Clever Bobby

聪明的博比

Brown was very proud of his young son.

布朗非常欣赏他的小儿子。

Once he was talking to a visitor, telling the man how clever his son was.

一次他和一位客人聊他的儿子有多聪明。

"The boy is only two years old," he said, "and knows all animals.

布朗说：“他只有两岁，就认识所有的动物了。

He's going to be a great naturalist. Here, let me show you."

他长大一定会是一个出色的自然学家。来，我让你看看。”

He took a book of natural history from the bookshelf, placed Bobby on his knee, opened the book and showed him a picture of a giraffe.

他从书架上拿下一本自然书，把博比抱到膝上，打开书。指着一张长颈鹿的画片。

"What's that, Bobby?" "

“博比，这是什么？”

Horsey, " said Bobby.

“马马，”博比回答。

Next of a tiger was shown, and Bobby said, "Pussy."

他又指了一张老虎的画片，博比回答说：“猫咪。”

Then Brown showed Bobby a picture of lion, and Bobby said, "Doggy."

然后布朗又指了一张狮子的画片，博比说：“狗狗。”

And when a picture of a chimpanzee was shown, Bobby said, "Daddy!"

他又指了一张黑猩猩的画片，博比说：“爸爸！” [注]horsey: 马（儿语） pussy：猫咪（儿语）