Constitution
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Independence Hall Philadelphia, 1786 None of the creatures in the hall were able to sleep.
独立堂费城, 1786年,大厅里的生物都没有能入睡.
Every night, the mice would run through the spiders’ webs.
每天晚上,老鼠都会穿过蜘蛛网。
Then the spiders would chase the mice.
然后蜘蛛会追赶老鼠
The crickets would chirp all night.
板球们整晚都会鸣叫
The pigeons in the clock tower would start singing early in the morning.
钟楼里的鸽子会在清晨开始唱歌.
Everyone was tired and unhappy.
每个人都很疲倦和不高兴。
Maddy the Mouse had the biggest ears in the hall.
老鼠麦蒂有最大的耳朵 在大厅。
She heard everything.
她什么都听见了
She worried that no one would ever sleep.
她担心没人会睡觉
Then the humans began meeting in the hall.
后来人类开始在会堂相会.
Maddy sneaked into the room and listened as they talked.
麦蒂悄悄地走入房间,在他们说话的时候听了.
They needed something with rules that everyone would follow.
他们需要一些每个人都会遵守的规则
They called it a constitution.
他们称之为宪法。
Maddy thought a constitution was a great idea.
Maddy认为宪法是个好主意.
She called a meeting.
她召集了一个会议。
Every creature came.
每个生物都来了。
There were so many animals that they could barely move.
有这么多的动物 他们几乎无法移动。
“The humans have a great idea,” Maddy said.
Maddy说:“人类有一个伟大的想法,”
“They are writing a constitution.
“他们正在起草一份宪法。
We should have our own constitution.”
我们应该有自己的宪法。 “
“What’s a constitution?”
“什么是宪法? “
asked a pigeon.
问鸽子。
“It’s a list of rules for us to live by,” Maddy said.
Maddy说, “这是我们赖以生存的规则清单,”
“We need rules so we can all sleep.”
“我们需要规则,以便大家都能入睡。 “
All the creatures agreed.
所有生物都同意这一点。
“There are too many of us to talk about the rules right now,” Maddy said.
Maddy说,“我们现在谈论规则的人太多。
“Each group should pick five creatures to talk for them at a meeting tomorrow.
“每个团体都应该挑选五个生物在明天的会议上为他们说话。
They will decide what the new rules will be.”
他们将决定新的规则是什么。 “
The groups each went back to where they lived.
各组回所住地.
They picked animals to speak for their group.
他们选了动物来代表他们的团体说话.
The next day, the chosen creatures met.
次日所选生相会.
Everyone listened to each other’s problems.
每个人都在倾听对方的问题。
When the groups started to argue, Maddy reminded them to work together.
当各团体开始争吵时,麦蒂提醒他们合作.
Each group then shared the rules that they thought would let everyone sleep better.
每一组人随后都分享了他们认为会让每个人睡得更好的规定.
They came up with rules that everyone could agree on.
他们想出了大家都同意的规则。
Maddy had found a way for them to all work together.
Maddy已经找到办法让他们一起工作
The creatures asked Maddy to be their leader.
生物们要求麦蒂成为他们的领袖.
They would bring new problems to Maddy and the other groups.
他们会给麦蒂和其他团体带来新的问题。
The night they signed their constitution, the creatures in the building all had a good night’s sleep.
在他们签署宪法的当晚,大楼里的生物们都睡了个好觉。