天才宝贝熊 第57期:熬夜(3)

 Cat, you scared me.

猫，你吓死我了。

What are you doing up?

你在做什么呢？

I'm staying up all night.

我熬夜了。

Oh, me too.

哦，我也是。

I hardly ever sleep at night.

我很少在晚上睡觉。

You must be up until the sun rises.

太阳升起时你必须起来。

Actually, I prefer the mid¹ of the night.

其实，我更喜欢半夜。

Why?

为什么呢？

Because night is dark and no one can see me.

因为晚上是黑暗的，没有人能看到我。

Don't you get scared?

你不害怕吗？

Sure, sometimes.

当然，有时候害怕。

The night can be very scary².

夜晚可是非常吓人。

But I like that.

但我喜欢这样。

Want to come?

想来吗？

I'd better not.

我最好不要。

See you in the morning then.

那我们早上见。

I've still got dinner waiting somewhere.

我还得找地方等待吃饭。

I wonder where Father Bear is now, it must be very dark on the ocean at night.

我在想现在熊爸爸在哪里，晚上在海上肯定很黑。

Must be a lot of waves.

肯定有很多浪。

And the water must be very cold.

水也一定很寒冷。

Wow,Mother Bear.

哇，熊妈妈。

What's wrong?

怎么了？

I need a live saver. A live saver.

我需要一个救生圈。一个救生圈。

I was pretending³ I was on the boat. Like Father Bear.

我假装像爸爸一样在海上。

And the waves were really big.

海浪非常大。

Now this time I want you to go to sleep.

现在这个时候我想让你去睡觉。

I mean it, little bear.

我是认真的，小熊。

1 mid   

adj.中央的，中间的

参考例句：

• Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
• He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

2 scary   

a.引起惊慌的；害怕的

参考例句：

• What animal do you think is the most scary?你认为什么动物最可怕？
• Are you afraid of scary movies?你害怕恐怖电影吗？

3 pretending   

v.假装( pretend的现在分词 )；伪装；（尤指儿童）（在游戏中）装扮；自诩

参考例句：

• He deceived her by pretending to be a famous movie star. 他冒充著名电影明星来骗她。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• "We have a mission to perform. Quit pretending." cried he angrily. 他生气地高喊一声：“我们有任务， 别装蒜。” 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》