The Woodpecker
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Tap tap.
接击
It was 5:30 in the morning.
早上五点半
Keenan slowly opened one eye.
基南慢慢地打开了一只眼睛.
He was dreaming about pounding a giant rock into smaller pieces.
他梦到把一块巨石撞成小块
That is no dream, he thought.
他认为这不是梦
Someone is at the door.
有人在门口
Keenan jumped up and opened the front door.
克南一跃而起并开正门.
No one was there.
没有人在那里。
A tap tap came from above.
上面有自来水龙头
Keenan looked up.
基南抬头看.
A woodpecker was hanging off his favorite tree near the roof.
一个啄木鸟在屋顶附近挂起他最喜欢的树.
“Shoo!”
嘘!
yelled Keenan.
骂克能.
The woodpecker kept tapping.
啄木鸟不停地敲打。
This went on for days.
这持续了好几天。
Every morning, the woodpecker woke him early, tapping on his favorite tree.
每天早上,啄木鸟都提前把他吵醒,敲打他最爱的树.
Every morning, Keenan tried to shoo the woodpecker away.
每天早上,基南都想把啄木鸟赶走.
Every morning, the woodpecker kept tapping.
每天早上,啄木鸟不停地敲打。
Keenan tried earplugs.
基南尝试了耳塞.
They helped, but they did not stop the tapping, which continued to find its way into his dreams.
他们帮了忙,但他们没有阻止敲打,这继续进入他的梦想。
After a few weeks of the tapping, Keenan had had enough.
经过几个星期的敲击,基南已经受够了.
He spotted a hole in his favorite tree.
他发现他最喜欢的树上有个洞
That must be the nest!
那一定是窝!
This gave him an idea.
这给了他一个想法。
Keenan climbed up a ladder with a big plastic owl under his arm.
基南在手臂下用一个大塑料猫头鹰爬上梯子.
He put the owl in the hole and climbed down.
他把猫头鹰放入洞中并爬下.
That should do it!
应该可以了!
That night, Keenan went to sleep with a big smile on his face.
当晚克能南入睡时,面上笑出一笑.
Why a Woodpecker Taps Then, at 5:30 the next morning, tap tap.
为什么是啄木鸟的磁带 然后第二天早上5: 30 水龙头
He climbed up the tree again and discovered a new hole.
他再次爬上树并发现了一个新的洞.
It was even larger than the first.
它甚至比第一个大。
This time, Keenan filled it with old rags.
这回克能南给它装满了老破布.
No matter what Keenan did, new holes showed up daily.
不管基南做了什么 每天都有新的洞出现
Now, the tree was crowded with all sorts of things.
现在,树上挤满了各种各样的东西。
It held tin cans, a clown mask, and even a stuffed dinosaur.
它持有锡罐,小丑面具,甚至被填充的恐龙.
The woodpecker just made new holes and kept tapping.
啄木鸟刚挖出新的洞 并不停地敲打。
Enough is enough, thought Keenan.
够了,基南认为。
Where is my saw?
我的锯子呢?
No tree, no nest, no woodpecker! Later that day, the tree was gone.
没有树,没有巢,没有啄木鸟! 当天晚些时候,树不见了.
Now, Keenan thought, I can finally get a good night’s sleep.
现在,基南认为,我终于可以睡个好觉了。
A few days went by.
几天过去了
At last, the mornings were peaceful and quiet.
终于清晨平和平和.
Then one week later, rat a tat tat.
一周后 告密
Keenan shot straight out of bed and ran outside.
克南从床上直接射出并跑出门外.
The woodpecker was hanging off the gutter tapping.
啄木鸟被挂在地沟的窃听器上。
The tapping on the steel sounded like fireworks.
敲打钢铁听起来像烟花
“Shoo!”
嘘!
yelled Keenan.
骂克能.
The woodpecker kept tapping.
啄木鸟不停地敲打。