How to Get A Gorilla Out Of Your Bathtub 如何把大猩猩弄出浴缸

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When you discover a gorilla in your bathtub,

当你在浴缸里发现大猩猩,

you've first got to decide

你首先要决定

whether or not it's okay for him to stay there.

他是否可以留在那里。

If you're sure your dad will say"no",

如果你确定你爸爸会不同意，

then you simply must find a way to get the gorilla out-

那你必须找到一种方法把大猩猩弄出来-

without hurting his feelings-

还不能伤害他的感情-

-also without leaving footprints...

-也不能让他留下脚印...

which would surprise your mother very much!

这肯定会让你的妈妈非常吃惊！

My, my, but you do have a problem-a Big problem!

天哪，天哪，但是你确实有一个问题要解决-一个很大的问题！

And that is exactly why I wrote this book.

这就是我写这本书的原因。

You see,

你知道的，

I have discovered a gorilla in my bathtub on several occasions,

你知道的，我曾不止一次在我的浴缸里发现了大猩猩，

so I have a pretty good idea on how to get one out.

所以我有一个非常棒的方法去把他弄出来。

No, no, no-

不，不，不-

laying a trail of bananas to the door won't work!

用香蕉连成一条路通到门外行不通！

Gorillas like bathtubs better.

大猩猩还是比较喜欢浴缸。

And please don't try putting a rope around its tummy.

还有请不要尝试用绳子缠着他的肚子。

Gorillas do not like ropes around their tummies.

大猩猩不喜欢用绳子缠着他的肚子。

It reminds them of being tangled in a bowl of spaghetti.

这会让他们觉得自己在一碗意大利面里。

Come now, I can assure you that

算了吧，我可以向你保证

bringing another gorilla over to play in the backyard

让另一只大猩猩在后院玩耍

 is a waste of time.

完全是在浪费时间。

If your gorilla wanted to play with another gorilla,

如果你的大猩猩想要和另外一只大猩猩玩，

he wouldn't have come to visit YOU in the first place!

他一开始就不会来你的浴缸里！

Besides, you might end up with Two gorillas in the bathtub.

此外，你可能会在浴缸里养两只大猩猩。

Oh, dear, dear...

喔，亲爱的，亲爱的...

I can see you are going to need a lot of help.

我看出来你非常需要帮助。

Since you're so smart,

既然你那么聪明，

you might think of 

你可能会想到

turning on the water to frighten the gorilla-but don't!

用水来吓唬大猩猩-但是不要！

What if the gorilla brought his swimming suit?

如果那只大猩猩带来了他的泳衣呢？

What a mess you're in for when he starts splashing around!

当他把水弄得到处飞溅的时候你会有多混乱！

Now you could order another bathtub 

现在你可以订购另一个浴缸

and have it delivered to the front yard 

并把它放到前院去，

and hope the goriila will switch,

希望大猩猩会自己换地方，

but how will you explain that to the neighbors?

但是你将怎么和邻居解释？

What about taking a two-week trip to your grandmother's house,

你去外婆家旅行两周如何，

you ask?

你问我觉得如何？

Maybe the gorilla will get lonely and go home.

可能大猩猩觉得孤单就回家了。

Good idea-

好主意-

but then he might just follow you 

但是大猩猩可能会跟着你

and get into your grandmother's bathtub instead.

然后到你外婆家的浴缸里。

Oh yes, I've tried phoning the gorilla 

哦，是的，我试着给大猩猩打电话

and disguising my voice to sound like the gorilla's mother.

然后把我的声音伪装成大猩猩的妈妈。

But it's not easy to fool a gorilla about his mother's voice.

但是把声音伪装成一只大猩猩的妈妈真的非常难。

Beside, he knew his mother was at the hair salon anyway.

而且，他知道他的妈妈在美发沙龙里。

My dear friend, please, please try not to be frustrated.

我亲爱的朋友，拜托，拜托尽量不要觉得沮丧。

If the gorilla is still in your bathtub,

如果大猩猩还在你的浴缸里，

I should like to tell you that 

我想告诉你

the very best way to get him out is Simply to say,

让他出去最好的办法就是简单的说，

"Gorilla, will you PLEASE get out of my bathtub now?"

“猩猩呀，我现在可以请你从我的浴缸里出来吗？”

Because gorillas are really very friendly 

因为大猩猩大猩猩特别友善

and quite easy to get along with-

也非常容易相处-

if you just know how to ask properly.

如果你知道如何正确地问问题。

Well the Gorilla has gone home,

大猩猩已经回家了，

and everyone is happy.

每一个人都很开心。

See how smart you are now?

看看你有多聪明？

PLEASE is a very special word-isn't it?

“请”是一个非常特别的词汇，不是吗？

Let's practice saying PLEASE 

让我们尝试去说“请”，

so you will never, ever forget it.

这样你就永远不会忘记它。

Just read along with me...

来跟我一起读...

(接下来的每一句礼貌用语，外教会读两边，小朋友们可以慢慢跟着学哦~~~）

"PLEASE, hand me the towel.

“请把毛巾递给我。

That gorilla dripped all over the place!"

那只大猩猩到处都是!”

"May I play with the rubber ducky, PLEASE?"

“可以让我和橡皮鸭一起玩吗，拜托了？”

"Will you PLEASE not sit on the bananas?"

“可以请你不要坐在香蕉上吗？”

"Will you PLEASE say' PLEASE' all the time now?"

“请你现在就一直说“请”好吗？”

"Is it okay if I stop practicing now, PLEASE?I've got it!"

“如果我停止练习可以吗，拜托了~我已经会了！”

Want to have some more fun?

想要更多的乐趣吗？

Walk around your house

在你的房子周围走走

saying' PLEASE' over and over again just as fast as you can.

说“请”一遍又一遍 ，越快越好。

"PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE..."

“请 请 请 请 请 请 请 请 请 请 请 请...”