Día for María
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Having a cat named Mouse sounds like a joke.
有一只叫"老鼠"的猫 听起来像个笑话
Ratona was small and gray, and her meow was a tiny squeak.
拉托娜又小又灰 她的微声又小
She liked to sit in a hole in the wall of our shed.
她喜欢坐在我们小屋墙上的一个洞里
Ratona lived for a long time.
拉多纳活了很久
Eight months ago, she died.
八个月前 她死了
I’m not sad anymore, but I think about her often.
我不再悲伤,
One day, Mamá was setting up Tía Teresa’s ofrenda, a special altar, for Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead.
一天,玛玛在为"死神节"(Día de los Muertos)或"死神节"(Día de los Muertos)设立一个特殊的祭坛,
Teresa passed away when I was a baby.
我小时候特蕾莎就去世了
“Mamá, can we also celebrate pets?”
“妈妈,我们也可以庆祝宠物吗? “
I asked.
我问。
“Día de los Muertos is mostly for family.
“Día de los Muertos主要为家庭服务。
Mamá said.
马玛说。
“Though I suppose Ratona was part of ours.”
“尽管我想拉托纳是我们的一部分。 “
“We can celebrate her the day before Día de los Muertos,” I suggested.
我建议“我们可以在Día de los Muertos的前一天庆祝她”。
“That’s a nice idea, María,” Mamá said.
Mamá说,
What Is Day of the Dead?
死人的日子是什么?
Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a Mexican holiday celebrated around the world.
死神节(Día de los Muertos,或作"死神节")是墨西哥在世界各地庆祝的节日.
It usually happens on November 1 and 2.
一般发生在11月1日和2日.
Día de los Muertos is a happy holiday when people celebrate family and friends who have passed away.
Día de los Muertos是一个快乐的节日,人们庆祝逝去的亲友.
People build ofrendas, march in parades, visit graveyards, and make special foods to honor those who have died.
人们建造了"伦达斯",游行游行,参观墓地,并制作特餐来纪念已死之人.
Some people believe that the spirits of loved ones visit during this time.
有些人认为,在这段时间里,被爱人的灵魂来访.
Later that day, Mamá and I went to the market in Puebla.
当天晚些时候,玛玛和我去了普埃布拉的市场.
I held her hand so I wouldn’t get lost.
我握住她的手,
We got paper banners, marigolds, and three candy calaveras, or sugar skulls.
我们有纸条,马里戈德, 和三个糖果卡拉维拉斯,或糖头骨。
On October 31, my friends Adriana and Gloria came over.
10月31日,我的朋友阿德里亚娜和格洛丽亚过来.
Adriana brought her dog, Sal, or Salt.
阿德里亚娜带了她的狗,萨尔或盐来.
She had a photo of Sal’s sister, Pimienta, or Pepper, who died last summer.
她有一张萨尔妹妹皮米恩塔(Pimienta)或佩珀(Pepper)的照片,
Gloria also had a picture of a pet she had lost—Raúl the rooster.
格洛丽亚还有一张她失去的宠物的照片——公鸡劳尔.
We hung paper banners and scattered marigolds where Ratona used to sit.
我们挂了纸条 和分散的马里高德 在那里拉多纳曾经坐。
Then we set up our photos in the flowers.
然后我们把照片放在花上
“Pimienta got into our cooler once,” Adriana said.
Adriana说,“Pimienta曾经进入过我们的冷却器。”
“She ate so much queso.
“她吃了这么多克索。
We thought she would feel sick.
我们以为她会觉得不舒服
Later, she got into the trash and ate the rest!”
后来,她进了垃圾桶,吃了剩下的!”
We all laughed.
我们都笑了
“I have some queso for Pimienta,” Adriana said.
Adriana说:“我给Pimienta准备了点菜。”
She set down a piece of cheese.
她把一块起司。
“My mother makes pepitas for my great-grandfather’s ofrenda,” Gloria said.
Gloria说, “我的母亲为我曾祖父的伦达而做便当。
“Raúl jumped up and ate them!
“劳尔跳起来吃了他们!
My madre was so mad.
我的疯人院很生气
I have pepitas for Raúl.”
我为劳尔准备了佩皮塔 “
Gloria set the pumpkin seeds by his photo.
格洛丽亚用他的照片放出南瓜种子
“Ratona was always quiet,” I said.
我说,“拉托娜总是很安静。”
“Unless someone had helado.
“除非有人拥有希拉多。
Then, she went, Squeak!
然后,她走了,斯凯克!
Squeak!
嘘!
Squeak!
嘘!
have some helado just for Ratona.”
有一些希拉多 只是拉多娜。 “
I placed the bowl of ice cream in her old hiding spot.
我把一碗冰激凌放在她原来的藏身地
I gave Adriana and Gloria each a calavera before they went home.
我给阿德里亚娜和格洛丽亚每人一杯卡拉维拉 在他们回家之前
I thought about the funny things Ratona used to do.
我想到了拉多娜以前做过的有趣的事情.
At sunset on the last day of celebrations, my family walked to the graveyard to visit Tía Teresa.
在庆祝的最后一天日落时,我的家人走去墓地拜访蒂娅·特蕾莎.
Every family from the area came out.
该地区每个家庭都出来了
There was even a band.
甚至有一个乐队。
Tía Teresa’s gravestone was piled with flowers, sweet pan de muertos, and candles.
Tía Teresa的墓碑上堆放花花相接,
Someone began setting off fireworks.
有人开始引爆烟花
Mamá smiled to herself.
玛玛对自己微笑了
“I have a story about your Tía Teresa,” Mamá said to me.
Mama对我说:“我有一个关于你的Tía Teresa的故事,”
“One day, Teresa heard a tiny squeak coming from some tall grass.
“有一天,特蕾莎听到从高高的草地上传来一阵小叫声。
It was a little gray kitten.
是一只小灰猫
She was so small that Teresa named her Ratona.”
她那么小以至于特蕾莎给她取名"拉多娜". “
“When Teresa died, I took Ratona home,” Mamá continued.
Mamá继续说,
“You were just a baby, María, but you loved her right away.
“你只是一个婴儿,玛丽亚,但你马上爱她。
Seeing you with Ratona reminded me of Teresa.”
看到你和拉多娜在一起 让我想起了特蕾莎 “
Everyone in the graveyard was laughing and dancing.
墓地里的每个人都在取笑和跳舞。
I was too young to remember Tía Teresa, but we had both loved Ratona.
我当时太年轻 不记得了蒂娅·特蕾莎 但我们都爱拉托娜
That made me happy.
这让我高兴。
That was what Día de los Muertos was all about.
这就是Día de los Muertos的目的。
Mamá took my hand and stood up.
玛玛抓住我的手站起来
“I think it’s time to dance!”
「我想是时候跳舞了!
she said.
她说。