作者Author:Sarah Kate Ellis, Kristen Ellis-Henderson
插畫家Illustrator:Max Rambaldi
細讀之後更有意思,加上自己的翻譯與解讀。
Some moms are silly. Some play guitar. 有的媽媽跟孩子一樣,有的會彈吉他。 (silly是傻傻的意思,但翻譯成傻傻的媽媽,感覺怪怪的)
Some moms fly airplanes and others fix cars. 有的媽媽會開飛機,有的媽媽會修理汽車。
Some moms make signs and march in parades. 有的媽媽會畫標語,參加遊行。
Some moms give kisses and make lemonade.
But all moms will help you and come to your aid. 但只要你有需要媽媽就會來幫你。
Some moms are sporty. Some craftand paint. 有運動型的媽媽,藝術型的媽媽。
Some moms are earlyand others are late. 有忙碌的媽媽,有悠閒的媽媽。(這裡的early與late,早與晚,對應繪本的畫面,將他翻譯成忙碌的情況)
Some moms are bosses when they go to work. 有的媽媽是老闆。
Some moms are doctors and fix people's hurts. 有的媽媽是醫生。
But all moms love birthdays and yummy desserts. 但所有的媽媽都喜歡生日派對與好吃的甜點。
Sometimes, it's one mom who gets it all done. 有時候媽媽一個人包辦所有事情。
They work twice as hard to make our lives fun. 她們付出雙倍的努力,讓我們的生活充滿樂趣。
Janie's two dads give hugs just like moms. 珍妮的兩個爸爸也像媽媽一樣溫暖。
And Joey's great nana sings lullaby songs. 喬伊的奶奶會唱好聽的催眠曲。
But all are there to help us get strong. 他們都在幫助我們成長。
Some moms give snuggles. Some play pretend. 有的媽媽讓我們依靠,有的假裝壞人。(參考繪本畫面)
Some moms read stories or help you make friends. 有的媽媽讀故事,有的教你交朋友。
Some moms encourage when you're feeling shy. 有的媽媽在你害羞時鼓勵你。
Some moms hold you whenever you cry. 有的媽媽在你哭泣時抱住你。
But all moms' love is as big as the sky. 媽媽的愛就像天空一樣廣闊。
Some moms are silly. Some play guitar. /ɡɪˈtɑr/
Some moms fly airplanes and others fix cars. /kɑr/
Some moms make signs and march in parades. /pəˈreɪd/
Some moms give kisses and make lemonade. /ˌlem.əˈneɪd/
But all moms will help you and come to your aid. /eɪd/
Some moms are sporty. Some craftand paint. /peɪnt/
Some moms are earlyand others are late. /leɪt/
Some moms are bosses when they go to work. /wɝk/
Some moms are doctors and fix people's hurts. /hɝt/
But all moms love birthdays and yummy desserts. /dɪˈzɝːt/
Sometimes, it's one mom who gets it all done. /dʌn/
They work twice as hard to make our lives fun. /fʌn/
Janie's two dads give hugs just like moms. /mɑm/
And Joey's great nana sings lullaby songs. /sɑŋ/
But all are there to help us get strong. /strɑŋ/
Some moms give snuggles. Some play pretend. /prɪˈtend/
Some moms read stories or help you make friends. /frend/
Some moms encourage when you're feeling shy. /ʃaɪ/
Some moms hold you whenever you cry. /kraɪ/
But all moms' love is as big as the sky. /skaɪ/