以下是绘本插页及文字翻译
Hi !I'm a leaf.
嗨!我是一片叶子。
I live on a maple tree.
我生长在一棵枫树上。
See the ladybug?
看到这只瓢虫了吗?
She's crawling on me.
她正在我身上爬着。
It tickles !
痒痒的。
Many leaves live in my tree.
我这棵树上长了很多叶子。
We have a summer job.
夏天我们是有工作的。
We make tree food.
我们要为树准备食物。
We make it from air and sunlight.
我们靠空气和阳光储备食物。
Mm-m-m
That sun feels good.
感觉阳光很不错。
We also need water to make tree food.
我们还需要水来储备树的食物。
Rainwater goes into the soil.
雨水进入了土壤。
It goes into the tree's roots.
然后进入树的根部。
It goes up the tree.
它会顺着树干向上流。
It flows into my veins.
再流进我的叶脉里。
My veins are like little pipes.
我的叶脉就像一根根小管道。
I mix sunlight, air, and water.
我混合阳光,空气和水。
Then I add something green.
再加上一些绿色的东西。
It's called chlorophyll(KLOR-o-fill).
它叫叶绿素。
Chlorophyll is green.It makes me green.
叶绿素是绿色的。它让我变绿。
All summer long,I have made tree food.
整个夏天,我给树提供食物。
Once a caterpillar came by.
有一次,一只毛毛虫经过。
Nibble.Nibble.Nibble.
一点点的咬啊咬。
It ate a little hole in me.
它在我身上咬了个小洞。
But I still did my job.
但是我仍然工作着。
Once a spider came by
一次,一只蜘蛛飞过来。
Busy.Busy.Busy
织啊。织啊。织啊。
It made a big web
它织了一张很大的网。
But I still did my job.
但我仍然在做我的工作。
Once a squirrel jumped on me.
一次,一只松鼠跳到了我身上。
Boing !Boing! Boing!
嘣!嘣!嘣!
It ran right over me!
它从我身上跑过去!
But I still did my job.
但我仍然在做我的工作。
Now fall has come
秋天来了。
My work is over
我的工作结束了。
My green goes away
我的绿色也褪去了。
Now I am
现在我是……
Red! Yellow! Orange!
红色的!黄色的!橙色的!
It's party time!
聚会的时间到了。
All the leaves in my tree are turning colors !
我树上的所有叶子都在变颜色!
People ooh and aah
人们发出“噢”“啊”的赞美声。
The wind blows.We break away.
风吹过,我们掉落了。
We dance with the wind.
我们随风起舞。
Whee-ee !
哇!
Gently, we land on the ground.
慢慢的轻柔的,我们落在地面上。
We rest.
我们休息了。
Winter has come.
冬天来了。
The forest is white with snow.
森林里白雪皑皑。
Some trees stay green.
有些树还是绿色的。
They are called evergreens.
他们被称为常青树。
Slowly, leaves turn into soil.
叶子慢慢地变成了土壤。
The soil holds roots.
土壤支撑着树根。
The soil holds water.
土壤保存着水分。
The soil holds animals.sleeping in dens.
土壤包裹着动物们安睡在洞穴里。
Winter is over.
冬天结束了。
The soil warms.
大地变暖了。
Hi!I'm a baby leaf.
嗨!我是一片树叶宝宝。
Spring is here.
春天到了。
I'm the first bud to sprout in my tree.
我是树上第一个钻出枝头的芽苞。
I'm growing fast.
我成长的非常快。
Soon I'll get a job.
不久,我就会有一份工作。
What will it be?
会是什么呢?
Mm-m-m.
嗯……
That sun feels good.
感觉阳光很不错。
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