The Drum

美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习

Once there was a poor boy who lived with his mother in India.

有一次有个可怜的男孩 和他母亲一起住在印度

More than anything else, the boy wanted a drum.

这孩子更想打个鼓

One day, Mother gave the boy a stick.

有一天,母亲给了男孩一根棍子.

The boy tapped on everything with his stick.

那个男孩用棍子敲了一切

As he went tapping along, he saw a woman struggling to light her stove.

当他去敲门时,他看到一个女人挣扎着点起炉子。

“Take this stick to light your stove,” he said.

他说:“拿起这根棍子来点燃你的炉子。”

The woman gave the boy some bread as thanks.

女人给了男孩一些面包作为感谢.

Then, the boy heard a hungry baby crying.

然后,男孩听到一个饥饿的婴儿在哭.

“Take this bread,” the boy said to the baby’s mother.

这名男孩对婴儿的母亲说, " 吃下这个面包 " 。

The mother gave the boy a large jug as thanks.

母亲给了孩子一壶大酒作为感谢.

Then, the boy saw an old man lying in the dirt.

然后,男孩看见一个老人躺在地上。

The boy filled the jug with water for him.

那个男孩给他灌了水

The man said that robbers stole his goods.

那人说强盗偷了他的东西

“Take this jug to sell,” the boy said.

这名男孩说,“拿着这罐酒去卖,”

The man gave the boy one of his horses as thanks.

那人给了那孩子一匹马作为感谢

The boy rode down the street.

男孩骑着去街上。

He saw a sad man and some musicians.

他看到一个悲伤的人和一些音乐家.

The man had no horse to ride to his wedding.

他没有马骑去参加他的婚礼。

“Take this horse!”

抓住这匹马!

the boy said as he hopped off.

男孩说,当他跳了下来。

The musicians gave the boy a drum as thanks.

音乐家们给了男孩一鼓作为感谢.

The boy shouted with joy and banged on his drum.

童子欢喜地高呼并打起鼓来.

Later, the boy told Mother the whole story.

后来,男孩把整个故事告诉了母亲.

“When you are kind, your good deeds come back to you,” Mother said.

“当你善良的时候,你的善行就会回到你身边。”

It was a lesson the boy never forgot.

这是他从未忘记的教训