1、1 What 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 have a very fine voi
2、ce!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 dive, he always got w
3、ater 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.2The big nightAt la
4、st, 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 figures of eigh
5、t. 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 me!But Walrus could
6、nt 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.Then Polar Bear bega
7、n 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 stop himself, and h
8、e 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 worseIt was Seals turn
9、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 beautifully as Seal? Oh de
10、ar. 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 floods of tears.Walrus has RUINED my
11、 song, she wailed.Whale 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 whiskers bristled with excitement. He
12、 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. I can dive too!But just at that mome
13、nt, 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 werent watching Whale at all. They clapped and cheered as Walrus landed back in the sea with a SPLOSH!Whale was furious. You are a meddling, incompetent BUFFOO
14、N! 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 and wishi
15、ng 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 his snowdrift, Walrus heard the cheers. Were they really cheering for him, too?Yes!
16、 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.Walrus was overjoyed. Me
17、? he cried. Truly? Can I be part of the show? Can I join in next time?Yes, said Whale. It will be a lot safer that way. You can be the clown. As long as you do it properly.Walrus practised hard and became a very good clown indeed. Now he is so good that Fox, Polar Bear, Seal and Whale are glad he is
18、 taking part.Sometimes, when Walrus is clowning around, they really just cant stop themselves. They have to join in too!WordsWalrus 海象North Pole 北极show 表演do skating 表演滑冰，溜冰Arctic Fox 北极狐do tumbling 表演翻跟头Polar Bear 北极熊quite like me 有我这么好Seal 海豹do diving 表演潜水Whale 鲸（鱼）won a prize 得过奖terrible 很糟chewed
19、his whiskers 嚼着胡须go up his nose 进到鼻子里sadly 伤心地never mind 没关系practised hard 刻苦训练hid behind 藏在后面snowdrift （风吹成的）雪堆2the big night 大晚会front row 前排bowed 鞠躬cheered 喝起了彩；叫起好来forwards 向前backwards 向后sideways 向两侧circles 圆圈figures of eight 8 字elegant （举止）优雅amazing 令人惊叹sure 确信leap 跳，跳跃trip up 站不稳 fall over 摔倒bu
20、mped into 撞上了went flat on her face 摔了个大马趴flomp 扑通一声upset 不高兴ruined 毁了act （一段）表演wailed 大声叫道it was Polar Bears turn 轮到北极熊了rolled out 打着滚出来clapped 鼓掌，拍手wildly 狂热did jumps and spins and somersaults 表演了跳跃、旋转和翻跟头stood on his head 倒立，拿大顶look such fun 看起来十分好玩All of a sudden 突然tripped up Polar Bear 把北极熊绊倒了wa
21、llop 哗啦一声pretty 很3gave Walrus a dont-you-dare stare 瞪了海象一眼（意思是 “看你敢” ）rejoices 高兴the Northern Lights 北极光sweetly 甜美地along with 跟 一起rusty 生了锈的burst into floods of tears 哭得泪流满面with an enormous splash 哗的一声巨响flippers 鳍肢twitch 颤动bristled 竖起了tried his very best 竭尽全力brilliant 绝妙的hold my nose 捏住鼻子spout a big
22、 jet of water 喷出一大柱水whoosh （鲸喷气发出的声音）噗嗤landed 落splosh 扑通一声furious 气疯了meddling 瞎搅和的incompetent 没本事的buffoon 小丑roared 吼道Get out of my sight!（=Go away!）滚开！scary 吓人fled 逃走了4blushing 满面通红like mad 疯狂；拼命clown 小丑cheers 叫好声，喝彩声shuffled 一步一拖地走it couldnt be any worse 也坏不到哪里去overjoyed 欣喜若狂truly? 真的？As long as 只要do it properly 好好干clowning around 到处做小丑表演
