Christmas
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
“ It was Christmas Eve.
“...... 那是圣诞夜
Maria waited for her relatives from Mexico to arrive.
玛利亚等来自墨西哥的亲戚到来.
“ They’ll be here soon, Maria,” said Maria’s mother.
“...... 玛丽亚的母亲说,
“Let’s finish decorating the tree.”
" 让我们完成装饰这棵树。 “
Maria hung a tin angel from Mexico on the tree.
玛丽亚在树上吊死墨西哥的锡天使.
Her brother helped Mama drape the strings of lights.
她哥哥帮妈妈画了灯线
Her sister placed a glittering star she had made at school on top.
她的妹妹把一个闪闪发光的明星 在学校的顶上。
“The tree looks beautiful!”
“这棵树看起来很美!”
Maria said.
玛丽亚说。
“ Just then, Maria heard a knock on their apartment door.
“...... 刚刚,玛利亚听到他们的公寓门被敲了
“ It was her aunts, uncles, and cousins!
“...... 是她的姨妈,叔叔和表妹!
Maria hugged them all.
玛丽亚拥抱了他们
She also met her baby cousin, Ruben, for the first time.
她还第一次见到了自己的小表弟鲁本.
“ Would you like to hold him?”
“...... 你想抱抱他吗? “
her aunt asked.
她姨妈问的
“ Oh, yes!”
“...... 哦,对了!”
said Maria.
玛丽亚说。
Her aunt set Ruben on Maria’s lap.
她的姨妈把鲁本放在了玛丽亚的腿上.
“ His smile is like yours,” Maria’s abuela said.
“...... 他的笑容和你一样,
Later that evening, Maria and her family attended church.
当晚晚些时候,玛丽亚和家人参加了教堂.
They held candles and sang Christmas songs in Spanish and English.
他们拿着蜡烛并用西班牙语和英语演唱圣诞歌曲.
Maria noticed Mr.
玛丽亚注意到 先生,请问...
Lewis sitting alone at church.
刘易斯独自坐在教堂里
Maria remembered that his only son lived far away.
玛丽亚回忆起他唯一的儿子住得很远.
“ Could we invite Mr.
“...... 我们能邀请先生吗?
Lewis to Christmas dinner tomorrow?”
明天刘易斯去吃圣诞晚餐? “
she asked after church.
她问教堂后。
“ That’s a great idea,” said Maria’s mother.
“...... 玛利亚的母亲说,
Her father agreed.
她父亲同意了
The next morning, Maria and her cousins woke early.
第二天一早,玛丽亚和她的堂兄弟们早起.
Ruben crawled right to the presents under the tree.
鲁本爬到树下的礼物上
Maria laughed.
玛丽亚笑了。
“How did you know this one’s for you?”
"你怎么会知道这是给你的? “
“ All the gifts were opened except one.
“...... 所有礼物都打开了 除了一件
“ That’s for my friend, Carlos,” Maria explained.
“...... Maria解释道:
“He’s celebrating Navidad with his family in Mexico.
他在墨西哥与家人一起庆祝Navidad。
They’ll open gifts on Three Kings Day, January 6th.
他们将在1月6日的"三王日"(Three Kings Day)开放礼物.
Then he and his family will fly back here.”
然后他和家人会飞回这里 “
“ Mr.
“本戈亚先生
Lewis brought Christmas cookies and peppermint ice cream for dessert.
刘易斯带了圣诞饼干和薄荷冰淇淋来做甜点.
“ We’re so happy you could have dinner with us,” said Maria’s abuela.
“...... 我们很高兴你能与我们共进晚餐,
Everyone had a job to do to get ready for Christmas dinner.
每个人都有工作要做 准备好参加圣诞晚餐。
Maria and her cousins decorated placemats for the table.
玛利亚和她的表妹们装饰了桌子的胎盘.
Her father made meatball soup.
她父亲做肉丸汤.
Her abuela and mother made tamales.
她的阿比拉和母亲做了塔马菜.
A turkey roasted in the oven, too.
烤箱里也烤了个火鸡
“Maria played with Ruben after dinner.
“玛丽亚在晚饭后同鲁本玩耍。
“She looked up when Mr.
“她当时抬头看一看,
Lewis said, “I’ve really enjoyed being here today.”
刘易斯说,“我今天真的很喜欢在这里。 “
“ Look, Ruben!”
“看,鲁本!”
said Maria.
玛丽亚说。
“ It’s your first Christmas.
“...... 这是你的第一个圣诞节。
It’s your first time in America.
这是你第一次在美国。
Now, it’s your first snow, too!”
现在,这也是你第一次下雪。