Mum and Dad gave Ben a beautiful kite for his birthday.
在本的生日那天，爸爸妈妈送给他一个漂亮的风筝。
It was pink and orange, with a red tail.
风筝是粉橙色的，还有一个红色的尾巴。
It had a long string that went round and round a white plastic ring.
风筝线缠在塑料圈上。
“Let's go down to the beach and fly it!” said Dad.
爸爸说，我们去沙滩放风筝吧!
“It's a good day for flying a kite.”
今天非常适合放风筝。
They took the kite down to the beach.
他们带着风筝去了沙滩。
“We will show you what to do.” Mum said to Ben.
妈妈对本说，我们将教你怎么放风筝。
“Put your arm in the plastic ring. Then the kite won't blow away from you.”
把你的胳臂放在塑料圈上，这样风筝就不会飞走了。
Ben put his arm in the ring and held onto the string.
本把胳臂放在了圈上，拿着风筝线。
Dad held the kite up, and Ben started to run down the beach.
爸爸将风筝举高，本开始在沙滩上跑。
Then Dad let go of the kite.
爸爸放了风筝。
The kite went way up into the air. They all watched it .
风筝上了天，他们看着风筝。
Ben was very pleased with himself .
本非常高兴。
“That looks like fun!” said Dad.
爸爸说，这真有趣。
“You can have a turn now,” said Ben, as he pulled the kite down. “But please be careful with it .”
本说，爸爸你试试，他一边说一边把风筝放了下来，但是要小心。
“I'll be careful,” said Dad, and he ran along the beach with the kite.
爸爸说，我会小心的，爸爸在沙滩上跑了起来。
Dad was looking up at the kite. He was not watching where he was going.
爸爸抬头看着风筝。没有注意脚下的路。
Dad tripped over, and the string slipped out of his hand . The kite went flying away in the wind.
爸爸摔倒了，风筝线跑了，风筝飞走了。
The kite went out over the waves.
风筝在海上。
“Oh ,no !” cried Ben.
本大叫到，不！
“My new kite has gone! I will never get it back.”
我的新风筝不见了，它找不回来了。
But then the kite splashed down into the sea.
一会，风筝掉进了海里。
Dad ran down the beach and right into the waves.
爸爸跑向沙滩，进入了海里。
He saved the kite just in time.
爸爸及时找到了风筝。
“I'm sorry I let your kite go ,” Dad said to Ben.
爸爸对本说，抱歉，我让风筝飞走了。
Ben and Mum laughed.“You have to put your arm in the plastic ring ,”said Ben.
本和妈妈大笑，本说，你必须将胳臂放在塑料圈里。
“Then it won't blow away from you!”
这样风筝就不会飞走了。
译文属秀哈英语原创，未经允许，不得转载。
