The Legend of Nian

美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习

Long ago in China, people were afraid of Nian, the dragon beast.

早在中国,人们就害怕"龙兽"的倪安.

Nian had a sharp horn and a huge mouth.

尼安有一个锋利的角和一个巨大的口.

He could eat five people in one big bite!

他可以吃五个人 一个大咬!

Glump!

闪!

All year long, Nian slept deep in the ocean.

一去年,尼安入海深眠.

By the end of winter, he was very hungry.

至冬已已后,已而饥甚.

Each year, just before the Chinese New Year, Nian would climb out of the ocean.

每年,在中国新年前夕,尼安会从海洋中爬出.

He would look for people to eat.

他会找人吃东西

Nian liked to eat children best.

尼安喜欢吃最好的孩子。

People would run away and hide in a cave.

人们会跑去躲在洞穴里

One New Year’s Eve, a very old man came.

一个除夕,一个非常老的男人来了。

He said he could scare away the beast.

他说他可以把野兽吓走

No one believed him so they hid in the cave.

没有人相信他 所以他们躲在洞穴里。

That night, people heard boom, bang, and clang.

当晚,人们听到爆炸声,爆炸声,和叮当声.

They heard Nian roar.

他们听到尼安咆哮声

On New Year’s morning, the old man was gone.

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Nian was gone, too—and he never came back again.

尼安也走了 他再也没有回来

The old man had left a bag for them.

那老头给他们留了个袋子

Inside, they found red shirts, firecrackers, tin pans, and sticks.

里面,他们发现了红衬衫,鞭炮,锡锅和棍子.

Nian was afraid of noise and the color red!

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Now, on New Year’s Eve, people know how to keep Nian away.

现在,除夕,人们知道如何让尼安远离。

They wear bright red, light firecrackers, and make noise all night long!

他们穿着明亮的红色,轻快的鞭炮,并整晚发出噪音!