and the Sea Spirit
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Isabella was old.
伊莎贝拉是老了。
Her garden was too big for her tired back.
她的花园太大了 她的疲惫背部。
Her children were grown.
她的孩子长大了。
No one needs me anymore, she thought.
她认为没有人需要我了
She left her village.
她离开了她的村庄。
She moved into a small shack by the seashore, where she lived alone.
她搬到了海边的一个小屋里,她独自生活在那里.
One night, there was a storm.
有一晚,暴风雨
The sea wolves came out to hunt, as they only did when the ocean was fierce.
海狼们出来打猎,就像他们在海洋凶猛的时候一样.
They howled, riding the rough waves.
他们大叫,骑着粗糙的波浪。
The next morning, the beach was littered with clams that had washed ashore.
第二天早上,海滩上被乱扔了被冲上岸的蛤.
What a feast!
盛会!
Isabella thought.
伊莎贝拉认为。
She picked up a shell.
她捡起一发炮弹。
Inside was a tiny, frightened child.
里面是一个被吓跑的小孩
She had silver hair and a silver fish’s tail.
她有银发和银鱼尾巴。
“You must be a little spirit of the sea!”
“你一定有一点海洋的精神!”
Isabella said.
伊莎贝拉说。
“I bet you are hiding from those sea wolves,” she murmured.
“我敢打赌,你们一定躲在那些海狼口中。”
Isabella brought the sea spirit to a calm pool near her shack.
伊莎贝拉将海魂带到她小屋附近的平和池.
The little girl danced in the shallow water.
小女孩在浅水中跳舞.
The sea spirit stayed with Isabella, who named her Sirena.
海魂留在了伊莎贝拉身边,伊莎贝拉为她取名"西琳娜".
Isabella shared her clams.
伊莎贝拉分享了她的蛤.
She sang songs from her village.
她从她村子唱起歌
Sirena sang songs from the sea.
Sirena从海边唱起歌
They grew to be like mother and daughter.
他们长得像母女
Word Wise Sirena means “mermaid” in Spanish.
Wise Sirena一词在西班牙语中意为“女佣”。
One year later, Isabella saw a flash of silver in the waves.
一年后,伊莎贝拉在波浪中看到了一束银花.
It was Sirena’s mother.
这是Sirena的母亲。
Sirena leaped over the rocks.
西琳娜从岩石上跳出
She swam through the waves.
她游过波浪.
Isabella saw how strong Sirena was now.
伊莎贝拉看到西琳娜现在有多强壮
She was proud.
她很骄傲
The little girl hesitated between the two women.
小女孩在两个女人之间犹豫不决
“It is time for you to go home,” Isabella said.
伊莎贝拉说,“你该回家了。”
With a goodbye song, Sirena and her mother slipped beneath the waves.
带着一首告别之歌,西琳娜和她的母亲在波涛下滑倒了.
“No one needs me anymore,” Isabella wept.
伊莎贝拉泣下,
She thought about returning to her village.
她想回到自己的村庄。
She feared they would not welcome a lonely old woman.
她担心他们不会欢迎一个孤独的老妇人
She stayed alone by the sea.
她一个人在海边
One windy day, Isabella saw a flash of silver in the waves.
一天风起云涌地,伊莎贝拉在波浪中看到一束银花.
It was Sirena!
是锡琳娜!
She danced in the water, singing a mysterious song.
她在水中跳舞,唱出一首神秘的歌曲.
It sounded like howling sea wolves.
听起来像在叫海狼
Then, with a powerful splash, she dove beneath the waves.
然后,随着强大的喷出, 她潜入了海浪之下。
“Is there another storm coming?”
“还有另一场风暴来袭吗? “
Isabella wondered.
伊莎贝拉想知道。
“I must warn my village!”
“我必须警告我的村庄!”
Isabella marched through the wind.
伊莎贝拉从风中走来
She went to the Wise Woman’s house in the village.
她去了村里的智者之家。
“ A sea spirit warned me that a bad storm is coming,” Isabella said.
伊莎贝拉说,“海魂警告我,暴风雨即将到来。”
“ A sea spirit?”
“海洋精神? “
the Wise Woman gasped.
智者们被毒死
“I cared for the little one when she washed ashore during a storm,” Isabella said.
伊莎贝拉说,“我在风暴中冲上岸时关心这个小女孩。”
“Please, Isabella, stay with us in the village,” the Wise Woman said.
智者说,“伊莎贝拉,请和我们一起留在村里。”
“Oh, no one needs me anymore,” Isabella said sadly.
伊莎贝拉悲哀地说,
“That is not true, Isabella,” the Wise Woman said.
智者说,“伊莎贝拉,这不是真的。”
“The sea spirit needed you.
“海洋精神需要你。
Our fishermen needed you to warn us.
我们的渔民需要你警告我们
The whole village worries about you being alone by the sea.”
整个村子都担心你一个人在海边。”
Isabella was surprised to hear this.
伊莎贝拉对此感到惊讶.
She did not think anyone cared about a lonely old woman.
她不认为有人关心一个孤独的老妇人。
“ As long as you care for others, someone will always need you,” the Wise Woman said.
“...... 聪明的女人说,只要你关心别人,就会有人永远需要你。”
Isabella stayed in her village during the storm.
伊莎贝拉在风暴期间留在了她的村庄.
Her neighbors welcomed her.
她的邻居欢迎她
They ate and talked and laughed together.
他们一起吃喝喝笑
The next morning, the storm moved on.
第二天早上,风暴继续前进.
Isabella looked toward the sea.
伊莎贝拉看着大海
She thought she saw a flash of silver in the waves.
她以为她看到一束银子在波浪中闪来.
“Thank you, sea daughter,” she called.
“谢谢,海之女,”她打电话说。
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
This story is based on a water spirit from Chilean legends called the Pincoya.
这个故事取材于智利传说中一种叫"平克亚"的水灵.
The legends say that the Pincoya danced to let people know if there would be good fishing that year.
传说说平克亚人起舞让人们知道当年是否有好钓鱼.