适读年龄：6-9岁
Duck on a Bike《鸭子骑车记》，凯迪克大奖得主大卫·香农继《大卫，不可以》之后的又一经典作品。通过第一个想要骑自行车的鸭子的冒险描绘了孩子们勇于探险的心里特征，让孩子阅读时产生极大的满足感，带给孩子精神上的自由飞翔。
作者：David Shannon
One day down on the farm, Duck got a wild idea, "I bet I could ride a bike!" he thought.
有一天，在农场里，鸭子冒出一个疯狂的主意，“我打赌我会骑车。”
He waddled over to where the boy parked his bike, climbed on, and began to ride.
他一摇一摆地走到男孩停着的自行车旁，爬上去，骑了起来。
At first he rode very slowly, and he wobbled a lot, but it was fun!
开始他骑得很慢，而且左摇右晃，但是很好玩！
Duck rode past Cow and waved to her.
鸭子骑过母牛身旁，冲母牛招了招手。
"Hello, Cow!" said Duck.
“你好，母牛！”鸭子说。
"M-o-o-o," said Cow.
“哞——”母牛应了一声。
But what she thought was,"A duck on a bike? That's the silliest thing I've ever seen!"
可她心里想：“一只鸭子在骑车？这可是我见过最愚蠢的事！”
Then Duck rode past Sheep."Hello, Sheep!" said Duck."B-a-a-a," said Sheep.
鸭子骑过绵羊身边，“你好，绵羊！”鸭子说。
But what she thought was,"He's going to hurt himself if he's not careful!"
“咩——”绵羊应了一声。可她心里想：“要是不小心，他会受伤的！”
Duck was riding better now.
现在鸭子骑得好多了。
He rode past Dog.
他骑过狗的身边。
"Hello, Dog!" said Duck.
“你好，狗！”鸭子说。
"Woof!"said Dog.
“汪！”狗应了一声。
But what he thought was,"That is a mighty neat trick!"
可他心里想：“这可是真功夫呀！”
Then Duck rode past Cat.
鸭子骑过猫身边
"Hello, Cat!" said Duck.
“你好，猫！”鸭子说。
"Meow," said Cat.
“喵——”猫应了一声。
But what she thought was,"I wouldn't waste my time riding a bike!"
可她心里想：“我才不会浪费时间去骑车呢！”
Duck pedaled a little faster.
鸭子蹬得快了一点。
He rode past Horse.
他骑过马身边。
"Hello, Horse!" said Duck.
“你好，马！”鸭子说。
"Ne-e-e-igh!" said Horse.
“嘶——”马应了一声。
But what he thought was ,"You're still not as fast as me, Duck!"
可他心里想：“你还是没我快，鸭子！”
Duck rang his bell as he rode toward Chicken.
鸭子一边按铃，一边朝母鸡骑过去。
"Hello, Chicken!" said Duck.
“你好，母鸡！”鸭子说。
"Cluck! Cluck!"said Chicken.
“咯咯！”母鸡应了一声。
But what she thought was,"Watch where you're going , Duck!"
可她心里想：“你看着点路，鸭子！”
Then Duck rode past Goat.
鸭子骑过山羊身边。
"Hello, Goat!" said Duck.
“你好，山羊！”鸭子说。
"M-a-a-a" said Goat.
“呣——”山羊应了一声。
But what he thought was,"I'd like to eat that bike!"
可他心里想：“我想吃那辆车子！”
Duck stood on the seat and rode past Pig and Pig.
鸭子单脚站到车座上，骑过猪和猪崽身边。
"Hello, Pigs!" said Duck.
“你好，猪！” 鸭子说。
"Oink," said Pig and Pig.
“呼噜——”猪和猪崽应了一声。
But what they thought was,"Duck is such a show-off!
可他心里想：“鸭子真爱出风头！
Then Duck rode no-hands past Mouse.
鸭子撒开车把，骑过老鼠身边。
"Hello, Mouse!" said Duck.
“你好，老鼠！” 鸭子说。
"Squeak," said Mouse.
“吱——”老鼠应了一声。
But what he thought was,"I wish I could ride a bike just like Duck."
可他心里想：“我真想像鸭子那样骑车！”
Suddenly, a whole bunch of kids came down the road on bikes.
忽然，一大群孩子骑着自行车冲下路来。
They were in such a hurry that they didn't see Duck.
他们骑得特别快，谁也没有看到鸭子。
They parked their bikes by the house and went inside.
他们把车停在门前，就进屋去了。
Now all the animals had bikes!
现在，所有的动物都有自行车骑了!
They rode around and around the barnyard.
他们在谷仓旁边的空地上骑来骑去。
"This is fun!" they all said.
“真好玩！”他们异口同声地说。
"Good idea, Duck!"
“鸭子，你的主意真棒！”
Then they put the bikes back by the house.
他们把自行车放回屋旁。
And no one knew that on that afternoon, there had been a cow,a sheep, a dog, a cat, a horse, a chicken, a goat, two pigs, a mouse, and a duck on a bike.
没有人知道，那天下午，曾经有一头母牛、一只绵羊、一只狗、一只猫、一匹马、一只母鸡、一只山羊、两头猪、一只老鼠和一只鸭子骑过自行车。
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