新版典范英语7-1Walrus-Joins-In原文及翻译

1、第一篇原文：Walrus Joins In1What will Walrus do?Everyone at the North Pole was very excited. There was going to be a show and ANYONE could be in it.I will do skating, said Arctic Fox. Im good at that!Ill do tumbling, said Polar Bear. No one tumbles quite like me!Ill do singing, said Seal. Everyone says I

2、have a very fine voice!Then Ill do diving, said Whale. I won a prize for diving at school, you know!They all looked at Walrus. What will YOU do? they asked.But Walrus was not good at anything.He wasnt good at skating, and he wasnt good at tumbling.He was terrible at singing, and when he tried to div

3、e, he always got water up his nose.He sat and chewed his whiskers sadly.Never mind, said Arctic Fox. You can watch us.Arctic Fox and Polar Bear and Seal and Whale practised hard for the big show.Walrus hid behind a snowdrift and watched, and chewed his whiskers.He wished he was good at something.2Th

4、e big nightAt last, the big night arrived. Everyone sat down and waited for the show to begin. Walrus sat in the front row. He was very excited.Fox came onto the ice and bowed. Everyone cheered.Then Fox began to skate. Fox skated forwards and backwards and sideways. She skated in perfect circles and

5、 figures of eight. She was elegant and amazing!Walrus watched and he loved what he saw. Fox made it all look so easy.Walrus was sure that if he really tried he could skate just like Fox.He couldnt stop himself. He just had to leap onto the ice and join in with Fox. “I can skate,” he cried. “Look at

6、me!”But Walrus couldnt skate at all. He could only trip up and fall over.He bumped into Fox, and Fox went flat on her face. FLOMP!Fox was very upset. “Walrus has RUINED my act,” she wailed.Next, it was Polar Bears turn. He rolled out across the ice like a big, white snowball. Everyone clapped wildly

7、.Then Polar Bear began to tumble. He did jumps and spins and somersaults, and stood on his head.Walrus watched and he loved what he saw. Polar Bear made it all look such fun. Walrus was sure that this time, if he really tried, he could tumble just like Polar Bear.All of a sudden, Walrus just couldnt

8、 stop himself, and he leaped onto the ice.“I can tumble too,” he cried. “Look at me!”But Walrus couldnt tumble at all. He could only trip up and fall over. He tripped up Polar Bear, who came down with a WALLOP!Of course, Polar Bear was pretty angry. “Walrus has RUINED my act,” he wailed.3From bad to

9、 worseIt was Seals turn next. She gave Walrus a dont-you-dare stare, and then she started to sing:“O, how many heart rejoices when I see the Northern Lights.My ear is filled with voices sweetly singing in the night!”Walrus listened. What a beautiful song! Surely if he really tried, he could sing as

10、beautifully as Seal? Oh, dear. Walrus just couldnt stop himself again.“I know that song,” he cried. “I can sing it too!”He leaped up and started singing along with Seal.But Walrus couldnt sing! He sounded terrible. In fact, he sounded like a rusty old bucket.Seal stopped singing and burst into flood

11、s of tears.“Walrus has RUINED my song,” she wailed.Wale was last. He was pretty certain that Walrus could not ruin his act.Whale leaped high out of the water. Then he fell back with an enormous splash!Walrus watched. He wished that he could dive like that. His flippers began to twitch, and his whisk

12、ers bristled with excitement. He tried and tried his very best not to join in.But then he had a brilliant idea.“Ill hold my nose when I dive,” he thought. “Then the water wont go up it!”Walrus just couldnt stop himself. He had to join in.“Everybody, look at me!” he cried, as he leaped into the water

13、. “I can dive too!”But just at that moment, Whale was getting ready to spout a big jet of water.WHOOSH!Whale spouted Walrus high into the air!Everyone was watching Walrus now. They clapped and cheered as Walrus landed back in the sea with a SPLOSH!Whale was furious. “You are a meddling, incompetent

14、BUFFOON!” he roared. “You have RUINED my act. Now GET OUT OF MY SIGHT!”Whale was pretty scary when he was angry. Walrus turned tail and fled. He hid behind a snowdrift, feeling sad and very sorry.4The show will go on!The show was over. Fox and Polar Bear and Seal and Whale stood in a line, blushing

15、and wishing that Walrus had not ruined everything.But everyone was cheering like mad.“Well done, Polar Bear, well done, Seal! Well done, Fox and Whale!” they shouted. “But wheres the clown? Why isnt he here? Wheres Walrus?”Behind is snowdrift, Walrus heard the cheers. Were they really cheering for h

16、im, too?Yes! They were!He shuffled up to Fox and Polar Bear and Seal And Whale.“Im very sorry,” he said.“So you should be,” said Fox.“At least everyone thought you were part of the show,” said Polar Bear.“I suppose,” said Seal, “if Walrus was really part of our next show, it couldnt be any worse.”Wa

17、lrus was overjoyed. “Me?” he cried. “Truly? Can I be part of the show? Can I join in next time?”“Yes,” said Whale. “It will bea lot safer that way. You can be the clown. As long as you do it properly.”Walrus practiced hard and became a very good clown indeed. Now he is so good that Fox, Polar Bear,

18、Seal and Whale are glad he is taking part.Sometimes, when Walrus is clowning around, they really just cant stop themselves. They have to join in too!第一篇翻译：海象参加表演1.海象会做什么呢？ 每个身处北极的动物都很兴奋，因为这里即将举行一场人人都可以参加的演出。 “我要表演滑雪，”北极狐说，“我对此很在行。” “我要表演翻筋斗，”北极熊说，“没人翻筋斗能比我好。” “我唱歌吧，”海豹说，“每个人都说我嗓音很优美。 “那我就表演潜水吧”鲸鱼说，“

19、你们知道，我以前在学校可是拿过潜水奖牌的。” 之后大家都看着海象，问他：你表演什么呢？ 但是海象什么都不擅长，既不会滑雪也不会翻筋斗。他的歌唱得很糟糕，而他潜水时，鼻子也是露在水面上的。 于是海象难过地坐在那里，嚼他的胡子。 “没关系，”北极狐说，“你可以看我们表演啊”。 北极狐，北极熊，海豹和鲸鱼都在为那场大型演出而努力练习着，而海象却躲在一个雪堆后面，一边看着他们一边嚼着他的胡子。 他真希望自己能擅长些什么。2.盛大的夜晚终于，表演的盛大夜晚到来了，每个人都坐下来等待演出的开始。海象坐在最前排，他很激动.狐狸走到冰上向大家示意，众人都欢呼着。狐狸开始表演滑冰了，他时而前滑，时而后退，时而向

20、两边滑去，他滑出一个个优美的圆圈，并8字型的滑着，她的表演简直是无与伦比的完美，海象非常喜欢她的表演，狐狸表演的这一切似乎都是那么的简单轻松。海象认为如果自己也真正的去尝试，一定也能像狐狸表演的那么好。海象情不自禁的跳到冰上和狐狸一起滑冰。“我能滑冰了，”他叫嚷着，“快，看我！”然而，海象并没能滑多久，他只是把一切都搞砸了，摔了一跤，他撞到狐狸，狐狸摔倒，压在他的脸上，真糟糕！狐狸被他搞得心烦。“海象将我的演出搞砸了，”狐狸悲叹着说。接下来，该是北极熊表演了，他蜷缩起来像一个雪球一样在冰面上滚动，众人都为他鼓掌，然后他就开始准备翻筋斗了，他又跳又滚，翻着筋斗，还表演了倒立。海象看着北极熊的表演

21、并被深深吸引，他觉得这是时候了，如果他去表演，他也能像北极熊一样翻筋斗。突然，海象再次情不自禁的跳到冰上“我能翻筋斗了，”他叫嚷着，“快，看我！”但是海象并没能翻筋斗，他只是把一切都搞砸了，摔了一跤，搞砸了北极熊的表演。当然，北极熊也非常生气，“海象搞砸了我的演出”他悲叹地说。3.由坏变糟（越来越糟）接下来该海豹表演了。他先瞪了海象一眼，那意思好像在说“看你敢！”然后她就开始唱歌了：“啊，当我看到北极光时，我的内心是多么高兴！我的耳朵里满是夜晚听到的甜美的歌声。”海象在听。多么美妙的歌啊！当然，如果他也试一下的话，他是否会像海豹唱得那样好呢？哎呀，天啊！海象又一次控制不住自己了。“我知道那首歌，”他喊道，“我也会唱这首歌。”他跳上去开始和海豹一起唱起来。但是海象其实不会唱！他发出的声音很吓人。事实上，他的歌声就像是从一个生锈的破铁桶里发出的一样。海豹不唱了，开始嚎啕大哭起来。“海象搞砸了我的演出，”她悲叹地说。鲸鱼是最后一个上场表演的。海象不会也给他的演出来捣乱的，对此他很自信。鲸鱼从水中高高地跃起，然后是“哗”的一声巨响，他又落回到水中。海象在观看，他希望自己也可以像鲸鱼那样潜水。他的鳍肢开始颤动，他激动得胡须也竖起来了。他尽最大努力克制自己别去和鲸鱼一块儿表演。但接下来他有了一个绝妙的主意。“我可以捏住鼻子潜水，”