sun would always shine.
But best of all, if the dinosaurs came back, they would make great pets for people who love dinosaurs.
giraffe
英 [dʒɪˈrɑ:f] 美 [dʒəˈræf; dʒəˈræf]
n. 长颈鹿
dentist
英 ['dentɪst] 美 ['dɛntɪst]
n. 牙科医生
牙医诊所
librarian
英 [laɪ'breərɪən] 美 [laɪ'brɛrɪən]
n. 图书馆员；图书管理员
circus
英 ['sɜːkəs] 美 ['sɝkəs]
n. 马戏；马戏团
slope
英 [sləʊp] 美 [slop]
n. 斜坡；倾斜；斜率；扛枪姿势
vi. 倾斜；逃走
vt. 倾斜；使倾斜；扛
ski [ski:, ʃi:]
n. 滑雪橇
vi. 滑雪
adj. 滑雪（用）的
lumberjack
英 ['lʌmbədʒæk] 美 ['lʌmbɚdʒæk]
n. 伐木工人；木材商的佣工；短茄克衫
plow
英 [plau] 美 [plaʊ]
vi. [农机] 犁；耕地；破浪前进；开路
vt. [农机] 犁；耕；开路
n. [农机] 犁；似犁的工具；北斗七星
mower
英 ['moɚ] 美 ['moɚr]
n. 割草机；割草的人
n. (Mower)人名；(英)莫厄尔
lawn
英 [lɔːn] 美 [lɔn]
n. 草地；草坪
n. (Lawn)人名；(缅)朗
Bernard
英 ['bɜ:nəd] 美 ['bərnɑrd]
n. 伯纳德（男子名）
illustrate
英 ['ɪləstreɪt] 美 ['ɪləstret]
vt. 阐明，举例说明；图解
vi. 举例
dinosaur
英 ['daɪnəsɔː] 美 [ˈdaɪnəˌsɔr]
n. 恐龙；过时、落伍的人或事物