少兒雙語小故事：巨人杰弗瑞
Jeffery the Giant had many friends.Everyone liked Jeffery because he was so kind.
杰弗瑞有許多朋友。每一個都喜歡杰弗斯，因為他是如此的友善。
He likes to help his friends.
他喜歡幫助他的朋友。
If Peter’s ball got stuck in the tree,Jeffery would get it down.
如果彼德的球卡在樹上了，杰弗瑞會把它弄下來。
“Thanks,Jeffery.””Oh you’re welcome,Peter.”
“謝謝，杰弗瑞。”噢，不客氣，彼德。”
If Mary hurt herself,Jeffery would carry her home.
如果瑪麗受了傷，杰弗瑞會帶她回家。
“Oh!My leg!””Mary,are you OK?Here let me help you up.””Ouch!It hurts.I can’t walk.”
“噢!我的腿!”瑪麗，你怎么樣?讓我幫你起來。”“哎唷!痛。我不能走了。”
“I’ll take you home.””Thanks,Jeffery.”
“我送你回家。”“謝謝，杰弗瑞!”
Jeffery liked all his friends,but Jeffery was sad.
杰弗瑞喜歡他所有的朋友，但是杰弗瑞是傷心的。
It was too hard for Jeffery to play with his friends,because…
對于杰弗瑞來說和他的朋友一起玩兒太難了，因為
…their hide-and-seek hiding spots were too small.
......他們的捉迷藏藏身處太小了。
…their jump ropes were too short.
......他們的跳繩太短了。
…their basketball hoops were too low.
......他們的籃球籃太低了。
…their seesaws always went up,but they never came down.
......他們的蹺蹺板總是起來，但是從不下去。
One day Jeffery came home early.He sat down under the biggest tree he could find.He didn’t want to be at the playground anymore.”I am too big to play with my friends,”said Jeffery to himself.
一天，杰弗瑞回家很早。他坐在一棵他能找到的最大的樹下面。他不想再去游樂場了。“我太高大了而不能和我的朋友一起玩兒，”杰弗瑞對他自己說。
“Hi,my name is Eddy.I’m new here.Do you want to play with me?”Jeffery didn’t look up.
“嗨!我的名字是艾迪。我是新來的。你想要和我一起玩兒嗎?”杰弗瑞沒有向上看。
He kept his head hidden in his hands.”I’m too big to play with anyone,”cried Jeffery.
他仍然把頭埋在他的雙手之間。“我太高大了不能和任何人一起玩，”杰弗瑞喊到。
“I don’t think you’re that big,”said Eddy.
“我認為你不是那么高大，”艾迪說。
“Really?”asked Jeffery hopefully.
“真的?”杰弗瑞滿懷希望地問。
“Yes,really,”said Eddy.”You’re big like me.”
“是的，真的，”艾迪說。“你象我一樣高大。”
Jeffery took his head out of his hands.
杰弗瑞把他的頭從手之間挪開。
“Oh,hi,”said Jeffery shyly.”My name is Jeffery.”
“噢，嗨，”杰弗瑞害羞地說。“我的名字是杰弗瑞。”
Eddy smiled.”See,I am big.Why were you crying,Jeffery?”
艾迪笑道。“看，我是高大的。為什么你在哭泣，杰弗瑞?”
“Oh,I was crying because I am too big to play with my friends.”
“噢，我哭泣是因為我太高大了而不能和我的朋友一起玩。”
“You’re not too big,”said Eddy.”Their games are just too small.Let’s go to the playground together.and I’ll show you how to make their games bigger.”
“你不是十分高大，”艾迪說。“他們的游戲只不過太小了。讓我們一起去游樂場，我將讓你看看如何使他們的游戲變大。”
Jeffery and Eddy went to the playground together,and Jeffery learned how to play bigger games.
杰弗瑞和艾迪一起來到游樂園，然后杰弗瑞學會了怎樣玩更大的游戲。
Jeffery and Eddy became best friedns.
杰弗瑞和艾迪成為了最好的朋友。
They had fun with the other children too.
他們和其他的孩子們在一起很開心。
Jeffery was glad to have such a big friend.
杰弗瑞很高興有如此高大的一個朋友。
Jeffery the Giant had many friends.Everyone liked Jeffery because he was so kind.
杰弗瑞有許多朋友。每一個都喜歡杰弗斯，因為他是如此的友善。
He likes to help his friends.
他喜歡幫助他的朋友。
If Peter’s ball got stuck in the tree,Jeffery would get it down.
如果彼德的球卡在樹上了，杰弗瑞會把它弄下來。
“Thanks,Jeffery.””Oh you’re welcome,Peter.”
“謝謝，杰弗瑞。”噢，不客氣，彼德。”
If Mary hurt herself,Jeffery would carry her home.
如果瑪麗受了傷，杰弗瑞會帶她回家。
“Oh!My leg!””Mary,are you OK?Here let me help you up.””Ouch!It hurts.I can’t walk.”
“噢!我的腿!”瑪麗，你怎么樣?讓我幫你起來。”“哎唷!痛。我不能走了。”
“I’ll take you home.””Thanks,Jeffery.”
“我送你回家。”“謝謝，杰弗瑞!”
Jeffery liked all his friends,but Jeffery was sad.
杰弗瑞喜歡他所有的朋友，但是杰弗瑞是傷心的。
It was too hard for Jeffery to play with his friends,because…
對于杰弗瑞來說和他的朋友一起玩兒太難了，因為
…their hide-and-seek hiding spots were too small.
......他們的捉迷藏藏身處太小了。
…their jump ropes were too short.
......他們的跳繩太短了。
…their basketball hoops were too low.
......他們的籃球籃太低了。
…their seesaws always went up,but they never came down.
......他們的蹺蹺板總是起來，但是從不下去。
One day Jeffery came home early.He sat down under the biggest tree he could find.He didn’t want to be at the playground anymore.”I am too big to play with my friends,”said Jeffery to himself.
一天，杰弗瑞回家很早。他坐在一棵他能找到的最大的樹下面。他不想再去游樂場了。“我太高大了而不能和我的朋友一起玩兒，”杰弗瑞對他自己說。
“Hi,my name is Eddy.I’m new here.Do you want to play with me?”Jeffery didn’t look up.
“嗨!我的名字是艾迪。我是新來的。你想要和我一起玩兒嗎?”杰弗瑞沒有向上看。
He kept his head hidden in his hands.”I’m too big to play with anyone,”cried Jeffery.
他仍然把頭埋在他的雙手之間。“我太高大了不能和任何人一起玩，”杰弗瑞喊到。
“I don’t think you’re that big,”said Eddy.
“我認為你不是那么高大，”艾迪說。
“Really?”asked Jeffery hopefully.
“真的?”杰弗瑞滿懷希望地問。
“Yes,really,”said Eddy.”You’re big like me.”
“是的，真的，”艾迪說。“你象我一樣高大。”
Jeffery took his head out of his hands.
杰弗瑞把他的頭從手之間挪開。
“Oh,hi,”said Jeffery shyly.”My name is Jeffery.”
“噢，嗨，”杰弗瑞害羞地說。“我的名字是杰弗瑞。”
Eddy smiled.”See,I am big.Why were you crying,Jeffery?”
艾迪笑道。“看，我是高大的。為什么你在哭泣，杰弗瑞?”
“Oh,I was crying because I am too big to play with my friends.”
“噢，我哭泣是因為我太高大了而不能和我的朋友一起玩。”
“You’re not too big,”said Eddy.”Their games are just too small.Let’s go to the playground together.and I’ll show you how to make their games bigger.”
“你不是十分高大，”艾迪說。“他們的游戲只不過太小了。讓我們一起去游樂場，我將讓你看看如何使他們的游戲變大。”
Jeffery and Eddy went to the playground together,and Jeffery learned how to play bigger games.
杰弗瑞和艾迪一起來到游樂園，然后杰弗瑞學會了怎樣玩更大的游戲。
Jeffery and Eddy became best friedns.
杰弗瑞和艾迪成為了最好的朋友。
They had fun with the other children too.
他們和其他的孩子們在一起很開心。
Jeffery was glad to have such a big friend.
杰弗瑞很高興有如此高大的一個朋友。
