LEVELED BOOK • NGrounded to Earth
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Zorb desperately wanted to take over Earth.
佐布迫切想占领地球
“We have blasters!”
“我们有爆破机!”
Zorb screamed, jumping up and down.
佐布叫叫起来,上下跳起来.
“Take a deep breath and count to ten,” his mother said, calmly.
他的母亲说,“深呼吸,数到十。”
“You need to leave Earth alone.”
“你必须离开地球。 “
“We have spaceships and robots, though,” Zorb whined.
然而,“我们拥有飞船和机器人”。
“How many times do we have to discuss this?”
“我们必须讨论多少次? “
his father asked.
他的父亲问。
“Just because we are more powerful, it doesn’t mean we should take over a planet.”
“仅仅因为我们更强大, “
Zorb leaped past his parents and grabbed the spaceship’s controls.
Zorb跳过父母,
He turned the ship and raced at full speed toward Earth.
他把飞船翻了 以全速奔向地球
“Earth is mine!”
“地球是我的!”
Zorb yelled.
作是语已.
“Son,” his father said, “you need to learn a lesson about the humans.”
“儿子”,他的父亲说,“你需要吸取关于人类的教训。 “
Before Zorb could speak, his father pushed a large red button.
在佐尔布说话之前,他的父亲按了个大红色按钮.
Zorb was instantly teleported to a park on Earth.
Zorb被传送到地球上的一个公园
He blinked his eyes open and saw a group of children playing kickball.
他眨了眼睛,看到一群孩子踢球.
“I am Zorb, the ruler of Earth!”
“我是地球的统治者佐尔布!”
Zorb said.
佐布说.
He waited for the children to kneel and salute him.
他等子孙跪拜.
The kids stopped their game, took one look at Zorb, and exploded with laughter.
孩子们停止了他们的游戏,只看了一眼佐尔布一眼,就被笑声所爆炸.
“You’re just a little kid,” a boy said.
“你只是一个孩子,”一个男孩说。
Zorb looked down and inspected himself.
佐布俯视并亲自检查.
He was inside a suit that made him look like an ordinary kid.
他当时身穿西装 看起来像一个普通的孩子
“I have blasters!”
“我有爆破机!”
Zorb shouted.
佐布大叫出声来.
The kids returned to their game.
孩子们回到他们的游戏。
“I’m more powerful than all of you!”
我比你们都强! “
Zorb yelled.
作是语已.
The kids ignored what he was saying.
孩子们忽略了他说的话
Zorb was furious.
佐布很愤怒
He wanted to scream, but he took a deep breath and counted to ten instead.
他本想尖叫,但他深呼吸,数到十才算出.
“Excuse me,” Zorb said to the boy, “can I play your game?”
Zorb对男孩说:“我能玩你的游戏吗? “
“Sure,” the boy said.
“当然,”该男孩说。
“My name is Hector.
“我的名字是赫克托。
You can be on my team.”
你可以加入我的团队。 “
Zorb had never played kickball before.
佐布以前从没踢过球
It was a strange alien game that seemed very complicated and difficult.
这是一个奇怪的外星游戏,看起来非常复杂和困难.
When the other team kicked the ball, Zorb saw the runner going around the bases.
当另一支球队踢出球后,佐尔布看到跑者绕出基地.
He chased the boy and tackled him to the ground.
他追着那个男孩并把他带到地上。
“What are you doing?”
“你在做什么? “
Hector asked.
赫克托问.
“He was escaping,” Zorb said, confused.
佐尔布说,“他正在逃跑”。
“He was running around the bases,” Hector said.
Hector说,“他在基地周围跑来跑去。
“That’s what you’re supposed to do when you kick the ball.
“这是你踢球时应该做的。
We try to catch the ball and throw it to the base before he gets there.”
我们试图抓住球 并把它扔到基地 在他到达之前。 “
“Oh,” Zorb said, “that’s right.
" 哦, " 佐尔布说, " 这是正确的。
I try to catch the ball, not catch the people running.”
我试着抓住球,而不是抓住跑道的人。 “
The next kicker whacked the ball, and it came straight toward Zorb.
下一个踢球手击出球来,直接朝佐尔布跑去.
He ran toward the ball, spread his arms open, and tried to catch the ball in his mouth!
他朝球跑去,把手臂张开, 并试图抓住球在他的嘴里!
The ball smacked Zorb in the face and knocked him to the ground.
球打中了佐尔布的脸并把他打倒了.
“What are you doing?”
“你在做什么? “
Hector yelled.
赫克托大叫着
“What planet are you from?”
“你来自哪个星球? “
“I’m from—” Zorb started, but then he stopped himself and said, “I’m not from around here.”
" 我来自. " Zorb开始,但后来他停下来说: " 我不是来自这里。 “
“I can see that,” Hector said.
赫克托说:“我看得出来,”
“This is kickball.
“这是踢球。
We don’t chase people, and we don’t catch balls with our mouths.”
我们不会追人, “
“I’m sorry,” Zorb said.
" 对不起, " Zorb说。
“I don’t know how to play your game.”
我不知道如何玩你的游戏。 “
Hector called a time-out, and the team huddled up.
赫克托叫停了 球队忙了起来
The other kids explained the rules and how to kick the ball.
其他孩子解释了规则以及如何踢球.
Even though everyone else knew more about kickball, no one made fun of Zorb.
虽然其他人对踢球更了解,但没有人取笑佐尔布.
Maybe humans aren’t so bad after all, Zorb thought to himself.
也许人类毕竟没那么糟糕,
When it was Zorb’s turn to kick, the pitcher rolled the ball.
当轮到佐尔布踢球时,投手将球滚出.
Zorb tried to remember everything his teammates had taught him about the game.
佐尔布试图记住他队友教给他的关于比赛的一切.
He kicked as hard as he could, and the ball soared over the back fence.
他尽可能地用力地踢出球来,球就从后栅上猛起.
His team chanted, “Zorb!
他的队伍喊道:“佐布!
Zorb!
佐尔布!
Zorb!”
佐尔布!”
as he rounded the bases.
当他包围基地时
As he stepped on home plate, Hector gave him a high five.
当他踏入了主盘时,赫克托给了他一记击掌.
Zorb saw two grown-ups watching the game.
佐布看到两个成年人观看了比赛.
“Did you learn your lesson?”
“你学到教训了吗? “
the woman asked.
那个女人问的
“Dad, Mom, is that you?”
"爸爸,妈妈,是你吗? “
Zorb asked.
佐布问.
“Yes,” his dad said, lifting up his human mask.
“是的,”他父亲说,
“Do you still want to take over Earth?”
“你仍然想接管地球吗? “
his mom asked.
他妈妈问。
“No,” Zorb said.
佐尔布说:“不,”
“I just want to take over this game.”
“我只想接手这个游戏。 “