123 木頭鳥 

微風吹拂著樹梢的綠葉，清晨的陽光毫無保留地從頭頂上，一道一道地灑落下來 。

A gentle breeze blows through the green leaves atop the trees. The early morning sun shines wholeheartedly – every ray of sunlight from above bathes the world below.

*gentle 溫和的/ breeze 微風/ blow 吹/ through 通過/ leaves 樹葉/ atop 在...上面/ shine 照耀/ wholeheartedly 無保留地/ ray 光線/ sunlight 陽光/ above 在...上面/bathe 使沈浸於...

我踏著輕巧地腳步，在師生樹旁尋找美味的早餐，當我專注地盯著地面時，就像衛兵般，一動也不動。

I walk nimbly as I look for a delicious breakfast by the “Teacher and Student Trees.” When I intently watch the ground, I’m like a sentry standing guard, not budging an inch.

*nimbly 輕巧地/ look for 尋找/ delicious 美味的/ intently 專注地/ ground 地面/ sentry 哨兵/ stand guard 站衛兵/ budge 移動/ inch 寸

師生樹下是我最喜歡乘涼的地方，曾經 ，與孩子們一起聆聽故事，望著這群孩子 ，彼此追逐嬉鬧 。

My absolute favorite place to cool off in the shade is below the “Teacher and Student Trees.” I once sat there listening to stories with the children, and I watched them run and play together happily.

*absolute 絕對的/ favorite 最喜歡的/ cool off 乘涼/ shade 蔭

他們玩耍時的笑聲，彷彿天籟一般 ，我也跟著「嗚......嗚......」，就好像我也跟著孩子們合唱 。

When they play, their laughter is like music from heaven. I “hooo…hooo…” right along with them as if we’re singing together.

*laughter 笑聲/ heaven 天堂/ along with 隨著

突然，地面上好像有什麼動靜，我以迅雷不及掩耳的速度 ，捕捉獵物，期待的早餐到手了--美味的蚯蚓。

Suddenly it looks like there’s something moving on the ground. I move faster than lightning to catch my prey. This is the breakfast I was waiting for: a delicious earthworm.

*suddenly 突然地/ move 移動/ lightning 閃電/ catch 捕捉/ prey 獵物/ earthworm 蚯蚓

活動中心傳來「碰......碰......」 的聲響，我好奇地接近，原來 ，是孩子們玩起躲避球的比賽。

I hear a sound – “thump…thump…” – coming from the student activity center. I’m very curious, so I get closer to see what’s going on. Oh! The kids are playing dodgeball!

*thump 重擊聲/ student activity center 學生活動中心/ curious 好奇的/ dodgeball 躲避球

奇怪，為什麼孩子們不斷地躲著球呢？如果被球打到，不會痛嗎？

不過 ，孩子們的臉上，總是洋溢著滿滿的笑意，真有趣 。

How strange! Why do the kids keep ducking and dodging to avoid the ball? Won’t it hurt if they get hit? But look at their beaming smiles – their faces are full of joy. How interesting!

*strange 奇怪的/ duck 猛地頭/ dodge 躲/ avoid 避開/ hurt 痛/ beaming 笑容滿面的/ smile 微笑/

要準備回去溫暖的窩囉，咦？慈孝臺怎麼有一群孩子呢？過去瞧瞧，手上拿著什麼呢？原來是比賽的講稿。

It’s about time for me to get back to my nice warm nest. Wait – what are those kids doing up on the Cixiao Stage? Let me move closer so I can get a better look. What are they holding? Oh! They’re holding their articles for the English read aloud competition.

*nest 巢/ wait 等等/ stage 舞台/ hold 拿/ article 文章/ read aloud competition 朗讀比賽

前幾天放學時，聽見幾位孩子的聊天 ，聊著英語朗讀比賽的緊張心情，想必，這群孩子是在準備著，幾天後的英語朗讀比賽吧！

A few days ago, at dismissal, I heard some kids talking. They were saying how nervous they were about the English read aloud competition. These students must be practicing for the competition. It’s just a few days away!

*dismissal 放學/ nervous 緊張的/ practice 練習

「嗚......嗚......」我也要他們加油。

“Hooo…hooo…,” I call. I want to cheer them on too! 

*cheer sb. on 為...加油

噹噹噹......，下課的鐘聲又響起了 ，操場上、草地上 ，我最愛的這群孩子們 ，又即將出來奔跑玩耍了 。

“Ring…ring…” – there’s the sound of the bell. The school day is over. My beloved students will make their way to the field and playground where they’ll run and play together.

*ring 鈴響/ sound 聲音/ bell 鈴/ beloved 喜愛的/ field 操場/ playground 遊樂場

綠茵的草地與高聳的綠林，溪州國小是我從小生長的地方，這裡有孩子的笑聲、讀書聲，更有我陪伴孩子們美好的回憶。

I’ve lived at Sijhou Elementary School from the time I was little. I’ve grown up here around the grassy fields and the forest of towering green trees. Here at Sijhou Elementary, I can hear the sounds of kids laughing and reading. And this is the place where I have my beautiful memories of being with the children.

*grow up 長大/ grassy 草地的/ forest 森林/ towering 高大的/ memory 回憶