妈妈:Honey, look at this cover picture, and tell me what color is the caterpillar?
宝宝:Green and red.
妈妈:Great! Let's read the book.
In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf.
月光下,一个小蛋躺在叶子上。
One Sunday morning the warm sun came up and -- pop!-- out of the egg came a tiny and very hungry caterpillar.
在周末的早晨,温暖的太阳升起。砰!一只又小又饿的毛毛虫从卵子里出来。
He started to look for some food.
他开始寻找食物。
On Monday he ate through one apple, but he was still hungry.
周一,它吃了一个苹果,但仍然很饿。
On Tuesday he ate through two pears, but he was still hungry.
星期二,他吃了两个桃子,但还是很饿。
On Wednesday he ate through three plums, but he was still hungry.
星期三,他吃了三个李子,但还是很饿。
On Thursday he ate through four strawberries, but he was still hungry.
周四,他吃了四颗草莓,仍然很饿。
On Friday he ate through five oranges, but he was still hungry.
星期五,他吃了五个橘子,还是很饿。
On Saturday he ate through one piece of chocolate cake, one ice-cream cone, one pickle, one slice of Swiss cheese, one slice of salami, one lollipop, one piece of cherry pie, one sausage, one cupcake, and one slice of watermelon.
The next day was Sunday again. The caterpillar ate through one nice green leaf, and after that he felt much better.
第二天又是周末。毛毛虫吃了一片新鲜的叶子,感觉好多了。
Now he wasn’t hungry any more -- and he wasn’t a little caterpillar any more. He was a big, fat caterpillar.
现在它终于不饿了——而且它也不再是一只小毛毛虫。它变成了一只又大又胖的毛毛虫。
He built a small house, called a cocoon, around himself. He stayed inside for more than two weeks. Then he nibbled a hole in the cocoon, pushed his way out and…