彩贝壳英语绘本：经典彩虹鱼故事The Rainbow Fish 双语精讲版

The Rainbow Fish 彩虹鱼的故事

听完之后，自己可以讲一遍这个故事吗？Can you retell the story by yourself?

Scales 鳞片

闪烁、闪耀的多种表达：
shimmer – shimmering
shimmery scale
dazzle - dazzling
sparkle – sparkling
glitter- glittering
shining scales
with his scale flashing

A long way out in the deep blue sea there lived a fish. Not just an ordinary fish, but the most beautiful fish in the entire ocean. His scales were every shade of blue and green and purple, with sparkling silver scales among them.
Ordinary 普通的--- special 不普通的
The most beautiful fish 最美的鱼
Shade of a colour 色度的浓淡深浅
Sparkling 发光的

The other fish were amazed at his beauty 惊讶于他的美. They called him Rainbow Fish. “Come on, Rainbow Fish,” they would call. “Come and play with us!” But the Rainbow Fish would just glide past, proud and silent, letting his scales shimmer.
Move silently---滑动/游走
Shimmer 闪烁着光；彩色鳞片闪烁着
Letting --- 现在分词，表示伴随

One day, a little blue fish followed after him. “Rainbow Fish,” he called, “wait for me! Please give me one of your shiny scales. They are so wonderful, and you have so many.”
wait for me! 等等我
your shiny scales. 发光的

“You want me to give you one of special 特殊的scales? Who do you think you are?” cried the Rainbow Fish. “Get away from me!” Shocked震惊的 受打击的, the little blue fish swam away. He was so upset; he told all his friends what had happened 发生了什么. From then on, no one would have anything to do with the Rainbow Fish. They turned away when he swam by.

What good 有什么用were the dazzling耀眼的, shimmering scales with no one to admire them? Now he was the loneliest fish in the entire ocean.

One day he poured out 倾诉 ，非常形象的的表达his troubles to the starfish海星. “I really am beautiful. Why doesn’t anybody like me?” “I can’t answer that for you,” said the starfish. “But if you go beyond the coral reef 珊瑚礁 to a deep cave you will find the wise octopus 章鱼. Maybe she can help you.”
小朋友们，jellyfish 指那种鱼呢？你能画出来吗？
The Rainbow Fish found the cave. It was very dark inside and he couldn’t see anything. Then suddenly two eyes caught him in their glare 瞪着眼；怒气冲冲的（angry &unfriendly） and the octopus emerged from the darkness 从黑暗处出来. “I have been waiting for you,” said the octopus with a deep voice. “The waves have told me your story. This is my advice. Give a glittering scale to each of the other fish. You will no longer be the most beautiful fish in the sea, but you will discover how to be happy.”

“I can’t…” the Rainbow Fish started to say, but the octopus had already disappeared into a dark cloud of ink. Give away my scales? My beautiful shining scales? Never. How could I ever be happy without them?

Suddenly he felt the light touch of a fin 鱼鳍 鱼翅. The little blue fish was back! “Rainbow Fish, please, don’t be angry. I just want one little scale.” The Rainbow Fish wavered 犹豫；摇晃. Only one very very small shimmery scale, he thought. Well maybe I wouldn’t miss just one.

Carefully the Rainbow Fish pulled out the smallest scale and gave it to the little fish. “Thank you! Thank you very much!” The little blue fish bubbled playfully, as he tucked 塞入藏入 the shiny scale in among his blue ones. A rather peculiar feeling came over the Rainbow Fish. For a long time he watched the little blue fish swim back and forth with his new scale glittering in the water.

The little blue fish whizzed move fast; 快速地移动 飞驰 through the ocean with his scale flashing, so it didn’t take long before the Rainbow Fish was surrounded by the other fish. Everyone wanted a glittering scale. The Rainbow Fish shared his scales left and right. And the more he gave away, the more delighted he became. When the water around him filled with glimmering scales, he at last felt at home among the other fish.

Finally the Rainbow Fish had only one shining scale left. His most prized possessions had been given away, yet he was very happy. “Come on Rainbow Fish,” they called. “Come and play with us!” “Here I come,” said the Rainbow Fish and happy as a splash 一朵浪花-扑通一声, he swam off to join his friends.