152勇气

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今天看到儿子在学校借的绘本《勇气》，读了之后觉得非常好，和大家分享一下。

只放了第一张封面，其他图片可以百度，或者买来和孩子一起读一下。

《勇气》

勇气有很多种

There are many kinds of courag.

有的让人敬畏。

Awesome kinds.

有的平平常常。

And everday kinds.

总之，不管哪一种——勇气就是勇气。

Still,courage is courage——whatever kind.

勇气，是你第一次骑车不用安全轮。

Courage is riding your bicycle for the first time without training wheels.

勇气，是去参加智力竞赛，而且你的题目是“曌”字怎么读。（根据语境作者的翻译）

Courage is a spelling bee and your word superciliousness.

勇气，是你有两块糖，却能留下一块到第二天。

Courage is a candy bars and saving one for tomorrow.

勇气，是到了开饭时间拼命巴望着在“真”肉汤里还能有“真”肉块。

Courage is mealtime and desperately hoping it‘s not Chunky Chunks in “real”gravy again.

勇气，是让别人最好离你小弟弟远点。

Courage is nobody better pick on your little brother.

勇气，是晚上由你负责查看房间里的动静。

Courage is it’s your job to check out the night nolses in the house.

勇气，是刚搬到新的地方，你大方地说：“嗨，我的名字叫伟力。你们呢？”

Courage is being the new kid on the block and saying，flat out，“Hi，my name is Wayne。What‘s yours？”

勇气，是吃蔬菜时不做鬼脸，先尝尝再说。

Courage is tasting the vegetable before making a face.

勇气，是读侦探小说时不先翻到最后几页，偷看“到底是谁干的”。

Courage is not peeking at the last pages of your whoudunit book to find out who didi it.

勇气，是和别人吵架后你先去讲和。

Courage is being the first to make the first to make up after an agrument.

勇气，是棒球比赛进入最后关头，平分、二出局、满全，轮到你最后一击。

Courage is the bottom of the ninth tie score，two outs，basses loaded，and your turn to bat.

勇气，是你知道个大秘密，却答应谁都不告诉。

Courage is the juicy secret you promised never to tell.

勇气，是改掉坏习惯。

Courage is breaking bad habits.

勇气，是在别人都特别严肃的时候，你突然想起一个好傻的笑话，却能忍住不傻笑。

Courage is suddenly remembering a silly joke and trying not to giggle when everyone else is being especially serious.

勇气，是去参加一个生日晚会，你到的实在太早。

Courage is arriving much too early for a birthday party.

勇气，是寄情人卡给你暗恋的她，还签上自己的名字。

Courage is sending a valentine to someone you secretly admire，and siging your real name.

勇气，是爱他，却不摘它。

Courage is admiring，but not plucking.

勇气，是不开灯就上床睡觉。

Courage is going to bed without a nightlight.

勇气，是再来一次。

Courage is going on it again。

勇气，是小草从冰雹下破土而出。

Courage is a blade of grass breaking through icy snow.

勇气，是从头开始。

Courage is back to square one.

勇气，是立志做一名消防员。或者一名警察。

Courage is being a firefighter ，or a police officer.

勇气，是必要时说再见。

Courage is sometimes having to say goodbye..

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