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The dot
點(diǎn)

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The art class was over, but Vashti sat glued to her chair.
美術(shù)課結(jié)束了,但沃詩(shī)提還沒(méi)有走。她坐在位子上。

Her paper was empty.
畫(huà)紙仍舊是一片空白。

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Vashti’s teacher leaned over blank paper.
這時(shí),她的老師走了過(guò)來(lái),探身看著空白的畫(huà)紙。

“Ah! A polar bear in a snow storm,” she said.
驚嘆道:“哇,是一只冰天雪地里的白色北極熊”。

“Very funny!” said Vashti.?“I just can’t draw!”
“真可笑,” 沃詩(shī)提說(shuō),“我根本就不會(huì)畫(huà)畫(huà)”。

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4

Her teacher smiled. “Just make a mark and see it takes you.”
但老師微笑著說(shuō):“你哪怕是做個(gè)記號(hào)也可以,看看會(huì)是什么樣子”。

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Vashti grabbed a felt-tipped pen and gave the paper a good, strong jab. “There!”
沃詩(shī)提聽(tīng)了猛的抓起一個(gè)帶橡皮的鉛筆,用力的在紙上戳了一下,說(shuō):“就這兒了”。

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Her teacher picked up the paper and studied it carefully. “Hmmmm.”
老師拿起畫(huà)紙,細(xì)細(xì)的研究起來(lái):“嗯——!”

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She pushed the paper towards Vashti and quietly said, “Now sign it.”
然后,老師把畫(huà)紙放回到沃詩(shī)提面前,說(shuō):“現(xiàn)在把你的名字簽上去吧”。

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Vashti thought for a moment. “Well, maybe I can’t draw, but I CAN sign my name.”
沃詩(shī)提看著畫(huà)紙想了一會(huì),自言自語(yǔ)道:“也許我不會(huì)畫(huà)畫(huà),但簽名我還是會(huì)的?!?/div>

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The next week, when Vashti walked into her art class, she was surprised to see what was hanging above her teacher’s desk.?
第二周,當(dāng)沃詩(shī)提再次走進(jìn)美術(shù)教室的時(shí)候,她驚奇的發(fā)現(xiàn)在老師的桌子上面掛著的一幅畫(huà)。

It was the little dot she had drawn- HER DOT!
那是她畫(huà)的點(diǎn)啊!

All framed in swirly gold!
而且畫(huà)已經(jīng)用旋渦狀的金黃色相框裝了起來(lái)。

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“Hmmph! I can make a better dot than THAT!”
“噢!” 沃詩(shī)提思考著,“我可以畫(huà)比這個(gè)點(diǎn)更好的點(diǎn)喔!”

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She opened her never-before used set of watercolours and set to work.
于是,她把已經(jīng)很久不用的水彩筆拿了出來(lái),準(zhǔn)備開(kāi)始畫(huà)了。

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Vashti painted and painted. A yellow dot. A green dot. A red dot. A blue dot.
沃詩(shī)提畫(huà)呀,畫(huà)呀,畫(huà)了好多的點(diǎn),有紅點(diǎn)、綠點(diǎn)、黃點(diǎn)、藍(lán)點(diǎn)……

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The blue mixed with the red.
突然,一個(gè)藍(lán)色的點(diǎn)和一個(gè)紅色的點(diǎn)交匯了

She discovered that she could make a PURPLE dot.
發(fā)現(xiàn)中間出現(xiàn)了一個(gè)紫色的點(diǎn)。

Vashti keptexperimenting.Lot of little dots in many colours.
沃詩(shī)提一直不停的嘗試下去,又畫(huà)出了許多不同顏色的點(diǎn)。

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“If I can make little dots, I can make BIG dots, too.”
“如果我可以畫(huà)小點(diǎn),我就可以畫(huà)大點(diǎn)?!?/div>

Vashti splashed her colours with a bigger brush on bigger paper to make bigger dots.
沃詩(shī)提說(shuō)完就拿起了一只大畫(huà)筆,在一張大紙上揮毫起來(lái)。

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Vashti even made a dot by NOT painting a dot.
沃詩(shī)提甚至在沒(méi)有畫(huà)點(diǎn)的情況下,讓紙上出現(xiàn)了一個(gè)點(diǎn)。

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At the school art show a few weeks later, Vashti’s many dots made quite a splash.
幾周后,在學(xué)校的藝術(shù)展覽上,沃詩(shī)提畫(huà)的各種各樣的點(diǎn)畫(huà)讓大家大開(kāi)眼界。

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Vashti noticed a little boy gazing up at her.
沃詩(shī)提注意到有一個(gè)小男孩在認(rèn)真的看著她的畫(huà)。

“You’re a really great artist. I wish I could draw.” he said.
他對(duì)沃詩(shī)提說(shuō):“你真是個(gè)大藝術(shù)家,要是我也可以畫(huà)畫(huà)該多好?。 ?/div>

“ I bet you can,” said Vashti.
“你當(dāng)然可以,我可以保證” 沃詩(shī)提說(shuō)。

“Me? No, not me. I can’t draw a straight line with a ruler.”
“我?不可能的,即使用尺子比著,我連一條直線也不會(huì)畫(huà)?!毙∧泻⒄f(shuō)。

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Vashti smile. She handed the boy a blank sheet of paper.?“ Show me.”
沃詩(shī)提笑了,她遞給小男孩一張空白紙,說(shuō):“你畫(huà)給我看好嗎?”

The boy’s pencil shook as he drew his line.
小男孩畫(huà)了起來(lái),他在畫(huà)的時(shí)候筆在顫抖。

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Vashti started at the boy’s squiggle.?And then she said…
沃詩(shī)提盯著小男孩的話看了一會(huì)然后說(shuō)...

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“ Please… sign it.”
“請(qǐng)?jiān)谶@里簽名?!?/div>

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