103 飞翔不只是鸟的专利

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One day a young bird was learning to fly

一天，一只小鸟正在学飞。

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" Whee! This is fun!" he said, flapping his wings

"呼！真好玩！"它拍打着翅膀说。

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Suddenly another bird flew by

突然，另一只鸟飞了过去。

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" Wow! What kind of bird was that?" he wondered

"哇！那是什么鸟啊？"它心里想。

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" How cool!"

"好酷啊！"

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He decided to follow the other bird

它决定跟着那只鸟。

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On his way he met a squirrel

路上，它遇到了一只松鼠。

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" Hey, Squirrel," he said," did you see a bird go by?"

"嘿，松鼠，"它说，"你看到一只鸟飞过去吗？"

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The squirrel was confused

松鼠有点困惑。

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" What bird?" he said

"什么鸟？"它说。

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" Just a moment ago, a bird flew by us

“刚才，有一只鸟从我们身边飞过。

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Didn't you see it?" the bird asked again

你没看到吗？”小鸟又问。

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The squirrel smiled

松鼠笑了笑。

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" Oh, that was not a bird. That was me!"

“哦，那不是鸟。那是我呀！”

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" You?" said the bird." But you are a squirrel!

“你？”小鸟说，“可你是松鼠啊！

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Squirrels cannot fly!"

松鼠不会飞！”

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" Well, I can," said the squirrel

“嗯，我会飞，”松鼠说。

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" I am a flying squirrel! Watch me!"

“我是一只飞鼠！看我的！”

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The squirrel jumped off the branch

松鼠从树枝上跳下。

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He stretched his arms and legs, and soared through the air

他伸展开四肢，在空中滑翔而过。

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" Oh, that was awesome!" the little bird said

“哦，那太棒了！”小鸟说。

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" But your wings do not look like my wings."

“但你的翅膀看起来和我的不一样。”

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" No," explained the flying squirrel

“是的，”飞鼠解释说。

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" I do not have wings

“我没有翅膀。

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I have flaps of skin on my sides

我身体两侧有皮肤褶皱。

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I stretch these flaps and I can glide for a long time

我展开这些褶皱，就能滑翔很长一段时间。

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Now you know flying is not just for birds!"

现在你知道了吧，飞行不只是鸟儿的专利！”

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Just then an insect flew by

就在这时，一只昆虫飞过。

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" Oh, my favorite kind of insect!" said the bird

“哦，这是我最喜欢的虫子！”小鸟说。

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" Oh, that is my favorite too!" the squirrel agreed

“哦，那也是我的最爱！”松鼠赞同地说。

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The squirrel and the bird followed the insect to the stream

松鼠和小鸟跟着虫子来到了小溪边。

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Suddenly a fish flew out of the water and glided by them

突然，一条鱼飞出水面，从它们身边滑翔而过。

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" What was that? Did you see it?" asked the squirrel

“那是什么？你看到了吗？”松鼠问道。

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" I cannot believe what I saw!" said the bird

“我真不敢相信我看到的！”小鸟说。

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" Fish cannot fly!"

“鱼不会飞！”

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The fish swam up to them

那条鱼向它们游了过来。

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" You are right!" the fish said

“你说得对！”鱼说道。

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" But I can. I am a flying fish

“但我能。我是一条飞鱼。

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I can glide through the air when a bigger fish tries to eat me

当大鱼想吃我的时候，我就能在空中滑翔。

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I have to go now. Bye!"

我现在得走了。再见！”

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And the fish swam away

说完，鱼就游走了。

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" Gee! I have never seen a fish fly before," said the bird

“天哪！我以前从没见过鱼飞，”小鸟说。

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" Well, Squirrel, you were right!

“嗯，松鼠，你说得对！

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I guess flying really isn't just for birds."

我想飞行真的不只是鸟儿的专利。”

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" Good-bye, Bird," said the squirrel

“再见，小鸟，”松鼠说。

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" I have to tell my family about the flying fish!"

“我得去告诉我的家人关于飞鱼的事！”

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He leaped into the air

它纵身一跃，跳到空中。

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" Good-bye!" said the bird

“再见！”小鸟说。

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" I have to tell my mom about this

“我得把这事告诉我妈妈。

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You never know what might fly by!"

你永远不知道什么东西会飞过！”