关于本书
这个经典儿童故事讲述了一只绒布兔子渴望通过一个孩子的爱变成真的。它住在育儿室里，身边是一群骄傲的机械玩具，它从年老而睿智的皮马那里懂得了变成真的意味着什么。这是一个温柔的故事，关于爱、依恋，以及被深深珍爱所带来的磨损。
开篇
THERE was once a velveteen rabbit, and in the beginning he was really splendid.
从前有一只绒布兔子，一开始他真是漂亮极了。
He was fat and bunchy, as a rabbit should be;
他胖乎乎、圆滚滚的，正像一只兔子应有的样子；
his coat was spotted brown and white, he had real thread whiskers, and his ears were lined with pink sateen.
他的皮毛是棕白相间的斑点，他有真正用线做的胡须，他的耳朵衬着粉红色的缎子。
On Christmas morning, when he sat wedged in the top of the Boy's stocking,
圣诞节早上，当他被塞在男孩的长袜顶端坐着，
with a sprig of holly between his paws, the effect was charming.
两只爪子之间夹着一枝冬青时，样子十分可爱。
There were other things in the stocking, nuts and oranges and a toy engine,
长袜里还有别的东西：坚果、橙子和一个玩具火车头，
and chocolate almonds and a clockwork mouse, but the Rabbit was quite the best of all.
还有巧克力杏仁和一只发条老鼠，但兔子是所有东西里最好的。
For at least two hours the Boy loved him, and then Aunts and Uncles came to dinner,
至少有两个小时男孩爱着他，后来姑姑阿姨和叔叔伯伯们来吃晚饭，
and there was a great rustling of tissue paper and unwrapping of parcels,
到处是薄纸的沙沙声和拆包裹的声音，
and in the excitement of looking at all the new presents the Velveteen Rabbit was forgotten.
在看所有新礼物的兴奋之中，绒布兔子被遗忘了。
Christmas Morning
圣诞节早上
For a long time he lived in the toy cupboard or on the nursery floor,
很长一段时间，他都住在玩具柜里或育儿室的地板上，
and no one thought very much about him.
没有人怎么想到他。
He was naturally shy, and being only made of velveteen, some of the more expensive toys quite snubbed him.
他天生害羞，又因为只是用绒布做的，一些更贵的玩具很是冷落他。
The mechanical toys were very superior, and looked down upon every one else;
那些机械玩具非常高傲，瞧不起其他所有人；
they were full of modern ideas, and pretended they were real.
它们满脑子都是现代观念，假装自己是真的。
The model boat, who had lived through two seasons and lost most of his paint, caught the tone from them
那艘模型船已经度过了两个季节，身上的漆大部分都掉了，他从它们那里学来了这种腔调，
and never missed an opportunity of referring to his rigging in technical terms.
从不放过任何一个机会用专业术语谈论他的索具。
The Rabbit could not claim to be a model of anything, for he didn't know that real rabbits existed;
兔子不能声称自己是任何东西的模型，因为他不知道真正的兔子是存在的；
he thought they were all stuffed with sawdust like himself,
他以为它们都像他自己一样塞满了锯末，