Spring Back
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
It was the first Friday in November.
这是11月的第一个星期五。
Daylight Saving Time ended that Sunday.
日光保护 时间结束了那个星期天。
The fall parade was Sunday, too.
秋季游行是星期天。
“Remember to set your clocks back an hour on Saturday night,” said Nola’s teacher.
诺拉的老师说,
“Spring forward, fall back,” he added.
他补充说,“春天向前走,倒下,”。
Nola didn’t pay much attention.
诺拉没有怎么注意。
She was always late for everything anyway.
她总是迟到的一切。
She figured she always would be.
她认为她永远是。
At dinner, though, she asked her mom if they could go to the parade.
不过在吃晚饭时,她问她妈妈他们是否可以参加游行.
“I won’t be here Sunday, but I’ll bet Pablo could take you,” Mom said.
「我星期天不会在这里,
Nola looked at Pablo, her sleepy big brother.
诺拉看着巴勃罗 她困住的哥哥
He nodded—and yawned.
他点头打呼噜。
Saturday morning, their mom drove to the airport.
星期六早上 他们的妈妈开车去机场
Saturday night, Nola thought back to her teacher’s words: “Spring forward, fall back.”
周六晚间 诺拉回想起她的老师的话:"春天向前倒下. “
Or was it “Fall forward, spring back”?
还是“向前走,后起后起”?
“Fall forward” sounded better, so she set her clock forward an hour.
" 向前转 " 听起来更好,因此,她把时钟提前了一小时。
Just like that, it was past her bedtime.
就像那样,她已经睡了
She was late again.
她又迟到了
“Time is not my friend,” Nola sighed.
“时间不是我的朋友,”诺拉叹息地说。
The next morning when Nola woke, her clock said 10:15.
第二天早上诺拉醒来时,她的时钟说10:15.
The parade began at ten o’clock.
游行从10点开始。
Nola and Pablo ran to the parade route, but there was no parade.
诺拉和巴勃罗跑到游行路线,但没有游行.
It seemed they’d missed the whole thing.
他们似乎错过了整件事。
They turned and headed home.
他们转身回家。
On their way back, they spotted their neighbor Frank.
他们回来的路上发现了邻居弗兰克
He was climbing around next to an eight-foot pumpkin float.
他在八英尺高的南瓜浮出水面
“The early bird gets the worm!”
“早起的鸟得到虫子!”
he shouted, then asked for their help.
他喊叫,然后要求他们的帮助。
They worked on his float for more than an hour.
他们在他的浮标上工作了一个多小时。
Then Frank clapped his hands.
然后弗兰克拍了手。
“Let’s get to that parade!”
让我们开始游行吧!
he cried.
他哭了起来。
Nola and Pablo blinked in confusion.
诺拉和巴勃罗在混乱中眨眼.
“Wait a minute,” Nola said.
“等等,”诺拉说。
“Wasn’t the parade at ten o’clock today?”
" 今天10点的阅兵不是么? “
she asked.
她问。
“Was at ten?”
“10岁吗? “
Frank asked.
弗兰克问。
“Will be at ten is more like it!”
“10岁更像! “
he cried.
他哭了起来。
He thrust his watch toward them.
他把他的表推向他们。
It said 9:30.
它说9: 30。
Nola laughed for joy.
诺拉为欢喜而笑.
She had jumped forward an hour when everybody else had jumped back.
她跳了一小时 当其他人跳回来的时候
That meant she and Pablo were now two hours ahead of everybody else.
这意味着她和巴勃罗现在比其他人早两个小时
For once in their lives, they were early!
他们一生中只有一次很早!
“The early bird gets the worm!”
“早起的鸟得到虫子!”
Nola cried.
诺拉哭了。
Frank nodded.
弗兰克点头了
“You’ve got it, missy,” he said.
“你得到了,小姐,”他说。
Pablo yawned.
巴勃罗打哈欠了
It was all a big mistake, but it turned out to be a great mistake.
这都是个大错误,但结果却是一个大错误.
It’s why they rode in the parade that year, and every year since.
也因此每年游行。
It’s also why, from that day on, Nola has been early for everything.
也正因为如此,
Two minutes early, though—not two hours.
早两分钟,不过 不是两小时