THE DUCK AND THE KANGAROO
鴨子與袋鼠

一

Said the Duck to the Kangaroo,

"Good gracious! how you hop

Over the fields, and the water too,

As if you never would stop!

My life is a bore in this nasty pond;

And I long to go out in the world beyond:

I wish I could hop like you,"

Said the Duck to the Kangaroo.

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鴨子對袋鼠嘎嘎地說：

“哎呀！你一跳就跳過

綠綠的田野、彎彎的河，

永遠不停下來坐一坐。

這臟池塘住得我真窩火，

好想到天涯海角去漂泊，

真希望有一天能變成你。”

鴨子對袋鼠嘎嘎地說。

二

"Please give me a ride on your back,"

Said the Duck to the Kangaroo:

"I would sit quite still, and say nothing but 'Quack'

The whole of the long day through;

And we 'd go the Dee, and the Jelly Bo Lee,

Over the land, and over the sea:

Please take me a ride! oh, do!"

Said the Duck to the Kangaroo.

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“快讓我在你的背上坐，”

鴨子對袋鼠嘎嘎地說：

“我除了這樣嘎嘎地叫，

從早到晚都沉默；

我們萬水千山都走過，

到天涯海角去漂泊。

哦，行行好，帶上我！”

鴨子對袋鼠嘎嘎地說。

三

Said the Kangaroo to the Duck,

"This requires some little reflection.

Perhaps, on the whole, it might bring me luck;

And there seems but one objection;

Which is, if you'll let me speak so bold,

Your feet are unpleasantly wet and cold,

And would probably give me the roo

Matiz," said the Kangaroo.

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袋鼠對鴨子回答道：

“我可得稍微再動動腦。

相伴流浪或許有好運，

但有個問題卻把我擾：

恕我冒昧坦誠相告，

你的腳又濕又冷讓人惱，

弄不好還讓我害風濕病?！?/p>

袋鼠就這樣回答道。

四

Said the Duck, "As I sate on the rocks,

I have thought over that completely;

And I bought four pairs of worsted socks,

Which fit my web-feet neatly;

And, to keep out the cold, I've bought a cloak;

And every day a cigar I'll smoke;

All to follow my own dear true

Love of a Kangaroo."

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鴨子說：“我曾坐在石頭上，

把這事兒想了又想；

我買了四雙絨線襪，

正套上我的濕腳掌，

還買了件斗篷將寒氣擋，

再每天一根煙神清氣爽；

至親至愛的袋鼠兄，

就讓我跟隨你去流浪?！?/p>

五

Said the Kangaroo, "I'm ready,

All in the moonlight pale;

But to balance me well, dear Duck, sit steady,

And quite at the end of my tail."

So away they went with a hop and a bound;

And they hopped the whole world three times round.

And who so happy, oh! who,

As the Duck and the Kangaroo?

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袋鼠說：“我們準備出發啦，

看，銀色的月光輕輕灑；

坐坐好，親愛的鴨兄弟，坐坐好，

緊緊抓牢我尾巴?！?/p>

于是他們一蹦一跳去遨游，

繞地球三圈還不嫌夠。

哦！鴨子與袋鼠倆呦，

誰能像他們一樣樂無憂？