Spare the Turkey
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Darryl was excited about having Thanksgiving at his friend Jessica’s house.
达里尔很兴奋 感恩节在他的朋友杰西卡家。
Then his mom said the word vegetarian while they were stopped at a red light.
后来他妈妈在红灯下被拦住的时候,就说了"素食"这个词.
“They’re what?”
" 他们是什么? “
Darryl asked.
达磨问.
“Vegetarian, dear.
“是素食，亲爱的。
It means they don’t eat meat,” his mom replied.
他母亲回答说,
“I know what it means,” Darryl snapped.
“我知道这意味着什么,”达里尔崩溃了。
“This is a potluck, though, right?
“虽然这是个运气,对吧?
So someone else will bring the turkey?”
所以别人会带火鸡来? “
“I doubt it,” his mom said.
“我怀疑,”他妈妈说。
“They asked everyone to bring vegetarian dishes.”
“他们要求每个人带上素食盘子。 “
“Having no turkey on Thanksgiving is just plain crazy.
“感恩节没有火鸡简直是疯了。
How are they going to make stuffing?”
他们怎么做东西? “
Darryl moaned.
达磨呻吟.
“I’m going to starve!”
“我要饿死了!”
“You might be surprised,” his mom said with a wink, but Darryl didn’t believe her.
但达里尔不相信她。
“I need more than rabbit food for Thanksgiving,” he muttered.
“感恩节我需要的不只是兔子的食物,”
His mom laughed as they pulled into the driveway of Jessica’s house.
他的母亲在他们拉入杰西卡家的车道时大笑.
Jessica burst out of the front door, looking excited to see them.
杰西卡从正门冲出, 看着他们兴奋。
She gave Darryl and his mom big welcome hugs before taking them inside.
她在带Darryl和他妈妈进屋前 拥抱了他们
She introduced them to her parents and the other guests.
她将她们介绍给父母和其他客人.
In Darryl’s mind, her parents looked a little too well fed to be vegetarians.
在达里尔的心目中,她的父母看起来吃得有点饱,不能成为素食主义者.
“How are we supposed to sit down?”
“我们如何坐下? “
Darryl asked.
达磨问.
“I hadn’t thought of that,” Jessica laughed.
Jessica笑道:
“I guess we’ll just have to break the chain.”
“我想我们只需要打破这个锁链。 “
“I want to show you the dining room,” Jessica said.
Jessica说,“我想带你看看餐厅。”
“Mom let me decorate it this year, and I made the salad.”
“妈妈让我今年装饰一下,我做了沙拉。 “
The dining room was fully decorated.
餐厅被完全装饰.
Chains of different- colored construction paper hung from everything, including around all the chairs.
不同颜色的建筑纸的链条 挂在一切,包括所有椅子周围。
Jessica had even woven multicolored placemats for each place at the table.
杰西卡甚至给桌子上的每一处都编了多色胎盘
“Oh, it’s.
" 哦,这是。
wonderful.
真不错
The best I’ve seen,” Darryl said.
达里尔说,
It was an impressive salad—but it was only a salad.
那是个令人印象深刻的沙拉,
He didn’t want to be rude, though.
他不想无礼,
Maybe he and his mom could get some real food afterward.
也许他和他妈妈可以 得到一些真正的食物之后。
Then they could laugh about their “Guinea Pig Thanksgiving.”
然后,他们可以嘲笑他们的“几内亚猪感恩节”。 “
On the table sat the biggest bowl of salad Darryl had ever seen.
桌子上坐着 达里尔见过的最大的一碗沙拉
Green, leafy things stuck out from the top.
绿色 有叶子的东西从顶部卡出。
He could also make out onions, carrots, tomatoes, and what might have been beets.
他也可以做洋葱,胡萝卜,番茄, 和可能已经是甜菜。
“So this is it?”
“就这样? “
Darryl asked, looking at the salad.
达里尔问道,看沙拉.
How much would he have to eat to feel full?
他要吃多少才觉得饱?
“Isn’t it fantastic?”
“这难道不是太棒了吗? “
Jessica asked.
杰西卡问。
“I’m glad you like it,” Jessica said.
Jessica说,
“We usually play board games until dinner is ready.
“我们通常在晚餐准备好之前玩棋盘游戏。
Want to play?”
想玩吗? “
“Sure,” Darryl said, confused.
Darryl说,“当然,”令人困惑。
It looked to him as though dinner was ready.
它看着他好像晚餐准备好了一样
Playing board games with everyone was a blast, and Darryl met some cool people.
和大家玩棋盘游戏是场爆炸,而达里尔遇到了一些很酷的人.
Most of the guests weren’t vegetarians, either.
大部分客人都不是素食者。
“I’ve never had a better dinner than I’ve had in this house,” said one.
「我从未吃过比这所房子更好的晚餐,
“This family should open a restaurant,” said another.
“这个家庭应该开一家餐厅,”又说。
Darryl figured they were being polite because Jessica’s family was right there.
因为杰西卡的家人就在那里,
Either that, or they really liked salad.
要么那样,要么他们真的喜欢沙拉.
Finally, Jessica’s mom said it was time to eat, and everyone filed into the colorful dining room.
最后,杰西卡的妈妈说,现在是吃饭的时候了,每个人都向多彩的餐厅递交了申请.
The room had changed.
房间变了
Every surface was filled with plates, bowls, and dishes of food.
每个地表都充满了盘子、碗和食物盘子。
Darryl didn’t know the names of half of them.
Darryl不知道其中一半人的名字。
Everyone broke through the chain, sat down, and started passing the food around.
大家都打破了锁链,坐下来,开始把食物绕来绕去.
There were mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, bean and cheese tamales, and vegetarian chili.
有土豆泥,克兰贝里酱,豆子和起司玉米,还有素食性的辣椒.
Someone had brought a small vegetarian turkey that jiggled on the table (and tasted nothing like turkey).
有人带了个小素食火鸡来,在桌子上扭动了一下(没有火鸡的味道).
Darryl tried some sweet potatoes and yams, which he learned are two different plants.
达里尔尝试了一些甜薯条和红薯,他学到了这两种不同的植物.
He also learned that stuffing made without a turkey is called dressing.
他还得知,没有火鸡做成的填料被称为"更衣".
He even had some of Jessica’s salad and told her he loved it—because he did.
他甚至有Jessica的一些沙拉,并告诉她他很喜欢,因为他喜欢。
After the desserts, his mom leaned over and whispered, “I told you that you’d be surprised.”
甜点过后,他的妈妈俯视并低声说道:“我告诉过你,你会惊讶的。 “
Darryl opened his mouth to talk but then leaned back in his chair with a sigh.
达里尔张开嘴说话,但随后又以一口气向后靠在椅子上.
“I’m too full to argue,” he said.
他说,“我太饱了,不能争论。”