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猜猜我有多爱你... / 山姆．麦克布尼
小兔子要上床睡觉了；它紧紧抓著大兔子的长耳朵，要大兔子好好地听它说。
「猜猜我有多爱你？」小兔子问。
「噢！我大概猜不出来。」大兔子笑笑地说。
「我爱你这么多。」小兔子把手臂张开，开得不能再开。
大兔子有双更长的手臂，它张开来一比，说：「可是，我爱你这么多。」
小兔子动动右耳，想：嗯，这真的很多。
我爱你，像我举的这么高，高得不能再高。」小兔子说，双臂用力往上撑举。
「我爱你，像我举的这么高，高得不能再高。」大兔子也说。
这真的很高，小兔子想：希望我的手臂可以像大兔子一样。
小兔子又有个好主意，它把脚顶在树干上倒立了起来。他说：「我爱你到我的脚趾头这么多。」
大兔子一把抓起小兔子的手，将它抛起来，飞得比它的头还高，说：「我爱你到你的脚趾头这么多。」
小兔子笑了起来，说：「我爱你像我跳得那么高，高得不能再高。」它跳过来又跳过去。
大兔子笑著说：「可是，我爱你，像我跳得这么高，高得不能再高。」他往上一跳，耳朵都碰到树枝了。
跳得真高哇－－小兔子想－－真希望我也可以跳得像它一样高。
小兔子大叫：「我爱你，一直到过了小路，在远远的河那边。」
大兔子说：「我爱你，一直到过了小河，越过山的那一边。」
小兔子想，那真的好远。它揉揉红红的两眼，开始困了，想不出来了；
它抬头看著树丛后面那一大片的黑夜，觉得再也没有任何东西比天空更远的了。
大兔子轻轻抱起频频打著呵欠的小兔子，小兔子闭上了眼睛，在进入梦乡前，喃喃说：「我爱你，从这里一直到月亮。」
「噢！那么远，」大兔子说。「真的非常远、非常远。」
大兔子轻轻将小兔子放到叶子铺成的床上，低下头来，亲亲它，祝它晚安。
然后，大兔子躺在小兔子的旁边，
小声地微笑著说：「我爱你，从这里一直到月亮，再……绕回来。」
2.
How much do you love me? by Michele C. Priester
Jeremy slurped down the last of his milk from the bottom of his cereal bowl.
He wiped his mouth on his sleeve and jumped down from the table. "Mommy,
how much do you love me?" he asked.
"I love you more than the tallest tree and taller," she answered.
"Oh," said Jeremy, and he ran out to play. While outside, he searched for the tallest tree. He looked everywhere but couldn't find a single tree.
There were some scraggly bushes, but that was all.I think I'll swing instead, he thought. He started to swing, pumping his legs and arms as hard and fast as he could. Soon, Jeremy heard the screen door slam. His mommy was headed toward the clothesline with a basket of wet clothes. Jeremy slowed down his pumping and jumped off the swing. He ran toward his mother.
"Mommy," Jeremy asked. "How much do you love me?"
"I love you more than the highest mountain and higher," she answered.
Jeremy smiled and skipped upstairs to look out the window to find the highest mountain. But he didn't see any mountains at all, just houses that didn't seem very high at all.
During dinner, Jeremy asked once again, "How much do you love me?"
"I love you more than the brightest star and brighter," answered his mother.
Jeremy grinned as he sipped his last sip of milk.
After his bath, Jeremy searched the night sky for the brightest star. But it was raining, and there weren't any stars to be seen. There was a sudden flash of lightning, and that startled him.
Jeremy was quiet as his mother tucked him in that evening. "What's wrong?"
his mother asked. "You haven't asked a single question since dinner."
"Mother," he began, "I looked outside for the tallest tree but all I saw were scraggly bushes. I looked for the highest mountain but all I could find were short houses; and I tried to find the brightest star, but all I could see was a scary bolt of lightning. If that's all that you love me, I don't think you love me at all."
Jeremy's mother stroked his blond hair as she gently kissed him on the cheek. "You sleep well tonight. Tomorrow I will show you how much I love you."
The next day, Jeremy and his mom packed a picnic lunch. They got into the car and drove and drove and drove. Soon they came upon a big sign.
"What does that sign say, Mommy?" Jeremy asked.
"It says REDWOOD NATIONAL PARK," she answered.
"Wow!" hollered Jeremy as he raced among the tallest trees he had ever seen.
"These trees can almost touch the sky. You must really love me a lot." All day long, they played alongside the giant trees and ate their picnic lunch.
As night approached, Jeremy and his mom drove home a different way than Jeremy could ever remember going before. They drove a long, long time. When the sky was almost all dark, they came to a stop.
"Let's get out here a moment," Jeremy's mom said. "I want to show you how much I love you."
Jeremy's eyes widened as he looked down at the city lights.
"Where are we?" he asked.
"We are on top of the highest mountain. This is how much I love you. Look up
there," his mommy said, pointing her hand towards the night sky. "Can you find the brightest star?"
The sky was full of stars dancing and twinkling. They were so bright and so close that Jeremy felt as if he could reach up and grab one.
"Mommy, they are all so bright. I could never find the brightest one."
Jeremy slept on the way back to the city. He woke again while his mother was tucking him into bed. Quickly, while she was above him, he tried to think of something taller than the tallest tree, bigger than the biggest mountain, and brighter than the brightest star. He thought and thought, but it was hard. He had slept through his usual bedtime snack, and his rumbling tummy sort of distracted him. Finally, Jeremy looked at his mother with half-opened eyes and quietly whispered, "I love you, Mommy. I love you more than the tallest tree, more than the biggest mountain, and more than the brightest star.
In fact, I love you more than the tastiest peanut butter and jelly sandwich!"
His mother laughed, and Jeremy smiled and quickly fell to sleep.
3.
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of being and ideal grace.
I love thee to the level of every day's
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for right.
I love thee purely, as they turn from praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints. I love with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
猜猜我有多爱你... / 山姆．麦克布尼
小兔子要上床睡觉了；它紧紧抓著大兔子的长耳朵，要大兔子好好地听它说。
「猜猜我有多爱你？」小兔子问。
「噢！我大概猜不出来。」大兔子笑笑地说。
「我爱你这么多。」小兔子把手臂张开，开得不能再开。
大兔子有双更长的手臂，它张开来一比，说：「可是，我爱你这么多。」
小兔子动动右耳，想：嗯，这真的很多。
我爱你，像我举的这么高，高得不能再高。」小兔子说，双臂用力往上撑举。
「我爱你，像我举的这么高，高得不能再高。」大兔子也说。
这真的很高，小兔子想：希望我的手臂可以像大兔子一样。
小兔子又有个好主意，它把脚顶在树干上倒立了起来。他说：「我爱你到我的脚趾头这么多。」
大兔子一把抓起小兔子的手，将它抛起来，飞得比它的头还高，说：「我爱你到你的脚趾头这么多。」
小兔子笑了起来，说：「我爱你像我跳得那么高，高得不能再高。」它跳过来又跳过去。
大兔子笑著说：「可是，我爱你，像我跳得这么高，高得不能再高。」他往上一跳，耳朵都碰到树枝了。
跳得真高哇－－小兔子想－－真希望我也可以跳得像它一样高。
小兔子大叫：「我爱你，一直到过了小路，在远远的河那边。」
大兔子说：「我爱你，一直到过了小河，越过山的那一边。」
小兔子想，那真的好远。它揉揉红红的两眼，开始困了，想不出来了；
它抬头看著树丛后面那一大片的黑夜，觉得再也没有任何东西比天空更远的了。
大兔子轻轻抱起频频打著呵欠的小兔子，小兔子闭上了眼睛，在进入梦乡前，喃喃说：「我爱你，从这里一直到月亮。」
「噢！那么远，」大兔子说。「真的非常远、非常远。」
大兔子轻轻将小兔子放到叶子铺成的床上，低下头来，亲亲它，祝它晚安。
然后，大兔子躺在小兔子的旁边，
小声地微笑著说：「我爱你，从这里一直到月亮，再……绕回来。」
2.
How much do you love me? by Michele C. Priester
Jeremy slurped down the last of his milk from the bottom of his cereal bowl.
He wiped his mouth on his sleeve and jumped down from the table. "Mommy,
how much do you love me?" he asked.
"I love you more than the tallest tree and taller," she answered.
"Oh," said Jeremy, and he ran out to play. While outside, he searched for the tallest tree. He looked everywhere but couldn't find a single tree.
There were some scraggly bushes, but that was all.I think I'll swing instead, he thought. He started to swing, pumping his legs and arms as hard and fast as he could. Soon, Jeremy heard the screen door slam. His mommy was headed toward the clothesline with a basket of wet clothes. Jeremy slowed down his pumping and jumped off the swing. He ran toward his mother.
"Mommy," Jeremy asked. "How much do you love me?"
"I love you more than the highest mountain and higher," she answered.
Jeremy smiled and skipped upstairs to look out the window to find the highest mountain. But he didn't see any mountains at all, just houses that didn't seem very high at all.
During dinner, Jeremy asked once again, "How much do you love me?"
"I love you more than the brightest star and brighter," answered his mother.
Jeremy grinned as he sipped his last sip of milk.
After his bath, Jeremy searched the night sky for the brightest star. But it was raining, and there weren't any stars to be seen. There was a sudden flash of lightning, and that startled him.
Jeremy was quiet as his mother tucked him in that evening. "What's wrong?"
his mother asked. "You haven't asked a single question since dinner."
"Mother," he began, "I looked outside for the tallest tree but all I saw were scraggly bushes. I looked for the highest mountain but all I could find were short houses; and I tried to find the brightest star, but all I could see was a scary bolt of lightning. If that's all that you love me, I don't think you love me at all."
Jeremy's mother stroked his blond hair as she gently kissed him on the cheek. "You sleep well tonight. Tomorrow I will show you how much I love you."
The next day, Jeremy and his mom packed a picnic lunch. They got into the car and drove and drove and drove. Soon they came upon a big sign.
"What does that sign say, Mommy?" Jeremy asked.
"It says REDWOOD NATIONAL PARK," she answered.
"Wow!" hollered Jeremy as he raced among the tallest trees he had ever seen.
"These trees can almost touch the sky. You must really love me a lot." All day long, they played alongside the giant trees and ate their picnic lunch.
As night approached, Jeremy and his mom drove home a different way than Jeremy could ever remember going before. They drove a long, long time. When the sky was almost all dark, they came to a stop.
"Let's get out here a moment," Jeremy's mom said. "I want to show you how much I love you."
Jeremy's eyes widened as he looked down at the city lights.
"Where are we?" he asked.
"We are on top of the highest mountain. This is how much I love you. Look up
there," his mommy said, pointing her hand towards the night sky. "Can you find the brightest star?"
The sky was full of stars dancing and twinkling. They were so bright and so close that Jeremy felt as if he could reach up and grab one.
"Mommy, they are all so bright. I could never find the brightest one."
Jeremy slept on the way back to the city. He woke again while his mother was tucking him into bed. Quickly, while she was above him, he tried to think of something taller than the tallest tree, bigger than the biggest mountain, and brighter than the brightest star. He thought and thought, but it was hard. He had slept through his usual bedtime snack, and his rumbling tummy sort of distracted him. Finally, Jeremy looked at his mother with half-opened eyes and quietly whispered, "I love you, Mommy. I love you more than the tallest tree, more than the biggest mountain, and more than the brightest star.
In fact, I love you more than the tastiest peanut butter and jelly sandwich!"
His mother laughed, and Jeremy smiled and quickly fell to sleep.
3.
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of being and ideal grace.
I love thee to the level of every day's
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for right.
I love thee purely, as they turn from praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints. I love with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net