一只小河马和它的妈妈，在烈日炎炎的沙漠中走了很久。它们又热又渴，终于找到了一条小河。
A little hippopotamus and its mother walked for a long time in the scorching sun of the desert. They were hot and thirsty, and finally found a small river.
大河马想下去游泳，它叮嘱小河马在岸上等它。小河马看见妈妈在河里没有被淹没，它心想：妈妈都没有淹没，这水肯定不深。小河马再也忍不住了，它小心翼翼地走进水中，可没走几步，它就沉到了水底，还把一只小鱼给吓跑了。大河马发现了，把它顶到岸上，说：“你还不会游泳呢！在这里等着我，知道了吗？”“妈妈！好的！”小河马答应着说。
The big river horse wanted to go swimming and instructed the little hippopotamus to wait for it on the shore. The little hippopotamus saw that its mother was not submerged in the river, and it thought to itself: since even its mother was not submerged, the water must not be deep. The little hippopotamus couldn't resist anymore. It cautiously walked into the water, but after only a few steps, it sank to the bottom of the water and scared away a small fish. The big river horse discovered it and pushed it to the shore, saying, "You can't swim yet! Wait for me here, you know?" "Mom! Okay!" The little hippopotamus agreed.作文 WwW.ZuOwENbA.NeT
小河马在小河边走着，看见一条小鱼。它从没见过这么漂亮的鱼，于是，它又下了河，结果又沉到了水底。有一只小鱼正在睡觉，它看见小河马从水上沉下来，赶忙游走。大河马再一次把小河马顶到岸上，说：“你这个小淘气，要听话，妈妈再游一圈。”说完，大河马就游走了。
The little hippopotamus was walking by the small river and saw a small fish. It had never seen such a beautiful fish before, so it went into the river again and sank to the bottom of the water. There is a small fish sleeping. It saw a hippopotamus sinking from the water and quickly swam away. The big river horse once again pushed the small river horse to the shore and said, "You little rascal, listen to me. Mom, swim another lap." With that, the big river horse swam away.
小河马往河里一看，呀！小鱼从一只变成了两只。红色的小鱼问：“你是谁呀？我怎么没见过你？”小河马说：“我是生活在水里的一种动物。”接着，小河马又要下河，小鱼连连摆手，可它还是要下去，最后小河马又沉了下去。这时，水下有两只小鱼正在睡觉呢！小河马慢慢地沉了下去。不好！快要砸到睡觉的小鱼了，小红鱼和另一条小鱼赶紧托住小河马的身体。两条睡觉的小鱼也醒来帮忙。大河马回到岸边，看见小河马不见了。这时，小河马从水中冒了出来，大河马很惊讶。
The little hippopotamus looked into the river, oh! The small fish changed from one to two. The red little fish asked, "Who are you? Why haven't I seen you before?" The little river horse replied, "I am an animal that lives in the water." Then, the little hippopotamus wanted to go down the river again, and the little fish waved its hands repeatedly, but it still wanted to go down. In the end, the little hippopotamus sank again. At this moment, two small fish were sleeping underwater! The little hippopotamus slowly sank down. Not good! Almost hitting the sleeping little fish, the little red fish and another small fish quickly supported the body of the hippopotamus. Two sleeping little fish also woke up to help. The big river horse returned to the shore and saw that the little hippopotamus was missing. At this moment, the little hippopotamus emerged from the water, and the big river horse was very surprised.
原来，在小鱼的帮助下，小河马终于学会了游泳。
Originally, with the help of the little fish, the hippopotamus finally learned to swim.