1、ThumbelinaA woman sits in her sunflower garden. womanwmn女人 sunflowersnfla(r)太阳花She is very sad. garden. :dn(r)花园A fairy comes to her and asks, fairy fer 仙子 ask :sk 询问”Why are you so sad?” sadsd 伤心的”I have no children.”Cries the woman. childrentldrn孩子们（复数）child tald 孩子 Take this seed and plant it.”sa
2、ys the fairy. take tek 拿 接受 seedsi:d种子 plantpl:nt 种The woman plants the seed,The seed grows into a beautiful sunflower. growr生长 beautiful bju:tfl 美丽的She sees a tiny pretty girl in it. tiny tan 极小的 pretty prt 漂亮的“You are as tiny as my thumb,”she says as z 像 thumbm 拇指“Ill name you Tumbelina” namenem n
3、:名字 v:命名“What would you like to wear?”Asks Thumbelinas mother. wearwe(r)穿“Hmm I would like to wear a pink dress,”says Thumbelina.pink pk粉红色的 dressdres连衣裙One day an ugly toad sees it. ugly l 丑陋的 toad td 癞蛤蟆“You are very beautiful ,”he says.“I want to marry you.” want wnt 想 marry mr 结婚The ugly toad ta
4、kes her with him. “Stay here on this lily pad,”says the toad. lily ll 睡莲 pad pd 垫子“Ill be back with some food.” back bk 返回 food fu:d 食物Thumbelina begins to cry. begin biin开始 cry krai哭泣 “Why are you crying?”asks a goldfish. goldfishldf 金鱼“I dont want to marry the toad,” Thumbelina cries.“I want to go
5、 home.” go 走 homehm 家“I can help you,”says the goldfish. help help 帮助He sings,”on the lily pad,theres a pretty girl.merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily! Ill help her find her home.” merrily merli 愉快地“This is fun,”says Thumbelina. funfn 有趣的“I like sitting on the lily pad.” He cant find her home. cant
6、k:nt（can not kn）不能 find fand寻找“You should look for a new home,”says the goldfish. shouldd 应该 look forluk f: 寻找Thumbelina seees a beautiful red flower.“This can be my new home,she says.“Thank you ,goldfish.”Spring passes and summer comes. spring spr 春天 passp:s 通过Thumbelina is happy. summer sm(r) 夏天 c
7、ome km 到来She plays hide-and-seek withr abbits. hide-and-seek had n si:k 捉迷藏 rabbitrbt 兔子She listens to the birds sing all day. listenlsn 听 birdb:d 小鸟 sings 唱歌“I like my new home,”she says. likelak 喜欢Summer passes and fall comes. fallf:l 秋天The red flower fades. fadefed 凋谢“My home is not beautiful any
8、more,”says Thumbelina. anymoreenm:不再“And it doesnt smell sweet.” smellsmel 闻起来 sweetswi:t 甜蜜的Thumbelina is sad“Why are you crying?”asks a field mouse field mousefi:ld maus 田鼠“I am cold,”she says. coldkld 寒冷的“I want to go home.“Come with me,”says the field mouse“My house is warm.” househas 房子 warmw:m
9、 温暖的She sings“On,on,on my back,”theres a pretty girl. backbk 背部Merrily,merrily,merrily,merrily! Ill take her to my home.”“This is fun,”says Thumbelina.“I like riding on your back.”Fall passes and winter comes. winterwnt(r) 冬天Thumbelina is happy with the field mouse.She helps clean the house. clean k
10、li:n 打扫“You are a good girl,”says the field mouse.One day they go to see a mole. moleml 鼹鼠His house is dark and cold. darkd:k 黑暗的“Watch your step,”says the mole. watchwt看 stepstep脚步“There is a blue bird lying on the floor.”“He is sick,”says Thumbelina.“Ill take care of him.” care ke(r)关心Winter passe
11、s and spring comes.The bluebird gets well. wellwel 好“Thank you, Thumbelina.”he says.“You are very nice.” nicenas 美好的Thumbelina is happy.One day the field mouse says,“The mole likes you very much, Thumbelina,He wants to marry you.”“But he is not like me,”says Thumbelina. likelak 像“And his house is co
12、ld and dark.”Thumbelina is very sad.She begins to cry.“Why are you crying?”asks the bluebird.“I dont want to marry the mole,”she says.“I want togo home.”“Come and sit on my back,”says the bluebird.He sings,”on,on,on my back,theres a pretty girl.Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily!Ill help her find he
13、r home.”“This is fun,”says Thumbelina.“I like flying on your back.”They land in a beautiful garden.Tiny boys and girls are playing hide-an-seek.“They are like me,”says Thumbelina.“Thank you,”she says to the bluebird.They sing and play all day.One day the fairy comes to see Thumbelina.“You should go home and see your mother,”says the fairy.“We want to go with you,”say the boy and girls.The fairy takes them to Thumbelinas home.“Mother!”shouts Thumbelina.“Im so happy to see you,”cries her mother.Everyone is happy.
