the Tortoise
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
It was a hot, sunny day in Kenya, a country on the eastern coast of Africa.
那是一个炎热而阳光灿烂的一天, 在肯尼亚,一个位于非洲东部海岸的国家。
A young, one-year-old hippo named Owen followed his mother into the Sabaki River.
一个年轻一岁的河马 欧文跟随母亲入塞巴基河.
The water felt good as it washed over Owen’s warm skin.
水在欧文温暖的皮肤上被冲去,
Deep under the ocean, a long way from where Owen bathed, the earth began to shake.
远从欧文所沐浴之地,地势开始摇晃.
The shaking caused a giant wave, called a tsunami, to form.
震动导致一股叫作"海啸"的巨浪形成.
Hundreds of miles away, Owen was not aware of the giant wave.
数百英里外,欧文并不知道巨浪.
As the tsunami silently made its way toward the Kenyan shore, carefree Owen was having fun bathing in the river.
当海啸悄悄地驶向肯尼亚岸边时,无忧无虑的欧文正在河中游玩取乐.
Ships at sea slowly rose and fell as the giant wave passed harmlessly beneath them, seeking shore.
海上船只缓慢起伏,随着巨浪在它们下方无害地行走,寻求岸上.
Finally, as the wave came near the Kenyan shore, something strange happened.
最后,随着波浪接近肯尼亚海岸,发生了一些奇怪的事情.
Water near the shore was sucked into the ocean, creating a strong current.
海岸附近的水被吸入了海洋,形成了强烈的水流.
Rivers began to empty and flow back into the sea.
河流开始空出并回流入海.
It was as if someone had pulled a plug from the bottom of the ocean.
好像有人从海底拔出塞子
The water in the Sabaki River suddenly rushed out to sea.
萨巴基河的水突然冲出大海.
Owen, like all hippos, was a great swimmer.
欧文跟河马一样 是个伟大的游泳运动员
But the strong current was simply too swift.
但强烈的电流太快了
Owen felt himself being pulled away from his mother and going with the water out to sea.
欧文觉得自己被从他母亲身边拉开并带着水去出海.
He was helpless, and there was little he could do.
他束手无策,他无能为力。
Owen continued to struggle against the strong current, and he soon tired.
欧文继续与强势的潮流相抗衡,他很快就疲惫不堪.
He finally gave up.
他终于放弃了.
Soon he found himself surrounded by salty seawater.
不久他发现自己被咸出海水所包围.
He had been pulled from the safety of the river into a strange and vast new place.
他从河道安全处被拉入一个陌生而广阔的新地方。
Owen spat and sputtered as he tried to stay afloat.
欧文在试图活下来时吐出并吐出.
The saltiness of the ocean burned his nostrils.
咸取出海烧取他鼻孔.
It seemed only a matter of time until Owen would slip beneath the water and drown.
欧文从水下滑下淹死似乎只是时间问题.
Then, as suddenly as he had been pulled into the ocean, he felt himself racing back toward land.
然后,当他突然被拉入海洋时,他觉得自己已经回到了陆地上。
The tsunami had ahold of him.
海啸袭击了他
The giant wave was taking him back toward shore.
巨浪把他带回了岸上
As the wave neared shore, it seemed to grow bigger and bigger, swallowing up the little hippo.
随着海浪接近岸边,它似乎越来越大了,吞噬了小河马.
Then, as all waves nearing shore do, the wave began to crest.
之后,正如所有靠近岸边的波浪一样,波浪开始起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起来来来起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起
A white frothy top spilled over, and the tsunami poured forward onto the shore.
一个白色的花纹顶部溢出, 海啸倒向了岸边。
Owen, caught up in the huge breaking wave, was tossed about like a cork.
欧文被大浪冲昏了头 像软木一样被扔了
As the wave broke, it threw Owen onto the shore with a KAA-THUD!
随着波浪的破灭,它用KAA-THUD把欧文扔到岸上去!
The little hippo tumbled and rolled, bumping into the debris the rushing water had brought along with him.
小河马被撞倒并卷起 撞入了急水带来的碎片
Owen was pushed farther inland.
欧文被推向了内陆
Finally, the wave ran out of energy, and its water spread thinly over the land.
最后,波浪耗尽了能量,而其出水也稀疏地散布于陆地上.
Owen lay bruised and tired, far from the Sabaki River and his mother.
欧文伤痕累累地躺在地上,远离萨巴基河和他的母亲.
It was not long until a wildlife ranger, who was checking the damage the tsunami had caused, came across the little hippo.
直到一个正在检查海啸所造成破坏的野生动物护林员,才发现小河马.
He was surprised to see a hippo so near the ocean’s shore.
他惊讶地看到海马在海岸附近。
He knew that hippos lived inland along the banks of rivers.
他知道河马沿着河岸 住在内陆
The ranger called for help, and Owen was transported to a wildlife park.
护林员呼救,欧文被送往野生动物公园.
Owen began to recover and gain strength, but Owen missed his mother.
欧文开始恢复并获得力量,但欧文错过了母亲.
Owen spotted a large, gray 100-year-old tortoise named Mzee.
欧文发现一头大而灰色的百岁乌龟被取名为"Mzee".
The tortoise was similar in color to Owen’s mother.
乌龟的颜色与欧文的母亲相近.
Owen was immediately drawn to Mzee.
欧文被立即引向了姆塞.
The old tortoise didn’t seem to mind having Owen cuddle up to him or follow him around.
老龟似乎不介意让欧文抱住他,
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
Mzee means “old man” in Swahili, a native language of Kenya.
Mzee在斯瓦希里语中的意思是“老人”,这是肯尼亚的一种母语。
Owen and Mzee now eat, swim, and sleep together.
Owen和Mzee现在吃饭,游泳,睡在一起。
Everywhere Mzee goes, Owen is at his side.
到处都是 Mzee说, 欧文站在他这边
Owen even tries to protect Mzee when someone comes near.
欧文甚至试图保护 某甲来时有Mzee.
It is just what he would do if Mzee really were his mother.
如果Mzee真的是他妈妈 他会这么做的
Owen was very lucky to survive the tsunami.
欧文在海啸中幸免于难.
And he was luckier to find a new mom, even if it was an old tortoise.
而且他更幸运地找到一个新的妈妈, 即使这是一个老龟。
Glossary afloat carried on the surface of water (p.
水面上的词汇表(p.
9) carefree free from worry or upset (p.
9) 无忧无恼(p.
5) crest the top of something, such as a wave or hill (p.
5) 将某物的顶部,如一波或一山(p.
10) current the swift moving water of a river or stream that flows in a certain direction (p.
10)对流于一定方向(p.
6) debris pieces left after something is destroyed (p.
6) 被破坏后留下的碎片(p.
11) Kenya country on the east-central coast of Africa (p.
11) 肯尼亚位于非洲中东部海岸(p.
3) nostrils the holes of the nose through which animals breathe (p.
3)鼻孔为动物所呼吸的鼻孔(p.
9) surrounded to be encircled, or to be en- closed on all sides (p.
9)被围以被包围,或被围以被围以被四面包围(p.
8) swift moving at great speeds (p.
8)快活地以快活的速度前进 (p.
7) tsunami great wave caused by an earthquake, volcano, or landslide (p.
7)由地震,火山或山体滑坡所引发的海啸大浪(p.
4) vast very great in size (p.
4) 幅员巨大(第.
8) The real Owen, left, and Mzee live together in Kenya.
8) 真正的欧文出走后,姆泽在肯尼亚同住.