A Hero’s Name

美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习

Frank was having a perfectly good week at school.

弗兰克在学校度过了一个非常好的一周。

At recess, his friends dug a hole as big as a moon crater.

休庭时,他的朋友挖出了一个和月球坑一样大的洞.

In class, they were learning about dinosaurs.

在课堂上,他们学习恐龙。

Bobby hadn’t picked on him even once.

Bobby连一次也没有挑剔过他。

Yes, Frank was having a perfectly good week at school.

是的,弗兰克有一个非常好的星期在学校。

On Thursday, his teacher stayed home sick.

星期四,他的老师生病在家。

A different teacher called the class roll.

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“Francis.

“弗朗西斯:

is there a Francis Smith here?”

这儿有弗朗西斯・史密斯吗? “

he asked.

他问。

Of course Frank knew his name was Francis and that Frank was just his nickname.

当然,弗兰克知道他的名字是弗朗西斯,弗兰克只是他的外号.

His parents called him Frank, and all his friends did, too.

他的父母叫他弗兰克 他所有的朋友也都叫他弗兰克

Bobby, though, who was new in school, yelled out to the whole class that Francis was a girl’s name!

Bobby是全班新同学,

At recess, Bobby made fun of Frank.

休庭时,鲍比取笑了弗兰克.

“Francis is a girl’s name, Francis is a girl’s name,” he called.

" 弗朗西斯是一个女孩的名字,弗朗西斯是一个女孩的名字, " 他打电话给她。

Frank didn’t care what Bobby thought, but he didn’t like to be made fun of.

Frank并不在乎Bobby的想法,

At home, Frank asked his mother about his name.

在家里,弗兰克问起他的母亲他的名字.

His mother explained that Francis with an “i” was usually a boy’s name.

他的母亲解释说,带有 " 一 " 字的弗朗西斯通常是男孩的名字。

Frances with an “e” was usually a girl’s name.

带有 " e " 的Frances通常是女孩的名字。

She was just about to say something else when the family dog, Dino, limped through the back door.

她正准备说点别的 当家狗迪诺从后门瘸了

Dino lifted his paw.

迪诺举起他的爪子。

Frank found a thorn and pulled it out.

弗兰克发现一刺并拔出.

By then, he and his mother had both forgotten about his name.

当时他和他母亲都忘记了自己的名字.

On Friday, Bobby kept at it: “Francis is a girl’s name, Francis is a girl’s name.”

星期五,Bobby坚持说: " 弗朗西斯是一个女孩的名字,弗朗西斯是一个女孩的名字。 “

Their regular teacher, who was back at school, told Bobby to apologize.

他们的正规教师回到了学校,告诉鲍比道歉.

Then the teacher had an idea.

后师有想.

The students would present oral reports about their first names.

学生将口头报告姓名。

At the library that afternoon, Frank found out that many famous people had the name Francis.

当天下午的图书馆里,弗兰克发现许多名人有"弗朗西斯"这个名字.

There was a young man from Italy who gave up his family’s money 800 years ago.

有一位来自意大利的年轻人800年前放弃了家财.

He went on to become Saint Francis, who was famous for talking to animals.

他后来成为了以与动物交谈而出名的圣方济各.

There was a famous explorer named Sir Francis Drake.

当时有一个著名的探险家叫弗朗西斯·德雷克爵士.

He sailed around the world more than 400 years ago!

他四百多年前环游世界!

There were many kings named Francis, too.

有许多国王都叫弗朗西斯

Over the weekend, Frank’s mother said something else about his name.

在周末,弗兰克的母亲还谈到了他的名字。

“Do you know you were named after a hero?”

“你知道你是以英雄的名字命名的吗? “

she asked.

她问。

“Long ago, your great-great-great-grandmother’s ship sank.

"久之,曾外祖母所出之船自沉.

She was just a kid.

她只是一个孩子。

But she grabbed a piece of wood and swam five miles to shore while holding on to her little brother.

但是她抓住了一块木头并游了5英里到岸上,同时紧紧地抱着她弟弟.

She saved his life.

她救了他一命。

Her name was Frances Hightower.”

她叫弗朗西丝·海托尔 “

Francis might not be a girl’s name, but he was named after a girl—an awesome girl!

Francis也许不是女孩的名字,

On Monday, Frank told the story of his name.

星期一,弗兰克讲述了他的名字的故事.

He talked about the saint and the kings.

相说圣相与相相相相.

He talked about the famous explorer.

他谈到了著名的探险家.

Then he said he wasn’t named after any of those people.

他说自己不是以这些人的名字命名的。

He was named after his great-great-great-grandmother, the hero.

他以曾外祖母"英雄"为名.

When he finished the story about Frances Hightower, the whole class clapped—even Bobby.

当他完成关于弗朗西丝·海托尔的故事时,整个班级都围攻了——甚至波比.

Sometimes, during the perfectly good week that followed, Frank’s friends called him Francis.

有时,在接下来的完美一周里,弗兰克的朋友称他为弗朗西斯.

Frank liked having two names, one of them from a real hero.

弗兰克喜欢有两个名字 其中一个来自真正的英雄

It made him want to be heroic, even if that just meant being kind or helping a dog.

这让他想成为英雄, 即使那只是意味着善良或帮助一只狗。

From then on, whenever he did heroic deeds or even thought heroic thoughts, Frank signed his own name as Francis.

从那时起,每当他做英雄行为, 甚至想到英雄的想法, 弗兰克在自己的名字上签下弗朗西斯.