Giant’s Causeway
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Long ago, giants lived in the hills of Ireland.
很久以前,巨人住在爱尔兰的山上.
The strongest in the land was Finn McCool.
这片土地上最强壮的是芬恩·麦库尔。
He lived with his wife, Oonagh (OO-nuh), on top of Knockmany Hill.
他与妻子Oonagh (OO-nuh)同住于克克曼尼山顶.
Finn was helping build a bridge from Ireland to Scotland.
芬恩当时正在帮助从爱尔兰到苏格兰建造一座桥梁.
He was almost done when the ground began to shake.
地面开始摇晃时他几乎完成了.
Finn McCool knew why.
芬恩·麦库尔知道原因。
He ran home as fast as he could.
他跑得越快越好
“Cucullin (koo-KUL-in) is coming from Scotland.
“库克林(库克林)来自苏格兰。
I felt his footsteps shake the ground!”
我感觉他的脚步摇地! “
he shouted to Oonagh.
他对Oonagh大叫。
Cucullin was the strongest giant in Scotland.
库克林是苏格兰最强壮的巨人.
Once, he had smashed a thunderbolt into a flat, glowing pancake.
有一次,他把一发雷霆打成平地发光的煎饼.
He still carried it to show off.
他还带着它去炫耀
Cucullin had fought almost every giant around—all except Finn McCool.
库库林几乎和周围所有巨人交过手——除了芬恩·麦库尔。
“We’ve got to deal with Cucullin once and for all,” Oonagh said.
Oonagh说:“我们必须一劳永逸地对付库克林。
“When will he get here?”
“他何时才能来到这里? “
Finn put his thumb in his mouth.
芬恩把拇指放进嘴里
Finn said.
芬恩说。
“We can beat Cucullin if you do exactly as I say,” Oonagh said.
Oonagh说:“如果你照我说的做,我们可以打败Cucullin。”
She asked Finn to find a pot of cream and three white stones.
她要求芬找一壶奶油和三块白石.
She cooked the cream into a ball of soft cheese.
她把奶油煮成一团软奶酪.
She set it in a basket with the stones.
她用石头放在篮子里
Next, she sent Finn to borrow a frying pan from every neighbor.
接下来,她让芬恩向每个邻居借了个煎锅.
She made twenty-one loaves of bread.
她做了21个面包
Inside seven, she hid an iron pan.
7号里面,她藏了个铁锅
Then Oonagh set up a large baby crib and blankets.
然后,Oonagh建立了一个大的婴儿床和被子.
“I won’t sleep in a crib!”
「我不会睡在婴儿床!
Finn shouted.
费恩大叫.
“Would you rather fight Cucullin?”
“你宁愿与库克林作战吗? “
Oonagh asked.
Oonagh问道.
“No,” muttered Finn.
"不," 哑巴芬。
He squeezed into the crib and hid under the blankets.
他挤入婴儿床并藏在被子下.
Early next morning, Knockmany Hill shook.
第二天清晨,Knockmany,我说 希尔摇摆。
Cucullin was coming!
库克林来了!
“Where’s Finn McCool?”
“芬恩·麦库尔在哪里？”
shouted Cucullin, bursting through the door.
高叫出库克林,从门上冲出.
He waved around a bright disk.
他挥舞着一个明亮的磁盘。
It was his smashed thunderbolt.
这是他被打倒的霹雳
“He’s working on the bridge,” Oonagh said sweetly.
Oonagh说:“他在桥上工作,
“I haven’t seen him for weeks.”
" 我几周没见到他。 “
“I thought I saw him running home.
“我想我看见他跑回家去。
He looked like he was afraid of me!”
他看起来像他害怕我! “
Cucullin laughed.
库克林笑了
“Oh, no,” Oonagh laughed back.
“哦,不,”Oonagh笑了回来。
“Finn is much bigger and stronger than you.
“Finn比你大得多、更强大。
But you can wait for him.
但你可以等他回来
I’ll bring breakfast,” she added.
她补充说,
Cucullin happily bit into a loaf of Oonagh’s golden-brown bread.
库克林欣喜地被切入了Oonagh的金棕色面包中。
“Ouch!”
"乌!"
he shouted.
他大叫着
“What kind of bread is this?
“这是什么样的面包?
I broke two teeth!”
我断了两颗牙齿!”
“Oh, that’s Finn’s bread,” said Oonagh.
Oonagh说,
“The only people who can eat it are Finn and Finn Junior, here.”
唯一能吃它的人是小芬和小芬。 “
Oonagh handed a loaf to Finn, still in the cradle.
Oonagh向仍在摇篮里的Finn递了个面包.
This loaf had no frying pan.
这个面包没有煎锅。
Finn ate it in two bites.
芬用两口吃.
“Maybe you would like cheese instead?”
“也许你想吃起司? “
Oonagh offered.
Oonagh提议。
She set one of the white stones on Cucullin’s plate.
她把一块白石放入库克林的盘子上.
She gave Finn the soft cheese, which looked just the same.
她给了芬恩软奶酪,看起来也一样.
Finn squeezed the cheese until it dripped.
芬恩将起司挤出直到滴出.
Then he swallowed it whole.
然后,他吞下整个。
Cucullin squeezed his stone, but nothing came out.
库克林挤出他的石头,但什么都没有出来.
He bit down.
他咬了下来。
“Ow!”
"呜!"
he screamed.
他尖叫着。
He’ d lost four more teeth.
他又掉了四颗牙齿。
“That baby must have iron teeth!
“这个婴儿必须有铁牙!
Let me look,” he said.
让我看看,“他说。
Cucullin pushed Finn’s mouth open with one thumb.
Cucullin用一只拇指把Finn的嘴张开。
Chomp!
啊呜！
“ Aaaagh!
“啊啊!
He broke my thumb!”
他把我的拇指断了!”
Cucullin screamed.
库库林大叫.
“There’s no way I’ll fight that baby’s father!”
我无法与孩子的父亲抗争。 “
Cucullin ran over the bridge back to Scotland.
库克林跑回了苏格兰
Then he smashed the bridge to pieces so Finn McCool couldn’t follow him.
然后他把桥砸得粉碎，让芬恩·麦库尔无法追上他。
You can still see the pieces on the coast today.
你今天仍然可以看到海岸上的碎片.
The Giant’s Causeway A causeway is a raised road across water.
巨人的生源 堤道是一条跨越水面的上升道。
The bridge in this story is a causeway.
这个故事中的桥梁是一个起火道.
The Giant’s Causeway is a real landmark in Northern Ireland.
巨型商场是北爱尔兰真正的地标。
It is made of thousands of tall stones packed together like puzzle pieces.
它由数千块高高的石头组成 像拼图一样拼凑在一起
They form natural stairways and walking paths that stretch into the sea.
它们组成了自然的楼梯和走道来伸入大海.
The Giant’s Causeway was formed by hot lava from a volcano.
巨型火山道是由火山产生的热熔岩所形成的。
First, the lava flowed up from inside of Earth.
首先,熔岩从地球内部流出.
When the lava reached the surface, it cooled and turned to rock.
熔岩到达地表后会冷却并变成岩石.
The rock shrank and cracked into many pieces.
岩石缩成多块
Scientists think the causeway formed between fifty and sixty million years ago.
科学家认为断道形成于五千万至六千万年前.
Today, the Giant’s Causeway is one of the most famous spots in Northern Ireland.
今天,"巨人"的干道是北爱尔兰最出名的地方之一.