毅力与坚持的英语绘本故事《Itsy Bitsy Spider》
今天分享的是《Itsy Bitsy Spider》，这是美国家喻户晓的韵律童谣，流传度非常广，每个幼儿园宝宝都会唱。绘本讲述的是一个有关毅力与坚持的经典故事：一只顽强的小蜘蛛，无论遇到多大的困难，永不放弃，努力地爬上排水口，最后历经艰险在最高处织了一张完美的网。
分享的音频和视频是一首童谣，整首歌曲调非常好听，歌词都是押韵的，连读起来非常顺口。itsy bitsy，eensey weensey都是“小小”的意思，是模仿宝宝说话的方式。
The itsy bitsy spider
Climbed up the waterspout.
有只小小的蜘蛛在水管上奋力不懈往上爬升。
Down came the rain
And washed the spider out.
突然下起了雨，小小的蜘蛛被冲走了。
Out came the sun
And dried up all the rain,
太阳出来了，把雨水都晒干了，
And the itsy bitsy spider
Climbed up the spout again.
然后，小蜘蛛又在水管上努力地往上爬呀爬！
The itsy bitsy spider
Climbed up the kitchen wall.
小小的蜘蛛在厨房墙壁上奋力不懈往上爬升。
Swoosh! Went the fan
And made the spider fall.
哗哗响！风扇扇吹过来了，让小蜘蛛从墙上掉下来了。
Off went the fan.
No longer did it blow.
风扇关上了，不再吹了。
So the itsy bitsy spider
Back up the wall did go.
因此这只小蜘蛛又回到墙上了。
The itsy bitsy spider
Climbed up the yellow pail.
小小的蜘蛛在黄色的水桶上奋力不懈往上爬升。
In came a mouse
And flicked her with his tail.
Down fell the spider.
有只老鼠用尾巴轻轻一弹，小蜘蛛就掉下来了。
The mouse ran out the door.
Then the itsy bitsy spider
Climbed up the pail once more.
这只老鼠跑出了门，接着小蜘蛛在黄色的水桶上再次奋力不懈往上爬升。
The itsy bitsy spider,
Climbed up the rocking chair.
小小的蜘蛛在摇椅上奋力不懈往上爬升。
Up jumped a cat
And knocked her in the air.
有只猫跳起来了，在空中撞到了它。
Down plopped the cat
And when he was asleep,
The itsy bitsy spider
Back up the chair did creep.
猫一屁股坐下了，然后睡着了，小蜘蛛回到了椅子上，接着爬行。
The itsy bitsy spider
Climbed up the maple tree.
小小的蜘蛛在枫树上奋力不懈往上爬升。
She slipped on some dew
And landed next to me.
她在露水上打滑了，落到了我的旁边。
Out came the sun
And when the tree was dry,
The itsy bitsy spider
Gave it one more try.
太阳出来了，当树干干燥一些的时候，小蜘蛛又开始试着往上爬了。
The itsy bitsy spider
Climbed up without a stop.
小小的蜘蛛在奋力不懈往上爬升，没有停止。
She spun a silky web
Right at the very top.
她在最高处织了一个丝网。
She wore and she spun
And when her web was done,
她又是穿线又是纺线，接着她的网织成了。
The itsy bitsy spider
Rested in the sun.
小小的蜘蛛在太阳下开始休息。