《Just For You》
只为你
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。
I woke up early just for you…
我特意早起就为了你…
…but the day had other plans.
…但这一天要做的事情太多。
I tried to help out just for you,
我想帮忙，全是为你，
…but the results weren’t quite right.
…但实在不太对劲。
I wanted to finish on time just for you,
我想按时做完，全都是为你，
…but the day was just too long.
…但这一天真的太漫长了。
I went to bed early just for you,
我想早点睡觉，全都是为了你，
…but the night had other ideas.
…但这个晚上实在是太特别了。
I wanted to make tomorrow perfect just for you,
我想明天一切都完美，全都是为你，
…but the pressure was too much.
…但准备工作太多。
I did it all just for you,
全都是为了你，
…because I love you.
…因为我爱你。
but the bed was too springy.
但是床弹太大了。
I wanted to cut the grass just for you,
我想为你剪草坪，
but I was too small.
但是我太小了。
I chose an apple just for you,
我选择了一个苹果送给你，
but I got hungry on my way home.
但是我回家的路上饿了。
I planned to set the table just for you,
我计划为你摆设餐桌，
but the TV was too noisy.
但是电视太吵了。
I didn’t want to make a mess in the bathtub just for you…
为了你我不想在浴缸里弄得一塌糊涂…
but there was a thunderstorm.
可是天打雷劈。
I wanted to do something extraordinary,
我想做些与众不同的事情，
just for you.
只是为了你。
And I made it.
我做到了。