【致孩子】One Inch Tall 一英尺高 · 李楠

One Inch Tall 《一英尺高》，来自Shel Silverstein，送给所有的孩子。One Inch TallBy Shel SilversteinIf you were only one inch tall, you'd ride a worm to school.倘若你只有一寸高，便能骑着一条小虫去上学。The teardrop of ac rying ant would be your swimming pool.蚂蚁哭泣时的一滴泪将成为你的游泳池。A crumb of cake would be a feast一点蛋糕屑能变成一场盛宴，And last you seven days at least,足够你至少吃上七天，A flea would be a frightening beast一只跳蚤就会是一头可怕的猛兽，If you were one inch tall.倘若你只有一寸高。If you were only one inch tall, you'd walk beneath the door,倘若你只有一寸高，便能穿越门下的缝隙，And it would take about a month to get down to the store.而要行至商店则需要花上一个月的时间，A bit of fluffwould be your bed,一小撮绒毛能变成你的温床，You'd swing upon as pider's thread,你能在一根蜘蛛丝上玩秋千，And wear a thimbleon your head头上戴着顶针作为头盔，If you were oneinch tall.倘若你只有一寸高。You'd surf acrossthe kitchen sink upon a stick of gum.你能乘着一块口香糖在厨房的水池里冲浪。You couldn't hugyour mama, you'd just have to hug her thumb.但你无法拥抱妈妈，你只能拥抱她的拇指。You'd run frompeople's feet in fright,你会惊恐地逃离人们的脚丫，To move a penwould take all night,你需要花上一整夜的时间来搬动一支钢笔，(This poem tookfourteen years to write--'Cause I'm justone inch tall).（而写下这首诗则须花上十四年-----因为我只有一寸高）