外教读睡前故事 | The Legend of Geoffrey 杰菲奇遇记 ①

《The Legend of Geoffrey 杰菲奇遇记》森林中生活着一只名叫“杰菲”的长颈鹿，它每天活得快乐而忙碌。一天晚上，杰菲突发奇想，摸了摸天上的星星，无意中获得了一种奇妙的超能力。

据说这种能力可以给世界带来无穷欢乐，可它从哪里来？具体是什么？要怎么使用？杰菲好像也太清楚，于是它踏上了一场寻找超能力的神奇之旅……

一起来听听今天的睡前故事吧~↓↓↓

Geoffrey was a very busy giraffe. There were tasty leaves to munch, colorful friends to meet, and super-fun games to play all day long. 

在一片大森林，有一只长颈鹿叫杰菲，每天和小伙伴们快乐地玩耍。

Every night, Geoffrey was enchanted by a zillion dazzling stars in the sky.

每天晚上，森林的上空闪亮着无数美丽的星星。

One warm night, Geoffrey decided he wanted to touch a star. He climbed the highest hill he could find and stretched until the tip of his nose touched the lowest star. 

有一天，杰菲想要摸一摸那些星星。他爬到最高的山上，踮起脚用鼻尖够到了最矮的那颗星星。

And when it did, the whole night sky came to life.Geoffrey watched the stars twinkle until he could not keep his eyes open any longer.

整个夜空瞬间苏醒，杰菲的眼睛都睁不开了。

Under these stars, surrounded by the things he loved, Geoffrey was home. 

在星空下，杰菲被所有他爱的动物包围着，感到无比温暖。

The next morning when he woke up, Geoffrey felt different inside—a little more special than usual.

第二天早上，杰菲醒来，感觉自己有一点不同。

And he looked different too: his brown spots had turned into sparkling stars! If that wasn’t strange enough, there was also a little monkey trying hard to get his attention.

他低头一看，发现身上的棕色斑点全变成了闪烁的星星！有一只小猴子蹦蹦跳跳地跑来。

"I’m Maya," announced the friendly monkey."Cool stars! Do you want to play?" she asked.

“我叫玛雅。”小猴子说，“好帅的星星！我们一起去玩吧！”

Of course Geoffrey wanted to play! He watched Maya swing from branch to branch, and then he gave it a try.

玛雅在树上荡来荡去，杰菲也想试试。

But giraffes were not meant to swing from tree branches.

但他的脖子太长了，

So he made up a different game. Geoffrey was pretty good at this one.

He and Maya were having so much fun they didn’t even notice that...

... a pride of lions had circled them.

于是他们玩起了扔桃子的游戏。正当他们玩得开心的时候，一群狮子围住了他们。

"Hello, Dessert," said the largest lion, licking his chops.

“嗨，我的小点心。”最大的那头狮子舔着嘴唇说。

"A-a-actually, my name is Geoffrey,"stammered the giraffe.

“我，我叫杰菲。”杰菲颤抖着递过去一只桃子。

"Would you like some nice, sweet a-a-apricots?" Geoffrey offered up a hoof-ful, shaking with fear.

“你要，你要吃桃子吗？”

The lion was about to take a bite out of Geoffrey when he noticed the giraffe’s coat. "Stars!" he exclaimed. "This is no ordinary giraffe."

狮子只想吃杰菲，正当他要扑过去的时候，突然发现杰菲身上的星星。“星星！”他喊道，“你不是一只普通的长颈鹿！”

The lion bowed down to Geoffrey as he explained, "There is a famous legend that, one day, an animal covered in stars will appear and bring awesome fun to the world." The lions all nodded.

狮子恭敬地说：“传说中有一只神奇的长颈鹿，身上长着星星的花纹，他能给世界带来无穷欢乐。”

Geoffrey was covered in stars. But could it be true?

杰菲身上的花纹就是星星呢，说的是他吗？

"I’m no legend. I’m just Geoffrey," he told them.

“我只是普通的长颈鹿呀。”杰菲说。

The lion smirked, "Well, if you’re not the legend, then you’re lunch."

Geoffrey quickly agreed that he was absolutely, positively the star-covered wonder from the legend.

The lion told him, kindly, "You have the gift of awesomeness. You must follow the stars to find your destiny."

狮子告诉他：“你身上有星星的条纹，就一定与众不同，快去发现你的能力吧。”

But before he followed the stars, Geoffrey wanted to find out what, exactly, was so awesome about him.

He challenged Charlie the Cheetah to a race. He lost.

杰菲和猎豹奔奔赛跑，输了，他不擅长跑步；

He did not have awesome running powers. He challenged Finnegan the Flamingo to a standing-on- one-leg contest. He lost again. He did not have special balancing powers.

他和火烈鸟芳芳比赛单腿站，也输了，他也没有过人的平衡感；

He thought maybe, just maybe, he could fly. Nope. No flying powers.

他想，长颈鹿会飞吗？

"Maybe you just need to follow the stars and figure out your awesomeness along the way," suggested Maya.

玛雅建议杰菲：“也许你要跟着星星去寻找你的能力。”

"The only stars I can see are over there." Geoffrey pointed out in the distance.

杰菲指向远处：“我只能看到那里的星星。”

Geoffrey and Maya made their way across the dry golden grass.

And wherever they went, the grass turned lush and green as if by magic. As they got closer, they realized the stars were actually twinkling lights strung on a big, beautiful ship.

他们穿过草丛，枯草像被施了魔法一样变绿了。他们走近才发现原来你是一艘大船上的灯光。

"This looks like the next step on your journey," said Maya, as the two friends hugged goodbye.

“你可以上船去外面找找。”玛雅说。玛雅和杰菲拥抱告别......

Geoffrey boarded the ship, excited to see where the stars would lead him.

杰菲满怀期待，朝着星星的方向出发，他会遇到什么呢？

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