新版典范英语7-1Walrus Joins In原文及翻译

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第一篇原文：

Walrus Joins In

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. ‘I’m good at that!’

‘I’ll do tumbling,’ said Polar Bear. ‘No one tumbles quite like me!’

‘I’ll do singing,’ said Seal. ‘Everyone says I have a very fine voice!’

‘Then I’ll 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 wasn’t good at skating, and he wasn’t good at tumbling.

He was terrible at singing, and when he tried to dive, he always got water 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.

2 The big night

At last, the big night arrived. Everyone sat down and waited for the show to

begin. Walrus sat in the front row. He was very excited.

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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 eight. 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 couldn’t 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 couldn’t 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 Bear’s turn. He rolled out across the ice like a big, white

snowball. Everyone clapped wildly.

Then Polar Bear began 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 couldn’t stop himself, and he leaped onto the ice.

“I can tumble too,” he cried. “Look at me!”

But Walrus couldn’t 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.

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3 From bad to worse

It was Seal’s turn next. She gave Walrus a don’t-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, dear. Walrus just couldn’t 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 couldn’t 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 song,” she wailed.

Wale 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 tried and tried his very best

not to join in.

But then he had a brilliant idea.

“I’ll hold my nose when I dive,” he thought. “Then the water won’t go up it!”

Walrus just couldn’t 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 moment, Whale was getting ready to spout a big jet of water.

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WHOOSH!

Whale spouted Walrus high into the air!

Everyone was watching Walrus now. They clapped and cheered as Walrus

landed back in the sea with a SPLOSH!

Whale was furious. “You are a meddling, incompetent BUFFOON!” 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.

4 The show will go on!

The show was over. Fox and Polar Bear and Seal and Whale stood in a line,

blushing and wishing 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 where’s the clown? Why isn’t he here? Where’s Walrus?”

Behind is snowdrift, Walrus heard the cheers. Were they really cheering for him,

too?

Yes! They were!

He shuffled up to Fox and Polar Bear and Seal And Whale.

“I’m 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 couldn’t be

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any worse.”

Walrus was overjoyed. “Me?” 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 practiced hard and became a very good clown indeed. Now he is so good

that Fox, Polar Bear, Seal and Whale are glad he is taking part.

Sometimes, when Walrus is clowning around, they really just can’t stop

themselves. They have to join in too!

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第一篇翻译：

《海象参加表演》

1.海象会做什么呢？

每个身处北极的动物都很兴奋，因为这里即将举行一场人人都可以参加的演出。

“我要表演滑雪，”北极狐说，“我对此很在行。”

“我要表演翻筋斗，”北极熊说，“没人翻筋斗能比我好。”

“我唱歌吧，”海豹说，“每个人都说我嗓音很优美。

“那我就表演潜水吧”鲸鱼说，“你们知道，我以前在学校可是拿过潜水奖牌的。”

之后大家都看着海象，问他：你表演什么呢？

但是海象什么都不擅长，既不会滑雪也不会翻筋斗。他的歌唱得很糟糕，而他潜水时，鼻子也是露在水面上的。

于是海象难过地坐在那里，嚼他的胡子。

“没关系，”北极狐说，“你可以看我们表演啊”。

北极狐，北极熊，海豹和鲸鱼都在为那场大型演出而努力练习着，而海象却躲在一个雪堆后面，一边看着他们一边嚼着他的胡子。

他真希望自己能擅长些什么。

2.盛大的夜晚

终于，表演的盛大夜晚到来了，每个人都坐下来等待演出的开始。

海象坐在最前排，他很激动.

狐狸走到冰上向大家示意，众人都欢呼着。

狐狸开始表演滑冰了，他时而前滑，时而后退，时而向两边滑去，他滑出一个个优美的圆圈，并8字型的滑着，她的表演简直是无与伦比的完美，海象非常喜欢她的 6 / 9

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表演，狐狸表演的这一切似乎都是那么的简单轻松。

海象认为如果自己也真正的去尝试，一定也能像狐狸表演的那么好。

海象情不自禁的跳到冰上和狐狸一起滑冰。“我能滑冰了，”他叫嚷着，“快，看我！”然而，海象并没能滑多久，他只是把一切都搞砸了，摔了一跤，他撞到狐狸，狐狸摔倒，压在他的脸上，真糟糕！

狐狸被他搞得心烦。“海象将我的演出搞砸了，”狐狸悲叹着说。

接下来，该是北极熊表演了，他蜷缩起来像一个雪球一样在冰面上滚动，众人都为他鼓掌，然后他就开始准备翻筋斗了，他又跳又滚，翻着筋斗，还表演了倒立。

海象看着北极熊的表演并被深深吸引，他觉得这是时候了，如果他去表演，他也能像北极熊一样翻筋斗。

突然，海象再次情不自禁的跳到冰上“我能翻筋斗了，”他叫嚷着，“快，看我！”

但是海象并没能翻筋斗，他只是把一切都搞砸了，摔了一跤，搞砸了北极熊的表演。

当然，北极熊也非常生气，“海象搞砸了我的演出”他悲叹地说。

3.由坏变糟（越来越糟）

接下来该海豹表演了。他先瞪了海象一眼，那意思好像在说“看你敢！”然后她就开始唱歌了：“啊，当我看到北极光时，我的内心是多么高兴！我的耳朵里满是夜晚听到的甜美的歌声。”

海象在听。多么美妙的歌啊！当然，如果他也试一下的话，他是否会像海豹唱得那样好呢？哎呀，天啊！海象又一次控制不住自己了。“我知道那首歌，”他喊道，“我也会唱这首歌。”

他跳上去开始和海豹一起唱起来。但是海象其实不会唱！他发出的声音很吓人。

事实上，他的歌声就像是从一个生锈的破铁桶里发出的一样。

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海豹不唱了，开始嚎啕大哭起来。“海象搞砸了我的演出，”她悲叹地说。

鲸鱼是最后一个上场表演的。海象不会也给他的演出来捣乱的，对此他很自信。

鲸鱼从水中高高地跃起，然后是“哗”的一声巨响，他又落回到水中。

海象在观看，他希望自己也可以像鲸鱼那样潜水。他的鳍肢开始颤动，他激动得胡须也竖起来了。他尽最大努力克制自己别去和鲸鱼一块儿表演。

但接下来他有了一个绝妙的主意。“我可以捏住鼻子潜水，”他想，“这样水就不会进到鼻子里了。”海象终于还是控制不住自己，他要与鲸鱼一块儿表演了。

“各位，都看着我啊，”他一边往水里跳一边喊，“我也会潜水呢！”

但就在那时，鲸鱼已经准备好要喷出一大柱水。

只听“噗嗤”一声，鲸鱼把海象高高地喷到了空中。此刻大家都在看海象表演呢，没有人在观看鲸鱼的表演。当海象扑通一声落到海面上时，大家又是欢呼又是鼓掌。

鲸鱼气疯了。“你真是个瞎搅和的、没本事的小丑！”鲸鱼怒吼着，“现在你必须马上滚开！”

鲸鱼发怒时确实很吓人。海象夹着尾巴逃走了。他躲在一个雪堆后面，感到悲伤、难过和懊悔。

4.演出还要继续

演出结束了。狐狸、北极熊、海豹和鲸鱼站成一排。他们满面通红，想着要是海象没有来捣乱该多好啊。

但是每个人都在拼命地欢呼。“干得好，北极熊！干得好，海豹！狐狸和鲸鱼，你们也都了不起！”他们在欢呼。“可是，那个小丑哪里去了呢？他为什么不在这里呢？海象去哪儿去了？”

躲在雪堆后面的海象听到了这些欢呼声。人们也在为他欢呼吗？

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是的，确实是这样。

他一步一拖地走向狐狸、北极熊、海豹和鲸鱼他们。

“真的非常抱歉，”他说。

“你应该感到抱歉，”狐狸说。

“但是至少每个人都认为你也是表演中的一部分啊，”北极熊说。

“我想是吧，”海豹说，“假如下次海象真的可以参加我们的演出的话，也不会再坏到哪里去的。”

海象欣喜若狂了。“你们说的是我吗？”他喊道，“你们是认真的吗？我也可以参加演出了吗？下次你们允许我参加吗？”

“是的，”鲸鱼说。“那样就可以安全多了。好好干，你可以来演小丑。”

海象刻苦训练，真的变成了一个优秀的小丑。现在他是那么优秀，狐狸、北极熊、海豹和鲸鱼都为他能参加表演而高兴。

有时，当海象作为小丑到处演出时，他们四个也都克制不住自己，也都要参加进去表演的呢。

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