The Drum
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Once there was a boy who lived with his mother in Punjab, India.
曾经有一个男孩与他的母亲住在印度旁遮普.
They were very poor and had only a bit of land to grow grain.
他们非常贫穷,只有一点地来种植谷物。
They sold their grain at the market to buy sugar, butter, and clothing.
他们在市场上出售了谷物来购买糖,黄油和服装.
One day, Mother got ready to go to the market.
有一天,母亲准备去市场。
She asked the boy, “Would you like me to buy you anything?”
她问那个男孩:“你想让我给你买点什么吗? “
The boy’s eyes went wide with delight.
这名男孩的目光宽放,
“More than anything else, I want a drum!”
“我最想要的是鼓!”
Mother sold her grain at the market.
母亲在市场上卖出谷物.
She bought butter, sugar, and clothing.
她买了黄油、糖和衣服。
There was no money left over.
没有钱了
The boy wanted a drum so badly, but there was nothing she could do.
那孩子那么想打鼓 但她无能为力
On her way home, Mother found a fine, sturdy stick.
回家的路上,母亲发现了一根坚固的好棒.
It was not a drum, but it was better than nothing.
虽然不是鼓,但总比一无所取好.
She smiled sadly when she handed the boy his gift.
她把孩子的礼物递给了他 她笑了起来
When the boy saw her face, he decided not to be disappointed.
当男孩看到她的脸,他决定不失望.
“Thank you,” he said.
他说,“谢谢你,”
He tapped, slapped, and banged on every object with his new stick.
他用他的新棍子敲打、打打和敲打每个物体。
As he went tapping along, he saw his neighbor trying to light her stove.
当他去敲门时,他看见他的邻居试图点燃她的炉子。
The dung stank and smoked.
粪臭而出烟.
Her eyes watered, and she coughed.
她的眼睛被水浸了 咳嗽着
“Here, Auntie,” he said.
他说,“阿姨,在这里”。
“Use my stick to heat your stove.”
“用我的棍子热你的炉子。 “
The woman thanked the boy.
女人感谢男孩。
When the burning stick got the stove nice and hot, she baked him a soft, round roti.
当烧焦的棍子把炉子弄得又好又热时,她给他烤了个柔软又圆的圆形.
The boy was looking for a shady place to enjoy his roti when he heard a baby crying.
那孩子听到婴儿哭声时 正在寻找一个隐蔽的地方来享受他的旋律
The baby was hungry, but the mother had no food.
婴儿饿了,但母亲没有食物。
“Take this roti,” the boy said.
这名男孩说,“拿着这个轮椅。”
“My family has enough to eat.
“我的家人有足够的食物。
You need it more than I do.”
你比我更需要这个 “
The woman happily fed the warm bread to her baby.
那个女人很高兴地把温暖的面包喂给她的婴儿.
“Take my water pot as thanks,” she insisted, handing the boy a large metal jug.
她坚持说,“拿我的水壶作为感谢”,送给男孩一个大金属罐子。
What a gift!
真是个礼物!
The boy tapped, slapped, and banged the jug.
男孩敲打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打击打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打
It dinged, bonged, and thumped like a drum.
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He almost didn’t hear the thin groans coming from a roadside ditch.
他几乎没听到路边沟渠来的声音。
An old man with torn clothes was lying in the dust.
一个穿破衣服的老人躺在地上
“Water!”
水! 水吗?
he cried feebly.
他低调地哭了。
The boy ran to the well, filled his jug, and brought the man some water.
男孩跑到井边,装满了罐子,给男人带了些水来.
The man drank his fill.
那个人喝了他的满分
“I am a trader, but robbers stole my goods,” he said.
他说,“我是商人,但强盗偷走了我的货物。”
Two frightened horses stood by the trees.
两匹被吓倒的马站在树边.
The boy held out the water jug for them, and they drank until they were calm.
男孩帮他们伸出了水壶,他们喝到他们冷静.
“You can have my jug to trade,” the boy offered.
“你可以拿我的罐子来交换,”这个男孩说。
“For your kindness, take one of my horses,” urged the trader.
“为了你的好意,请收下我的一匹马。”
“What a rich gift!”
"多么丰厚的礼物!"
the boy said.
男孩说。
He climbed on the horse and rode happily down the street.
他爬上马,在街上快乐地行走.
He passed a group of men sitting in the shade of a fig tree.
他通过一群人 坐在一棵花果树上
They were beautifully dressed, but they looked miserable.
他们穿得很漂亮 但看起来很悲惨
“What’s the matter?”
" 这是怎么回事? “
asked the boy.
问男孩。
One young man said, “I’m going to my wedding, where this band will play.
一个年轻人说:“我要参加我的婚礼,
But if I show up on foot, my bride will laugh at me.”
但如果我徒步出现 我的新娘会笑我 “
The boy hopped off the horse and handed the reins to the young man.
男孩从马上跳下,把绳子交给了年轻人。
“I have lived my whole life without a horse.
“我一生没有马。
You need it more than I do!”
你比我更需要它!”
The musicians leaped up and sang.
乐师一跃而起并相唱.
As they danced down the road, the last musician stopped.
当他们在路上跳舞时,最后一位音乐家停下来了.
“Thank you for being so kind,” he said.
他说,“谢谢你这么客气。”
He handed the boy a beautiful drum.
他给了男孩一个漂亮的鼓。
The boy shouted with joy.
童子欢喜地叫.
He tapped, slapped, and banged his drum the whole way home.
他敲打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打打在回家的路上。
Mother came out to see what the noise was.
母亲出来看声音是什么
The boy told her the story of the stick, the roti, the jug, the horse, and the drum.
童子向她讲述了"棍子","地轮","壶","马","鼓"等故事.
“When you are kind, your good deeds come back to you,” Mother said.
“当你善良的时候,你的善行就会回到你身边。”
It was a lesson the boy never forgot.
这是他从未忘记的教训