Why I’m Late Today
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
I rushed into the school office.
我冲入学校办公室
“Sorry I’m late.
“对不起我迟到了。
I was having breakfast with the Norbotians,” I said.
我在和诺博特人吃早餐,”
“Who are the Norbotians?”
“谁是诺博特人? “
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
Gage asked.
盖奇问.
“The aliens —well, creatures —on Norbot,” I explained.
我解释了诺博特岛上的“外星人——生物”。
“They’re really very nice,” I added.
我补充道,
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
Gage shook her head.
盖奇摇头了
“You had breakfast with aliens?”
"你和外星人吃早餐了吗? “
she asked.
她问。
“Because it was filled with green slime,” I said.
”我说,
“They love to swim in green slime, but of course, they’re Norbotians,” I said.
“他们喜欢用绿色黏液游泳,
“I see.
“原来如此。
Well, why did you jump in if it was filled with green slime?”
那么,你为什么跳进来 如果它充满了绿色粘液? “
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
Gage asked.
盖奇问.
“They invited us.
“他们邀请我们。
They felt bad after I did a belly flop into their swimming pool,” I said.
他们感觉很糟,
“Why did they feel bad?”
“为什么他们感到难过? “
she asked.
她问。
“Oh, I didn’t jump.
“哦,我没有跳。
I flew into it when Teresa pushed the red button—it said ‘ eject,’” I explained.
Teresa按出红色按钮时我飞入,
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
Gage snorted.
盖以鼻出.
“I suppose this eject button was inside your spaceship?”
“我想这个弹出按钮是在你的飞船里吗? “
she asked.
她问。
“That’s right.
" 对.
The eject button is only for emergencies,” I said.
弹出按钮只用于紧急情况,
“Teresa freaked out, though, when the Norbotians came to say hello,” I explained.
“虽然,当诺博特人来打招呼时,特雷萨吓坏了。”
“I thought you said they were nice,” said Mrs.
“我以为你说他们很好,” 夫人说:
Gage.
盖吉.
“They’re very nice.
“他们很好。
It’s not their fault they look.
这不是他们的错,
like they do,” I replied.
我回答说,
“And they came to say hello because.
“他们来打招呼是因为。
she asked.
她问。
“A spaceship doesn’t land in their backyard every day,” I said.
飞船不会每天降落在后院,
“What were you doing in a spaceship?”
“你在飞船上做什么? “
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
Gage asked.
盖奇问.
“How else would we get to Norbot?”
“否则我们如何去诺博特? “
I replied.
我回答过
“But where did you get this spaceship?”
“但你从哪里得到这艘飞船的? “
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
Gage asked.
盖奇问.
“Teresa built it in her backyard,” I said.
我说,“特雷萨在她后院建造的”。
“Where is the spaceship now?”
“飞船现在在哪里? “
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
Gage asked.
盖奇问.
“It’s out on the grass.
" 它在草地上。
I had to either land there or on the school roof,” I said.
我不得不在那里或在学校屋顶上降落,”
“So where is Teresa?”
“特蕾莎在哪里? “
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
Gage asked.
盖奇问.
“She’s going to school on Norbot today,” I said.
“她今天要去诺博特上学,”
“We’re doing a student exchange,” I explained.
我解释道,
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
Gage looked at me and laughed.
Gage看着我,笑了。
“That’s the strangest excuse I’ve ever heard,” she said.
”她说,
Then Mrs.
然后,夫人,我问:
Gage jumped up and spilled her coffee.
盖奇跳出并洒了她的咖啡。
“Your backpack is alive!”
“你的背包还活着!”
she screamed.
她尖叫着。
“Oh, that’s not my backpack,” I said.
”我说,
I smiled and waved at Mrs.
我微笑并挥手对着夫人。
Gage.
盖吉.
So did Norby.
诺比也是
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
Gage waved back.
盖奇挥而回.
“Welcome to Earth!”
“欢迎来到地球!”
she said.
她说。