適讀年齡：8-12歲
今天的繪本故事是《On the Night You Were Born》。這本繪本不像是一個(gè)故事，更像是一首贊美新生命的頌歌，繪本中無論是畫面還是文字，都如詩一般的美麗。
作者天馬行空地調(diào)集了世間萬物來歌頌新生命誕生：從翩翩起舞的北極熊，到萬里歸鄉(xiāng)的大雁，再到溫柔如水的明月，最后到天堂里齊鳴的號角。作者以此向世人宣告：每一個(gè)孩子都是獨(dú)一無二的，都是上天賜予父母珍貴而神圣的禮物！
On the night you were born, the moon smiled with such wonder that the stars peeked into see you and the night wind whispered, "life will never be the same."
在你出生的那一晚，月亮微笑著，星星也偷偷的看你，夜風(fēng)低聲說，“生活永遠(yuǎn)不一樣?！?/p>
Because there had never been anyone like you... ever in the world.
因?yàn)檫@世界上從來沒有任何像你一樣的人。
So enchanted with you were the wind and the rain that they whispered the sound of your wonderful name.
所以風(fēng)和雨他們悄悄的說出你美妙的名字。
The sound of your name is a magical one.
你的名字是多么的神奇。
Let's say it out loud before we go on.
讓我再念一次你美妙的名字。
It sailed through the farmland high on the breeze...
它在微風(fēng)中高空飛過...
Over the ocean...
飛過了海洋......
And through the trees...
飛過了森林......
Until everyone heard it and everyone knew of the one and only ever you.
直到每個(gè)人都聽到了你的名字，直到每個(gè)人都知道了獨(dú)一無二的你。
Not once had there been such eyes, such a nose, such silly, wiggly, wonderful toes.
從來沒有像你這樣的眼睛，這樣的鼻子，這么萌萌又可愛的小腳丫。
In fact, I think I'll count to three so you can wiggle your toes for me.
來，等我數(shù)到三，你就為我搖搖你的小腳丫。
When the polar bears heard, they danced until dawn.
當(dāng)北極熊聽到你的名字，他們?yōu)槟銘c祝，為你開心，跳舞直到黎明。
From faraway places, the geese flew home.
大雁為你激動地從遠(yuǎn)方飛回了家。
The moon stayed up until morning next day.
月亮也為你一直逗留到了第二天早上。
And none of the ladybugs flew away.
所有的七星瓢蟲都在為你逗留。
So whenever you doubt just how special you are and you wonder who loves you, how much and how far, listen for geese honking high in the sky.
所以每當(dāng)你懷疑你是多么的特別，每當(dāng)你懷疑到底有誰愛你：愛你多少，愛你多久？寶貝，聽那高聳在天空的大雁。
(They're singing a song to remember you by.)
（他們正在唱一首歌來記住你。）
Or notice the bears asleep at the zoo.
或者看那熊在動物園里睡著了。
(It's because they've been dancing all night for you!)
（因?yàn)樗麄円恢痹跒槟闾?！直到疲憊。）
Or drift off to sleep to the sound of the wind.
或者聽那風(fēng)聲。
(Listen closely... It's whispering your name again!)
（仔細(xì)聽...它們在悄悄說著你的名字！）
If the moon stays up until morning one day, or a ladybug lands and decides to stay, or a little bird sits at your window awhile, it's because they're all hoping to see you smile.
如果月亮一直呆到了第二天早上，或者瓢蟲決定落地逗留，又或者一只小鳥坐在你的窗邊看著你，那都是因?yàn)樗麄兌枷Ｍ吹侥愕奈⑿Α?/p>
For never before in story or rhyme (not even once upon a time) has the world ever known a you, my friend, and it never will, not ever again...
因?yàn)檫@樣獨(dú)一無二的你從來沒有出現(xiàn)在任何故事或者童話里（甚至一次都沒有），我的朋友，它永遠(yuǎn)永遠(yuǎn)不會再有這樣的你......
Heaven blew every trumpet and played every horn on the wonderful, marvelous night you were born.
在你出生的那奇妙的一夜，天堂響起了最美妙的音樂。
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