I’m the Small One
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
I’m small for my age.
我年纪很小,
At school, the bigger kids sometimes bump into me or step on my toes.
在学校,大的孩子有时碰上我 或踩我的脚趾。
At the playground, little kids always want to play with me.
在操场上,小孩总是想跟我玩
Some even try to boss me around.
有些人甚至想控制我周围。
My best friend, Casey, is one of the tallest kids in second grade.
我最好的朋友凯西 是二年级最高的孩子之一
Her legs are so long!
她的腿这么长!
When she walks, I have to jog to keep up with her.
她走的时候,我必须跑步 跟上她。
I used to try to make myself taller.
我曾经试图使自己更高。
I hung from trees to stretch out my limbs.
我从树上吊起来伸出我的四肢
I ate all my vegetables, but I never seemed to grow.
我吃了所有的蔬菜, 但我似乎从来没有成长。
“Being small has its perks,” Mom said.
妈妈说,“小有好处。”
I doubted it.
我怀疑这一点。
One day, Mrs.
总有一天,夫人
Alvarez told the class that we’d be putting on a spring play.
阿尔瓦雷斯告诉同学,
I was thrilled.
我很激动。
The next day she told me I was the perfect size to play the elf.
次日她告诉我,我演精灵的尺寸是完美的.
“I don’t want to be in the play anymore,” I told Mom.
我告诉妈妈,
“You didn’t get the part you wanted, but you love acting,” Mom said.
“你没有得到你想要的角色,
“I’ll bet you’ll be the best elf in the play,” she added.
" 我敢打赌,你会是剧中最好的精灵,"她补充说.
That won’t be hard to do, I thought.
我认为,
I am the only elf in the play.
我是剧中唯一的精灵
In the play’s last scene, the main character finds a box under a giant mushroom.
在剧中的最后一场戏中,主角在巨型蘑菇下找到了一盒.
When she opens it, a dog jumps out.
当她打开它,一只狗跳出。
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
Alvarez’s dog, Prince, played the dog role.
阿尔瓦雷斯的狗"王子"出演了"狗"角色.
She brought him to all the rehearsals.
她带他参加所有的排练
He liked all the kids, but he seemed to like me best.
他喜欢所有的孩子, 但他似乎最喜欢我。
The night of the show, Prince jumped out as planned.
演出当晚,王子跳出原计划.
He jumped into the giant mushroom, though, which fell over.
他跳入了巨大的蘑菇,虽然, 它掉下来。
Then he leaped off the stage and disappeared underneath it.
然后他从舞台上跳出 消失在舞台下
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
Alvarez called him, but he whimpered and wouldn’t come out.
Alvarez打电话给他,
“How are we going to get him out of there?”
“我们如何让他离开那里? “
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
Alvarez asked.
阿尔瓦雷斯问.
“I’m small enough to get him,” I said.
我说,“我小到可以抓住他。”
I crawled under the stage through the dust and the cobwebs until I reached him.
我爬到舞台下 穿过尘埃和蜘蛛网 直到我找到他
Prince licked my face.
王子舔我的脸。
When we came out, the audience clapped and cheered.
当我们出来时,观众欢呼而逝
In fact, we got more applause than the stars at the end of the show.
事实上,我们得到了更多的掌声 比明星在节目的最后。
My parents were proud, and so was I.
我父母很骄傲 我也是
After that, I stopped worrying so much about my size.
之后,我不再担心我的大小
In fact, I decided that Mom was right: being small has its perks.
事实上,我决定妈妈是对的:小有好处。