Rosa Parks
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
On the Bus Marissa and her mother were riding the bus.
玛莉莎和妈妈坐巴士
They were on their way to Grandma’s house.
他们正在去外婆家的路上。
They had to sit in the back seats.
他们不得不坐在后座上。
Marissa didn’t like the back seats.
Marissa不喜欢后座。
There was a law that black people had to sit at the back of the bus.
有一项法律规定黑人必须坐在公交车后座.
Her mother said it was unfair.
她妈妈说这不公平
Some white people came on the bus.
一些白人上巴士来了
So some of the black people stood up and gave them their seats.
于是有的黑人站起身来,给了他们自己的座位.
That was another part of the law.
这是法律的另一部分。
Refusing to Stand But one black woman didn’t stand up.
拒绝站立 但一名黑人妇女没有站起来。
Her name was Rosa Parks.
她叫罗莎・帕克斯
She didn’t want to move from her seat.
她不想离开她的座位。
The driver told Rosa she had to move, but she said, “No.”
司机告诉罗莎,她必须行动,但她说,“不”。
Then the driver called the police!
然后司机报警了!
The police came and arrested Rosa Parks.
警察来了,逮捕了Rosa Parks.
Marissa was very confused.
玛丽莎很困惑
Why didn’t Rosa Parks get up?
罗莎·帕克斯为何不起来?
Everybody knew the law, even if it wasn’t fair.
人人都知道法律,
Taking Steps When other people heard what happened to Rosa, they got very upset.
采取步骤 当其他人听说了罗莎的遭遇后,他们很不高兴.
They decided to stop riding the city buses!
他们决定停止乘坐城市公共汽车!
Marissa asked her mom why they had to walk.
Marissa问她妈妈为什么他们要走路.
Her mother said people stopped riding the buses to show that the law was unfair.
她的母亲说人们停止了骑公交车,以表明法律是不公平的.
For a long time they walked everywhere.
很久以来,他们到处走
Marissa’s legs were sometimes very tired.
Marissa的腿有时很累。
Still, they didn’t ride the bus.
他们没有坐公交车。
Making a Difference Finally, an amazing thing happened.
有所作为 最后,发生了一件惊人的事情。
The law was changed!
法律被改变了!
Marissa and her mom could now sit at the front of the bus.
玛丽莎和她妈妈现在可以坐在公共汽车前面了
Marissa learned that one person could make a difference.
玛丽萨得知一个人可以有所作为.
She learned people could join together to change things.
她学会了人们可以联合起来改变事物.
Today, people of all colors in the United States have the same rights.
今天,美国各色人种都有同样的权利.
It all started with one woman saying no to something that was unfair.
一开始只有一个女人拒绝不公平的东西
Montgomery, Alabama, is where Rosa Parks rode the bus.
阿拉巴马州的蒙哥马利是罗莎·帕克斯坐公交车的地方.