Cy and Medusa
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Cy walked down the hall, staring at the floor.
Cy走下大厅,凝视地上.
He was the only creature at his new school with a single eye.
他是他新学校里唯一一只眼睛的生物.
Whack!
嘘!
Cy bumped into Mark, the largest minotaur in the school.
塞撞入了马克,是学校中最大的米诺陶洛斯.
“Sorry, I didn’t see you,” Cy said.
Cy说,
“Can’t you see at all, One Eye?”
“你根本看不出来, “
Mark asked.
马克问.
Just then, Cy saw Medusa heading toward them.
刚才 赛看到美杜莎朝他们走去
That gave him an idea.
这给了他一个想法。
He’ d been at school long enough to know about her powers.
他在学校待了很长时间,
“I actually see something really cool over there,” Cy said.
Cy说:“我确实看到了很酷的东西。
Mark turned to look, made eye contact with Medusa, and instantly turned to stone.
马克转向了视线,与美杜莎进行了眼神接触,并立刻变成了石头.
Then, without thinking, Cy met Medusa’s yellow eyes.
然后,没有想到, Cy遇到了美杜莎的黄眼睛.
He looked down at his hands in alarm.
他惊慌失措地看着他的双手。
To his surprise, however, he was still just Cy.
然而,令人惊讶的是,他仍然只是Cy.
“Ugh!
“呜!
Medusa turned someone to stone again,” a student groaned.
美杜莎又把一个人变成石头了,”一个学生呻吟.
A group dragged Mark to the nurse’s office.
一群人将Mark拖到护士办公室。
Medusa burst into tears and ran away.
美杜莎一出泪就出走.
Cy raced after her.
赛克在追她
Outside, he found Medusa with her face buried in her hands.
外面,他发现美杜莎的脸被埋在她手上.
“Can I talk to you?”
“我能和你谈谈吗? “
Cy asked.
席问.
“Go away if you don’t want to be turned into a statue,” Medusa said.
美杜莎说,
“You looked me in the eye, and I’m fine,” Cy said.
Cy说:“你看着我的眼睛,我很好。”
“Maybe it’s my eye.
“也许是我的眼睛。
I can’t be turned to stone.”
我不能变成石头。 “
Medusa peeked at Cy, and her face lit up.
美杜莎偷看了Cy,她的脸就亮了.
“It’s a miracle!
“这是一个奇迹!
You don’t know what it’s like to not be able to look at anybody,” she said.
无法观察任何人,
“I don’t look at people anyway,” Cy said.
Cy说,
“Everyone stares at my one eye.’
“每个人都盯着我的一只眼睛。 " ; "
“Imagine having a head full of snakes,” Medusa said.
美杜莎说,“想象着一个满是蛇的头。”
“I guess,” Cy said.
Cy说:“我想,”
“The truth is, I don’t see well, but I don’t want to wear my monocle.”
“事实是,我看不太清楚,但我不想穿我的单人裙。 “
Cy pulled a round glass piece on a chain from his pocket.
Cy从口袋里取出一个圆形玻璃碎片在一条链上.
“How silly is this?”
“这是多么愚蠢? “
he said.
他说。
“It makes me stand out even more.”
“这使我更加突出。 “
“Can I see that for a second?”
“我能看看吗? “
Medusa asked.
美杜莎问.
“Sure,” Cy said as he gave her the monocle.
" 当然,"Cy说,当他给了她独角兽。
“I won’t be using it anyway.”
我也不会用它。 “
The school bell rang, and Medusa patted Cy on his shoulder.
学校的铃声响起 美杜莎拍了Cy的肩膀
“I like your one eye,” Medusa said.
美杜莎说:“我喜欢你的一眼,”
“We need to get to shop class before we’re late.”
「我们需要赶在晚点前去购物课。 “
Cy smiled.
欢笑而去.
“Hey, shop class.
“嘿,商店课。
he said.
他说。
“That gives me an idea.”
“这给了我一个想法。 “
For the next two weeks in shop class, Cy and Medusa sat together.
在接下来的两周的商店课上,Cy和美杜莎坐在一起.
Cy worked on building a visor that would keep Medusa from turning people to stone.
Cy致力于建造一个能防止美杜莎将人变成石头的护罩.
Finally, Cy handed the visor to Medusa, and she slipped it on.
终于 Cy把面罩交给了美杜莎 她把面罩滑了下来
Inside, mirrors allowed her to look at people without making direct eye contact with anybody.
里面的镜子让她可以看着人 而不和任何人直接接触
Medusa sneaked toward another table.
美杜莎悄悄地往另一桌走来
The students looked at her, and no one turned to stone.
学生们看着她,没有人转向石头.
“You did it!”
“你做到了! “
Medusa yelled.
美杜莎大叫着.
She rushed back to the table and pulled something from a drawer.
她急忙回到桌子上 从抽屉里取出东西
“I’ve been working on your monocle,” she said.
她说:「我一直在研究你的独角兽,
She handed the monocle to Cy.
她把单核交给了Cy.
Medusa had wrapped the glass with wire and attached it to a leather strap carved with lightning bolts.
美杜莎用电线将玻璃包裹了起来,并把它固定在用闪电栓雕刻的皮带上.
“Wow,” Cy said, slipping it over his head.
"哇" Cy说,滑倒在他的头上。
“Thanks!
“谢谢!
Now this I’ d actually like to wear.”
我其实喜欢穿这个。 “
“No problem,” Medusa said.
“没问题,”美杜莎说。
“Thank you for helping me.”
“谢谢你帮我。 “
When the bell rang, Medusa and Cy headed out together.
铃声响起后,美杜莎和西一起出走.
For the first time, neither of them stared at the ground.
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Glossary direct (adj.)
词汇直接(adj.)
going straight from one place to another, without stopping or changing course (p.
从一个地方直行到另一个地方,不停止或改变航道(p.
12) minotaur (n.)
12) 弥诺陶洛斯 (n.
a make-believe creature that is half man and half bull (p.
半人半公牛(p.
3) miracle (n.)
3)奇迹 (n.
a very unusual event, especially one that cannot be explained by nature or science (p.
一个非常不寻常的事件,特别是不能由自然或科学解释的事件(p.
8) monocle (n.)
8) 单核(n.
a single round eyeglass worn over one eye (p.
一只圆眼镜穿在一只眼睛上(p.
9) shop class (n.)
9) 店类 (n.