The Five Brothers

美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习

Long ago in China, there lived five brothers who looked exactly alike.

早在中国,就有五个兄弟长相完全一样.

The only way to tell them apart was by their amazing abilities.

唯一能把他们分开的方法 就是他们惊人的能力

First Brother was as strong as ten water buffalo.

初弟坚如十水牛.

Second Brother could fly in the sky like a bird.

二哥可以像鸟一样飞入天空.

Third Brother could hear an ant sneeze.

三哥听得到蚂蚁打喷嚏

Fourth Brother could make his body iron hard.

四哥可以让他的身体铁硬.

Fifth Brother could hold his breath for hours.

五哥可以屏住呼吸几个小时

Fifth Brother also had another ability that happened when he cried.

五哥哭的时候 还有一个能力

His tears flowed so quickly that they turned into a river.

他的眼泪流得那么快 他们就变成了一条河

One day, Fifth Brother came across a strange garden.

一日,五哥忽遇一奇园.

He decided to rest and enjoy a delicious apple.

他决定休息,享受美味的苹果.

Suddenly, three soldiers appeared and seized him.

突然,有三名士兵出现并抓住他。

“This garden belongs to the magistrate.

“这个花园属于地方法官。

Nobody may eat his fruit!”

没有人可以吃他的水果!”

a soldier shouted.

一个士兵大喊大叫

They dragged Fifth Brother to the court of the magistrate.

他们把"五哥"拖去地方法官的法庭.

Enraged, the magistrate declared that Fifth Brother should be locked away forever in his deepest dungeon.

地方法官愤怒地宣布 五哥应该永远被关进他最深的地牢

“Please take pity, Magistrate,” Fifth Brother begged.

五哥恳求,

“I didn’t know it was your garden!

"我不知道这是你的花园!

I didn’t notice any warning signs to stay out of the garden.

我并没有注意到任何警告,

Please, I will do anything to stay free.”

拜托,我愿意为自由做任何事 “

The magistrate was an evil, greedy man.

地方官是恶人,贪取之人.

He announced his decision: “I will let you go.”

他宣布了他的决定:“我将放你走。 “

Fifth Brother interrupted him with a shout of joy.

五哥以欢喜之声打断他.

The magistrate continued.

地方法官继续。

“I will let you go if you bring me the treasure of Fire Island.”

“如果你带给我火岛的宝藏,我就放你走。 “

Fifth Brother sighed deeply.

五弟深叹.

Fire Island was in the middle of a nearby lake.

火岛当时位于附近的一湖中.

A dragon lived there, guarding its treasure.

一只龙在那里生活,守护着它的宝藏.

Stealing it seemed like an impossible task, but Fifth Brother agreed to try.

偷东西似乎不可能 但五哥同意尝试

That night, as he sat in his prison cell, Fifth Brother felt frightened.

当晚,当他坐在牢房里时,五哥感到害怕.

He dared not cry, for he knew what would happen if he did.

他不敢哭,因为他知道 如果他这样做会发生什么事。

Instead, he whispered, “Third Brother, help me!”

相反,他低语地说:“三哥,帮帮我吧!”

Far away, Third Brother put a hand to his ear.

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“Fifth Brother is in trouble!”

五哥有麻烦了

he declared.

他宣称。

After listening to Fifth Brother’s story, Third Brother told his other brothers what had happened.

在听了"五哥"的故事后,"三哥"告诉了其他兄弟发生的事情.

They decided to go help their brother get the treasure.

他们决定去帮弟弟取出宝藏

Second Brother used his ability to fly to bring the brothers to Fire Island.

二哥用他的能力将兄弟们带到了火岛.

They all hid out of sight.

他们都躲出视线

Then Second Brother flew to the magistrate’s dungeon.

二哥飞去地方官的地牢。

He whispered the brothers’ plan to Fifth Brother through a window.

他通过窗户向五哥低语。

In the morning, the magistrate brought Fifth Brother to the edge of the lake.

早晨,地方官将五哥带到了湖边.

“We’ll be watching you like a hawk,” warned the magistrate.

「我们会像鹰一样看着你,

“Don’t try to run away!”

“不要试图逃跑!”

Fifth Brother took a deep breath and dove into the water.

五弟取出一深气来入水.

He remained underwater while his brothers worked to get the treasure.

他留在水下,而他的兄弟们则努力取取来宝藏.

When Fifth Brother should have appeared on the shore, Fourth Brother came out of his hiding place.

五哥本来应该在岸上出现,四哥从他藏身的地方出来.

He waved at the magistrate from the beach.

他从海边向地方官挥手.

Then he looked for the dragon.

后寻取龙来.

The dragon raced out of its den, blowing a stream of fiery breath at Fourth Brother.

龙从它的巢穴跑出, 在四哥吹出一股活泼的气息。

However, the fire had no effect on his iron-hard body.

然而,火对他的铁硬身体没有影响.

Fourth Brother laughed as he led the dragon on a chase around the island.

四哥笑了,他带领龙去追逐小岛

Finally, Fourth Brother hid behind a rock.

最后,第四届 兄弟躲在石头后

Next, First Brother jumped out.

接下来,大哥跳出。

He used his power of amazing strength to lift the dragon and throw it very far away.

他用他惊人的力量将龙抬起并扔出非常远的地方.

First Brother gathered up the dragon’s treasure and dove into the lake.

一哥收起龙宝入湖.

Underwater, he handed the treasure to Fifth Brother, who had been holding his breath all along.

在水下,他把宝藏交给了一直屏住呼吸的五哥.

Fifth Brother swam back to where the magistrate waited and dropped the treasure at his feet.

五哥游回了地方,地方官等去,把宝藏倒在他脚下.

“Here is your treasure.

“这是你的宝藏。

Now let me go!”

现在让我走!”

Fifth Brother panted.

五哥喘气来.

The magistrate was a very greedy man, and he had other ideas.

地方官是一个非常贪婪的人,他有其他的想法.

“I can never lose a servant with such amazing powers.

“我不能失去一个拥有如此惊人能力的仆人。

You must stay with me forever,” he declared.

他宣称,你必须永远和我在一起。

When Fifth Brother heard this, he started to cry.

五哥听了这道话,便起出出个出声来.

The first tear that hit the ground became a puddle.

第一次打倒地上的眼泪就变成了水坑.

The second tear turned the puddle into a pond.

二出泪将ddle入池.

Before long, his tears became a rushing river that swept the magistrate away.

不久后,他的眼泪就成了一股急流的河水,使地方官们一去不复返.

Once the land dried out, the brothers journeyed home.

一旦土地干涸,兄弟们就回家了。

They were happy to be together again.

他们很高兴再次在一起。

The next day, Fifth Brother announced that he was going on a walk.

第二天,五哥宣布他要去散步.

His brothers made him promise never to eat out of strange gardens again.

他的兄弟们让他保证再也不会在陌生的花园里吃东西了.