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The Toy Elephant
玩具象
Tom and Polly had a new toy.
湯姆和波莉有一個新玩具。
It was a little gray elephant.
它是一只灰色的小象。
His name was Jumbo.
他的名字叫金寶。
I like Jumbo, said Polly.
“我喜歡金寶，”波莉說，
"He is a good little elephant.
“他是一只很好的小象。
But I want to see a big elephant.
但是我想看大象。
Big elephants are funny.
大象有趣。
Toy elephants are not very funny."
玩具象不是很有趣。”
Tom said, "We will take Jumbo to the zoo.
湯姆說：“我們帶著金寶去動物園吧。
Then he can see the big elephants."
“那樣，他就可以看見大象了。”
So Tom and Polly and Jumbo went to the zoo.
于是湯姆、波莉和金寶去了動物園。
I like the zoo, said Polly.
“我喜歡動物園，”波莉說，
Jumbo likes it, too.
“金寶也喜歡。”
They saw four big elephants in the elephant house.
他們在大象館里見到了四頭大象。
One elephant was very, very big.
有一頭象非常非常大。
Polly said, "Look, Jumbo. See that big, big elephant."
波莉說：“金寶，快看。“看那頭很大很大的象。”
Then a man came along and looked at Jumbo.
這時，一個人走過來看金寶。
Is that a baby elephant? he said.
“這是一頭象寶寶嗎？”他說。
Polly laughed and said, "Oh, no.
波莉笑著說：“噢，不是。
This is just a toy elephant. His name is Jumbo."
“這只是一只玩具象。“他的名字叫金寶。”
The man said, "Jumbo must see a big elephant do some tricks."
那個人說：“金寶一定要看看大象的馬戲表演。”
The man went to a big elephant.
那個人走到一頭大象跟前。
Up, up! Stand up! he said.
“站起來！站起來！”他說。
Up, up went the big elephant.
那頭大象就站了起來。
Down, down! said the man.
“坐下，坐下！”那個人說。
And the elephant sat down.
然后大象就坐下了。
How Tom and Polly laughed!
湯姆和波莉笑得好開心！
The big elephant looked so funny!
那頭大象看起來真有趣！
Then the man said, "Look, children!
這時，那個人說：“看，孩子們!
Now the big elephant will stand on his head."
“現在大象要表演倒立了。”
Oh, oh! said Tom. That is a good trick.
“噢，天哪！”湯姆說，“這個馬戲真不錯。”
Polly said, "Oh, my! I wish Jumbo could do that.
波莉說：“噢，天哪！“我希望金寶也能那樣做。
But he can not do any tricks.
“但他不會表演任何馬戲。
He is just a toy elephant."
“他只是一只玩具象。”
The next morning Polly went to get Jumbo.
第二天早晨，波莉去找金寶。
Guess what she saw.
你猜她看到了什么。
Tom, Tom! she called. "Look at Jumbo! He can do one trick.
“湯姆，湯姆！” 她喊道，“看金寶!他也會耍馬戲了。
He can stand on his head."
他會倒立了。”
Tom laughed. Oh, Polly! he said.
湯姆笑了。“噢，波莉！”他說，
Little Jumbo thinks that he is the big elephant at the zoo.
“小金寶以為自己是動物園里的那頭大象呢。”
