导读：The very hungry caterpillar描述的是一只小毛毛虫从诞生到最后破茧成蝶的过程，全文采用过去式进行描述，孩子可以从这绘本中学习到星期一到星期天，而且星期一到五同时也对应了数字1-5；5种水果及另外10种食物。（详见后文“词汇重点”）
A very hungry caterpillar
In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf.
在月光下，一颗小蛋躺在一片叶子上。
One Sunday morning, the warm sun came up and -POP!-out of the egg came a tiny and very hungry caterpillar.
一个星期天的早晨，温暖的太阳出来了，-砰！-从蛋里出来的是一只非常饥饿的毛毛虫。
He started to look for some food.
他开始寻食物。
On Monday he ate through one apple, but he was still hungry.
周一，他吃了一个苹果，但他仍然很饿。
On Tuesday he ate through two pears, but he was still hungry.
星期二，他吃了两个梨，但他仍然很饿。
On Wednesday he ate through three plums, but he was still hungry.
星期三，他吃了三个李子，但他仍然很饿。
On Thursday he ate through four strawberries, but he was still hungry.
星期四他吃了四颗草莓，但他仍然很饿。
On Friday he ate through five oranges, but he was still hungry.
星期五他吃了五个橙子，但是他仍然饿着。
On Saturday he ate through one piece of chocolate cake, one ice-cream cone, one pickle, one slice of Swiss cheese, one slice of salami, one lollipop, one piece of cherry pie, one sausage, one cupcake, and one slice of watermelon.
hungry
周六，他吃了一块巧克力蛋糕，一个甜筒，一个泡菜，一片瑞士奶酪，一片意大利香肠，一个棒棒糖，一个樱桃馅饼，一个香肠，一个蛋糕，还有一片西瓜。
That night he had a stomachache.
那天晚上他肚子疼。
The next day was Sunday again. The caterpillar ate through one nice green leaf, and after that he felt much better.
第二天又是星期天。毛毛虫吃了一叶绿的叶子，之后他感觉好多了。Now he wasn`t hungry anymore and he wasn`t a little caterpillar anymore. He was a big, fat caterpillar.
现在他不再饿了，他不再是小毛毛虫了。他是一只又大又肥的毛毛虫。
He built a small house called a cocoon, around himself. He stay inside for more than two weeks.
他在自己周围盖了一个叫做“茧”的小房子。他在里面待了两个多星期。
Then he nibbled a hole in the cocoon, pushed his way out…. And he was a beautiful butterfly!
然后，他在茧上啃了一个洞，破茧成了一只美丽的蝴蝶！
词汇重点：
星期一到星期天的表达方式:
Monday 星期一
Tuesday 星期二
Wednesday 星期三
Thursday 星期四
Friday 星期五
Saturday 星期六
Sunday 星期天
数字1-5 : One,tow, three, four, five.
水果：
Apple 苹果
Pear 梨
Plum 李子
Strawberry 草莓
Orange 橙子
食物及相关量词表达：
one piece of chocolate cake 一块巧克力蛋糕one ice-cream cone 一个甜筒
one pickle 一片泡菜
one slice of Swiss cheese 一片瑞士奶酪one slice of salami 一片意大利香肠
one lollipop 一根棒棒糖
one piece of cherry pie 一个樱桃馅饼
one sausage 一条香肠
one cupcake 一个纸杯蛋糕
one slice of watermelon 一片西瓜