Eggy’s Easy Out
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
People call me Eggy.
人们叫我"埃吉"
But that’s not my real name.
这不是我的真名。
When my brother Jordan first saw me when I was a baby, he said, “His head looks like an egg!”
我弟弟乔丹在小时候第一次见到我时,他说:“他的头像个鸡蛋!”
My head is normal now, but the nickname stuck.
我的头是正常的,但绰号卡住了。
Jordan has always liked to throw things, especially at me.
乔丹总是喜欢扔东西, 特别是对我。
Mom says I could catch even before I could walk.
妈妈说我走之前都能赶上
Now that he’s twelve, Jordan has a super-strong arm.
现在他已经12岁了,约旦的手臂超强。
He pitches for his Little League team.
他投球他的小联盟球队。
And do you know what?
你知道吗?
I play catcher for my team.
我为我的团队打捕手。
Catchers must be quick and smart.
捕手必须快而聪明.
They use signals to tell the pitcher what kind of pitch to throw.
他们用信号告诉投手投出什么样的投出.
Fastballs are my favorite.
快球是我最喜欢的
I like the way they zoom past the batter and slam hard into my mitt.
我喜欢他们放大击球手 猛击我的手套的方式
During the last inning of our first game, I signaled for a fastball.
在我们第一场比赛的最后一场比赛中 我为快球发出信号
The batter hit a pop fly.
击打者打出一出流行蝇.
The ball sailed toward the sun like a rocket ship.
球像火箭飞船一样驶向太阳
“Catch it, Eggy!”
“抓住它,埃吉!”
the coach shouted.
教练喊道:
I flung off my mask.
我丢下我的面具。
Even with the sun in my eyes, I nabbed the pop-up.
即使我眼睛有太阳,我还是抓住了弹出.
My team won the game!
我的球队赢了!
I told Jordan about my awesome catch.
我告诉了乔丹我的精彩捕捉。
“Pop-ups are easy outs, Eggy,” he said.
他说,“Eggy,Pop-ups很容易退出。”
“Try something harder next time.”
“下次尝试更难的一招。 “
We lost the next game, but I tagged a player out as she slid home.
下一场比赛我们输了 但我在玩家溜回家的时候把球员标记出来了
Later, when I told Jordan, he tossed his dinner napkin at me.
后来我告诉乔丹 他朝我扔了餐巾
“ Not bad, Eggy,” he said.
他说,“还不赖,Eggy,”
“This Saturday I’ll watch you play.”
「本周六, “
On Saturday, I tried to forget that Jordan was there.
星期六,我试着忘记乔丹在那里。
The other team was playing very well.
另一个球队打得非常好
I did not want to lose another game.
我不想再输了
The score was tied in the last inning.
得分在最后一场比赛中被打平.
That’s when I really tried to forget that Jordan was there.
这时我确实想忘记约旦在那里。
I signaled the pitcher for a fastball, but it had a lot of spin.
我给投手发出快球信号,但是它有很多旋转。
The batter knocked it straight over my head.
击球手直接敲到我头上
I leaped up and threw off my mask.
我跳了起来,扔出我的面具。
I heard Jordan shout.
我听到乔丹大叫
Just then, some dust blew into my nose.
刚刚,有灰尘吹入我的鼻子。
Before I could stop it, my mouth opened wide, and I sneezed.
在阻止之前,我张开口,打喷嚏。
That’s when the ball hit my head.
这时,
I fell to my knees.
我跌倒在地上,我跪在地上。
Before I blacked out, my mitt reached for the ball.
在我晕倒之前 我的手套伸到球上
When I opened my eyes, Jordan was kneeling next to me.
我睁开眼睛时,乔丹跪在我旁边.
He held an ice pack to my head.
他拿起冰袋在我的头上。
Both teams clapped loudly as Jordan walked me to the bench.
两支球队在乔丹送我上凳子时大叫出声.
“ Did I catch it?”
“...... 我抓住了吗? “
I asked.
我问。
The coach handed me my mitt.
教练递给我我的手套。
There, right in the middle, was the ball.
中间是球
“ You caught something else, Eggy,” Jordan said, smiling.
“...... Eggy,”乔丹说,
“It’s a big, egg-shaped lump on your head!”
”这是你头上一个大个子的蛋状块!