天才宝贝熊 第20期:生日汤(3)

 Hey! Many happy returns¹ on your birthday Little Bear.

嘿！小熊，祝你生日快乐，寿比南山。

Hmm², honey³. Thank you Hen!

嗯，亲爱的。谢谢你，母鸡！

You're very welcome.

你太客气了。

Are we having that wonderful cake again this time?

这次我们是否能再次吃到那种美味的蛋糕呢？

Well, no, but there will be birthday soup.

哦，没有，但是会有生日汤。

How delightful⁴!

多么愉快啊！

Ahh! Dandelions! Thank you Duck!

啊！蒲公英！谢谢鸭子！

Happy birthday! Where's the cake?

生日快乐！蛋糕呢？

There's no cake.

这次没有蛋糕。

This year we're having birthday soup instead⁵.

今年我们用生日汤来代替。

Mm, yummy! Have you had⁶ birthday soup before?

嗯，好吃！你以前喝过生日汤吗？

No. Cat! You startled⁷ me!

没有。猫！你吓了我一跳！

I know. Happy birthday Little Bear!

我知道。祝你生日快乐小熊！

Hmm, I love apples. Thank you Cat!

嗯，我喜欢苹果。谢谢猫！

We don't get any cake this year.

我们今年没有蛋糕。

Hmm, but I smell something.

嗯，但我闻到了什么东西。

lt's birthday soup.

那是生日汤。

Is it chicken soup?I like chicken soup!

那是鸡汤吗？哈哈！我喜欢鸡汤！

No.

不是。

Is it duck soup?Duck soup will do.

鸭汤很好啊。那是鸭汤吗？

No. It's just birthday soup.

不是，它只是生日汤。

Hmm, OK.

嗯，好吧 。

1 returns   

n.回复( return的名词复数 )；利润；偿还v.返回，回来( return的第三人称单数 )；恢复；还；归还

参考例句：

• I have organized the cleaning on a day-to-day basis , until our usual cleaner returns. 我已安排了在清洁工回来之前每天的清洁工作。
• I'm acting as deputy till the manager returns. 我在经理回来之前代行他的职务。

2 hmm   

int.哼！（踌躇等）

参考例句：

• Hmm......that's very strange.嗯……这很奇怪。
• Hmm.What day is it?嗯，今天是星期几?

3 honey   

n.蜂蜜，甜蜜，爱人；adj.蜂蜜似的，甜蜜的，甘美的；vt.加蜜使甜

参考例句：

• Honey is very sweet.蜂蜜很甜。
• That car is a honey.那辆轿车是个宝贝。

4 delightful   

adj.令人高兴的，使人快乐的

参考例句：

• We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday.上星期天我们在海滨玩得真痛快。
• Peter played a delightful melody on his flute.彼得用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。

5 instead   

adv.代替；顶替

参考例句：

• She decided to leave here on Sunday instead of Monday.她决定星期日而不是星期一离开这里。
• Will you go to the party instead of me?你替我赴宴好吗？

6 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

7 startled   

adj.受惊吓的v.使惊跳，使大吃一惊( startle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• A crowd of 2000 was startled near the end of the concert. 2000名观众在音乐会将近结束时大吃一惊。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Startled by the sudden whistle of the train, the horse broke away. 火车突然鸣笛，那匹马受惊脱逃。 来自《简明英汉词典》