by Shel Silversein

If you were only one inch注 tall， youd ride a worm[小蟲] to school.

The teardrop of a crying ant would be your swimming pool.

A crumb[碎屑] of cake would be a feast

And last you seven days at least，

A flea[跳蚤] would be a frightening beast

If you were one inch tall.

If you were only one inch tall， youd walk beneath the door，

And it would take about a month to get down to the store.

A bit of fluff[絨毛] would be your bed，

Youd swing upon a spiders thread，

And wear a thimble[頂針] on your head

If you were one inch tall.

Youd surf across the kitchen sink upon a stick of gum.

You couldnt hug your mama， youd just have to hug her thumb. Youd run from peoples feet in fright，

To move a pen would take all night，

（This poem took fourteen years to write—

Cause Im just one inch tall）.

倘若你只有一英寸高，便能騎著一條小蟲去上學。螞蟻哭泣時的一滴淚也能成為你的游泳池。

一點面包屑就能變成一場盛宴

夠你至少吃上七天，

一只跳蚤就會是可怕的猛獸

倘若你只有一英寸高。

倘若你只有一英寸高，便能穿過門下的縫隙，

而要走到樓下的商店則需要花上一個月的時間。一小撮絨毛就能作你的床，

你能在一根蜘蛛絲上蕩秋千，

把一根頂針戴在頭上

倘若你只有一寸高。

你能乘著一片口香糖在廚房的水池里沖浪。你無法擁抱媽媽，你只能擁抱她的拇指。你會驚恐地逃離人們的腳丫，

搬動一支鋼筆需要花上一整晚的時間，

（而寫下這首詩則須花上14年——

因為我只有一英寸高。）