071 走出你的壳

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In Milly Pond there lived a shy turtle called Tilly

在米莉池塘里，住着一只害羞的乌龟，名叫蒂莉。

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Tilly the turtle had no friends, because she was shy

乌龟蒂莉没有朋友，因为她很害羞。

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If anyone came by to talk or play, she would duck in her shell and wait until they went away

如果有人过来聊天或玩耍，她就会躲进壳里，等他们走开。

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Then one day Freddy the frog came swimming by

然后有一天，青蛙弗雷迪游了过来。

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" Tilly, don't hide in your shell

“蒂莉，别躲在壳里。

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I just want to play."

我只是想玩。”

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But Tilly was too shy

但蒂莉太害羞了。

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" No. No. Just go away."

“不。不。快走开。”

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Freddy the frog had many friends

青蛙弗雷迪有很多朋友。

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He knew all the fish

他认识所有的鱼，

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he liked the dragonflies

他喜欢蜻蜓，

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he joked with the ladybugs

他和瓢虫开玩笑，

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and he hung out with the bees

他和蜜蜂一起玩耍，

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but his best friend was Betty the butterfly

但他最好的朋友是蝴蝶贝蒂。

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" Hi, Betty. How are you?"

“嗨，贝蒂。你好吗？”

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" Hi, Freddy, I'm fine

“嗨，弗雷迪，我很好。

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How are you?"

你好吗？”

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" I don't think Tilly the turtle likes me

“我觉得乌龟蒂莉不喜欢我。

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Whenever I ask her to come out and play, she hides in her shell and won't come out until I go away."

每次我邀请她出来玩，她就躲进壳里，直到我离开才肯出来。”

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" Oh, Freddy. I think Tilly likes you, but she is very shy."

“哦，弗雷迪。我觉得蒂莉喜欢你，但她很害羞。”

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" I don't understand

“我不明白。”

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Why is Tilly the turtle shy?"

“乌龟蒂莉为什么害羞呢？”

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" I don't know, but I have a story."

“我不知道，但我有一个故事。”

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" Oh, I like stories."

“哦，我喜欢听故事。”

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" Well, many caterpillars are shy because caterpillars think they are ugly

“嗯，很多毛毛虫害羞，因为它们觉得自己丑。”

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I have known many caterpillars who wrap themselves up all winter, and hide away."

“我认识许多毛毛虫，它们整个冬天都把自己裹起来躲着。”

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" When it's cold, I hide away too."

“天冷的时候，我也躲起来呀。”

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" Yes, but caterpillars are very lonely all winter, and their loneliness changes them."

“是的，但毛毛虫整个冬天都非常孤单，这种孤单会改变它们。”

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" Oh, I see. When I hide away, I'm with my family

“哦，我明白了。我躲起来时是和家人在一起。”

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It's hard to be lonely in my family."

“跟家人在一起，很难感到孤单。”

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" In the spring, the caterpillars come out, but they are no longer ugly caterpillars who are shy;

“春天到了，毛毛虫们出来了，但它们不再是害羞的丑毛毛虫，

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they are instead, beautiful butterflies."

而是变成了美丽的蝴蝶。”

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" So, should I wait for Tilly to turn into a butterfly?"

“那么，我应该等蒂莉变成蝴蝶吗？”

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" No, you should keep asking her to come out and play because one day she'll come out of her shell, just like a butterfly comes out of a cocoon."

“不，你应该继续叫她出来玩，因为总有一天她会从壳里出来，就像蝴蝶破茧而出一样。”

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Freddy liked Betty best because Betty was smart, and Freddy kept asking Tilly to come out and play

弗雷迪最喜欢贝蒂，因为贝蒂很聪明。弗雷迪一直叫蒂莉出来玩。

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One day when he was just swimming by, he said to Tilly

一天，他正好游过来，对蒂莉说：

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" You can't have any friends if you hide in your shell

“你要是总躲在壳里，是交不到朋友的。

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I think you should come on out and give it a try."

我觉得你应该出来试试看。”

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Tilly was lonely and she knew that Freddy was right

蒂莉很孤单，她知道弗雷迪说得对。

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She had no friends because she always hid in her shell

她没有朋友，因为她总是藏在壳里。

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So, Tilly poked her head out and looked all around, and she was amazed at how many new friends she found

于是，蒂莉探出头来，四处张望，她惊讶地发现，原来有那么多新朋友。

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If you are shy and lonely, then learn a lesson from Tilly the turtle

如果你害羞又孤单，那就向乌龟蒂莉学学吧。

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To find a friend, you need to come out of your shell

想找到朋友，你就得从壳里走出来。