“ I love you， my wonderful child，”said Mama as she tucked me in.

　　“我爱你，我的好孩子，”妈妈边说便帮我掖好被子。

　　But I had a question.

　　但我有一个问题。

　　小编注：tuck in有尽情吃的意思，但在这里可不是妈妈把孩子吃了哦（o(>﹏<)o好可怕 ），而是帮...盖好被子、裹好被子的意思，大家可千万不要理解错了哟。

　　Mama， what if I were big， Scary ape？ would you still love me then？

　　妈妈，如果我是一个可怕的大猩猩？那你还会爱我吗？

　　小编注：大猩猩有哪几种说法呢？来看看吧：ape， gorilla， chimpanzee， orangutan

　　“If you were a big， scary ape， I would comb your whole hairy self to make sure you didn‘t have any tangles.

　　“如果你是一个可怕大猩猩，我会亲自用梳子好好梳理你的毛发，不让它们打结。

　　And I would make your birthday cake out of bananas， and I would tell you， I love you， my big scary ape.’”

　　我会用香蕉给你装饰生日蛋糕，我会告诉你，我爱你，我的可怕的大猩猩。”

　　But， Mama， but， Mama， what if i were a super smelly skunk， and I smelled so bad that my name was Stinky Face？

　　但是，妈妈，但是，妈妈，如果我是一个奇臭无比的臭鼬，我的味道太难闻了，以至于我的名字叫臭脸，那怎么办？

　　“Then I would give you a bath and sprinkle you with sweet-smelling powder.”

　　“那么我会给洗澡，还给你撒上香香的粉。”

　　小编注：前面臭臭的是smelly，那么香香的自然就是sweet-smelling。

　　“And I you still smelled bad， I wouldn‘t mind， and I would hug you tight and whisper in your ear， “ I love you， Stinky Face.”“

　　“如果你的味道还是不好闻，我也不会介意，我会紧紧地拥抱你，在你耳边悄悄说：“我爱你，臭脸蛋儿。”

　　But Mama， but， Mama， what if I were an alligator with big， sharp teeth that could bite your head off？

　　但是，妈妈，但是，妈妈，如果我是长着尖锐的牙齿，能把你的头咬下来的大鳄鱼怎么办？

　　“ Then I would buy you a bigger toothbrush for your big teeth and make sure that you brushed them every night so they’d stay healthy and strong.

　　“那我就为你的大牙买一个更大的牙刷，并让你每天晚上都刷牙这样它们才能保持健康和锐利。 ”

　　“ And If you had a sore throat， I would stick my head right inside your enormous jaws to make sure you were okay， and I would say， I love you， my ferocious alligator.”

　　“如果你喉咙疼痛，我会把头伸进你的喉咙里检查，确保你一切都正常，我还会说：“我爱你，我的凶猛的鳄鱼。”

　　But， Mama， what if I were a terrible meat-eating dinosaur with razor-sharp claws that ripped my sheets to shreds every night while I slept？

　　但是，妈妈，如果我是一个可怕的食肉恐龙，长着锐利的爪子每晚睡觉时都会把床单撕成碎片怎么办？

　　食肉的叫meat-eating，那么食草的自然就叫grass-eating

　　“Then I would give you plenty of meat to eat， if that is what you liked. And I would sew your sheets back together every day， because， after all， ripping them would be an accident.

　　“那我会给你大量的肉吃，如果那是你所喜欢的。我还会每天都把你撕破的床单缝在一起，因为，毕竟，撕破了床单只是个意外。

　　And I would tuck you into your newly mended sheets every night and say， I love you， my sweet， terrible dinosaur.‘”

　　而且我会每天晚上帮你掖好补好了的被单，对你说：“我爱你，我的可爱的、可怕的恐龙。”

　　But， Mama， but， Mama， what if I were a swamp creature with slimy， smelly seaweed hanging from my body， and I couldn’t ever leave the swamp or I would die？

　　但是，妈妈，但是，妈妈，如果我是一个生长在沼泽地里、全身挂满了又脏又臭的海藻的怪物，我永远不能离开沼泽否则就会死去，你怎么办？

　　“Then I would build a house right next to the swamp， and I would stay with you and take care of you always. And when yu splashed to the surface， I would say， I love you ，my slimy little swamp monster.‘”

　　“那我就在沼泽边盖一个房子，我会一直陪伴着你、照顾你。当你冲出水面的时候，我会对你说：“我爱你，我的脏兮兮的沼泽小怪物。”

　　But Mama， but Mama， what if I were a Green Alien from Mars， and I ate bugs instead of peanut butter？

　　但是，妈妈，但是，妈妈，如果我是来自火星的绿色外星人，我吃的是昆虫而不是花生酱怎么办？

　　“Then I would dress you in colors that showed off your ice green skin...

　　那我就不同颜色的衣服打扮你，秀出你的绿色皮肤……

　　And I would pack your lunch box with beetles and spiders and ants and grasshoppers and the tastiest bugs you ever had. And I would pack a note with all the bugs that said， I love you， little greenie. Bon appetit.’”

　　我还会为你带上用甲虫、蜘蛛、蚂蚁、蚱蜢等最好吃的虫子做的午餐餐盒。我还会写一张纸条和虫子放到一起，上面写道：“我爱你，小绿人，祝你好胃口。”

　　But Mama， but Mama， what if I were a Cyclops， and I had just one big， gigantic eye in the middle of my head？

　　但是，妈妈，但是，妈妈，如果我是一个独眼巨人，我只在脑门中间长了一只巨大的眼睛怎么办？

　　“Then I would look right into your gigantic eye and say， I love you， my little Cyclops. and I would sing you a lullaby until your one gigantic eyelid got droopier and droopier， and it finally closed and you fell fast asleep.”

　　“那我就看着你的巨大的眼睛，说：‘我爱你，我的小独眼巨人。’我会为你唱催眠曲，直到你那个巨大的眼皮垂呀垂下来并最终闭上了，你很快就睡着了。”

　　I love you， Mama.

　　我爱你，妈妈。

　　“And I love you， my wonderful child.”

　　“我爱你，我的好孩子。”

　　读后问题：

　　Who can show me what a big scary ape acts like？

　　谁来表演一下一头可怕的大猩猩是什么样的？

　　Do you think sweet-smelling powder would make a skunk smell better？ What else could be used？

　　你认为香香的粉能使臭鼬闻起来香一些吗？还能用其他的什么方法？

　　How big do you think an alligator’s teeth really are？

　　你觉得鳄鱼的牙齿究竟有多大？

　　What else could a dinosaur use for sheets that wouldn’t tear and rip？

　　除了咬碎撕破床单，恐龙还能用床单做什么呢？

　　What other animals can you think of that feel slimy？

　　你还能想到什么动物是黏黏的？

　　What would be the best thing about having one eyeball？ The worst？

　　只有一只眼睛的好处和坏处是什么？

　　Do you think your mama would love you if you were a big scary ape or a cyclops？

　　如果你变成一只可怕的大猩猩火独眼龙，你觉得你妈妈还会爱你吗？