Crows Share a Pie
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
One delightfully sunny day, a large crow flew over Mrs.
一天阳光灿烂 一只乌鸦飞过夫人
McNutty’s house.
麦克纳蒂太太的房子。
Looking down, he spotted a big, freshly baked pie cooling on the windowsill.
俯视之下,他发现一个大而新鲜的烤饼 在窗台上冷却。
Because pie was about his favorite thing in the world, he swooped down for a closer look.
因为馅饼是他最喜欢的东西 在世界上,他向下冲去 更近的看。
As the crow glided by, he could tell that nobody was home.
当乌鸦飞走时,他可以告诉 没有人在家。
He safely landed on the windowsill and eyed the wonderful-smelling pie.
他安全地降落在窗台上 看着那美味的甜饼
The crow became especially excited to see that it was a cherry pie.
乌鸦特别兴奋地看到它是一个樱桃派.
“ Oh boy, delicious cherry pie.
“...... 哦,男孩,美味的樱桃派。
My favorite,” he said.
我最喜欢的,“他说。
“ And it’s all mine.”
“...... 这都是我的。 “
Just as he was about to take his first bite, a second crow flapped down and landed on the windowsill with a thump.
就在他要吃第一口的时候, 一只乌鸦从地上闪来, 用th子把地降落在窗台上。
“ That’s a mighty big and tasty- looking pie,” she cawed.
“...... 她亲口说,
“You don’t intend to eat it all by yourself, do you?”
“你不想一个人吃, “
“ Well, I was sure thinking I would,” answered the first crow.
“...... 我肯定我会的,“回答第一只乌鸦。
“Since I found it first, it’s all mine.”
「自从我先找到后, “
“ Don’t be so selfish,” replied the second crow.
“...... ”第二只乌鸦回答说:
“You can certainly see that there’s enough pie for two hungry crows.
“你们可以肯定,两只饥饿的乌鸦有足够的馅饼。
Besides, you’ll feel far better sharing the pie than you will getting a tummy ache from eating the entire thing.
而且,你分享馅饼会比吃饱肚子好得多。
So how about giving some of it to me?”
那给我一些怎么样? “
The first crow took a few moments to think.
第一只乌鸦花了几分钟思考。
“ I suppose I could share it with you.
“我想我可以与你分享。
After all, it is a very large pie.
毕竟,这是一个非常大的馅饼。
How do you propose we divide it?”
你提议我们怎么划分? “
he asked.
他问。
“ Let’s just split it down the middle,” offered the second crow.
“...... ”第二只乌鸦。
“That way you get one half, and I get the other half.
“这样你得到一半,我得到另一半。
It’s fair if we each get equal halves of the pie, isn’t it?”
如果我们每人得到一半的馅饼, “
“I suppose so,” said the first crow.
第一只乌鸦说,“我想是的”。
The crow sliced the pie in half.
乌鸦把馅饼切成一半
Just as he finished cutting, two more crows landed with a flutter of black wings.
就在他完成切割时,又有两只乌鸦以一股黑色翅膀相接而起.
They stared at the pie with bright, greedy eyes.
他们用明亮而贪婪的眼睛盯着派.
“ How about offering some of that tasty-looking pie to us?”
“...... 不如给我们一些美味的派? “
they begged.
他们乞求。
The first and second crows glanced at each other, wondering whether or not they could bear to give away some of the pie.
第一和第二只乌鸦相视一看,想着他们是否可以忍受把一些馅饼送走.
They finally agreed that sharing was a good thing, so they decided to split the pie with the other two crows.
他们最终同意分享是一件好事,于是决定与其他两只乌鸦分吃派.
“ How do we cut up the pie now?”
“...... 现在怎么切馅饼? “
asked the first crow.
问第一乌鸦.
The second crow, being the smarter of the two, suggested dividing each of the halves down the middle.
第二只乌鸦,作为两者中最聪明的,建议把一半分出来,从中间分出.
“ Cutting each half into two pieces will make four equal slices.
“将每半块切成两块,就等于四分。
Each of us will have one-fourth of the pie,” she said.
她说,我们每个人都会吃四分之一的馅饼。”
“ Brilliant idea,” said the first crow, and he cut the two halves in half, making fourths.
第一只乌鸦说,“聪明的主意”,他把这两只乌鸦减少一半,成为第四个。
“There—we’ve got four equal pieces.
" 我们得到了四个平等的作品。
Now everyone should be happy.
现在每个人都应该快乐。
Let’s eat!”
让我们吃饭吧!
But before the first four crows could take even one bite of pie, four more crows sailed down and perched on the ledge beside them.
但在前四只乌鸦连一咬馅饼都吃不下之前,又有四只乌鸦出海下行并被困在了他们旁边的天台上.
They stared hungrily at the pie.
他们一直盯着派看
“ How about being generous and sharing that lovely pie with some poor, hungry crows?”
“...... 不如大方点 和一些可怜的饥饿的乌鸦 分享可爱的馅饼吧? “
they pleaded.
他们恳求。
There was a bunch of squawking and cawing among the first four crows.
在最初的四只乌鸦中,有一群叫叫叫和叫叫.
But they, too, agreed that sharing was a good thing, and they decided to give a portion of the pie to the four other hungry crows.
但是,他们也同意分享是一件好事,他们决定把部分派给另外四只饥饿的乌鸦.
“ Now what are we going to do to make sure everyone gets an equal piece?”
“...... 现在,我们该怎么办 确保每个人都得到一个平等的作品? “
asked the first crow.
问第一乌鸦.
The second crow declared, “No problem.
第二只乌鸦宣称,“没问题。
We just make eight equal pieces by cutting each of the fourths in half.
我们只要把四分之一的每分之一分成八
That will mean we each get one-eighth of the pie.
也就是说我们每人得到八分之一的派
That’s the fairest way to do it, and everyone should be happy.”
这是最公平的方式, “
“ Sounds good to us,” shouted all the crows.
“...... 我们听上去不错,”所有乌鸦大声叫喊。
“Now, let’s hurry and eat our pieces of pie before we have to split them into even smaller fractions.”
“现在,让我们赶快吃下我们的馅饼,然后再把它们分成更小的部分。 “
Each hungry crow gobbled down one-eighth of the pie, and then they all flew off in search of more.
每只被饥饿的乌鸦吞下八分之一的馅饼, 然后他们都飞去寻找更多的.