How to Catch a Star 摘星星的男孩 Once there was a boy,and the boy loved stars very much. 从前有位非常喜欢星星的男孩 Every night the boy watched the stars from his window and wished he had one of his very own. 男孩每天晚上都会站在窗前看着星星，并许愿自己能拥有一颗属于他自己的星星 He dreamed how this star might be his friend. They would play hide-and-go-seek,and take long walks together. 他梦想着能和这颗星星成为好朋友。他们可以一起捉迷藏，一起散步，走长长的路。 The boy decided he would try to catch a star. He thought that getting up early in the morning would be best,because then the star would be tired from being up in the sky all night. 于是，小男孩决定要摘一颗星星来看看。他想，一定要在很早很早的时候就起床出发。因为星星整晚都挂在夜空中会疲惫的。 So,the next day he set out at sunrise. But he could not see a star anywhere. He sat down and waited for one to appear. 于是，第二天在日出的时候他就出发了。可他连一颗星星也没有看到，他坐下来打算等星星出现。 He waited...and he waited.... 他等了又等...... Finally,just before the sun was about to go away,he saw a star.The boy tried to jump up and grab it. But he could not jump high enough. 终于，就在太阳落下去之前，他看到了一颗星星。男孩跳起来，想去抓星星，可是他没办法跳那么高。 Just then he noticed something floating in the water.It was the prettiest star he had ever seen. Just a baby star. It must have fallen from the sky. 就在这时，他发现水面上漂着一样东西，一颗他见过的最美的星星。一颗星宝宝。它一定是从天上掉下来的。 He tried to fish the star out with his hands. But he couldn t reach it. Then he had an idea.The star might wash up on the shore.He ran back along the jetty to the beach. 他试着用双手把星星捞上来，可是他够不到。这时他想，星星可能会被冲到岸上来，于是，他顺着栈桥朝岸边跑去。 Then he waited and walked..... and watched and waited...... Sure enough，the star washed up on the bright,golden sand. 就这样，他边走边等……边看边等……果然，星星被冲到了亮闪闪、金灿灿的沙滩上。 The boy had caught a star. A star of his very own. 男孩摘到了星星，一颗属于他自己的星星。 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/6b1c22febcd5b9f3f90f76c66137ee06eef94e55.html