The Drum
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Once there was a poor boy who lived with his mother in India.
有一次有个可怜的男孩 和他母亲一起住在印度
One day, Mother asked the boy, “Would you like something from the market?”
有一天,母亲问男孩:“你想要市场的东西吗? “
“More than anything else, I want a drum!”
“我最想要的是鼓!”
the boy said.
男孩说。
Mother sold some grain at the market, but there was still not enough money for a drum.
母亲在市场上卖出一些谷物,但仍然没有足够的钱来作鼓.
Instead, Mother gave the boy a sturdy stick she had found.
相反,母亲给了孩子一根她找到的坚固棒.
The boy decided not to be disappointed.
男孩决定不失望。
“Thank you,” he said.
他说,“谢谢你,”
He tapped, slapped, and banged on everything with his new stick.
他用他的新棍子敲打、打耳光并敲打一切。
As he went tapping along, he saw his neighbor struggling to light her stove.
当他去敲门时,他看见他的邻居在努力点燃她的炉子。
“Use my stick to heat your stove,” he said.
他说,“用我的棍子热你的炉子。”
The woman thanked the boy.
女人感谢男孩。
When the stove got hot, she baked him a soft roti.
炉子热了后,她给他烤了个软轮子.
The boy was about to eat his roti when he heard a hungry baby crying.
男孩听到一个饥饿的婴儿在哭的时候,正准备吃他的地盘.
The baby’s mother had no food.
婴儿的母亲没有食物。
“You need this roti more than I do,” the boy said.
“你比我更需要这个轮回。”
The woman fed the bread to her baby.
那个女人把面包喂给孩子吃
“Take this as thanks,” she said, handing the boy a large metal jug.
她说,“将此视为感谢”,给男孩一个大金属罐子。
What a gift!
真是个礼物!
The boy tapped, slapped, and banged the jug as if it were a drum.
男孩敲打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打敲打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打
He almost didn’t hear the old man groaning from a nearby ditch.
他几乎没听到老人从附近的沟渠里呻吟。
“Water!”
水! 水吗?
the man cried.
那个人哭了。
The boy ran to the well and filled his jug.
那孩子跑到井边装满了罐子
The man drank.
那个人喝酒了
“I am a trader, but robbers stole my goods,” the man said.
他说:“我是商人,但强盗偷走了我的货物。”
Two frightened horses stood by the trees.
两匹被吓倒的马站在树边.
The boy held out the jug for them.
那孩子帮他们拿起酒壶
They drank and became calm.
他们喝酒,变得平静。
“You can have my jug to trade,” the boy offered.
“你可以拿我的罐子来交换,”这个男孩说。
“For your kindness, take one of my horses,” said the trader.
商人说,“为了你的好意,请坐我的一匹马。”
“What a rich gift!”
"多么丰厚的礼物!"
the boy said.
男孩说。
He climbed on the horse and rode down the street.
他爬上马,骑上街来.
He passed a group of men sitting under a fig tree.
他通过一群人坐在一棵无花果树下。
They looked miserable.
他们看起来很悲惨。
“What’s the matter?”
" 这是怎么回事? “
asked the boy.
问男孩。
One young man said, “I’m going to my wedding, where this band will play.
一个年轻人说:“我要参加我的婚礼,
But if I show up on foot, my bride will laugh at me.”
但如果我徒步出现 我的新娘会笑我 “
The boy hopped off the horse and handed him the reins.
男孩从马上跳下,把绳子交给他。
“You need this horse more than I do!”
“你比我更需要这匹马!”
he said.
他说。
The musicians leaped up and sang.
乐师一跃而起并相唱.
“Thank you for being so kind,” said one of the musicians.
一位音乐家说,“谢谢你这么客气。”
He handed the boy a beautiful drum.
他给了男孩一个漂亮的鼓。
The boy shouted with joy.
童子欢喜地叫.
He tapped, slapped, and banged his new drum.
他敲打打打打打打打打打打打打打敲打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打。
When he got home, the boy told his mother the whole story.
回家后,男孩把整个故事都告诉了母亲.
“When you are kind, your good deeds come back to you,” Mother said.
“当你善良的时候,你的善行就会回到你身边。”
It was a lesson the boy never forgot.
这是他从未忘记的教训