《Snow party》冰雪派对
Snow party
冰雪派对
推荐年龄段：3-6岁
【故事原文】
The snow had been falling quietly all night long.
雪静静的下了一整个晚上。
By morning a thick blanket of white covered the countryside.
到了早上，乡村被一层厚厚的白雪覆盖了。
It seemed as if nothing existed in the world but beautiful snow.
好像世界上除了美丽的白雪，什么都不存在了。
Suddenly, as if by magic, snow women...
突然，奇迹般的，雪人先生，雪人女士和雪人宝宝出现了。
Snow men And snow children began to appear Some carried bags; some carried boxes.
有的背着包，有的拿着盒子。
There is a perfect spot! Said the snowman.
“这个地方棒极了！”一位雪人女士说。
The snow people began to work,stringing lights, setting up tables, and unpacking bags.
雪人们开始工作了，他们悬挂彩灯，布置桌子，打开包裹。
What’s in the box?
“这个盒子里是什么?”
A boy in a red cap asked.
一个戴着红帽子的雪人男孩问道。
You’ll see soon.
“你很快就知道了，”
Said his mothers.
他的妈妈说。
Sweeping the pond is hard.
“打扫池塘真艰难呀，”
Said a boy with a broom.
一个拿着扫帚的男孩说。
Right, said his friend.
“没错，”他的朋友说，
But toniight is going to be so much fun.We are goihng to have a special party.
“但是今晚会非常有意思。我们会有一个非常特别的派对。”
The musicians, carrying all kinds of instruments, arrived in the late afternoon.
音乐家们拿着各式各样的乐器，在下午到达。
Everybody clapped and cheered.
一切都差不多准备好了。
The lights twinkled, the tables were set,the food was prepared, and the dance floor was ready.
灯光在闪烁，桌子已经布置完毕，食物也准备好了，跳舞的场地已经就绪。
Today is the shortest day of the year,Said a snowman wearing a top hat.
“今天是一年中白天最短的一天，”一个戴着高帽子的雪人先生说。
This is when we celebrate the winter solstice,the first day of winter.
“我们在这里庆祝冬至日，冬季的第一天。
And when the first snow of the year falls on the first day of winter,we have a snow party!"
如果一年中第一场雪在冬季的第一天到来，我们就会有一个冰雪派对！”
Everybody clapped and cheered,
每个人都欢呼鼓掌。
Hooray for winter! Hooray for snow!
为冬天欢呼，为冰雪欢呼。
The snow people ate........and danced......
雪人们吃着大餐跳着舞，
When the box was unwrapped,
当盒子们都被打开的时候，
Snow-white butterflies emerged,
白色的冰雪蝴蝶出现了。
They circled round and round the joyful snow people.
它们绕着开心的雪人们一圈圈飞舞着。
And then snow began to fall-very quietly
雪开始安静的下着。
The snow fell and fell
雪一直下一直下…………
It was still falling as the partyers packed up their belongings and went on their way.
直到雪人们重新打包，带着他们的东西离开时，雪还在下。
By morning, a new blanket of white covered the countryside.
第二天早上，一层全新的厚毛毯一样的白雪覆盖了乡村。
It was as if the snow people had never been there.
好像雪人们从来都没有来过这里一样。
But some of us know better.
但是，我们中的一些人已经知道了。
