《Just For You》
为了你
小毛怪系列绘本我们之前分享了几个，今天还是这个系列中的故事，名字叫《Just For You》，第一人称的表达，让主人公小毛怪的形象更接地气，读起来更有亲切感，这一次，她想为妈妈做些特别的事情，但不总是事事顺利，还可能把它搞砸了，但是妈妈一定从中感受到了他的用心。
在生活里，细心观察，孩子们其实都很努力在爱着我们，只是我们常常忙于工作忘了去接收孩子爱的信号，也没有及时给孩子以回应。真正的爱，要靠眼睛去看，用心去体会。
When morning came, it was my desire to prepare breakfast especially for you…
当早晨来临的时候，我渴望为你准备特别的早餐…
but the eggs were too slippery.
但是鸡蛋太滑了。
I wished to wipe the floor especially for you,
我希望特别为你擦干净地板，
but the soap was too bubbly.
但是肥皂太多泡泡了。
I aimed to tidy up the dishes especially for you,
我打算特地为你收拾好这些餐具，
but the floor was too wet.
但是地面太湿了。
I wanted to transport the groceries especially for you,
我渴望特地为你搬运这些杂货，
but the bag broke.
但是袋子坏了。
I devoured my sandwich especially for you,
我特地为你吞掉我的三明治，
but not my crusts.
但是不包括上面的面。
I desired to take a nap especially for you,
我渴望为你特地小睡一会，
but the bed was too springy.
However, the bed was too elastic.
I desired to trim the lawn just for you,
Just for you, I wanted to mow the lawn,
but I was still too small.
Yet, I was still too little.
I plucked an apple just for you,
I wanted to pick an apple for you,
but I got hungry on the way home.
Yet I got hungry on the way back.
I wanted to lay the table just for you,
I wanted to set the table for you,
but the TV was too noisy.
However, the TV was too loud.
I wanted to avoid splashing in the bathtub just for you…
I didn’t want to splash in my bath just for you…
but there was a heavy storm.
But there was a downpour.
I intended to do something extremely special,
I wanted to do something really special,
just for you.
just for you.
And I achieved it.
And I succeeded.