一、原文及译文：On a shiny green leaf sat a small green chameleon.It moved onto a brown tree and turned brownish.Then it rested on a red flower and turned reddish.When the chameleon moved slowly across the yellow sand , it turned yellowish.You could hardly see it.在一片闪亮的绿叶上趴着一只绿色的小变色龙。它爬到褐色的树干上就变成了褐色。它停在一朵红色的花朵上就变成了红色。当它慢慢爬过一片黄沙地，就变成了黄色。你几乎很难发现它。When the chameleon was warm and had something to eat , it turned sparkling green.But when it was cold and hungry , it turned and dull.变色龙暖和又有东西吃的时候，就变成亮丽的绿色。当它又冷又饿时，它就变成暗淡的灰色。When the chameleon was hungary , it sat still and waited.Only its eyes moved-up , down , sideways-until it spotted a fly.Then the chameleon's long and sticky tongue shot out and caught the fly.That was its life.It was not very exciting.But one day...变色龙饿了，就一动不动的趴着等待。仅仅是眼睛上上下下，忽左忽右的转动——直到盯住了一只苍蝇。那时，变色龙的长长的，黏黏的舌头就会射出去，捉住苍蝇。那就是它的生活。一点激情也没有。但是有一天……...the chameleon saw a zoo !It had never seen so many beautiful animals.直到有一天，变色龙看到了动物园！它从来没有见过这么多漂亮的动物。The chameleon thought：How small I am , how slow , how weak !I wish I could be big and white like a polar bear.And the chameleon's wish came true.But was it happy？No !变色龙想：我身材太小，行动太慢，身体太弱！我要是能像北极熊又大又白就好了。变色龙梦想成真了。可是它快乐吗？一点也不快乐。I wish I could be handsome like a flamingo.我要像火烈鸟那样漂亮。I wish I could be smart like a fox.我要像狐狸那样优雅。I wish I could swim like a fish.我要像鱼儿会游泳。I wish I could run like a deer.我要像鹿会奔跑。I wish I could see things for away like a giraffe.我要像长颈鹿那样看得很远很远。I wish I could hide in a shell like a turtle.我要像乌龟那样能藏在壳里。I wish I could be strong like an elephant.我要像大象那样强壮。I wish I could be funny like a seal.我要像海豹那样有趣。I wish I could be like people.Just then a fly flew by.The chameleon was very hungry.But the chameleon was very mixed-up.It was a little of this and it was a little of that.And it couldn't catch the fly.我还想像人那样。这时，一只苍蝇飞过，变色龙觉得饿极了。槽糕的是，它只是拼拼凑凑起来的。有点像这个，又有点像那个，它已经捉不到苍蝇了。I wish I could be myself.The chameleon's wish came true.And it caught the fly !“我要成为我自己。”变色龙回到了原来的样子，它又能捉到苍蝇了！课堂笔记：On a shiny green leaf sat a small green chameleon.倒装语序：a small green chameleon sat on a shiny green leaf.shiny ['ʃaɪnɪ] 闪耀的；是由shine [ʃaɪn] 发光、闪耀；这个动词去掉 e 加上 y 变成的形容词形式。chameleon [kə'miːlɪən] 变色龙；其中的字母组合[ch]在这里发清辅音【k】；重音在第二个音节。moved onto 转移到；爬到；brownish ['braʊnɪʃ] 呈褐色的；其中的 [nish] 在Big Green Monster中提到，有点偏向于某个颜色的意思。所以这里也可以翻译成，偏棕色的。reddish ['redɪʃ] 有点微红；moved across 爬过；穿过；yellowish ['jeləʊɪʃ] 偏黄色的；hardly ['hɑːdlɪ] 几乎不；它是一个表否定的词。sparkle ['spɑːk(ə)l] 闪耀，闪闪发光；sparkling是sparkle的形容词形式。表示闪闪发光的。sparkling green 亮丽的绿色。dull [dʌl] 迟钝、暗淡、无趣；gray dull 暗淡的灰色；still [stɪl] 静止的；不动的；sideways ['saɪdweɪz] 旁边；spotted [ˈspɒtɪd] 是个动词，指发现，认出；fly 名词，指苍蝇；sticky ['stɪkɪ] 粘粘的；tongue [tʌŋ] 舌头；shot out 伸出；吐出；shot是shoot的过去分词形式。感叹句的形式：How small I am , how slow , how weak !The chameleon thought：wish came true 愿望成真；flamingo [fləˈmɪŋgəʊ] 火烈鸟；重音在第二个音节；smart 漂亮的，整洁的；shell 乌龟壳； seal 海豹句型：I wish I could 我希望我可以……flew by 飞过；经过；mixed-up 拼凑的，混杂的；