在英国乃至世界卡通史上，有一个著名的兔子的形象——彼得兔，它的创作者是毕翠克丝·波特(1866年7月28日~1943年12月22日)。毕翠克丝生于伦敦一个富有的家庭，是英国著名的儿童读物作家。
Have you read The Tale of Peter Rabbit? It’s a very famous children’s book, written by Beatrix Potter.
你读过《彼得兔的故事》吗?这是一本非常著名的儿童读物，作者是毕翠克丝·波特。
Beatrix was born in 1866. She and her brother kept many small animals as pets — rabbits, mice, frogs and even bats (蝙蝠)! They both liked to draw their pets, but Beatrix liked drawing animals from her own imagination most. She also loved enjoying and drawing nature when they visited beautiful places like Scotland and the Lake District.
毕翠克丝出生于1866年。她和她哥哥养了许多小动物当宠物——兔子、老鼠、青蛙，甚至还有蝙蝠!他们都喜欢画自己的宠物，但毕翠克丝最喜欢画自己想象中的动物。当他们游览苏格兰和湖区等美丽的地方时，她也喜欢享受和画大自然。
To make some money, Beatrix started drawing cards with animals. She liked writing and illustrating letters too. One day, she wrote a letter to her friend’s son, and told the story of Peter Rabbit. She decided to make the story into a book. The Tale of Peter Rabbit was published (出版) in 1902 — and it was a great success! She wrote, illustrated and published many more books. She also created dolls, painting books, games and other things according to her characters.
为了赚钱，毕翠克丝开始画动物卡片。她也喜欢写信和画插图。一天，她给朋友的儿子写了一封信，讲述了彼得兔的故事。她决定把这个故事写成一本书。《彼得兔的故事》出版于1902年，大获成功!她写了很多书，配了插图，还出版了很多书。她还根据她的角色制作了娃娃、绘画书、游戏和其他东西。
Three years after The Tale of Peter Rabbit was published, Beatrix bought a farm in the Lake District. She learned about farming and bought more farms and land to help protect the landscape (自然景色). She enjoyed country life very much, and was very active in protecting the environment.
《彼得兔的故事》出版三年后，毕翠克丝在湖区买了一个农场。她学习了农业，并购买了更多的农场和土地来帮助保护景观。她非常喜欢乡村生活，并且非常积极地保护环境。
When Beatrix died, she left almost all her farms and land to the National Trust, an organization which protects historic places and landscapes. You can even visit Hill Top Farm today, which is exactly like it was when Beatrix lived there!
毕翠克丝死后，把几乎所有的农场和土地都留给了国民托管组织，这是一个保护历史遗迹和景观的组织。今天你甚至可以参观山顶农场，那里和毕翠克丝住在那里的时候一模一样!
So if you haven’t read The Tale of Peter Rabbit, or other Beatrix Potter books, why not visit your local library or bookshop today!
所以，如果你还没有读过《彼得兔的故事》或其他比毕翠克丝·波特的书，为什么不今天就去当地的图书馆或书店看看呢!
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