The Mind Game
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
There once was a very special boy who loved to play games on a computer that sat on his mother’s desk.
曾经有一个非常特别的男孩喜欢在坐在他母亲桌上的电脑上玩游戏.
When his mother wasn’t using the computer, he was allowed to sit and play for as long as he liked.
他母亲不使用电脑时,
When he was playing, the game was like a dream in his mind.
在他玩的时候,游戏就像他心中的梦.
He was so wrapped up in the game that he didn’t know if it was sunny outside.
他在比赛中被包了起来,
He wouldn’t have noticed if a tornado was blowing away his house.
如果龙卷风吹走他的房子,
And then one day it happened!
然后有一天它发生了!
He climbed into the chair at his mother’s desk.
他在他母亲的桌子上爬上椅子。
He twisted his neck, flexed his fingers, and got ready to play a game, but.
他扭断了脖子 伸了手指 准备玩游戏 但是...
the keyboard was gone!
键盘不见了!
And so was the monitor and even the mouse.
监视器甚至老鼠也一样。
“Mom!”
妈妈!
The very special boy’s scream brought his mother and his father running from the kitchen.
这名非常特别的男孩的尖叫使他的妈妈和父亲从厨房跑来。
“What is it?
“这是什么?
What happened?”
发生了什么事? “
they cried, rushing to his side.
他们哭着冲到他那边
“Mom!”
妈妈!
he said, pointing at the desk.
他说,指向桌子。
“Look!”
“看啊!” !
His mother looked.
他的母亲看着。
His father looked.
他的父亲看着。
“At what, son?”
“什么,儿子? “
they asked.
他们问。
“There’s nothing there.”
“那里什么都没有。 “
“I know.
“我知道。
I know,” he said.
我知道,“他说。
“The computer is gone!”
“电脑不见了!”
“Oh, is that all,” said his mother as she went back to the kitchen.
他的母亲回到厨房时说,
“The computer is broken.
“电脑坏了。
We’re having it fixed.
我们正在修复它。
It’ll be back soon.”
它很快就会回来的。 “
“How soon is soon?”
“有多快? “
the boy cried.
那个男孩哭了。
“A week or two,” chuckled the father.
“一两周,”抛弃了父亲。
It might as well have been a million years.
也许已经是一百万年了
The boy was left alone with nothing to do.
童子独被无所取.
He sat, forlorn, at the desk.
他坐在桌子上,被遗忘。
He stared at the empty place where the screen, keyboard, and mouse used to sit.
他盯着屏幕,键盘,鼠标曾经坐过的空地.
Now there was nothing except a raggedy-paged old book called Leo the Lop.
现在除了一本书 上面写着"狮子座"
With a deep sigh, he opened the book and looked at the words spread across the page.
他深为叹息地打开了这本书并查看了横行一页的文字.
He read a few words and then a few more.
他读了几句话,然后又读了几句话.
He was surprised to find that pictures began to form in his mind, just like with the computer game.
他惊讶地发现,像电脑游戏一样,相片开始在他的脑海里形成.
Like a river, the pictures from words began to flow through his mind as he read the wonderful story.
像一条河流一样,从文字中取出的照片在他读到"美妙的故事"时开始流出在他的思想中.
He read that book and another and another.
他读了那本书和另一本书
He read stories about bunnies, butterflies, and bears.
他读到关于兔子,蝴蝶和熊的故事.
In time, the computer was returned.
及时,电脑被退回.
But the very special boy now had a very special game that didn’t need a mouse or a keyboard.
但这个非常特殊的男孩现在有一个非常特殊的游戏,不需要鼠标或键盘.
For from books come dreams, and from dreams come magical tomorrows.
因为书里有梦 从梦里有神奇的明天