（完成了）How Freckle Frog Made Herself Pretty

建议有些地方可拆句处理，如第一句
描写衣服的地方大部分都蛮漂亮的
期待如何跟斑点蛙扯上关系

这篇，以前有谁翻过？等我找一下，，你们可以互相参考阅读。

我找到蒲公英翻译的那帖了，顶出来，你看看，也许有参考作用。：）

欢迎来幻想国玩~表情占位：s:134

一早来就看到这么多回复，真开心！我会再接再厉的哦表情占位：s:135

Then little Marian was very sorry for what she had done, and she put Big Mary to bed and sent for Dr. Prince. When the doctor came he looked at Big Mary’s tongue, and felt her pulse. And then he shook his head and looked very grave. He said that Big Mary must take some medicine every day, and must sit out in the fresh air, and always wear her best clothes all the time; for she was a very sick doll indeed.

看到大个儿玛丽这样，小玛丽安觉得很难过，她把大个儿玛丽放到床上并找来了普林斯大夫。大夫检查了大个儿玛丽的舌头，量了量她的脉搏。然后他摇了摇头，表情严肃地对玛丽安说，大个儿玛丽必须每天按时吃药，必须保证有新鲜的空气，必须一直穿着她最好的衣服，因为她的病实在太严重了。

So little Marian dressed Big Mary in the blue silk trimmed with lace, because that was her very best dress, and she raised the pink parasol and put it over her head and she gave Big Mary the white muff to hold, because that was for very, very best. Then she carried Big Mary out to the gray rock in the back yard where the nasturtiums grow, to sit in the fresh air all day long.

于是，小玛丽安给大个儿玛丽穿上那条最好的，装饰着蕾丝花边的蓝色丝绸裙子，然后把粉色的遮阳伞撑在她的头顶，还有那副给最最特别时刻准备的白色暖手筒，也一同戴在了大个儿玛丽的手上。一切准备停当，玛丽安将大个儿玛丽从室内搬到后院一块生长着旱金莲的灰色石头旁，这样她就可以整天都呼吸到新鲜的空气了。

Now little Miss Freckle Frog lived under the big rock. She was ugly, as all frogs are, but she loved pretty things, perhaps because she was not pretty things, perhaps because she was not pretty herself. But although she was not pretty, she was a kind-hearted little body, and all her friends liked her.

我们亲爱的斑点蛙小姐正住在那块大石头的下面。她看上去丑丑的，就像所有的青蛙的那样，但是她喜欢一切漂亮的东西——也许是因为自己不够好看吧，也许还有点自卑。不过，虽然斑点蛙小姐长相一般，她的心肠可是非常好，朋友们都爱她。

Every day when Big Mary sat in the sunshine, Freckle Frog crept out from under the rock, and hid in the grass, and watched her. She thought Big Mary was wonderful, but she thought that the blue silk dress and the pink parasol were more wonderful still, and the little soft muff, that was the most wonderful of all! And poor little Freckle Frog wished that she had a blue silk dress with lace, and a pink parasol like Big Mary. But most of all she wished that she had a little soft muff.

每天当大个儿玛丽晒太阳的时候，斑点蛙小姐就悄悄地从石头下面爬出来，躲在草丛里，盯着她看。她觉得大个儿玛丽实在是太美了！那条蓝色的丝绸裙子，那把粉色阳伞，还有那副特别的暖手筒……这些东西让她如此着迷。可怜的斑点蛙小姐，多想也拥有同样的镶着蕾丝花边的蓝色裙子呀，同样的粉红色遮阳伞，还有最最重要的，同样的一副小皮筒。有了这些，她就满足了。

Now it happened, too, that it was just about the time for Mr. Robin Redbreast to give his big party in the orchard, and little Freckle Frog had been invited and more than that, her own cousin, Billy Bullfrog, had promised to sing, and of course she wished to look just as nice as she could.

与此同时斑点蛙小姐接到了知更鸟罗宾先生的请帖，邀请她去参加即将在果园举行的生日派对。并且当天，她的堂兄比利（一只美洲牛蛙）会作为歌手演唱一曲。这真是一个激动人心的消息！斑点蛙小姐希望自己能美美的出席。

So early one fine day, she went to see the Morning Glory Ladies who live near the back porch and always wear such beautiful dresses, and she said to them:

于是一个晴天的早上，斑点蛙小姐去拜访了牵牛花夫人，她们就住在靠近后门廊的地方。牵牛花夫人很善于穿着，总是打扮得特别漂亮。斑点蛙小姐向她们求助道：

“Oh, dear Morning Glory Ladies, your dresses are always so beautiful! But have you seen Big Mary’s blue silk trimmed with lace? It is more beautiful still, the loveliest dress in the whole world! Would you mind making me one like that to wear to Robin Redbreast’s party? My cousin, Billy Bullfrog, is to sing, and I wish so very much to look just as nice as I can. I am not one bit pretty like Big Mary, but clothes always help a great deal, you know. Would you mind lending me one for the party?”

“噢，亲爱的牵牛花夫人，你们的裙子总是那么好看！但是有没有看到那边穿着蓝色蕾丝裙子的大个儿玛丽？她的裙子比你们的好看百倍，简直是世界上最最漂亮的裙子！求求你们啦，给我一条一模一样的裙子吧，我要穿着它去参加罗宾先生的派对，要在我的堂兄比利唱歌的时候美美的出现在他面前。我知道自己的容貌比不上大个儿玛丽，但是好看的衣服总能起到不少作用吧？求求你们，借我一条这样的裙子吧！”

But the Morning Glory Ladies were angry because they had not been invited, and they would not help her.

牵牛花夫人没有答应斑点蛙小姐的请求，因为她们正在为没有收到派对邀请生气呢。

Poor Little Freckle Frog felt very badly to think she had hurt their feelings. She almost cried about it. But just then Little Black Spider, who was a good friend of hers, peeped out from under a leaf and said:

斑点蛙小姐难过自己破坏了牵牛花夫人的好心情，忍不住大哭起来。就在这时她的一位好朋友，蜘蛛小黑从一片树叶下面探出头来，对斑点蛙小姐说：

“I wouldn’t mind them. They are a conceited lot anyway. It is a hot day, too, and  they are apt to be cross on hot days. I will spin you all the lace you want.”

“要是我才不会管她们怎么想呢。她们总是自命不凡。何况今天还这么热！高温让人懒得思考……让我来帮助你，为你织出所有的蕾丝。”

And so he did. He wove it all that day in his web, and the next morning he brought her a long piece of the loveliest spider-lace as fine as a cobweb. Little Freckle Frog was very grateful to him.

说干就干，小黑在他的蛛网上忙碌了一整天，第二天一早就给斑点蛙小姐拿来了一条用蛛丝结成的美丽无比的长蕾丝。斑点蛙小姐感激得不知说什么好了。

(明天继续~)

翻得轻松俏皮，很可爱。 加油！

继续加油

斑点蛙小姐难过自己破坏了牵牛花夫人的好心情，

这句读起来有点别扭

拆分开呢？
斑点蛙小姐很难过，因为自己破坏了牵牛花夫人的好心情。

“But what shall I do for a parasol?” she asked.

“可是我要怎么才能弄到一把遮阳伞呢？”

“Oh, I’ll tell you!” called a soft little voice, and when she looked up she saw a tiny white butterfly resting on a flower.

“让我来告诉你！”一个细细的声音从远处传来。斑点蛙小姐抬头一看，原来那是一只停歇在花朵上的白蝴蝶。

“I know where there is the dearest little mushroom. It kept the rain off of me the other day, and it is just as soft and pink as Big Mary’s parasol.”

“我知道有一种极其珍贵的小蘑菇。它能够遮风挡雨，又足够柔软，还是你想要的粉红色，就像大个儿玛丽的那把一样！”

So she showed Freckle Frog where to find the mushroom, and it was very soft and pink, just as she had said, and Freckle Frog was very happy about it.

于是白蝴蝶将斑点蛙小姐领到小蘑菇生长的地方，它看上去那么可爱，仿佛一朵撑开的粉色小伞。斑点蛙小姐高兴极了！

“Now if I only had a muff,” she sighed, “I could look just as beautiful as Big Mary at the party!”

“现在只差一副暖手筒了，”一片阴云掠过斑点蛙小姐的眉头，“如果我能在派对上看上去和大个儿玛丽一样美该多好啊！”

Just then there was a great noise in the tree near the rock and Robin Redbreast himself flew out from among the leaves, but right at his feet dropped a little white caterpillar. He was so frightened that he curled himself up into a ball and lay very still. He made Big Mary laugh, but Freckle Frog had a bright idea.

就在这时石头旁边的大树上传来一阵喧闹，只见知更鸟罗宾先生从那些叶子中间扑腾而出，一条白色的毛毛虫从他的脚上掉下来啦！罗宾先生显然是被吓坏了，他的身体蜷缩成一团，然后就直挺挺地躺在了地上。大个儿玛丽在一旁看得哈哈直笑，斑点蛙小姐突然有了一个好主意。

“Oh what a splendid muff you would make!” she cried. “Would you mind if I wear you to the party just this once?”

“这将是多么华丽的一副暖手筒啊！”她赞叹着对毛毛虫说。“我能戴着你去参加派对吗，就一次？”

The poor little caterpillar uncurled himself.
“If you will promise to take care of me and not let Robin Redbreast eat me,” he answered, “I shall be only too glad to be your muff.”

可怜的小毛毛虫扭动着他的身体，回答道：“如果你答应不把我弄疼了，而且不让知更鸟先生把我吃掉，我就愿意当你的暖手筒。”

So Freckle Frog went to the party and wore the cobweb lace, and carried the mushroom parasol, and held the soft little white caterpillar for a muff. She even bought a sweet-pea bonnet to please the Morning Glory Ladies.

斑点蛙小姐如愿以偿了，她穿着蜘蛛小黑送给她的蕾丝，撑着可爱的蘑菇阳伞，手上缠着一条白色的小毛毛虫（就像真的暖手筒一样！）去参加梦寐以久的聚会。在这之前，她特地给牵牛花夫人买了一顶甜豌豆牌女士礼帽，以表达歉意。

Then Robin Redbreast said she looked better than anybody else at his party, and Big Mary, who was well enough by that time to go also, said so, too.

罗宾先生夸赞她是派对上最美的女孩子，而作为特邀嘉宾之一的大个儿玛丽也这么说呢。

Now Robin Redbreast, as you must know, always had his parties just at twilight. He himself was always in better voice then, he said, and so he felt sure that Billy Bullfrog and all the other singers must be, too. Then the world was lovelier at that time than it was through the long, hot day, when sensible people like birds and frogs, and sometimes even babies and dolls, took naps and did not stir out at all. At twilight one could always depend upon the sky to grow very soft and pink, and the fairies never failed to hang the leaves with dewdrops, all to make his parties beautiful! The cherries tasted better then, too, and later still, when it began to grow dark, the katy-dids would play if any one cared to dance. So Robin Redbreast always gave beautiful parties, but even he had never given so beautiful a one before.

就像我们所了解的，知更鸟罗宾先生的派对总是选在黄昏时分。那个时候，他的嗓音会变得特别动人，而其他歌手，包括斑点蛙小姐的堂兄比利也同样如此。经过了漫长炎热的白昼，所有吵闹不停的鸟儿和蛙类，孩子们和玩具们，开始打盹儿了，不再叽叽喳喳。黄昏的天空总是那么温柔，弥漫着粉红色的光晕，林间的仙子们小心地呵护着那些盛满露水的树叶……所有的一切都让这场聚会更加完美！作为餐点的樱桃果子多汁又美味，当夜色渐渐降临，蟋蟀们奏起美妙的乐曲让大家翩翩起舞。罗宾先生举办的派对总是令人难忘，但即便这样，也没有任何一场可以超过今晚。

Little Freckle Frog was very happy. Every one admired her beautiful lace, and she told them all how kind Little Black Spider had been. And by and by, when it came to be time for refreshments, she ate a whole cherry. She never had tasted one before, but as she told Mr. Sparrow, who had brought it to her, she really never had dreamed how delicious a big red cherry could be. Then, when the katy-dids began to play, she danced with her cousin, Billy Bullfrog, until it was time to go home.

斑点蛙小姐是这样的高兴。几乎人人都在称赞她身上美丽的蕾丝，而她也乐于向大家介绍蜘蛛小黑的热心肠。不知不觉到了餐点时间，斑点蛙小姐吃下一整颗樱桃。在这之前她从未尝过这种果子的滋味，但她马上就告诉给她拿来樱桃的斯巴鲁先生（一只麻雀），那是一种多么甜美的味道，就像梦境中一样。然后，乐手们开始演奏了，斑点蛙小姐和她的堂兄比利随着音乐翩翩起舞，直到聚会结束。

There was only one thing that troubled her, and that was that the Morning Glory Ladies were still angry with her. For Little Freckle Frog wanted to be friendly with everybody.

现在只有一件事困扰着斑点蛙小姐。那就是牵牛花夫人还在生她的气。她是那么的善良，不希望任何一位朋友因为自己不开心。

But at last another idea came into her head. She would give a party herself, just as beautiful a one as Robin Redbreast’s, and have it early in the morning so that the Morning Glory Ladies could come.

突然间，一个好主意浮现在斑点蛙小姐的脑海中，为什么不自己也举办一个聚会呢？就像罗宾先生做的那样精彩！时间定在清晨，这样只在清晨苏醒的牵牛花夫人就可以来参加了！

So that very evening, before she went home, she told Big Mary all about it, and Big Mary promised to help all she could. Robin Redbreast said that he would surely come, and so did Billy Bullfrog and all the rest. Freckle Frog invited Little Black Spider, too, and even the little white caterpillar. “And you needn’t be a muff this time,” she said, “but just eat cherries, and have a good time.
于是，回家之前，斑点蛙小姐把这个想法告诉了大个儿玛丽。玛丽非常喜欢这个主意，当即表示要全力支持。而罗宾先生，比利，还有其他嘉宾也都想参加呢。斑点蛙小姐特别邀请了蜘蛛小黑，当然，还有那条可爱的白色毛毛虫。“这一次你不用再假扮暖手筒啦！”她对毛毛虫说，“吃多点樱桃，和大家一起享受美好时光吧！”

Then, early the next morning, before any one else was up, she went to invite the Morning Glory Ladies, for they are always good-natured then, and never frown and scowl at people until the sun is hot.

第二天清晨，人们都还在熟睡，斑点蛙小姐亲自去把聚会的消息告诉牵牛花夫人。这一回，她们的脾气变得好极了，直到日上三杆都是乐呵呵的。

“Please, dear Morning Glory Ladies,” said Freckle Frog, “will you come to my party? I want you more than any one else.”

“牵牛花夫人，请允许我诚恳地邀请你们，”斑点蛙小姐说，“请来参加这次聚会。你们将是我最最期待的客人。”

Then the Morning Glory Ladies fluttered with joy, for they loved parties, and they smiled and answered her:“Yes, indeed, we shall come, Little Freckle Frog, and wear our best dresses, too

牵牛花夫人愉快地摆动着身躯——她们是这样欢喜！立刻微笑着回答道：“噢，是的，亲爱的斑点蛙小姐，我们非常乐意接受你的邀请，放心吧，到时我们会穿上最美的衣服。”
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Then at last Freckle Frog was perfectly happy, and she laughed to herself and said:
“It really doesn’t matter about my being pretty any more, for every one likes me now!”

斑点蛙小姐开心极了，也幸福极了，她为自己感到骄傲：“看起来，外表的美丽已经不那么重要了，重要的是我赢得了所有人的喜爱！”

“要怎么才能弄到”——怎样才能
“一个细细的声音从远处传来”原文MS没有“远处”的意思？
“原来那是一只”，“那”字似应省略
dearest在这里不是珍贵，而是表示喜爱之意吧？
“一片阴云掠过……”原文只是很简单地“叹息”而已。
“他的身体蜷缩成一团，然后就直挺挺地躺在了地上。”，蜷缩与直挺挺明显矛盾。而且从下文看应该是毛毛虫吓坏了，也不是从知更鸟脚上掉下来，而掉到鸟的脚边。
“扭动着他的身体”，与原文不符
“以表达歉意”，歉意？
who was well enough by that time to go ，身体好得差不多了

嗯嗯，非常感谢！我会继续努力的！