Giant’s Tale
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Hello.
哈啰
I’m George the Giant.
我是巨人乔治。
Morning, noon, and night, I used to eat nothing but sheep.
早来午来夜来,我只吃羊.
I was sick of sheep, even in my dreams.
我厌倦了羊,甚至在梦中。
One day, out in my yard, I met a funny little man.
有一天,在我的院子里,我遇到了一个有趣的小男人。
(He was littler than most.)
(他比大多数人还小)
I was holding some beans in my hand at the time.
当时我手里拿着一些豆子
I was thinking of starting a vegetable garden.
我想开个菜园
“ Those are some fine-looking beans,” he said.
“...... 他说,这些豆子很漂亮。
“Thanks,” I said.
我说“谢谢,”
“ If you give me those beans,” said the man, “I’ll give you a special goose.”
“...... 如果你把这些豆子给我,”那人说,“我会给你一只特殊的鹅。 “
“What’s so special about her?”
她有什么特别? “
I asked.
我问。
“ Wait and see,” said the man.
“...... 等着瞧,”他说。
“But know this, George.
“但是要知道,乔治。
She’ll cure you of sheep.”
她会治好你的羊。 “
He knew my name!
他知道我是谁!
I’d had it with sheep!
我受够了羊!
I traded the beans for that goose and returned to the castle.
我用豆子换了那只鹅 然后回到了城堡
I set her on the kitchen table.
我把她放在厨房桌子上
“Now, Goose,” I said, “do your stuff.”
“现在,鹅,”我说,“做你的东西。 “
The goose just looked at me.
鹅看着我
“Pretty please,” I said.
" 纯洁的, " 我说。
Nothing.
没什么
“Razzle-dazzle me,” I said.
我说了“让我惊呆了”。
I thought about roasting her up for dinner.
我想把她烤起来吃晚饭
But during my afternoon nap, she laid three golden eggs.
但是在午后小睡时 她下过三颗金蛋
I traded those eggs for a wagonload of doughnuts.
我把这些鸡蛋换成一箱甜甜圈
No more sheep for me!
别再给我羊了!
For months, I ate nothing but doughnuts.
几个月来,我只吃甜甜圈
Then one day, coming into the kitchen for lunch, I smelled a weird smell.
然后有一天,来到厨房吃午饭, 我闻到怪异的味道。
Stinky.
臭ky.
Wrong.
错.
Human.
人类
Some giants like the taste of humans.
一些巨人喜欢人类的口味.
Me, I’ve never tried one.
我从来没有试过。
I can never get past that smell.
我永远忘不了那味道
Still, I sang the song all giants learn in school to scare humans away.
尽管如此,我唱起这首歌 所有的巨人在学校学习 吓跑人类。
,muf-of-if-ee F“ I smell the blood of an Englishman!
f. 或 我闻到英国人的血味!
Be he alive or be he dead, I’ll grind his bones to make my bread!”
无论他活着还是死了,
I sat down and ate some doughnuts.
我坐下来吃甜甜圈
Then I took my nap so Goose could lay more eggs.
然后我睡了午觉,让小鹅能多产下蛋来.
Suddenly, I woke to that human smell.
突然,我醒了 人类的气味。
I saw a boy grab Goose and tiptoe away.
我看见一个男孩抓住了鹅和小脚趾走开。
I shouted and chased them.
我喊着追他们
The boy jumped onto a beanstalk I’d never noticed before.
这名男孩跳入了一个我从未注意到的豆茎上。
He and Goose dropped into a cloud.
他和鹅一起掉入了云中.
I was halfway down after them when I heard him shout to his mom.
我听到他对他妈妈大喊大叫的时候 正在追他们
For an ax.
为一斧.
The beanstalk toppled.
豆茎被撞倒了
I fell from the sky and landed with a crash.
我从天上掉下来 撞上飞机
Ow-wow-wow-wow.
呜呼.
Wow.
珃
The boy and his mom stepped forward.
那男孩和他妈妈挺身而出
We argued a bit.
我们吵架了
His mom looked from me to Goose to the boy—Jack—and back again.
他妈妈从我看鹅到男孩... 杰克,再来一次
I looked at my leg.
我看着我的腿。
It was broken.
断了
“ I can fix your leg,” Jack’s mom said at last.
Jack的妈妈终于说,
“But you’ll have to stay here until it heals.”
“但你必须待在这里, “
“ Then what?”
“...... 然后怎样? “
I said.
我说了
“How do I get back to my castle?”
“我怎样才能回到我的城堡? “
Jack pulled a bean from his pocket.
杰克从口袋里拔出一只豆子
It looked just like the ones I traded to that funny little man.
这看起来就像那些我交易 给那个有趣的小男人。
“Fine,” I grumbled.
“很好,”我抱怨。
That first night, they didn’t know what to feed me.
他们不知道该怎么喂我。
“ Anything but sheep,” I said.
“...... 除了羊,什么都行。”
“Or doughnuts.”
“或甜甜圈。 “
Turns out they didn’t have sheep, doughnuts, or much else.
他们没有羊、甜甜圈,
So the mom threw a bunch of green beans in a pot.
所以妈妈把一帮绿豆扔进锅里了.
She cooked up the best soup I’ve ever tasted.
她煮了最好的汤,
For the next six weeks, Jack took Goose’s eggs to market almost every day.
在接下来的六个星期里,杰克几乎每天都把鹅的蛋带到市场去.
He brought home a bunch of different foods.
他带了一堆不同的食物回家.
Jack’s mom cooked and cooked.
杰克的妈妈煮了又煮。
By the time my leg was healed, I’d had some of the best meals of my life.
那时我的腿已经痊愈了,
Now Goose and I are back at the castle.
现在鹅和我回到了城堡。
But Jack’s mom is teaching me how to cook.
但杰克的妈妈教我做饭
When we visit, Goose always lays them a golden egg.
当我们去拜访时,鹅总是给他们下个金蛋.
And when we sit down to dinner, we all enjoy a bowl of green bean soup.
且入席吃饭后,都吃一碗绿豆汤.