Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
种一条彩虹
作者:Lois Ehlert
翻译:叶慧秀
Every year Mom and I plant a rainbow.
每年妈妈和我种一条彩虹。
In the fall we buy some bulbs and plant them in the ground.
秋天我们买一些花球种到地里。
Orange tiger lily bulb,red tulip bulb, Orange tulip bulb, yellow daffodil bulb, blue hyacinth bulb, purple crocus corm , purple bearded iris rhizome.
橙色虎百合,红色郁金香球茎,橙色郁金香球茎,黄水仙球,蓝色风信子球茎,紫色番红花球茎,紫髯鸢尾根状茎。
We order seeds from catalogs and wait all winter long for spring to warm the soil and sprout the bulbs.
我们从目录上订购种子,等了漫长的一个冬天,到了春天土壤温暖,花茎萌芽。
Then it's time to go to the garden center to select some seedlings.
接着去花园中心选一些花苗。
We sow the seeds and set out the plants in soil,
我们播下种子并种上些植物,
Rose, Tiger Lily , Violet, Daisy, Carnation, Phlox, Aster, Marigold, Zinnia, Morning Glory, Cornflower , Delphinium , Poppy , Pansy and fern.
玫瑰,百合虎,紫罗兰,雏菊,康乃馨,福禄考,紫菀,万寿菊,百日草,牵牛花,矢车菊,飞燕,罂粟,三色堇和蕨类植物。
And watch the rainbow grow,and grow , and grow.
我们看着彩虹成长,成长,壮大。
We have some red fowers and orange flowers and some yellow blooms.
我们有一些红色和橙色的花儿,
Tulips, carnations, rose,
郁金香,康乃馨,玫瑰,
Tulips, zinnia , tiger lily and poppy.
郁金香,百日草,虎百合和罂粟。
Daisy,marigold , daffodils.
菊花,万寿菊,水仙花。
We grow something green and some blue flowers and some purple flowers too.
Ferns,
蕨类植物,
Morning glories,delphinium,hyacinth and cornflowers.
牵牛花,飞燕草,风信子和矢车菊。
Crocus, phlox, iris, violets , asters and pansy.
番红花,夹竹桃,鸢尾,紫罗兰,紫苑和三色堇。
All summer long we pick them and bring them home.
整个长长的夏季,我们采摘花儿回家。
And when summer is over, we know we can grow our rainbow again next year.
当夏季结束,我们知道明年又可以种彩虹了。