The Mixed Up Chameleon（教学版） - 毛妈Carol亲子课堂

一、原文及译文： On a shiny green leaf sat a small green chameleon. It moved onto a brown tree and turned brownish. Then it rested on a red flower and turned reddish. When the chameleon moved slowly across the yellow sand , it turned yellowish. You could hardly see it. 在一片闪亮的绿叶上趴着一只绿色的小变色龙。 它爬到褐色的树干上就变成了褐色。 它停在一朵红色的花朵上就变成了红色。 当它慢慢爬过一片黄沙地，就变成了黄色。 你几乎很难发现它。 When the chameleon was warm and had something to eat , it turned sparkling green. But when it was cold and hungry , it turned and dull. 变色龙暖和又有东西吃的时候，就变成亮丽的绿色。 当它又冷又饿时，它就变成暗淡的灰色。 When the chameleon was hungary , it sat still and waited. Only its eyes moved-up , down , sideways-until it spotted a fly. Then the chameleon's long and sticky tongue shot out and caught the fly. That was its life. It was not very exciting. But one day... 变色龙饿了，就一动不动的趴着等待。 仅仅是眼睛上上下下，忽左忽右的转动——直到盯住了一只苍蝇。 那时，变色龙的长长的，黏黏的舌头就会射出去，捉住苍蝇。 那就是它的生活。 一点激情也没有。 但是有一天…… ...the chameleon...