THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT，杰克盖了大洋房（一）

周平

THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT

One of R. Caldecott's Picture Books

伦道夫·凯迪克（Randolph Caldecott）19世纪最重要的儿童插画大师。

凯迪克1878年出版《杰克盖了大洋房》图画书，一经面世便大受欢迎。高更和梵高都对凯迚克十分推崇。美国图书馆协会1938年设立凯迪克奖(The Caldecott Medal)，这个奖项如今已成为英语世界图画书的最高荣誉。

This is the House that Jack built.

杰克盖了大洋房。

This is the Malt,

That lay in the House that Jack built.

杰克盖了大洋房，

房里两袋麦芽躺，

麦芽出来亮亮相。

This is the Rat,

That ate the Malt,

That lay in the House that Jack built.

杰克盖了大洋房，

房里两袋麦芽躺，

麦芽喂得耗子胖，

耗子出来亮亮相。

This is the Cat,

That killed the Rat,

That ate the Malt,

That lay in the House that Jack built.

杰克盖了大洋房，

房里两袋麦芽躺，

麦芽喂得耗子胖，

耗子被猫当口粮，

猫儿出来亮亮相。

This is the Dog,

That worried the Cat,

That killed the Rat,

That ate the Malt,

That lay in the House that Jack built.

杰克盖了大洋房，

房里两袋麦芽躺，

麦芽喂得耗子胖，

耗子被猫当口粮，

猫儿见狗心发慌，

狗儿出来亮亮相。

This is the Cow with the crumpled horn,

That tossed the Dog,

That worried the Cat,

That killed the Rat,

That ate the Malt,

That lay in the House that Jack built.

杰克盖了大洋房，

房里两袋麦芽躺，

麦芽喂得耗子胖，

耗子被猫当口粮，

猫儿见狗心发慌，

狗儿栽在牛角上，

奶牛出来亮亮相。