JOEY’S STOP SIGN
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
It was a hot August day.
当时是八月发热的日子.
Joey and his sister Jenny played soccer in their front yard.
乔伊和他的妹妹珍妮在他们的前院踢了足球.
Ruben and Rebecca joined them.
鲁本和丽贝卡也加入了他们.
“Over here!”
"在这里!"
shouted Ruben.
喊出鲁本。
Joey kicked the ball to Ruben.
乔伊踢出球给鲁本.
It rolled into the busy street, and Ruben started to chase it.
它卷入了繁忙的街道上,鲁本开始追逐.
“Watch out, Ruben!”
“小心,鲁本!”
Joey shouted.
乔伊大叫
Just then, a car whizzed by.
刚刚,一辆车被撞了
The car hit the soccer ball and popped it.
车撞入了足球并弹出.
“There are more cars on our street all the time!”
“我们街道上经常有更多的汽车!”
said Ruben.
鲁本说。
“It’s harder to cross the street to get to school, too,” said Jenny.
Jenny说, “过街上学也比较困难。
“Or to Mr.
“或致:
Lupois’ market,” said Rebecca.
Rebecca说,
“Last week, Mrs.
“上个星期,
Murphy’s dog Lucy got hit by a car.
墨菲的狗露西被一辆车撞倒.
Lucy has a broken leg,” said Joey.
露西的腿断了,"乔伊说.
A few nights later, Joey and Jenny talked to their parents.
几晚后,乔伊和珍妮与父母交谈.
“ We’ve been doing our research,” said Jenny.
“...... Jenny说,
“We think there should be stop signs at the corner.
“我们认为在拐角处应该有停止信号。
That will slow traffic and make it safer to cross our street.”
这将减缓交通,使穿越我们街道更安全。 “
“Stop signs are a great idea,” said Mom.
妈妈说,“停止迹象是一个好主意。”
“You’ve been counting cars before and after school?”
" 你放学前后一直在计车? “
“Yes,” said Joey.
乔伊说:“是的,”
“Also, Ruben has a camera.
“此外,鲁本还有相机。
He’s been taking pictures of people trying to cross.”
他一直在拍照, “
“Good work!”
"干得不错!"
said Dad.
说爸爸。
“The next step is a petition.”
“下一步是请愿。 “
Dad and Mom showed Jenny and Joey how to write a petition.
爸爸和妈妈教珍妮和乔伊如何写请愿书.
The petition stated the reasons for adding stop signs.
请愿书说明了添加停止标志的理由。
People could sign the petition if they agreed.
人们可以签署请愿书 如果他们同意。
“You’ll need signatures from the majority of people in the neighborhood,” said Dad.
“爸爸说,
“What does majority mean?”
“多数意味着什么? “
asked Jenny.
问珍妮。
“It means more than half of the people,” explained Dad.
“这意味着超过一半的人,”
Over the next week, Joey, Jenny, Ruben, and Rebecca talked to people in the neighborhood.
接下来的一周里,乔伊,珍妮,鲁本,和丽贝卡都和附近的人交谈.
Many people signed their petition, but some did not.
许多人签署了他们的请愿书,但有些人没有。
“The city council has a meeting next week,” Joey said to Mrs.
Joey对夫人说,
Murphy.
墨菲 墨菲 墨菲 墨菲 墨菲 墨菲
“My dad asked if our stop sign request could be put on the agenda.”
“我爸爸问是否可以将我们的停止签名请求列入议程。 “
“We’ll bring our petition, photos, and the traffic counting we did, too,” said Rebecca.
Rebecca说,
Friends, family, and neighbors were at the city council meeting.
朋友、家人和邻居出席了市议会会议。
“I’m nervous,” whispered Ruben.
“我很紧张”,
“Me, too,” Joey agreed.
“我也是”,乔伊同意。
When their names were called, Joey, Jenny, Ruben, and Rebecca stood at the microphone.
当他们的名字被叫出来时,乔伊,珍妮,鲁本,和丽贝卡站在麦克风前.
Joey talked about the need for the stop signs.
乔伊谈到需要停止信号
Jenny and Rebecca showed their petition.
珍妮和丽贝卡展示了他们的请愿书.
“These are the photos we took of people trying to cross the street,” said Ruben.
Ruben说:“这是我们拍摄的试图过街的人的照片。
“This is Lucy, a dog that was hit by a car.”
这只狗被车撞了。 “
When they finished, neighbors took turns speaking.
当他们完成后,邻居轮流发言。
Everyone said stop signs were needed.
大家都说需要停车标志
“Thank you for your hard work,” said the city council president.
市议会主席说,
“We’ll discuss this and vote in two weeks.”
" 我们将讨论此事, “
Joey, Jenny, Ruben, and Rebecca waited the long two weeks.
乔伊,珍妮,鲁本,和丽贝卡等了两个星期
One day, there was a phone call.
有一天,有一个电话。
“The city council voted YES!”
“市议会投票赞成! “
said Jenny.
说珍妮。
A few months later, workers put up the stop signs.
几个月后,工人将停站标志挂起.
There was a story and a photo in the newspaper about what the kids had accomplished.
报纸上有关于孩子们成就的故事和相片.
“Our street sure is safer now,” said Joey.
Joey说,“我们现在的街道确实更安全。
“Woof!”
"呜呜!"
Lucy agreed.
露西也同意了 露西已经同意了 Lucy agreed.