一支舊牙刷

肖雅琪

I am a tooth brush. I have a panda drawn on my handle. I am especially1 designed2 for kids.

我是一支牙刷。我的身上畫著一只熊貓，是專門為孩子們設計的。

One day， I was brought to a big bazzar3. I came there along with my other friends from the factory. Some of my friends had giraffes， some had monkeys， some had rabbits， some had dolls， Mickey mouse and other cartoon characters4 on them.

一天，我和其他朋友從工廠里一起被帶到大市集。我有些朋友的身上畫著長頸鹿，有些畫著猴子，有些畫著兔子，還有一些畫著洋娃娃、米老鼠和其他卡通人物。

Each day， there were many kids in the store who came and looked at us. Many kids told their parents that they wanted a Mickey brush or a doll brush. Some parents bought and some did not. I heard the children asking their parents for different things. Some asked for chocolates， some for cold drinks， some for clothes and so on. The children I saw all the time made the parents run behind them in the market for something or the other.

每天，店里都有很多孩子來看我們。有很多孩子告訴他們的父母，他們想要一把米奇圖案或洋娃娃圖案的牙刷。有的父母買了，有的沒有。我聽到孩子們向父母要不同的東西，有的要巧克力，有的要冷飲，有的要衣服等等。我一直看到的是孩子們讓父母在市場上跟在他們后面跑來跑去，買這買那。

A day a very naughty5 child came to the store.

一天，一個非常淘氣的孩子來到商店。

The childs name was Nikku. He touched6 everything kept in the store. He made many things fall. His father told him many times not to touch anything. But， he did not listen. The child touched the balls， the pencils， the teddys and all the things and just pulled them down. Then came the salesman and scolded7 the child. It was then， that Nikku stopped pulling the things down.

孩子的名字叫尼庫。他摸遍了店里所有的東西，而且碰倒了許多東西。他父親多次告訴他不要碰任何東西，但是他不聽。孩子摸了球、鉛筆、泰迪玩具和所有的東西，并且把它們推倒了。然后，售貨員過來責罵那孩子。就在那之后，尼庫不再碰倒東西了。

The boy saw me. He liked me so much that he insisted8 upon his father to buy me. His father agreed9 and they took me home.

男孩看見我了，他非常喜歡我，所以堅持要父親買下我。父親同意了，他們把我帶回了家。

I like it very much staying with Nikku. He is very happy to have me. He called a few of his friends to see me. All of them like me very much. I clean Nikkus mouth every day in return10. I like to be with Nikku and take care of his teeth and make his smile look beautiful.

我很喜歡和尼庫在一起，他也很高興擁有我。他給朋友們打電話讓他們來看我。他的朋友們都很喜歡我。作為回報，我每天都清潔尼庫的口腔。我喜歡和尼庫在一起，照顧他的牙齒，讓他擁有燦爛的笑容。

（英語原文選自：yourclub.com）