【中英雙語對照】麥基先生和動物好朋友

《【中英雙語對照】麥基先生請假的那一天》
 
他轉緊懷錶的發條，煮一壺開水，然後對著糖罐子說：
「一匙給我的麥片粥，兩匙給我的茶，謝啦。」
He would wind his watch and set a pot of water to boil—
saying to the sugar bowl, “A spoonful for my oatmeal, please,
and two for my teacup.”
 
他吃飽後，準備妥當，慢條斯理的步出家門去上班。
Belly full and ready for the workday, he’d amble out the door.
      
安靜的坐在企鵝旁邊（企鵝很害羞），
sit quietly with the penguin
(who was very shy),
 
借手帕給犀牛（犀牛總是在流鼻水），
lend a handkerchief to the rhinoceros
(who always had a runny nose),
      
那一天，後來……
LATER THAT DAY. . .
      
《【中英雙語對照】麥基先生錯過巴士的那一天》
 
麥基先生興奮得睡不著。
漫長的一整夜，他都清醒的躺在枕頭上，計畫著和朋友去郊遊。
「當然，我明天得提早完成工作，」他對小老鼠說。「還要記得帶傘。」
AMOS MCGEE WAS TOO EXCITED TO SLEEP.
All night long he lay awake on his pillow, planning an outing for his friends.
“Of course, I’ll have to finish chores early tomorrow,” he said to a little mouse. “And I must remember the umbrellas.”
      
麥基先生遲到了。
Amos McGee arrived late for work.
 
「希望你沒有生氣，」他向大象道歉。
“I hope you are not upset,” he apologized to the elephant.