I'm a really rotten reader, the worst in all the class
我是班级里阅读能力最差的人
The sort of rotten reader, that makes you want to laugh
差到你忍不住笑话我
I'm last in all the reading tests, my scores are not on the page
阅读测试倒数第一，试卷零分
When I read to teacher, she gets in such a rage
当我向老师朗读时，她非常生气
She says I cannot form my words
她说我不能组织我的语言
She says I can't build up
并且也没法矫正重塑
And that I don't know phonics
我不懂拼音
And don't know "cat" from "cut"
不知道“cat”和“cut”发音的区别
They say that I'm dyslexic
他们都说我是诵读困难者
That's a word they just found out
这是他们唯一得出的结论
But when I get some plasticine
但是当我拿起橡皮泥的时候
I know what that's about
我就知道那是什么
I make these scary monsters
我把它们捏成吓人的怪兽
I draw these secret lands
我画出这些秘密的小岛
I get my hair all sticky
头发被我弄得黏乎乎的
And paint all on my hands
我用手画的呀
I make these super models
我亲手制作的超级模型
I build these smashing towers
我亲自建造的绝美高塔
They reach up to the ceiling
它们高得直逼天花板
And take me hours and hours
这花费了我一个又一小时
She says I cannot form my words
她说我不能组织我的语言
She says I can't build up
并且也没法矫正重塑
And that I don't know phonics
我不懂拼音
And don't know "cat" from "cut"
不知道“cat”和“cut”发音的区别
They say that I'm dyslexic
他们都说我是诵读困难者
That's a word they just found out
这是他们唯一得出的结论
But when I get some plasticine
但是当我拿起橡皮泥的时候
I know what that's about
我就知道那是什么
I paint these lovely pictures
我画出这些可爱的图片
In thick green drippy paints
在厚厚的绿油漆上
It gets on all the carpet
那些油漆滴在了地毯上
And makes the cleaners faint
也令清洁工晕倒
I build great magic forests
我建造了一个宏伟的魔法森林
Wee bushed out of strings
真是筋疲力尽呀
And paint pink pandarellos
画了粉粉的潘多拉宝盒
And birds thay really sing
鸟儿真的唱起了歌
She says I cannot form my words
她说我不能组织我的语言
She says I can't build up
并且也没法矫正重塑
And that I don't know phonics
我不懂拼音
And don't know "cat" from "cut"
不知道“cat”和“cut”发音的区别
They say than I'm dyslexic
他们都说我是诵读困难者
That's a word they just found out
这是他们唯一得出的结论
But when I get some plasticine
但是当我拿起橡皮泥的时候
I know what that's about
我就知道那是什么
I play my world of real believe
怀着坚定信念建造的小小世界
I play it every day
每天沉迷其中，不断创造
People stand and watch me
人们在一旁驻足观察着我
But don't know what to say
却不知道跟我说什么
They give me diagnostic tests
他们给我做诊断测试
And try out reading schemes
给我制定阅读计划
But none of them will ever know
但是他们没有人能明白
The colour of my dreams
我梦想的颜色