I am a leaf

Hi !
I'm a leaf.
I live on a maple tree.
See the ladybug?
She's crawling on me.
It tickles !
嗨！我是一片叶子。
我生长在一棵枫树上。
看到这只瓢虫了吗？
她正在我身上爬着。
痒痒的。

Many leaves live in my tree.
We have a summer job.
We make tree food.
We make it from air and sunlight.
Mm-m-m That sun feels good.
我这棵树上长了很多叶子。
夏天我们是有工作的。
我们要为树准备食物。
我们靠空气和阳光储备食物。
感觉阳光很不错。

We also need water to make tree food.
Rainwater goes into the soil.
It goes into the tree's roots.
It goes up the tree.
It flows into my veins.
My veins are like little pipes
我们还需要水来储备树的食物。
雨水进入了土壤。
然后进入树的根部。
它会顺着树干向上流。
再流进我的叶脉里。
我的叶脉就像一根根小管道。

I mix sunlight, air, and water.
Then I add something green.
It's called chlorophyll(KLOR-o-fill).
Chlorophyll is green.
It makes me green.
我混合阳光，空气和水。
再加上一些绿色的东西。
它叫叶绿素。
叶绿素是绿色的。它让我变绿。

All summer long,
I have made tree food.
Once a caterpillar came by.
Nibble.Nibble.Nibble.
It ate a little hole in me.
But I still did my job.
整个夏天，我给树提供食物。
有一次，一只毛毛虫经过。
一点点的咬啊咬。
它在我身上咬了个小洞。
但是我仍然工作着。

Once a spider came by
Busy Busy Busy
It made a big web
But I still did my job.
一次，一只蜘蛛飞过来。
织啊。织啊。织啊。
它织了一张很大的网。
但我仍然在做我的工作。

Once a squirrel jumped on me.
Boing!Boing!Boing!
It ran right over me!
But I still did my job.
一次，一只松鼠跳到了我身上。
嘣！嘣！嘣！
它从我身上跑过去！
但我仍然在做我的工作。

Now fall has come
My work is over
My green goes away
Now I am
秋天来了。
我的工作结束了。
我的绿色也褪去了。
现在我是……

Red! Yellow! Orange!
It's party time!
All the leaves in my tree
are turning colors !
People ooh and aah
红色的！黄色的！橙色的！
聚会的时间到了。
我树上的所有叶子都在变颜色！
人们发出“噢”“啊”的赞美声。

The wind blows.
We break away.
We dance with the wind.
Whee-ee !Gently, we land on the ground.
风吹过，我们掉落了。
我们随风起舞。
哇！慢慢的轻柔的，我们落在地面上。

We rest.
Winter has come
The forest is white with snow.
Some trees stay green.
They are called evergreens.
我们休息了。
冬天来了。
森林里白雪皑皑。
有些树还是绿色的。
他们被称为常青树。

Slowly, leaves turn into soil.
The soil holds roots.
The soil holds water.
The soil holds animals.
sleeping in dens
Winter is over
The soil warms.
叶子慢慢地变成了土壤。
土壤支撑着树根。
土壤保存着水分。
土壤包裹着动物们安睡在洞穴里。
冬天结束了。
大地变暖了。

Hi I'm a baby leaf.
Spring is here.
I'm the first bud to sprout in my tree.
嗨！我是一片树叶宝宝。
春天到了。
我是树上第一个钻出枝头的芽苞。

I'm growing fast.
Soon I'll get a job.
What will it be?
Mm-m-m.That sun feels good.
我成长的非常快。
不久，我就会有一份工作。
会是什么呢？
嗯……感觉阳光很不错。