【睡前听故事】勇敢的小火车（上）

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先来看看小火车的样子~





她是一个开心的小火车~



Chug,chug, chug, Puff, puff, puff. Ding-dong, ding-dong. The little train rumbled over the tracks. She was a happy little train for she had such a jolly load to carry. Her cars were filled full of good things for boys and girls.

恰克恰克恰克——呼呼呼——叮咚叮咚——小小火车隆隆的走在铁轨上。她是开心的小火车，因为她载着快乐。所有的车厢里都装满了小男孩和小女孩喜欢的东西。



There were toy animals—giraffes with long necks, Teddy bears with almost no necks at all, and even a baby elephant. Then there were dolls—dolls with blue eyes and yellow curls, dolls with brown eyes and brown bobbed heads.

有动物玩偶——脖子很长的长颈鹿，几乎没有脖子的泰迪熊和一只象宝宝。还有娃娃——蓝眼睛金色卷发的娃娃，褐色眼睛短头发的娃娃。



And the gayest little toy clown you ever saw. And there were cars full of toy engines, aeroplanes, tops, jack-knives, picture puzzles, books, and every kind of thing boys or girls could want.

以及世界上最滑稽的玩具小丑。有些车厢里装的是玩具火车，飞机，陀螺，拼图，书，只要是小朋友们想要的，统统都有。



But that was not all. Some of the cars were filled with all sorts of good

things for boys and girls to eat—big golden oranges, red-cheeked apples,

bottles of creamy milk for their breakfasts, fresh spinach for their dinners, peppermint drops, and lollypops for after-meal treats.

不止这样呢，有些车厢里还装满了要给小朋友吃的好东西，大颗的金黄柳橙，红彤彤的苹果，早餐的香醇牛奶，晚餐的新鲜菠菜，还有冰激凌和棒棒糖。





The little train was carrying all these good things to the good little boys and girls on the other side of the mountain. She puffed along happily.

Then all of a sudden she stopped with a jerk.

这列小火车正要把东西送去给山那边的乖孩子呢！她喷着烟，开心的向前进。但是她突然停住了...



She simply could not go another inch. She tried and she tried, but her wheels would not turn.

What were all those good little boys and girls on the other side of the mountain going to do without the jolly toys to play with and the wholesome food to eat?

她完全没办法再往前走一步，她试了又试，轮子就是不转了。如果山那边的孩子们没有玩具玩，没有东西吃该怎么办呢？





“Here comes a shiny new engine,” said the little clown who jumped out of the train. “Let us ask him to help us.”

So all the dolls and toys cried out together: “ Please, Shiny New Engine,

do carry our train over the mountain. Our engine has broken down, and the boys and girls on the other side will have no toys to play with an no wholesome food to eat unless you help us.”

“来了一辆一辆闪闪发亮的新型火车头”小丑跳出火车说“我们找他帮忙吧。”于是所有的娃娃都喊道“新型的火车头，能不能带我们过那座山？我们的火车头坏了，如果你不帮我们的话山那头的小男孩和小女孩就没有玩具可以玩也没有东西可以吃了。”



But the Shiny New Engine snorted: “I pull you? I an a Passenger Engine. I have just carried a fine big train over the mountain, with more cars than you ever dreamed of. My train had sleeping cars, with comfortableberths; a dining-car where waiters bring whatever hungry people sit in soft arm-chairs and look out of big plate-glass windows. I carry the

likes of you? Indeed not!”

但是新型火车头哼了一声说：“让我拉你们？我是载客的火车耶，我刚拉了一大列火车翻越山头，车厢的豪华你们想都想不到，我的车厢里里有软绵绵的卧铺，有装着各种美食的餐车，有豪华的客厅，人们可以坐在沙发上看窗外的风景。让我拉你们这些东西，才不要呢！”

（被无情地拒绝啦，好伤心
）



And off he steamed to the roundhouse, where engines live when they are not busy.

How sad the little train and all the dolls and toys felt!

Then the little clown called out,” The Passenger Engine is not the only one in the world. Here is another coming, a fin big strong one. Let us ask him to help us.”

新型火车头关掉了蒸汽阀，他不愿意帮忙。

小火车头和娃娃们都很伤心。

这时小丑叫道“载客火车又不是世界上唯一的火车。那里又有一辆火车开来了，一辆很大的火车。让我们去寻求他的帮助吧。”





The little toy clown waved his flag and the big strong engine came to a stop.

“Please,

oh, please, Big Engine,” cried all the dolls and toys together. “ Do pull our train over the mountain. Our engine has broken down, and the good little boys and girls on the other side will have no toys to play with and no wholesome food to eat unless you help us.”

小丑挥了挥他的旗子，大火车头停了下来。

“拜托，大火车头”所有的娃娃一起叫道“能不能带我们的火车过那座山？”我们的火车头坏了，你不帮我们的话山那边的乖孩子们就玩不到玩具也没有营养丰富的食物可以吃了。”





But the Big Strong Engine bellowed: I am a Freight Engine. I have just pulled a big train loaded with costly machines over the mountain. These

machines print books and newspapers for grown-ups to read. I am a very important engine indeed. I won’t carry the likes of you!”

但是大火车头却吼道“我是运货列车诶，我刚拉一大辆火车翻越山头，车厢里装满了昂贵的机器。这些机器印刷着书还有成人读的报纸。我那么重要的火车头才不带你们这群小东西呢！”



And the Freight Engine puffed off indignantly to the round-house.

The little train and all the dolls and toys were very sad.

“Cheer up,” cried the little toy clown. ”The Freight Engine is not the only one in the world. Here comes another. He looks very old and tired, but our train is so little, perhaps he can help us.”

运货列车气愤的开走了。

小火车头和玩偶们都很伤心。

“打起精神来！”小丑说“这世界上有不是只有运货列车。那边又开来一辆火车。他看上去很老又很累的样子，但我们的火车很小，也许他会答应帮忙。”

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