The Ship of Shapes
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
One day, Elder Decagon saw that the shapes on Shape Island had become lazy.
有一天,长老德克贡看到,在沙皮岛的形状已经变得懒惰了.
They sat in their huts, fanning themselves until it was time to eat.
他们坐在茅屋里,自相残杀,直到吃饭的时候。
The different shapes didn’t like to spend time with each other.
不同的形状不喜欢彼此相处。
The Rectangles stayed with the Rectangles, the Circles with the Circles, and so on.
矩相会后与矩相会,圆相会相会等.
Elder Decagon came up with a plan.
长老德克贡想出了一个计划.
“Oh, oh, oh!”
“哦,哦,哦!”
she exclaimed.
她叹为观止
Worried, the shapes gathered around her.
担心,形状聚集在她周围.
“Big Scary Fire Mountain just spoke,” she said.
她说,“大恐怖火山刚刚发言,”
“It will erupt soon, and all our pants will be on fire.”
“它很快会爆发,我们所有的裤子会起火。 “
“We must leave the island!”
“我们必须离开该岛!”
The shapes were confused and scared.
外形混乱而恐惧.
“Didn’t you hear me?”
" 你没有听到我吗? “
“Pants will be on fire!”
“裤子会着火!”
Elder Decagon yelled.
长老德克贡大叫.
“What should we do?”
“我们该怎么办? “
the shapes asked.
问起的形状。
“You should build a ship,” she said very slowly.
她说,“你应该造一艘船”,速度非常缓慢。
The shapes cheered for the great idea and hurried off to begin.
形状欢呼 伟大的想法 并匆忙开始。
The next day, Elder Decagon was surprised to see many ships on the beach.
第二天,长老德克贡惊奇地看到海滩上有许多船只.
Each ship was meant for only one kind of shape.
每艘船只用于一种形状。
“None of these ships are shipshape,” she said.
她说,“这些船只中没有一个是船舱”。
“The Triangles’ boat will tip in the water.”
" 三角洲的船会倾入水中。 “
“The Ovals’ ship will float, but it won’t move.”
“奥瓦尔斯的船会漂浮, “
“The Squares’ ship will move, but too slowly.”
" 方块的船会移动,但太慢了。 “
“What should we do?”
“我们该怎么办? “
the shapes asked.
问起的形状。
“You should build one big ship,” Elder Decagon said very slowly.
“你应该建造一艘大船。”
This time, the shapes didn’t cheer.
这一次,
They weren’t sure how to work together.
他们不知道如何合作。
Elder Decagon picked up a stick and started to draw.
长老德克贡拿起一根棍子开始画画.
She showed them how the Squares’ sails would move the Ovals’ boat.
她向他们展示了方块的起帆方式,
The Triangles’ bottom would keep it from tipping.
三角洲的底部将防止倾斜。
The Stars’ propeller and the Hearts’ oars would help the ship move faster.
恒星的螺旋桨和心桨将帮助飞船更快地前进.
In the end, all of the shapes went into the ship.
最后,所有的外形都入了舰上.
The shapes stared at the drawing, but no one moved.
外形以图画为主,但无人移动.
“Pants will be on fire!”
“裤子会着火!”
Elder Decagon yelled.
长老德克贡大叫.
The shapes went to work.
形状变了
When it was finished, all the shapes climbed onto the ship.
完工后,所有的外形都爬上船.
They waited for Big Scary Fire Mountain to erupt, but it never did.
他们等待着大恐怖火山的爆发,但从未如此.
The shapes asked Elder Decagon why it didn’t.
这些形状问长老德甲为何没有。
She just said, “Look at this wonderful, shipshape ship.”
她只是说,“看这艘好船。 “
“It shows that if you work hard together, you can go anywhere and do anything.”
“这表明,如果你们共同努力,就可以去任何地方做任何事情。 “
After some thought, the shapes agreed.
经过一些思考,形状一致.
They decided to work together to make Shape Island a better place.
他们决定共同努力使"花岛"成为一个更好的地方.
They also decided to explore the seas in their shipshape ship.
他们还决定用他们的船去探索海洋。