The Empty Pot
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
A long time ago, there was a boy named Chen.
早有童子名陈.
He lived in China with his mother.
他与他的母亲一起生活在中国.
They lived in a house full of beautiful flowers and other plants from their garden.
他们住在一个满是美丽的花和从花园出的其他植物的房子里.
The emperor of China was a very old man.
中国的皇帝是一个非常古老的人.
He didn’t have any children.
他没有孩子。
He worried about who would become the next emperor.
他担心谁会成为下一位皇帝
The emperor decided to choose the next emperor from among the children of his country.
皇帝决定从自己国家的子孙中选择下一位皇帝.
He told his people, “I will give a flower seed to every child.
他对他的宗族说:我必定要给每个孩子一个花籽。
In a year’s time, come back to the palace with your pots.”
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Chen carefully planted his seed in a little clay pot and gave it water.
陈慎将种子放入一小粘土锅中取出并取出水来.
Days passed, but the little seed didn’t sprout.
但小种子并没有发芽。
Chen moved the seed into a bigger, nicer pot.
陈将种子移入一个更大更漂亮的锅.
He placed the pot in the sunniest corner of his garden.
他把锅放在他花园最阳光的一角
Weeks passed, but the little seed didn’t sprout.
但小种子并没有发芽。
Chen carried his pot to a well with fresh water.
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Months passed, but the little seed didn’t sprout.
几个月过去了,
He kept his pet cricket next to the pot.
他把宠物板球放在锅边
He wanted the seed to hear the cricket’s sweet sounds.
他想让种子听到板球的甜美声音。
Seasons passed, but the little seed still didn’t sprout.
但小种子仍未发芽。
A year passed.
一年过去了。
It was time to bring the pot back to the emperor’s palace.
是时候把锅运回皇帝的宫殿了。
Chen was sad.
陈氏伤心.
His seed hadn’t sprouted at all.
他的种子完全没有出产。
His mother found him crying in the garden.
他的母亲发现他在花园中哭泣.
“You did your best,” she said.
她说,“你尽力了。”
“Bring your pot to the emperor and tell him what happened.”
“把你的锅拿给皇帝,告诉他发生了什么。 “
Children came to the emperor’s palace with their pots full of flowers.
孩子们带着满是花的盆子来到了皇帝的宫殿.
Chen looked down sadly at his empty pot.
陈氏痛心地俯视他空壶.
The emperor walked slowly through the crowd of children and flowers.
皇帝缓慢地走过儿童和花卉的人群.
Something was wrong.
有点不对劲
The emperor didn’t look pleased.
皇帝似乎并不高兴。
At last he came to Chen and his empty pot.
终于来到了陈和自己的空壶.
“What’s this?”
" 这是什么? “
the emperor demanded.
皇帝要求我们
“Why is your pot empty?”
“为什么你的锅是空的? “
he asked.
他问。
Chen said, “I’m sorry.
陈说:"对不起.
I put the seed in a pot.
我把种子放入了锅里
I moved it into a bigger, fancier pot.
我把它移到一个更大的,更活泼的锅。
I made sure it had sunlight.
我确保它有阳光。
I gave it the freshest water.
我给了它最新鲜的水。
I even let my cricket keep it company at night!
我甚至让我的板球 保持它的夜晚!
No matter what I did, it wouldn’t grow.
无论我做了什么,
I tried my best.”
我尽力了 “
Suddenly, to Chen’s surprise, the emperor shouted, “I’ve found the next emperor!
突然,让陈独秀惊讶的是,皇帝大叫道:"我找到了下一位皇帝了!
I don’t know how the rest of you grew your flowers.
我不知道其他人是怎么养花的。
The seeds I gave out were boiled.
我给的种子被煮了
They could never have grown.
他们不可能长大的
But this child was honest and used his best effort to try to grow the seed.”
但是,这个孩子是诚实的,并用他最大的努力来尝试种下种子. “
Chen and his mother went to live in the palace.
陈和母亲去入宫住.
The emperor and Chen worked in the palace garden together.
帝与陈同出宫园.
When the emperor died, Chen became emperor.
皇帝去世后,陈 became出任皇帝.
He cared for China just as he had always cared for his own garden.
他关心中国 就像他一直关心自己的花园一样