A Trip to Rio
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Julia and her family waited to get into the stadium.
朱莉娅和她的家人等着进入体育场.
The huge crowd made her nervous.
巨大的人群让她紧张。
She did not remember Rio de Janeiro being so busy last time her family visited from New York.
她不记得里约热内卢在她的家人上次从纽约访问时这么忙。
“It’s because of the Olympics,” her cousin Gabriela said.
她的表弟Gabriela说,
They finally got to their seats.
他们终于坐到座位上了
Julia heard different languages all around her, from Chinese to Russian.
茱莉亚在她周围听到了从中文到俄文的不同语言.
Her family spoke Portuguese so fast that Julia could not understand.
她的家人说葡萄牙语的速度快到茱莉亚无法理解.
She felt alone.
她觉得孤独。
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rio de Janeiro is the second-largest city in the country of Brazil.
巴西里约热内卢是巴西国家第二大城市.
It is known for its food, music, beaches, and lively celebrations.
它以食物,音乐,海滩和活泼的庆祝活动而出名.
The opening-night festivities began.
开元晚会开始.
Everyone screamed and cheered.
众人相叫相欢.
Julia wanted to be excited, too.
茱莉亚也想兴奋
But their seats were so far away that she could barely see.
但他们的座位太远了 她几乎看不见
The loud music made her head hurt.
大声的音乐让她头痛.
Julia had been looking forward to this trip to Rio.
朱莉娅一直期待着这次去里约的旅行。
It was a rare chance to see her cousins and other family members.
见到她表妹和其他家庭成员的机会很少.
Now, she just wanted to go home.
现在,她只是想回家
The next morning was quiet.
第二天早上很安静
Suddenly, Gabriela burst into Julia’s room.
Gabriela突然冲入Julia的房间。
Her little brother, Chaz, followed.
她的弟弟查斯跟随.
“There’s another Olympic event today!”
“今天还有另一场奥运会!
she said.
她说。
Julia did not really want to go.
茱莉亚其实不想去
Her head began to hurt again, but she smiled and got ready.
她的头又开始痛了,但笑了起来,准备起来.
The families walked through shady streets in Gabriela’s neighborhood.
家人在Gabriela附近穿过了阴暗的街道。
The block ended at a park.
街区结束于一个公园.
Gabriela grabbed Julia’s hand and ran through the trees.
Gabriela抓住了Julia的手,
They came out on a beach.
他们从海滩上出来
Julia stopped and stared.
朱莉娅停下来看电影
Rio was beautiful.
里约很美
Tall buildings stood along the water.
高高的建筑物站在水边。
A big mountain rose behind them.
他们身后有一座大山起来
“That’s Sugarloaf Mountain,” Gabriela said.
Gabriela说,
White sails floated on the blue bay.
白帆浮出蓝湾.
It was an Olympic boat race.
那是一场奥运会的赛艇比赛
Julia’s headache went away.
朱莉娅的头痛消失了.
The next day, Julia ran to Gabriela’s room.
第二天,茱莉亚跑到加芙列拉的房间.
“We’re going up Sugarloaf Mountain!”
「我们要上甘露山了!
she said.
她说。
They rode a cable car hanging high above the city.
他们骑着一辆吊在城市上方的有线汽车
Gabriela was scared to be up so high, but Julia stared out the window.
加布里埃拉害怕高高起来,但茱莉亚却盯着窗外.
The white city stood between blue water, green jungle, and tall gray mountains.
白城站立在蓝水,绿丛林和高高的灰山之间.
Rio’s Mountains Rio is surrounded by dome-shaped mountains.
里约的山脉被圆顶状的山脉所包围。
Sugarloaf is the steepest.
糖叶最陡.
Corcovado Mountain is the tallest.
柯克多山最高处.
A 125-foot (38.
125英尺(38.
1-meter) statue called Christ the Redeemer stands at its top.
1米)被称作"基督再解放者"的雕像立于它的顶部.
They went to a big market.
他们去了一个大市场。
The mangoes were wonderful.
芒果是绝妙的。
“This is what they’re supposed to taste like,” Papa said in Portuguese.
”爸爸用葡萄牙语说:
At home, they spoke English.
在家里,他们说英语。
But in Rio, Julia liked to speak Portuguese.
但在里约,茱莉亚喜欢说葡萄牙语.
They went to the Olympic swimming pool to see a race.
他们去奥运会游泳池看比赛.
Chaz kept shouting, “Go Brazil!”
查斯一直叫着“去巴西!
“Brazil is not even in this event!”
“巴西甚至没有参加这次活动!”
Gabriela finally said.
迦毗罗终于说.
“Oh,” Chaz said.
“哦,”查兹说。
He grinned at Julia.
他笑着对Julia说
“Go America!”
“去美国!”
Julia laughed.
茱莉亚笑了
It was Julia’s last day in Rio.
这是Julia在里约的最后一天。
Gabriela said, “We’re going to Grandma and Grandpa’s.
Gabriela说:“我们要去爷爷奶奶家。
Then we will go to an Olympic football game.”
然后参加奥运会足球比赛. “
Julia remembered her first night in Rio.
茱莉亚记得她在里约的第一个晚上
She didn’t want to go back to the stadium.
她不想回到体育场。
Grandpa opened the door to greet them.
爷爷开门迎接他们.
Suddenly, everything seemed familiar.
突然间,一切都看起来很熟悉
Julia remembered visiting their house when she was five.
朱莉娅回忆起她五岁时曾去过他们家.
Grandpa taught her to samba.
爷爷教她桑巴。
She had laughed and laughed.
她笑了起来
They ate Grandma’s feijoada (fayzh- WAH-duh), or bean stew.
他们吃了外婆的fayjoada(fayzh-WAH-duh)或豆炖.
Julia sat next to Grandpa.
茱莉亚坐在外公旁边
Feijoada Feijoada is a traditional bean stew with pork and spicy sausages.
Feijoada Feijoada是一种传统的豆炖,有猪肉和辣香肠.
Considered the national dish of Brazil, it cooks for many hours and is usually saved for special family celebrations.
被认为是巴西的国菜,烹饪了多小时,通常被保存用于特殊的家庭庆祝活动.
“I don’t want to go to the football game,” Julia whispered, and Grandpa leaned close.
Julia悄悄地说,
“Opening night was too loud.
“开放之夜太响了。
The crowd was too big.
人群太大了。
I’m scared to go.”
我害怕离开。 “