Constitution
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Independence Hall Philadelphia, 1786 None of the creatures in Independence Hall were able to sleep.
独立堂费城, 1786年独立会堂内的生物都没有能入睡.
Every night, the mice in the basement ran through the spiders’ webs.
每天晚上,地下室的老鼠跑过蜘蛛的网.
Then the spiders chased the mice.
后被蜘蛛追杀出老鼠.
The crickets in the closets chirped all night.
壁橱里的板球们整晚都在鸣叫.
In the morning, the pigeons in the clock tower started singing.
早晨,钟楼里的鸽子开始唱歌.
All the animals that lived in the building were tired and miserable.
楼中所住之畜生皆已疲惫而苦.
Maddy had the largest ears of any mouse in Independence Hall, and she heard everything.
Maddy在独立厅里有一只老鼠最大的耳朵 她什么都听到了
She worried that no one would ever have a good night’s sleep.
她担心没有人会睡个好觉。
One morning, she heard humans discussing something that sounded important.
一天早晨,她听到人类在讨论一些听起来很重要的事情.
Maddy sneaked into the room and listened as they argued about needing a constitution.
Maddy潜入房间,在他们争论需要宪法时听了话.
They needed some rules that everyone in the country would follow.
他们需要国内每个人都会遵守的一些规则。
The rules would bring the separate parts of the country together.
这些规则将使国家的各个部分走到一起。
Maddy thought a constitution was an excellent idea.
麦蒂认为宪法是一个极好的想法.
She organized a meeting of all the creatures, and every creature came.
她组织了一个所有生物的会议,每个生物都来了.
There were so many animals in the room that they could barely move.
房间里有很多动物 它们几乎无法移动
“Thank you for coming, everybody,” Maddy said.
Maddy说:“感谢你们前来,
“The humans have a great idea.
“人类有一个伟大的想法。
They are writing a constitution.
他们正在写宪法。
We should have our own constitution.”
我们应该有自己的宪法。 “
“What’s a constitution?”
“什么是宪法? “
asked a pigeon.
问鸽子。
“It’s a document that explains rules that we all live by,” Maddy said.
Maddy说:“这是一份解释我们共同生活的规则的文件,
“We don’t need any rules,” said a spider.
我们不需要任何规则,
“When was the last time any of you slept all night?”
“你们最后一次整晚睡觉是什么时候? “
Maddy replied.
麦蒂回答。
“The crickets keep everyone up,” one mouse snapped.
“板球让大家站起来,”一只老鼠撞倒了。
“Boo, crickets!”
"嘿,板球们!"
yelled a pigeon.
骂一鸽子.
“The pigeons wake everyone up so early.
“鸽子这么早就叫醒所有人。
It’s their fault,” chirped a cricket.
这是他们的错,
“The mice are the worst!”
“老鼠是最坏的!”
said a spider.
说蜘蛛。
“They keep knocking down our webs.”
“他们不断砸倒我们的网络。 “
“We can’t see your webs,” said a mouse.
老鼠说,
The pigeons flapped their wings, the crickets chirped, the mice squeaked, and the spiders whined.
鸽子挥出翅膀来,板球鸣起,老鼠叫起,蜘蛛叫起.
No one could hear a word anyone was saying.
没有人能听到任何人说的话。
The animals argued until the bell began to ring: Ding, dong, ding, dong!
动物们争吵到铃声响起 小叮当,小叮当,小叮当!
Maddy covered her large ears and looked at the hundreds of animals crammed in the room.
Maddy遮住她大耳朵,看着房间里挤满了上百只动物.
Tired and grumpy, they weren’t achieving anything.
他们既疲惫又暴躁,
Maddy remembered that the humans she saw represented the different states.
麦蒂记得,她所见到的人类代表不同的州.
After the last bell chimed, Maddy said to the group, “Listen up!
在最后一个铃声响起后,麦蒂对小组说,“听着!
We need to work together.”
我们需要共同努力。 “
“That’s what we’re doing,” said a spider.
蜘蛛说,
“This room is too crowded,” Maddy said.
Maddy说,“这个房间太拥挤了。”
“Go and choose five creatures to represent your group.
“去选择五个生物来代表你们集团。
The creatures you choose will present the group’s problems at a meeting tomorrow.
您所选择的生物将在明天的会议上提出小组的问题。
They will vote on what the new rules will be.”
他们将就新的规则进行表决。 “
“Maddy’s right,” said one of the other mice.
" Maddy说得对, " 另一只老鼠说:
“Let’s go.”
" 让我们去。 “
The groups went back to where they lived.
各团体回到他们居住的地方。
They decided to take votes so every creature would have a say.
他们决定投票 让每个生物都有发言权
The elections lasted until late in the evening.
选举一直持续到晚间.
The next day, the creatures representing each group met.
第二天,代表每个团体的生物相会.
Everyone listened to the issues.
每个人都听了问题。
When the groups started to argue, Maddy reminded them to work together.
当各团体开始争吵时,麦蒂提醒他们合作.
Each group then shared the rules that they thought would let everyone sleep.
每一组人随后都分享了他们认为可以让每个人入睡的规则.
In the end, they came up with rules that everyone could agree on.
最后,他们提出了大家都可以同意的规则.
In September of 1786, the creatures signed their constitution.
1786年9月,生物们签署了他们的宪法.
Maddy had found a way for them to all work together.
Maddy已经找到办法让他们一起工作
The creatures asked Maddy to be their leader.
生物们要求麦蒂成为他们的领袖.
Whenever the groups had a problem, they would bring it to Maddy and the other groups.
每当这些团体遇到问题,他们就会把它带到麦蒂和其他团体那里去。
The night they signed their constitution, the creatures in the building fell asleep happy.
在他们签署宪法的当晚,建筑中的生物们都快乐地睡着了.
They all had a good night’s sleep.
他们都睡了好觉。