今天NYC为大家带来的是英文绘本《Slowly Slowly Said the Sloth》。

大家还记得疯狂动物城里的闪电么，对，就是他，今天我们的主角就是一只可爱的树懒！

故事讲了一只动作慢吞吞的树懒，在树上慢慢地吃树叶，慢慢地睡着，慢慢地醒来，做什么都慢慢的，森林里的动物忍不住问它为什么那么安静、那么无趣，他都不回答，直到有动物问它为什么那么懒散时，它思考了很久才开口辩解......

Slowly, slowly, slowly,

a sloth crawled  along a branch of a tree.

Slowly, slowly, slowly,

the sloth ate a leaf.

Slowly, slowly, slowly,

the sloth fell asleep.

Slowly, slowly, slowly,

the sloth woke up.

Why are you so slow?"

the howler monkey asked one day.

But the sloth didn't answer.

"Why are you so boring?"

the anteater asked.

But the sloth didn't answer.

Tell me," said the jaguar,

"why are you so lazy?"

The sloth thought，and thought，and thought for a long, long, long time.

Finally, the sloth replied.

"It is true that I am slow, quiet and boring. I am lackadaisical, I dawdle and I dillydally.

I am also unflappable, languid, stoic, impassive, sluggish, lethargic, placid, calm, mellow, laid-back and, well, slothful!

I am relaxed and tranquil, and I like to live in peace.

But I am not lazy."

Then the sloth yawned and said,

"That's just how I am.

I like to do things

slowly,

slowly,

slowly."

作者写在最后的话也引人思考：时光飞逝，我们应该放慢脚步，聊聊天、看星星，像树懒那样少吃点、多睡会，平静地生活。

现代的生活步调越来越快，生活节奏越来越紧张，我们总是在赶赶赶，总是在追追追，争时间、争荣誉、争金钱。

我们得到了很多，也失去了心灵的宁静安逸，我们很难再保持一种平和的心态，象懒猴那样悠然地生活着。

合上书，看着封底的话，回味无穷... ...

佛系也是一种生活态度，

人生百态，

不妨和孩子一起体会慢节奏的生活。