【封面】
Oh,Boris!
(直译为,哦,鲍里斯!)
Carrie Weston Tim Warnes
Even a big bear can feel small in a new school
我爱波波熊
作者:凯丽•维斯顿 绘者:蒂姆•沃恩斯
在新学校里,一只大熊也会感觉自己是个小不点
(原来的译名是包子熊,主编觉得这个名字太本土化,要求改之,经过反复考虑,我只想到这一个名子还比较适合,波波是取原名的首音节,而且波这个字用于中西方的名字都可以,也还算活泼,这样就是“我爱波波熊”了,不过,虽然波波比包子更“像”一个名字,但终究比原著中戏谐的味道差了一些,这是个遗憾,也许这就是人们经常说的,翻译是个遗憾的艺术吧)
【赠言页】
For Dr Elizabeth Marsden - always a smile - C.W.
For the amazing Early Years Team at Piddle Valley. Thanks for everything. - T.W.
献给伊丽莎白•玛斯顿博士,愿您永远面带微笑。——凯丽•维斯顿
献给皮德罗学校,感谢那段早年班级生活中的点点滴滴。(我在这里用了移位法,并且将学校团队这个源于英国教育体系的词儿意译为了便于中国读者理解的班级,因为如果按照原句的顺序,那么这句话就是献给皮德罗学校的早年的团队,虽然和英文对照着读我们知道是怎么回事,但是只能看到中文的读者会是一头雾水,除非我们在这一页加上长长一段关于英国教育的注释)——蒂姆•沃恩斯
1
The day that Miss Cluck said there was going to be a new animal in the class, everyone was very excited.
这一天,咕咕嗒老师宣布,班上就要来一个新同学了,大家一听就来了劲儿。
2
When Miss Cluck said the new animal was a bear, the other animals squealed with delight.
咕咕嗒老师又说,这个新同学是一只熊,这下子,大家全都开心地嚷嚷了起来。
(教室白板上的字(从左至右):
Monday Wednesday Thursday ..day
星期一 星期三 星期四 …五
1P 2P milk 5P
+1 +2 牛奶 +5
Tuesday-
Boris
星期二:
波波到校
Fergus-Monday!! Wednesday!! Friday!!
福哥:星期一 星期三 星期五
Today is Tuesday
The Weather is
今天星期二
今日天气
(译注:这里白板上的p可能是plus的缩写,因此译为加1,加2,值日是根据fergus名字与日子的排列关系猜测)
(老师翅膀下夹着的本子上的字:
Register 花名册
3
Leticia the rabbit wondered if it might be a fluffy pink bear, like the one on her lunchbox.
Maxwell the mole wanted a floppy brown bear with velvet paws.
The mice hoped for a bear in wellingtons and a duffle coat.
Fergus the fox cub thought any teddy bear would be just fine.
小兔子妮妮想知道,那只熊是不是粉红色、毛绒绒的,就像她午饭盒上画着的那一个。
小鼹鼠麦壳很想要一只棕色的趴趴熊,有天鹅绒手掌的那种。
小耗子兄弟希望,那是一只穿皮靴和风衣的小熊,就和故事书里的一样。
小狐狸福哥觉得,只要新同学长得像玩具熊就很好。
(译注:原小动物的名字都为比较长的英文名,直译非常绕口且难记,因此这里参考卡梅拉一文中将小鸡的名称译为小胖墩小六子的做法,译出其基本读音并将之简化,咕咕嗒老师和波波熊也是如此译法。)
4
So, when the classroom door opened...
and Miss Cluck introduced Boris...
everyone...
于是,当教室的门慢慢打开……
咕咕嗒老师领着波波熊走进来……
全班同学都一起……
5
screamed!
For Boris wasn't a teddy bear.
He was an enormous, hairy, scary, grizzly bear!
尖叫起来!
波波熊根本不是一只玩具熊。
他是一只沉甸甸、毛乎乎、丑兮兮的大野熊!
(教室门上的字:
Miss Cluck
咕咕嗒班)
(译注:grizzly bear是美洲特有的野生熊,在床底下一文中曾经详述过此单词的含义,这里译为大野熊,旨在突出这个词义中凶猛可怕的成分;教室门上的字是老师的名字,这里为西方习惯,哪个老师带的班级,就在门口写上他的名字以便孩子找到,这里按照中国人习惯改为书写在门口的班级名。)
6
Miss Cluck found Boris a seat next to Maxwell.
Boris wanted to say 'hello' in his politest voice.
But as he sat down there was a loud crack.
It made Maxwell hide his face in his paws.
'Oh,Boris!'said Miss Cluck.
'We'd better find you a bigger chair.'
咕咕嗒老师给波波熊找了个座位,就在麦壳旁边。
波波熊想用最礼貌的声音和新同桌打个招呼。
可就在他坐下去的时候,忽然传出一声巨响——“咔嚓!”
麦壳吓得紧紧抱住了脑袋。
“哦,波波!”咕咕嗒老师说,“我还是给你找一把大点儿的椅子吧。”
7 Miss cluck gave Boris a new book and a pencil.
He was very proud indeed.
With a big, friendly grin Boris turned to show the mice.
But Boris forgot how fierce his teeth were.
He forgot how big his paws were.
And he forgot how sharp his claws were.
咕咕嗒老师给了波波熊一个新本子和一支铅笔。
波波熊打心眼里觉得很自豪。
他带着一个大大的、友好的笑脸转过身,想给小耗子们看看他的本子。
可他忘了,他的牙齿有多尖,他的巴掌有多大,他的爪子有多可怕!
(波波熊写在本子上的字:My new friend 我的新伙伴)
8
Somehow, the mice got scattered across the classroom.
Somehow, the pages of his new book got ripped.
Somehow, there was panic everywhere.
'Boris is too big!'cried one little mouse.
'Boris is too hairy!'yelled another.
'Boris is too scary!'they all squeaked together.
'Oh, Boris!'said Miss Cluck.'Please try to be more careful.'
不知怎的,小耗子兄弟就在教室里四下逃命了。
不知怎的,波波熊的新本子就四分五裂了。
不知怎的,惊慌的尖叫声就四处飞散了。(这里的Somehow, there was panic everywhere,是出现在几片本子碎片上的,我本想让这句更贴近画面,此外,三句不知怎的,是一串排比与渐进的写作手法,所以我用了三个以“四”打头的词来强化这种效果)
“波波的个头太大!”一只小耗子尖叫。
“波波的毛太长!”另一只小耗子喊着
“波波太丑了!”三只小耗子一起嚷嚷。
“哦,波波!”咕咕嗒老师说,“请尽量注意点,别吓着同学。”
(译注:这里的“别吓着同学”和后面的“一下就被找到了”、“像在玩打仗”都是增译,以补充完整英文字面下隐含的意思。)
9
At lunchtime everyone sat together.
there was not enough room on the bench for Boris, but nobody moved up.
吃午饭的时候,大家一起排排坐。
长凳上没有空位置留给波波熊了,可谁也没有给他让个座。
10
So he sat all by himself and dipped his big paw into the large jar of honey his mummy had packed for him.
When lunch was over Miss Cluck said everyone could go off and play.
波波熊就自己个儿坐在地上,打开妈妈给他准备的大蜂蜜罐子,用他的大巴掌蘸上蜜糖舔着吃。
吃完了午饭,咕咕嗒老师说,大家可以自由活动一下,玩玩游戏。
11
The mice began a game of hide-and-seek.
'1...2...3...'
Everyone ran to find a place to hide. But Boris was too big.
小耗子兄弟立刻开始玩捉迷藏。
“1……2……3……”
大家都跑去找地方把自己藏起来。可是,波波熊块头太大,一下就被找到了。
12
So Boris shut his eyes and counted instead.
'one...two...three...coming to get you!'
Boris boomed.
'Eeek!'
'Stop!Stop!'
'No!No!'
Leticia shook with fear and clung to Fergus.
Maxwell ran crying to Miss Cluck.
轮到波波熊了,他闭上眼睛,开始数数。
“一……二……三……我来抓你们啦!”
波波熊大吼一声。
“呀呀!”
“停下!停下!”
“不要!不要!”
妮妮吓得浑身发抖,紧紧贴着福哥。
麦壳哭着跑到咕咕嗒老师身边。
13-14
(门上的字:Miss Cluck 咕咕嗒班
门边盒子上的字:Peg boards 游戏盒
盒子边柜子里小筐子上的字:
Fergus Leticia Maxwell Marcus Mouse Monty Mouse Murray Mouse
福哥 妮妮 麦壳 耗子阿大 耗子阿二 耗子阿三
墙上挂着的圆牌上的字:
Red blue yellow orange purple green
红 蓝 黄 橙 紫 绿)
(译注:Peg boards是一种用彩色图钉在有孔板子上拼出各种图案的玩具,是国外孩子熟知的玩教具,这里为便于中国孩子理解,意译为游戏盒)
14
'Let's go inside and play some quiet games.' said Miss Cluck,'and Boris, please try to be less scary, dear.'
“我们回教室玩点安静的游戏吧,”咕咕嗒老师说,“波波,宝贝儿,你要尽量乖点哦。”
15
The animals sat together in a circle.
There was no space for Boris.
小动物们围成一圈坐下来。
这儿没有波波熊的位置。
16
Boris had nobody to play with and nobody to talk to. Tears filled his big, brown eyes. Large teardrops rolled down his long nose and splashed to the floor.
'I'm a scary bear,'he sniffed.
'I'm a hairy bear,'he sobbed.
'I'm just a great big grizzly bear.'
It seemed like a very long afternoon.
没有谁和波波熊玩,也没有谁和他说话。他棕色的大眼睛里充满了泪水,一串大泪珠从他的大鼻子上滚下来,落在地板上。(原文 Large teardrops 就是强调眼泪的大,这和波波熊的大眼睛、大鼻子是相配的)
“我是一头大丑熊,”他抹了一把鼻涕。
“我是一头大坏熊,”他又抹了一把眼泪。(原文sniff和sob都是s开头的意思相近的词,表示抽泣,这里也试图以两组相近的词来表达这样的意思)
“我就是一头又大又笨的大野熊。”
这个下午,好像特别的漫长。
17
At last it was time to go home.
Miss Cluck stood and waved as the animals set off through the woods.
Leticia hopped along the bank.
Maxwell scampered through the leaves.
Fergus chased the little mice round a tree.
Boris plodded along far behind.
终于,到了放学回家的时间。
咕咕嗒老师挥着翅膀,向走进树林里的小动物们告别。
妮妮一路蹦蹦跳跳。
麦壳数着路边的叶子。
福哥追着小耗子兄弟,围着一棵树打转。
波波熊拖着步子,远远地走在后面。
18
Suddenly, from a hollow tree leapt...
the rat pack!
忽然,从一个树洞里跳出来了……野老鼠强盗!
19
'Well,well,if it isn't the boo-babies,'said the meanest rat.
'Just look at the scaredy-fox and the weedy chicken-licken mice!'
“哟,哟,这不是我们的三好小宝贝吗,”最邪恶的那只野老鼠说,“瞧瞧这个乖乖狐,还有这窝吓破了胆的耗子小弟弟!”
(译注:boo-babies是老鼠戏弄小动物们的一个说法,意思为乖巧听话的宝宝,这里译为三好宝贝,以更明确其讽刺的意味。)
20
Leticia,Maxwell,Fergus,and the mice trembled while the rat pack circled round them.
妮妮、麦壳、福哥和小耗子兄弟被野老鼠们团团包围起来,吓得瑟瑟发抖。
(老鼠手中的棍子旁边的字:poke! 戳!)
21
The rats didn't see Boris plodding along the path.
All Boris could see was lots of excitenent ahead.
He wanted to join the fun.
野老鼠们没有看到,波波熊正从路边慢慢走过来。
波波熊却看到了,前面特别热闹,像在玩打仗。
他也想参加这个好玩的游戏。
22
Huffing and puffing, Boris stood up tall to greet the new friends with his biggest,widest bear grin and...
波波熊很想在这些新伙伴的面前表现得彬彬有礼,于是他来了个立正,吼出一声惊天动地的“哈罗”,还露出一个最夸张、最巨大的熊式笑脸……
(波波熊是来自美洲,所以此处也有些作者戏谐美国人打招呼方式的意思,因为英国人问候客人的方式较含蓄,没有美国人那么夸张热情,这里将后文中的“hello”调到这一段使用,以便更加清晰完整地展示出波波熊打招呼的滑稽模样)
23
'Yikes!it's a hairy bear!'
'Help!it's a scary bear!'
'Quick!Run! it's a hairy,scary,grizzly bear!'
“妈呀!一头大丑熊!”
“救命!一头大坏熊!”
“快!快跑!一头又丑又坏的大野熊!”
24
The rotten rats ran away as fast as their skinny legs could carry them.
'But I only wanted to say hello...'called Boris.
老鼠恶棍们撒开细腿没命地逃窜。
“喂,我只想来打个招呼呀……”波波熊在他们身后喊道。
25
When Boris turned around, the other animals cheered.
'Boris is a hairy bear,'they sang.
'Boris is a scary bear,'they chanted.
'we're so glad that Boris is our grizzly bear!'
波波熊一转身,其他的动物们都欢呼起来。
“波波是头大丑熊,”他们一起唱。
“波波是头大坏熊,”他们一起跳。
“波波是我们最爱的大野熊!”
(译注:原文we're so glad that Boris is our grizzly bear!直译是“我们真高兴波波是我们的大野熊”但这一句子过长,且不合中文口语习惯,故这里意译之,也和上两句形成句式上的呼应。)
26
Suddenly,Boris felt very shy.
'If you're going to be a bear,'he said very gently,'then it's probably best to be a hairy,scary, grizzly bear.'
忽然,波波熊感到很不好意思。
“如果你要做一头熊,”他轻轻地说,“也许,最好,还是做一头毛乎乎、丑兮兮的大野熊。”
27
The next day at school the animals couldn't wait to tell Miss Cluck how Boris had saved them from the nasty rat pack.
'Oh,Boris!'said Miss Cluck.'What a good bear you are.'
第二天,一到学校,小动物们就争先恐后地告诉了咕咕嗒老师,波波熊是怎么从野老鼠手里救了他们。
“哦,波波!”咕咕嗒老师说,“你是一只多么可爱的熊啊!”
28
At story time everyone rushed to gather around Miss Cluck.There wasn't much room noce Boris had sat down.
But the rest of the class didn't mind one little bit...
讲故事的时间到了,大家都朝咕咕嗒老师围过来。可波波熊一坐下,这儿就没有多少位置留给其他同学了。
不过,大家一点儿也不在意……
(动物们身后白板上的字:
Thursday Friday Wednesday The weather is
星期四 星期五 星期三 今日天气)
29
They all had a soft,warm place to sit, after all!
因为,他们都有一个软软的、暖暖的大垫子可以坐!
【封底】
The day that Miss Cluck says there is going to be a new animal in the class,everyone is very excited.
Then, when Boris take his first
hairy scary grizzly steps
into the classroom,everyone screams!
Of course,Boris doesn't mean to be scary at all.
He only wants to make friends.
Then something happens that helps Boris to do just that.
一天,咕咕嗒老师说班上要来个新同学,大家都很兴奋。
然而,当波波熊迈着他
沉甸甸、毛乎乎、大野熊的步子
走进教室,大家都吓得尖叫起来!
当然,波波熊并不想吓着谁。
他只想交一些新朋友。
就在这时,一些意外的发生,实现了波波熊的愿望。