Story of the Sun
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Long ago, a curious young boy lived in a far-off land.
很久以前,一个好奇的男孩 住在遥远的地方。
To the east there were mountains.
东有山.
To the west there was a large sea.
西边有个大海
As each day began, the curious young boy sat and looked to the east.
每天开始的时候,好奇的小男孩坐着向东看去.
He watched the sun rise over the mountains.
他看着太阳从山上升起
As each day ended, he looked west.
每天结束的时候,他都往西看.
He watched the sun sink into the sea.
他看着太阳沉入大海
The curious boy’s name was Ichiro.
好奇的男孩名叫一郎。
Ichiro wondered where the sun came from.
一郎疑出阳来.
And he wondered where it went each night.
他想知道每晚都去哪里
The harder Ichiro thought, the more confused he became.
一郎想得越难 他就越困惑
He wondered how many suns there really are.
他想知道到底有多少太阳
Would there ever be a time when a new sun would not rise from the east?
会不会有时间 新的太阳不会从东方升起?
Ichiro was smart.
一郎很聪明
He knew that the sun brought light.
他知道太阳会照亮
He knew that without the sun, everything would be dark.
他知道没有太阳 一切都会很黑暗
He also knew that the sun brought warmth.
他也知道太阳带来温暖
He loved to feel the warm sun on his brown skin.
他喜欢感受棕色皮肤上温暖的太阳.
Ichiro worried about a day when a new sun might not rise.
一郎担心有一天 新的太阳可能不会升起
He worried about living in a land of darkness.
他担心生活在黑暗之地
He worried about being cold.
他担心会冷
Ichiro learned about a wise old woman.
一郎学一智老妇.
He was told she knew the answers to everything.
他被告知她知道一切的答案
So he decided to visit her.
所以他决定去看她
The wise woman lived in a village.
智者妇住一村.
The village was near the mountains.
该村原为相山附近.
It was near where the sun rose each morning.
它就在太阳升起的地方
One morning Ichiro awoke early.
一郎一早醒来
He climbed on his giant pet emu and rode swiftly to the east.
他爬上他的巨型宠物emu并迅速向东行走.
In a few hours, he entered the village.
几个小时后,他进入了村庄。
The wise woman greeted Ichiro warmly.
智相相妇以一郎为热.
She took him into her hut.
她把他带到她的小屋里。
And she began to answer his questions about the sun.
她开始回答他关于太阳的问题.
First she explained where the sun came from.
首先她解释了太阳从哪里来。
“Do you see that large mountain?
你看见那座大山吗?
The one that is towering above all other mountains?”
那座高耸起其他山的山吗? “
she asked, pointing east.
她问,指向东方。
Ichiro replied, “Yes, I do.
一郎回答说:“是的,我知道。
In fact I see the sun rise over that mountain each morning.”
事实上我每天早上都看到太阳从山上升起 “
“Well,” said the wise woman, “that is where new suns come from.
这位聪明的女人说,“这就是新太阳的来历。
Each night after the sun sinks into the sea, people from the village go to the mountaintop.
每天晚上太阳下沉入海后,村里的人会去山顶.
They carry large pieces of wood and coal with them.”
它们随身携带有大块的木材和煤. “
“ They drop the wood and coal into a large opening at the top of the mountain,” she said.
“...... 她说,他们把木材和煤炭扔入了山顶的一个大开口。
“The mountain begins to rumble.
“山上开始隆起。
It roars and smokes.”
它咆哮并抽烟。 “
The wise old woman kept telling her story.
聪明的老妇人不断讲述她的故事.
“By morning, the rumbling is very loud.
“到早上,隆起的声音非常响亮。
Then suddenly the mountain spits out a giant ball of fire.
然后突然山上吐出一粒巨大的火球.
The ball is spit out with great force.
球被大力吐出。
It shoots up high into the sky.
高高地射入天际.
The fireball lights the land below as it travels across the sky.
火球在穿越天空时点亮了地底.
It also heats the land.”
亦能发热取地. “
“When the ball of fire reaches its highest point, it begins to drop,” she continued.
她接着说,“等火球达到最高点,火球开始下降”。
“In a few hours it crashes into the sea.
“几个小时后,它坠入了大海。
The cool waters of the sea put out the ball of fire.”
清凉出海出出出火球. “
“It is very important that the villagers go to the mountain each night.
“非常重要的是,村民们每晚都去山上。
They must feed it wood and coal,” she said.
她说,他们必须喂养木材和煤炭。”
“As long as we feed the mountain, it will make a new sun each morning.
“只要我们给山取食,它每天早晨就会成为新的太阳。
But if ever we fail to do so, there will be no new sun.
但如果我们不这样做,就不会有新的太阳。
Then the land will become dark and cold.”
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From that day on, Ichiro worried no more.
从此一郎不再担心了
He played happily in the trees.
他在树上玩得很开心
He knew there would always be light and heat as long as the villagers took coal and wood to the mountain.
他知道只要村民把煤和木头带到山上,就永远有光和热.