The Mother Frog puffs up her belly.
于是青蛙妈妈鼓起她的肚子。
Mother Frog: Was it this big?
青蛙妈妈:有这么大吗?
Brother Frog: No, Mother Frog. Much bigger.
青蛙哥哥:不,青蛙妈妈。比这个还大。
Mother Frog: Much bigger?
青蛙妈妈:比这个还大?
Brother Frog: Yes, yes.
青蛙哥哥:是的,是的。
The Mother Frog puffs up her belly more than before.
青蛙妈妈将她的肚子鼓得更大了。
Mother Frog: How about this? Was it bigger than this?
青蛙妈妈:这样呢?比这还大吗?
Brother Frog: Oh, much bigger than that.
哥哥青蛙:哦,比这大多了。
Mother Frog: Really? How about this?
青蛙妈妈:真的?那这样呢?
Brother Frog: You are not even close. The Ox was much bigger than you.
青蛙哥哥:你跟牛差得太远了。牛比你大得多。
The Mother Frog again puffs up her belly even more. Big Brother Frog keeps shaking his head.
青蛙妈妈再次鼓起她的肚子。青蛙哥哥还是不停地摇着头。
Mother Frog: It can't be bigger than this.
青蛙妈妈:牛一定没我肚子这么大。
Brother Frog: Its legs are bigger than that.
青蛙哥哥:牛的腿都比你的肚子大。
By this time, Big Brother Frog gets a little worried. Mother Frog's belly is already very swollen. It looks like it is going to burst any minute.
这时,青蛙哥哥有点担心。青蛙妈妈的肚子已经很大了。好像随时要爆炸一样。
Mother Frog: Okay. Wait just a minute. I'll try to puff myself up one more time.
青蛙妈妈:好的。等一下。我再试一试。
Brother Frog: Please don't, Mother Frog. It is too dangerous.
青蛙哥哥:不要再试了,青蛙妈妈。太危险了。
Mother Frog: No, I'm fine. I can become bigger.
青蛙妈妈:不,我没事。我还可以变得更大。
The Mother Frog continues to puff up her belly. Her face is all red.
青蛙妈妈继续鼓着她的肚子。她的脸都涨红了。
Brother Frog: Please stop, Mother Frog. The Ox was much bigger than you.
青蛙哥哥:快停下来,青蛙妈妈。牛还是比你大得多。
Mother Frog: Don't worry. I can become bigger than Ox. Was it this big?
青蛙妈妈:别担心。我一定可以变得比牛还大。是这么大吗?
Brother Frog: It was much, much, much bigger!
青蛙哥哥:比你大,大,大得多呢!
The Mother Frog takes in more and more air. Her belly is really about t burst.
青蛙妈妈吸进肚子里的空气越来越多。她的肚子真的快要炸了。
Mother Frog: I'll show you.
青蛙妈妈:我会证明给你看的。
The Mother Frog is swollen like a balloon. Finally, it happens. The Mother Frog's belly bursts! Pop!
青蛙妈妈涨得像个气球。最后,不幸发生了。青蛙妈妈的肚子砰地一声炸了!
Brother Frog: Oh my goodness! Mother Frog! Mother Frog! Wake up! Wake up! Please!What shall I do? Boo-hoo.
青蛙哥哥:噢,天呢!青蛙妈妈!青蛙妈妈!快醒一醒!醒醒!救命啊!我该怎么办?呜呜。
MORAL:Don't try to do the impossible.
结语:不要自不量力。