A

A was an Area Arch

Where washerwomen sat;

They made a lot of lovely starch

To starch Papa's Cravat.

A曾是个大桥洞，

洗衣妇们坐洞中，

搓呀洗呀多卖力，

洗出领带供爸爸用。

B

B was a Bottle blue,

Which was not very small;

Papa he filled it full of beer,

And then he drank it all.

B曾是一只酒瓶，

个头儿不小的蓝瓶，

爸爸每回装满了酒，

咕咚咕咚一饮而尽。

C

C was Papa's gray Cat,

Who caught a squeaky Mouse;

She pulled him by his twirly tail

All about the house.

C曾是爸爸的大灰猫，

捉了只耗子在玩闹；

抓住耗子的卷尾巴，

拖着它转圈满屋子跑。

D

D was Papa's white Duck,

Who had a curly tail;

One day it ate a great fat frog,

Besides a leetle snail.

D曾是爸爸的小白鸭，

甩着翘翘的尾巴；

有一天吃了只小蜗牛，

还吃了一只大肥蛙。

E

E was a little Egg,

Upon the breakfast table;

Papa came in and ate it up

As fast as he was able.

E曾是只小鸡蛋，

搁在桌上当早餐；

爸爸早晨一进来，

狼吞虎咽就吃完。

F

F was a little Fish.

Cook in the river took it Papa said,

"Cook! Cook! bring a dish!

And, Cook! be quick and cook it!"

F曾是条小鱼，

被厨师在河里捉去；

爸爸说：“快，煮了它！

赶紧端到桌上去！”

G

G was Papa's new Gun;

He put it in a box;

And then he went and bought a bun,

And walked about the Docks.

G曾是爸爸的新枪，

在盒子里面安放；

他买了个馒头离开，

到码头上闲逛。

H

H was Papa's new Hat;

He wore it on his head;

Outside it was completely black,

But inside it was red.

H曾是爸爸的新礼帽，

他老爱戴着它各处跑；

那帽儿外面是黑色，

里面却是红布料。

I

I was an Inkstand new,

Papa he likes to use it;

He keeps it in his pocket now,

For fear that he should lose it.

I曾是只新墨水瓶，

爸爸用它用不停；

把它往口袋里面藏，

怕弄丢了这只墨水瓶。

J

J was some Apple Jam,

Of which Papa ate part;

But all the rest he took away

And stuffed into a tart.

J曾是罐苹果酱，

爸爸只把半罐尝，

剩下的他都留起来，

抹进馅饼再品尝。

K

K was a great new Kite;

Papa he saw it fly Above

a thousand chimney pots,

And all about the sky.

K曾是只大风筝，

爸爸见它迎着风，

飞过千万根烟囱，

天空中自由驰骋。

L

L was a fine new Lamp;

But when the wick was lit, Papa

he said, "This Light ain't good!

I cannot read a bit!"

L曾是盏新的灯，

可它的火苗小得很；

爸爸说：“这灯太暗！

连读个报纸都不能！”

M

M was a dish of mince;

It looked so good to eat! Papa,

he quickly ate it up,

And said, "This is a treat!"

M曾是盘肉泥，

香得吸引人注意！

爸爸馋得都吃尽，

说道：“味道好极！”

N

N was a Nut that grew

High up upon a tree;

Papa, who could not reach it, said,

"That's much too high for me!"

N曾是粒坚果，

长在枝头不跌落；

爸爸伸手想去摘，

“太高啦！”他说。

O

O was an Owl who flew

All in the dark away,

Papa said, "What an owl you are!

Why don't you fly by day?"

O曾是只猫头鹰，

在黑夜里飞不停，

爸爸说：“好个猫头鹰！

为何白天里那么安宁？”

P

P was a little Pig,

Went out to take a walk;

Papa he said, "If Piggy dead,

He'd all turn into Pork!"

P曾是一头小猪，

走到湖边去散步；

爸爸说：“要是小猪死了，

就把它当成猪肉煮！”

Q

Q was a Quince that hung

Upon a garden tree; Papa

he brought it with him home,

And ate it with his tea.

Q曾是个榅桲果，

花园小树上垂落；

爸爸把它买回家，

喝着香茶吃着果。

R

R was a Railway Rug

Extremely large and warm; Papa

he wrapped it round his head,

In a most dreadful storm.

R曾是条旅行毯，

又宽又大又温暖；

爸爸用他裹住头，

能抵挡再冷的严寒。

S

S was Papa's new Stick,

Papa's new thumping Stick, To

thump extremely wicked boys,

Because it was so thick.

S曾是根手杖，

爸爸新买的长手杖；

拿他去揍坏小捣蛋，

看他们还嚣张不嚣张。

T

T was a tumbler full

Of Punch all hot and good;

Papa he drank it up, when in

The middle of a wood.

T曾是个大酒杯，

装的潘趣酒真美味；

爸爸独自在林间，

一个人逍遥地把酒醉。

U

U was a silver urn,

Full of hot scalding water; Papa

said, "If that Urn were mine,

I'd give it to my daughter!"

U曾是只银罐，

沸水装得满满；

爸爸说：“我要有那瓮，

就送给我女儿玩！”

V

V was a Villain; once

He stole a piece of beef. Papa

he said, "Oh, dreadful man!

That Villain is a Thief!"

V曾是个小偷，

偷了块牛肉拔腿溜，

爸爸说：“哦，坏家伙！

原来是个‘三只手’！”

W

W was a Watch of Gold:

It told the time of day, So that

Papa knew when to come,

And when to go away.

W曾是块金表，

一天的时间都知晓，

于是爸爸挺守时，

上班下班不迟到。

X

X was King Xerxes, whom

Papa much wished to know;

But this he could not do, because

Xerxes died long ago.

X曾是位薛西斯王，

爸爸好想与他交往；

可是这王早已死掉，

想结交他简直妄想。

Y

Y was a Youth, who kicked

And screamed and cried like mad;

Papa he said, "Your conduct is

Abominably bad!"

Y曾是个小伙子，

哭得闹得像疯子；

爸爸说：“你呀，

简直是个坏小子！”

Z

Z was a Zebra striped

And streaked with lines of black;

Papa said once, he thought he'd like

A ride upon his back.

Z曾是匹斑马，

黑白条纹交杂；

爸爸说，有朝一日，

一定要骑上它。