英文繪本故事 | 隻是一隻風箏
I see a kite at the hobby store.
我在休閒用品店裡看到一隻風箏。
I say, "That's the one I want."
我跟爸爸說：「我想要。」
We take my new kite home.
於是，我們買了一隻新風箏回家。
I put it together. Dad helps.
爸爸幫我把它組裝起來。
Saturday is the Critterville Kite Flying Contest.
星期六怪物鎮有放風箏大賽。
I take my kite out to practice.
我帶著風箏出去練習。
My dad and I go to the park.
我和爸爸來到公園。
It is a very windy day.
這是一個大風天。
Dad says, "Watch out for trees!"
爸爸說：「小心那些樹！」
Oops, too late.
哎呀，太晚了。
My kite gets caught.
我的風箏被纏住了。
Dad saves my kite.
爸爸把風箏取了下來。
But my kite is all ripped up.
但是風箏全被撕破了。
I cry.
我哭了。
Dad says, "Don't worry.
爸爸說：「別擔心。
We can get another one."
我們可以再買一個。」
But the store is sold out.
但是那家店裡的風箏全都賣光了。
I say, "I will miss the contest!"
我說：「我不能參加比賽了。」
I am brave and only cry a little.
我還是很堅強的，就小聲地哭了一下。
Dad says, "I have an idea."
爸爸說：「我有一個辦法。」
He calls Grandpa.
他打電話給爺爺。
Grandpa will build a new kite.
爺爺答應幫我做一隻新風箏。
Grandpa goes to his workshop.
爺爺去了他的工作間。
He builds a special kite just for me.
他要做一隻特別的風箏給我。
Grandpa brings it to me.
爺爺把風箏給我帶來了。
It has no decorations on it.
風箏上沒有裝飾。
I do some special art on it.
我在上面畫了一些特別的東西。
We are ready to try it out.
我們準備試試這隻風箏怎麼樣。
My kite flies well at the park.
我的風箏在公園裡飛得非常好。
It goes fast. It goes high.
它飛得又高又快。
Too high.
太高了。
It disappears.
它不見了。
"Oh, no!" I say. "My kite is gone!"
「哦，不！」我叫道，「我的風箏飛走了！」
"Yep, it's gone," says Grandpa.
「是啊，它飛走了。」爺爺說，
"The string broke."
「那條線斷了。」
"Let's go shopping."
「我們去買東西吧。」
I ask, "Why, Grandpa?"
我問：「爺爺，為什麼？」
"It's a surprise," Grandpa says.
「有一個驚喜。」爺爺說。
We go to the hardware store.
我們去了五金行。
We go to the lumber yard.
我們去了木材場。
We go to the art supply store.
我們去了美術用品店。
I ask, "What's all this stuff for?"
我問：「這些材料是要用來做什麼的？」
"You'll see," says Grandpa.
爺爺說：「你會知道的。」
Grandpa goes to Dad's shop.
爺爺去了爸爸的工作間。
He is there for a long time.
他在那裡待了很久。
He won't tell me anything at dinner or at bedtime.
在吃飯和睡覺的時候他也沒告訴我任何事。
In the morning, I find Grandpa's surprise for me.
第二天早上，我看到了爺爺給我的驚喜。
It's an amazing new kite.
那是一隻令人驚嘆的新風箏。
We all go to the Kite Flying Contest.
我們都來參加放風箏大賽。
My kite flies great!
我的風箏飛得很棒！
I don't win a ribbon for the highest kite. Or the fastest kite.
我沒有贏得最高或最快風箏的獎牌。
I win a ribbon for the most original kite!
我贏得了最佳原創風箏的獎牌。
I say, "It's just a kite my Grandpa made for me!"
我說：「這風箏是我爺爺給我做的！」