The Toy Elephant
玩具象
Tom and Polly had a new toy.
汤姆和波莉有一个新玩具。
It was a little gray elephant.
它是一只灰色的小象。
His name was Jumbo.
他的名字叫金宝。
I like Jumbo, said Polly.
“我喜欢金宝，”波莉说，
"He is a good little elephant.
“他是一只很好的小象。
But I want to see a big elephant.
但是我想看大象。
Big elephants are funny.
大象有趣。
Toy elephants are not very funny."
玩具象不是很有趣。”
Tom said, "We will take Jumbo to the zoo.
汤姆说：“我们带着金宝去动物园吧。
Then he can see the big elephants."
“那样，他就可以看见大象了。”
So Tom and Polly and Jumbo went to the zoo.
于是汤姆、波莉和金宝去了动物园。
I like the zoo, said Polly.
“我喜欢动物园，”波莉说，
Jumbo likes it, too.
“金宝也喜欢。”
They saw four big elephants in the elephant house.
他们在大象馆里见到了四头大象。
One elephant was very, very big.
有一头象非常非常大。
Polly said, "Look, Jumbo. See that big, big elephant."
波莉说：“金宝，快看。“看那头很大很大的象。”
Then a man came along and looked at Jumbo.
这时，一个人走过来看金宝。
Is that a baby elephant? he said.
“这是一头象宝宝吗？”他说。
Polly laughed and said, "Oh, no.
波莉笑着说：“噢，不是。
This is just a toy elephant. His name is Jumbo."
“这只是一只玩具象。“他的名字叫金宝。”
The man said, "Jumbo must see a big elephant do some tricks."
那个人说：“金宝一定要看看大象的马戏表演。”
The man went to a big elephant.
那个人走到一头大象跟前。
Up, up! Stand up! he said.
“站起来！站起来！”他说。
Up, up went the big elephant.
那头大象就站了起来。
Down, down! said the man.
“坐下，坐下！”那个人说。
And the elephant sat down.
然后大象就坐下了。
How Tom and Polly laughed!
汤姆和波莉笑得好开心！
The big elephant looked so funny!
那头大象看起来真有趣！
Then the man said, "Look, children!
这时，那个人说：“看，孩子们!
Now the big elephant will stand on his head."
“现在大象要表演倒立了。”
Oh, oh! said Tom. That is a good trick.
“噢，天哪！”汤姆说，“这个马戏真不错。”
Polly said, "Oh, my! I wish Jumbo could do that.
波莉说：“噢，天哪！“我希望金宝也能那样做。
But he can not do any tricks.
“但他不会表演任何马戏。
He is just a toy elephant."
“他只是一只玩具象。”
The next morning Polly went to get Jumbo.
第二天早晨，波莉去找金宝。
Guess what she saw.
你猜她看到了什么。
Tom, Tom! she called. "Look at Jumbo! He can do one trick.
“汤姆，汤姆！” 她喊道，“看金宝!他也会耍马戏了。
He can stand on his head."
他会倒立了。”
Tom laughed. Oh, Polly! he said.
汤姆笑了。“噢，波莉！”他说，
Little Jumbo thinks that he is the big elephant at the zoo.
“小金宝以为自己是动物园里的那头大象呢。”
