I’m the Tall One

美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习

I’ve always been taller than everyone else my age.

我比其他人都高,

My legs didn’t fit under the desks at school, and my clothes never fit.

我的腿在学校的桌子下不合适,

I was also extremely skinny.

我还非常瘦.

Others teased me—even my friends!

别人戏弄我,连我的朋友也一样!

They called me string bean and slim, and asked, “How’s the weather up there?”

他们叫我串豆和瘦子,并问道:“那里的天气如何? “

I hated being so tall because I felt different and odd.

我恨这么高,因为我觉得不同和奇怪。

I tried to slouch to look shorter, but Mom wouldn’t let me.

但妈妈不让我看。

She always nudged my back and said, “Stand up straight!”

她总是扭我的背,说:"站直了!"

“ Being tall is great!”

“...... 身高是伟大的!”

Dad would say.

爸爸会说。

He was tall, too.

他也是个高个子

“ You’re crazy,” I would reply.

“...... 你疯了,

“ Being this tall is the worst thing in the world.”

“...... 这么高是世上最糟糕的事 “

One year, my family went to a big amusement park.

一年,我的家人去了一个大型游乐场。

Because I was so tall, the man selling tickets thought I was older than ten.

因为我这么高 卖票的人认为我比十岁大

He said my parents had to pay more money for my ticket.

他说我父母得付更多钱买我的票

I thought he wouldn’t let me inside.

我想他不会让我进去。

My older sister laughed at me when I almost started to cry.

我姐姐几乎开始哭的时候笑我.

Mom and Dad paid the extra money, and I felt really bad.

妈妈和爸爸付了额外的钱, 我感到非常糟糕。

I tried to have fun, but I just didn’t feel like it anymore.

我试着找乐子,

Mom had to keep nudging my back to get me to stand up straight.

妈妈不得不不断裸出我的背 让我站直。

Then I started to notice something.

然后我开始注意到一些事情。

When we went on rides for kids my own age, people gave me weird looks.

当我们为我这个年纪的孩子骑马时 人们会给我怪怪的相貌

I figured out that everyone thought I was older, which was pretty cool.

我发现大家都认为我年纪大了 很酷

After lunch, my older sister wanted to see the scary rides.

午饭后,我姐姐想看恐怖的车

She ran up to each sign that said, “You must be this tall to ride.”

她跑到每个牌子上说:“你一定是这么高的骑马。 “

She was always an inch or two too short.

她总是一两英寸太短。

Dad said I should measure myself—and I was tall enough!

爸爸说,我应该衡量自己,我足够高了!

Mom didn’t like scary rides.

妈妈不喜欢恐怖的骑行。

My sister waited with my mom and pouted while Dad and I went on the rides.

我姐姐和妈妈一起等,我和爸爸去兜风

I threw up, but they were the most fun I’d had in my life!

我吐了,

After washing my face, Dad and I went on ride after ride.

洗了脸后,爸爸和我骑了一回

“ Still think being tall is horrible?”

“...... 还是觉得高个子太可怕了? “

Dad asked while we waited in line for another ride.

爸爸问,当我们排队等待另一个旅程。

“ No way!”

“...... 不会吧!”

I said.

我说了

It was the first time I felt proud of my height.

这是我第一次为身高而感到骄傲

Mom didn’t have to nudge me for weeks after that trip.

妈妈在那次旅行后几周内,