导读：《The Bears' Picnic 》是Stan and Jan Berenstain（博丹夫妇）的作品，夫妇俩为孩子们创作了二百多本贝贝熊系列图书，这些图书风靡世界，为夫妇俩赢得“美国儿童行为教育之父”的美誉。英语启蒙最好的工具就是原版的英文绘本，因此AAE（American Academy of English，简称AAE）特设英语绘本阅读栏目：The Bears Picnic ，培养学生的交际能力。

【此绘本适合小学3-6年级学生学习】

【以下为绘本的中英文对照】

Dad: Mother Bear, put your apron away. We are going to go on a picnic today!

爸爸：熊妈妈，把你的围裙放好吧，今天我们去野餐。

Son: Where are we going on our picnic, Dad?

儿子：我们去哪里野餐啊爸爸？

Dad: To the very best place in the world, my lad!

爸爸：去这个世界上最好的地方，我的孩子！

Dad: Now you remember this spot, my dear. When we were young, we picnicked here.

爸爸：现在记着这个地点吧，亲爱的。我们年轻的时候在这里野餐过。

Son: Papa, I do not like to complain, but your wonderful spot is next to a train.

儿子：爸爸，我不想去抱怨，但你说的好地点靠着火车。

Son:Where are we going now, Papa Bear? Is there another wonderful spot somewhere?

儿子：现在我们去哪里，熊爸爸？有其他好地方吗？

Dad: Don't pester me with questions, please. There's a place I know right in those trees.

爸爸：请不要拿问题打扰我。我知道那边的树里面有个好地方。

Dad: It is everything a picnic spot should be. And no one remembers it is here but me.

爸爸：这就是一个野餐地点所要有的。除了我没有人知道这儿。

Dad：What a spot! What a spot! So quiet! So cool! Just as it was when I was in school. We had a school picnic and I won first place for eating the most pie in a pie-eating race.

爸爸：多棒的一个地点啊！多棒的一个地点啊！安静又凉爽！跟我还在上学的时候的样子一模一样。我上学的时候举行过野餐活动并且我还在吃派大赛中拿了一等奖。

Son: Pop, this spot may be very fine, but look what it says on that big sign.

儿子：爸爸，这个地点是很棒，不过你来看看这个大告示上写的什么？

Son: Dad, can you find us another spot? Are we having a picnic today, or not?

儿子：爸爸，你能够帮我们找到另外一个地点吗？我们今天能够野餐吗？

Dad: Now stop asking questions. Be quiet. Stop stewing. Your father knows what he is doing.

爸爸：不要再问问题了。安静，不要再烦我了。你爸爸知道他在做什么。

Dad:To pick a spot that is just the right one, you have to be very choosy, my son.

爸爸：去挑选一个合适的地点，你必须要很谨慎，我的儿子。

Dad: Nothing can bother our picnic here! Lay out the picnic things, my dear.

爸爸：现在这里没有东西能打扰我们野餐了！把野餐的东西摆出来吧，亲爱的。

Son: I do not like to say so, Dad, but another good spot has just gone bad.

儿子：我不想那么说的，爸爸，但另一个好地点又变坏了。

Son: I hope there's another good spot you know. But how much farther do we have to go?

儿子：我希望你知道另外一个好地方。但我们还要走多远？

Dad: Why don't you use your eyes, Small Bear? There's a perfect place right over there.

爸爸：你为什么不用一下你的眼睛看呢，小熊？那个完美的地方就在那。

Dad: The grass is green. The air is sweet. Lay out the lunch, and take a seat. Hooray! At last we're going to eat.

爸爸：草很绿，空气很甜。把午餐摆出来吧然后坐下。太好了！我们终于可以吃东西了。

Dad: Well.. this place is good. I wasn't wrong. But I know one better. Let's move along.

爸爸：好吧...这个地方很好。我没错。不过我知道个更棒的地方。我们走吧。

Dad: Now take this perfect piece of ground. No one but us for miles around!

爸爸：现在我们选这块地方野餐吧，除了我们千里之内都没有人了！

Part 1 知识点输入

1. put something away 将……放好

例句：She finished putting the milk away and turned around.

她把牛奶收好后转过身来。

2. stop doing 停止做……例句：Stop doing that, or you'll get into trouble.  别这样做，否则你会陷入困境的。

3. lay out 安排，展示

例句：You won't have to lay out a fortune for this dining table. 

你不必为这张餐桌花一大笔钱。

作者：Stan and Jan Berenstain

出版：Random House

翻译：AAE（美国英文学院，American Academy of English，简称AAE）