妈妈北极熊鸡蛋

【睡前故事】妈妈，你爱我吗

Mama,doyouloveme...

温暖的故事，

精美绝伦的插图，

以及各种令人兴奋的动物

充分展现了生活在北极的爱斯基摩人的生活，

同时描绘了超越时间和空间的亲子之爱

Mama, do you love me?

妈妈，你爱我吗？

Yes I do, Dear One.

当然了，我的宝贝！

How much?

有多爱呢？

I love you more than the raven loves his treasure, more than the dog loves his tail, more than the whale loves his spout.

我爱你胜过乌鸦爱他的珍宝，胜过雪橇犬爱他的尾巴，还超过大鲸鱼爱他的鼻子。

How long?

爱多久呢？

I'll love you until the umiak flies into the darkness, till the stars turn to fish in the sky, and the puffin howls at the moon.

直到妈妈的小皮艇飞到夜空里，直到天上的星星变成鱼，直到海鸥对着月亮叫。

Mama,what if I carried our eggs - our ptarmigan eggs! - and tried to be careful, and I tried to walk slowly, but I fell and the eggs broke?

如果我拿着咱们的鸡蛋——哦是松鸡蛋——我会非常小心慢慢地走，可是我还是摔倒了而且把松鸡蛋打碎了，妈妈，您会怎么样呢？

Then I would be sorry. But still, I would love you.

那样的话妈妈会特别心疼，但是，我还是会爱你。

What if I put salmon in your parka, ermine in your mittens, and lemmings in your mukluks?

如果我把鲑鱼放进你的毛皮大衣，把雪貂藏进你的手套，把旅鼠塞进你的雪地靴，你会怎么样？

Then I would be angry.

那我肯定会生气的！

What if I threw water at our lamp?

那要是我把水洒在油灯上呢？

Then, Dear One, I would be very angry. But still, I would love you.

那样的话我会非常生气，但是，我还是会爱你。

What if I ran away?

如果我离家出走呢？

Then I would be worried.

那我会很担心。

What if I stayed away and sang with the wolves and slept in a cave?

如果我和狼群藏在洞穴里，一起唱歌，一起睡觉，你会怎么样？

Then, Dear One, I would be very sad.

亲爱的小宝贝，我会难过。

But still, I would love you.

不过我还是会爱你。

What if I turned into a musk-ox?

如果我变成毛毛的大牦牛呢？

Then I would be surprised.

妈妈会大吃一惊的。

What if I turned into a walrus?

如果我变成长着大长牙的海象呢？

Then I would be surprised and a little scared.

妈妈也会大吃一惊的，还会害怕呢！

What if I turned into a polar bear, and I was the meanest bear you ever saw and I had sharp, shiny teeth, and I chased you into your tent and you cried?

如果我变成一头北极熊，是那种，你见过的，很凶的北极熊，那你会怎么样？

Then I would be very surprised and very scared. But still, inside the bear, you would be you, and I would love you.

那我肯定非常吃惊，非常害怕。不过，北极熊下面的你，依然是你，我还是会爱你。