I Want a Pet 

我想要一只宠物

I want a pet! I want a pet!

我想要一只宠物!我想要一只宠物!

I hope I like the pet I get.

我希望我喜欢我将拥有的宠物。

Here is a shop. It looks just fine.

这里有一家商店。它看起来很不错。

It says Strange Pet Shop on the sign.

它的标牌上写着”奇特宠物店” 。

This pet is big. It isn’t small.

这只宠物体型很大。它不是一只小型宠物。

I do not like this pet at all.

我一点也不喜欢这只宠物。

This pet has very funny feet.

这只宠物的脚非常滑稽。

And this one likes a lot to eat.

这一只喜欢吃很多东西。

This one is loud and wants to play.

这只宠物很闹腾很贪玩。

I wish this pet would go away.

我希望这只宠物可以离我远点。

This pet is red. This pet is blue.

这只宠物是红色的;这只宠物是蓝色的。

This pet simply will not do.

这只宠物怎么也不是我喜欢的。

This pet is pink. And this one’s green.

这只宠物是粉色的。这只宠物是绿色的。

You cannot tell where this one’s been.

你无法知道这只宠物去过哪。

Here’s a pet with too much hair.

这只宠物毛发太多。

And here is one who likes to stare.

而这只宠物爱瞪眼。

Too tall, too small, too wild, too wet,

或是太高,或是太小,或是太野,或是太湿。

I haven’t found the right pet yet.

我还是没有找到心仪的宠物。

But wait! There is one more to see.

等等!还有一只呢。

I wonder, is this pet for me?

我在想,这是不是我喜欢的宠物呢?

Yes! Here, at last, is one I like!

没错!终于,我找到了我喜欢的宠物!

I’ll take him home and call him Mike.

我要带他回家,我要叫他迈克。