今天NYC為大家帶來的是英文繪本《Slowly Slowly Said the Sloth》。

大家還記得瘋狂動物城里的閃電么，對，就是他，今天我們的主角就是一只可愛的樹懶！

故事講了一只動作慢吞吞的樹懶，在樹上慢慢地吃樹葉，慢慢地睡著，慢慢地醒來，做什么都慢慢的，森林里的動物忍不住問它為什么那么安靜、那么無趣，他都不回答，直到有動物問它為什么那么懶散時，它思考了很久才開口辯解......

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."

作者寫在最后的話也引人思考：時光飛逝，我們應該放慢腳步，聊聊天、看星星，像樹懶那樣少吃點、多睡會，平靜地生活。

現代的生活步調越來越快，生活節奏越來越緊張，我們總是在趕趕趕，總是在追追追，爭時間、爭榮譽、爭金錢。

我們得到了很多，也失去了心靈的寧靜安逸，我們很難再保持一種平和的心態，象懶猴那樣悠然地生活著。

合上書，看著封底的話，回味無窮... ...

佛系也是一種生活態度，

人生百態，

不妨和孩子一起體會慢節奏的生活。