Leprechaun
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Colleen Goes to Ireland Colleen was so excited!
科琳去爱尔兰科琳太兴奋了!
She had never been to Ireland before.
她以前从未去过爱尔兰。
She had never even been on an airplane.
她甚至从来没有上过飞机。
Now she was here, landing in Dublin, Ireland’s capital city.
现在她在这里,降落在爱尔兰首都都柏林.
Colleen and her parents were visiting her grandparents.
科琳和她的父母正在探望她的祖父母.
She had never met them in person.
她从未亲自见过他们。
She had only talked to them on the phone and seen them in family pictures.
她只和她们通过电话,在家庭照片中看到她们。
As Colleen walked out of the airport, two strangers grabbed her and started hugging her.
当科琳走出机场时,两个陌生人抓住她并开始拥抱她.
After a few seconds, she realized they were her grandparents!
过了几秒钟,她意识到他们是她的外祖父母!
Colleen watched out the car window as the family drove by some fields.
Colleen看着车窗外的车窗 家里人开车经过一些田地
Her grandpa said mysteriously, “Colleen, be sure to keep an eye out for the little people.”
她的外公神秘地说,“科琳,一定要注意小人。 “
“Little people?”
“小人? “
questioned Colleen.
问科琳。
“Who are the little people?”
“小人民是谁? “
“The little people are the fairies,” said Grandma as she drove.
外婆开车时说,
“Tales of the fairies go back to Celtic times in Ireland and Scotland.
“仙女们的传说回到爱尔兰和苏格兰的凯尔特时代。
We have many legends and stories that tell about the fairies and their world.”
我们有许多传说和故事,讲述了仙子们及其世界. “
“Yes, we do,” said Grandpa.
外公说:“是的,我们做到了。”
“There are many kinds of fairies.
“有许多种类的仙子。
A leprechaun is one kind.
有妖精为一等.
He looks like a small, old man.
他看起来像个小老头
He is not friendly, lives alone, and spends most of his time making shoes.”
他不友好,一个人生活, 花大部分时间做鞋子。 “
Colleen had heard about leprechauns before.
科琳之前听说了妖精的事
“One of the great things about leprechauns,” continued Grandma, “is that each one keeps a pot of gold.”
外婆继续说,“关于妖精的一件伟大事情是,每个人都保留一壶金子。 “
“If you find a leprechaun, don’t take your eyes off him,” Grandpa warned.
外公警告说,
“Legend says that if you keep your eyes on him the leprechaun will have to take you to his treasure,” Grandma continued.
“Legend说,如果你盯着他,那妖精必须把你带到他的宝库去。”
“A long, long time ago,” Grandpa said, “a man named Jack Fox found out that leprechauns could be tricky fellows.”
“很久很久以前,”爷爷说,“一个叫杰克·福克斯的人发现,妖精可能是狡猾的家伙。 “
“Tell me about Jack Fox,” said Colleen.
Colleen说,
Grandpa began to tell the story: Jack Fox and the Leprechaun Jack Fox was walking along the road when he heard a sound in the hedgerow.
外公开始讲述这个故事:杰克·福克斯和莱普雷查恩·杰克·福克斯(英语:Leprechaun Jack Fox (film))在树篱中听到声音后正走在路上.
He had a suspicion about what that noise might be and started to get very excited.
他怀疑那声音会是什么 然后开始非常兴奋
He peeked over the hedge and saw that his suspicion was true!
他偷看了树篱 看到他的怀疑是真的
There was a little man wearing a leather apron and a pointed hat.
当时有个小个子穿了皮围裙和一顶尖帽子.
He was using a tiny hammer the size of a pin to shape a tiny golden shoe.
他用一个小锤子来塑造一双小金鞋
Jack knew at once that he had found a leprechaun.
杰克立刻知道自己发现了一只妖精.
Jack crept close to the leprechaun and said good morning to him.
杰克与妖精相亲相接并说出早安.
The leprechaun smiled, said hello, and offered Jack a drink of water.
妖精一笑一笑,打个招呼,还给杰克一杯水.
“Just hand me that bottle,” the leprechaun said, hoping Jack would look away.
妖精说,“把瓶子递给我,”希望杰克不要看。
But Jack just stared straight at the leprechaun and said, “No, thank you.”
但杰克只是直视了妖精,说道:"不,谢谢. “
They talked for a while.
他们聊了一会儿
The leprechaun tried many ways to trick Jack into looking away, but Jack wasn’t fooled.
但杰克并没有被愚弄。
Jack demanded that the leprechaun take him to a pot of gold.
杰克要求妖精带他去一壶金子.
Finally, the leprechaun gave up trying to trick Jack and took him to a field of dandelions.
最终,妖精放弃了骗杰克的企图,把他带到了"一地丹地".
He showed Jack the flower that the treasure was buried under, but Jack did not have a shovel.
他向杰克展示了宝藏被埋入地下的花朵,但杰克没有铲子.
Jack used one of his socks to cover the dandelion and mark the spot.
杰克用一只袜子来遮住丹德利翁并标出位置.
Then, Jack went home to get a shovel.
然后,杰克回家拿铲子.
When Jack came back, every dandelion in the field had a sock on it.
杰克回来后,田地上的每一只丹德利翁都有一个袜子.
He never did find the sock that marked the buried pot of gold.
他从来没有找到 袜子标记了被埋葬的金壶。
Jack carried the socks home and told his wife what happened.
杰克带着袜子回家,把事情告诉了他的妻子.
She said that at least he would not need new socks for a while.
她说至少他暂时不需要新袜子
Then they both started laughing.
然后他们都开始笑了
Colleen and her parents started laughing, too.
科琳和她的父母也开始笑了
“Imagine a field full of socks!”
“想象出满是袜子的田地!”
exclaimed Colleen.
赞叹克林.
“What a funny story.”
“多么有趣的故事。 “
Colleen could see that she was going to like learning about Ireland from her grandparents.
科琳可以看到她会喜欢从祖父母那里得知爱尔兰的情况.
This would be a great visit!
这将是一个伟大的访问!