Leap Year Birthday
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
“I’m a time traveler,” Leroy told his friends.
Leroy告诉朋友,
He waved his hands, widened his eyes, and said, “Whoosh!”
他挥起手来,睁开眼睛,说:呜呼!
His friends looked less than impressed.
他的朋友看起来并不那么令人印象深刻.
“Seriously?”
“真的吗? “
Alan said.
艾伦说。
“Time works differently for me,” Leroy said.
Leroy说:“时间对我不同。”
“Today is my birthday, and I’m in second grade.
今天是我生日,
but I’m only two years old!”
但我只有两岁。
The others stared at him, then burst into laughter.
其他人盯着他,然后就笑了起来。
“You’re eight,” Lucy said, “not two.”
露西说:“你才八岁, “
Leroy tried to explain.
勒罗伊试图解释。
“Most of the other years don’t count.
“其他几年大多不算数。
They’re sort of ‘pretend years.’
他们的“预想岁月”。 " ; "
My birthday is on February 29.
我的生日是2月29日。
It’s called a leap year birthday, which only happens every four years.
这叫做跳跃的生日,
For time travelers like me, four of your years is like one of mine.”
对于像我这样的时光旅行者来说 你4年的岁月就像我的岁月 “
“That’s crazy,” said Philip.
菲利普说,
“If you’re only two, maybe you should be wearing diapers.”
「如果你只有两岁, “
Leroy just looked at him.
Leroy刚刚看着他
“I don’t need diapers,” he said.
「我不需要尿布」,
“I need to understand why I’m birthday deprived.”
“我必须明白为什么我被剥夺了生日。 “
The others walked away down the street together, shaking their heads in disbelief.
其他人一起走在街上 摇起头来,难以置信。
Leroy frowned.
勒罗伊皱眉.
No one had remembered his birthday this morning—not even his mother.
没有人记得他今天上午的生日,连他的母亲也没有。
He didn’t complain because he knew it was hard to remember something only once every four years.
他没有抱怨, 因为他知道每四年只记一次很难。
Leroy wondered: What about those other people with leap year birthdays?
勒罗伊想知道: 那些有跳跃性生日的人呢?
There had to be a few out there.
肯定有几条路
Were they confounded by this whole situation too?
他们是否也为这种情况感到困惑?
Why did February 29 have to be different anyway?
为什么2月29日必须不同呢?
Why couldn’t it behave like all those other days of the year?
为什么它不能像今年其他的日子一样行事呢?
If it stopped being different, Leroy could stop being different too.
如果它不再不同,勒罗伊也可以停止不同。
Leroy shrugged and shuffled into the kitchen.
勒罗伊被灌木和洗涤入厨房.
“Mom, do we have a book about time travel?”
“妈妈,我们是否有一本关于时间旅行的书? “
Leroy asked.
李洛问.
“Sorry, Leroy,” Mom said, “but the library might.
“对不起,勒罗伊,”妈妈说,“但图书馆可能。
Let’s go see.”
让我们来看看。 “
LIBRARY At the library, Leroy asked the librarian, Mrs.
比利时 在图书馆里,勒罗伊问图书管理员,夫人.
Willowbark, about time travel.
柳柏克 关于时间旅行
“I’m trying to comprehend it, but I’m only two years old,” he said.
我试图理解, 但我只有两岁。
“Is that so?”
“是这样吗? “
she asked.
她问。
“I would’ve guessed you were eight.”
“我猜你八岁。 “
“I am eight,” Leroy said.
Leroy说,
“I mean, I ought to be eight.
“我的意思是,我应该八岁。
Today is my birthday.”
今天就是我的生日,你来干什么? “
He stole a look at his mom to see if she was paying attention.
他偷看他妈妈 看她有没有注意
“ Aha!”
“啊哈!” (中文(简体) ).
cried Mrs.
哭着的夫人。
Willowbark.
柳树克.
“A leap day baby!”
“一个飞跃的婴儿! “
“More of a toddler,” Leroy said, “since I’m two.”
Leroy说,“更多孩子,”因为我是两个孩子。 “
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
Willowbark smiled and asked, “So is it time travel you want to know about or leap day?”
柳柏克微笑地问道:"你想知道是时间旅行还是跳出一天? “
“ Aren’t they the same?”
“...... 他们不是一样的吗? “
Leroy asked.
李洛问.
“Not really,” she said.
她说,“其实不是,”
“Let’s try something.”
让我们试试看。 “
She asked Leroy’s mother to pretend she was the Sun, and Leroy to pretend he was planet Earth.
她要求勒罗伊的母亲假装自己是"太阳",而勒罗伊则假装自己是"地球".
Next, she told him to spin like a top while also circling his mom.
接下来,她告诉他像顶部一样旋转,同时还盘旋着他的母亲.
“Every time you complete a spin, one day passes,” she told Leroy.
她告诉Leroy,“每当你完成一次旋转,一天就过去了。”
“You also move a little bit in a big loop around the Sun.
“你们在太阳周围的环绕中也稍有走动。
One full loop, getting back to where you started, is one year.
一个完整的循环,回到你开始的地方, 是一年。
That’s 365 spins—or days—on your journey.”
这是365天的旅程。 “
“Over time, people figured out a year was not exactly 365 days,” Mrs.
“随着时间推移,人们发现一年并不完全是365天。”
Willowbark explained.
柳柏克解释.
“To complete a full year, you have to spin a little bit more.
“要完成整整一年,你必须多转一点。
You need an extra quarter of a turn, or six hours, every year.
你需要额外的四分之一转弯, 或者每年6小时。
In four years, that adds up to one full extra day, a special year with 366 days.”
4年内,总共增加了1个完整的额外日,这一特别年共366天。 “
“Calendars would not work without leap years,” she added.
她补充说,“没有跨越岁月,算账者就无法工作。”
“In a hundred years, summer would start almost a month later.”
“100年后,夏天将几乎一个月后开始。 “
24 hours = 1 day!
24小时=1天!
“Why are they called leap years?”
“为什么它们被称为飞跃年? “
Leroy asked.
李洛问.
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
Willowbark smiled.
柳柏克一笑出来.
“Say New Year’s Eve was Sunday last year.
" 说去年除夕是星期日。
Usually that means it would be Monday this year, but in a leap year, it would be Tuesday.
通常这意味着今年是星期一,但在一跃而起的一年中,是星期二。
It would ‘skip’ or ‘leap’ ahead a full day.”
将会提前一整天, “
Leroy laughed for joy.
勒罗欢笑而去.
He finally understood!
他终于明白了!
When he returned home, Leroy’s friends were waiting for him, with streamers and party hats.
当他回国后,勒罗伊的朋友正在等他,他们带着流星和党帽.
“Happy birthday!”
生日快乐!
they shouted.
他们大叫。
“We didn’t forget—we just wanted to surprise you,” Alan said.
「我们没有忘记, 我们只是想给你个惊喜,
“Your mom got you out of the house while we decorated.”
“当我们装饰的时候,你妈妈把你赶出了家门。 “
Leroy spun around and stared at his mom in amazement.
Leroy四处跑来跑去 盯着他妈妈看很惊奇
“When you were born, my heart leaped for joy,” Mom said.
“当你出生的时候,我心跳来欢快。”
She brought out a cake with eight candles.
她带了个蛋糕带了八根蜡烛
Six were blue and two red—Leroy’s favorite color—for his special leap year birthdays.
六个是蓝色的,两个是红色的... Leroy最喜欢的颜色,
Mom beamed at Leroy like the Sun beams at the Earth.
妈妈像地球的太阳光束一样在勒罗伊被束去.
Leroy beamed back.
勒罗相接而回.
Glossary beamed (v.)
词汇束(五.
smiled brightly or happily (p.
笑出光明或快乐 (p.
15) comprehend (v.)
15)理解(五.
(v.)
(五.)
(adj.)
(中文(简体) ).