The Adventures of Kathleen the Great and Mark the Meek 英勇凱薩琳與害羞馬克歷險記

Meet Kathleen the mouse and Mark the elephant. Kathleen is very brave and likes adventure, but Mark is very shy and scared of many things. But friends stay together, so Mark follows Kathleen wherever she goes. Sometimes they get into some very sticky situations.

見見老鼠凱薩琳和大象馬克。凱薩琳非常勇敢又喜歡冒險，但馬克的個性十分害羞，對許多事情都感到害怕。不過，朋友都喜歡黏在一塊兒，所以凱薩琳走到哪兒，馬克就會跟到哪兒。有時候，他們也會碰上非常棘手的情況...

Happy New Year! 新年快樂！

"Tomorrow is Lunar New Year!" Mark said to Kathleen. The two of them were eating guavas and cantaloupe. "What are you going to do?"

"We will visit my grandparent's house for most of the time," replied Kathleen. "I have fun because I can play with all my cousins. What about you?"

"My family is going on a vacation. We might go up to Alishan or Toroko Gorge." Mark finished up his fruit and went to pack his bags.

"I'm going to take the High Speed Rail to Kaohsiung. How about you?" Mark called from his room.

"Same here!" exclaimed Kathleen. "We'll ride together."

After Mark and Kathleen had boarded the train, they found their seats and settled in for the ride. They heard firecrackers outside.

"This is much nicer than taking a bus," Kathleen noted. "There's a lot more room."

"And we'll be down south in no time!" Mark said excitedly.

After arriving in Kaohsiung, Mark and Kathleen left the train station. Red banners hung outside most of the buildings, wishing everyone a happy New Year. Lots of people were walking to and from a nearby temple and nightmarket.

Suddenly, a small squealing pig ran up to Mark and Kathleen ...

(Jason Cox, staff writer)

「明天是農曆新年。」馬克對凱薩琳說，他們兩個一邊吃著芭樂和香瓜，「你要做什麼？」

「我們大部分的時間會去拜訪祖父母。」凱薩琳回答，「會很有趣，因為我可以跟所有表兄妹玩，你呢？」

「我們家會去度假，我們可能會去阿里山或太魯閣。」馬克吃完他的水果就去打包行李。

「我要搭高鐵去高雄，你呢？」馬克從房間裡出聲。

「我也是！」凱薩琳嚷著說，「我們一起搭車。」

馬克和凱薩琳登上火車後，找到了位子就座。外頭傳來鞭炮聲。

「這比搭巴士好多了。」凱薩琳說，「這裡空間大多了。」

「而且我們一轉眼就會到南部了！」馬克興奮地說。

抵達高雄後，馬克和凱薩琳離開火車站，多數建築物外面都掛著紅色春聯祝大家新年快樂，附近的寺廟和夜市人潮熙來攘往。

突然有一隻尖叫的小豬向馬克和凱薩琳衝過來…

（翻譯：鄭湘儀）