A Dog’s Tale
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
T able of Contents Best Friends.
内容的最好朋友
4 Spring Party.
四春会.
7 A Bad Joke.
7个坏笑话。
10 The Fight.
10战斗。
12 Glossary.
12 词汇表。
16 Best Friends Once, a long time ago, cats and dogs were best friends.
16个好友 很久以前,猫和狗是最好的朋友
They lived together in small communities in perfect harmony.
他们完全和谐地生活在小社区里。
They worked together to get food and had fun playing with each other.
他们一起工作以获得食物并玩弄彼此.
They also kept each other warm during cold winter nights.
在寒冷的冬季夜晚,他们也互相保暖.
When cats and dogs were friends, they helped each other in times of need.
当猫和狗是朋友的时候,他们在需要的时候互相帮助.
One time a cat at a riverbank was trying to catch a fish for lunch.
有一次在河岸的一只猫 想在午餐时钓鱼
All of a sudden, SPLASH!
突然间,苏人解SH!
The cat fell into the water.
猫倒入水.
As soon as the cat said “meow,” a big, friendly dog jumped into the river and rescued the cat.
猫一说出"吃",一只大而友好的狗就跳入了河中并救了猫.
Another time, a dog was trying to catch a mouse.
另一回,一只狗正想抓老鼠
No matter how hard the dog tried, the mouse managed to stay ahead.
无论狗怎么努力,老鼠都设法保持领先.
The dog asked a cat for help.
狗叫猫来帮忙.
As soon as the dog said “woof woof,” a cat came to help.
当狗说"呜",一只猫就来帮忙。
Cats and dogs made a great team!
猫和狗组成了一个伟大的团队!
Spring Party One year, the days started becoming warmer and longer.
春会 一年,日子开始变得温暖和漫长.
A cat decided to throw a big party to celebrate the arrival of spring.
有只猫决定举办盛会来庆祝春天到来.
This cat invited all of its friends—cats and dogs—to the big celebration.
这只猫邀请了所有的朋友——猫和狗——参加盛会。
Hundreds of cats and dogs gathered at the top of a hill under a full moon.
成百上千的猫狗聚集在满月下的一个山顶上.
The cats and dogs were happy and ready to eat, dance, and enjoy the party.
猫和狗都很开心,准备吃饭,跳舞,享受聚会.
There was food and music, and everyone was in a great mood.
那里有食物和音乐 大家都心情很好
Out of nowhere, just before the dancing began, a storm cloud covered the moon.
不知何地 在舞蹈开始前 暴风云笼罩了月亮
Then it started to rain.
然后开始下雨。
Someone suggested that they move the party to a barn near the hill.
有人建议他们把派对搬到山附近的谷仓去.
Wet and muddy cats and dogs soon arrived at the small barn.
湿和泥地的猫和狗很快到达了小谷仓.
The dogs thought it would be a good idea to take off their muddy tails instead of bringing them inside the barn.
狗们认为脱去泥巴的尾巴而不是带入谷仓是好主意.
All the dogs, big and small, left their tails by the door.
所有的狗,无论大小,都在门边留下了尾巴.
They left the tails organized by size so it would be easier for each dog to find its own tail at the end of the party.
他们留下了按大小排列的尾巴,这样每只狗在晚会后更容易找到自己的尾巴.
A Bad Joke The dogs were enjoying themselves when a group of mischievous young cats decided to play a joke on them.
一个坏笑话 当一群恶作剧的幼猫决定对他们开个玩笑时,狗们很享受.
Without thinking about the consequences, the cats decided it would be funny to change the dogs’ tails around.
猫们不考虑后果,
They mixed up all the dogs’ tails, putting big tails next to small ones, long-haired tails where short-haired tails were, and so on.
它们将所有的狗尾都混为一谈,把大尾放入小尾旁边,长发尾放入短发尾的地方等.
Each of the tails ended up in a different place from where its owner had left it.
每条尾巴最后都落到与主人离开的地方不同的地步.
Inside the barn, the mood of the guests started to change.
在谷仓内部,来宾的心情开始发生变化.
The storm seemed to put the cats and dogs in a bad frame of mind.
暴风雨似乎让猫和狗陷入了一种糟糕的心态.
A few cats started complaining, grumbling, and shooting mean looks at the dogs.
有几只猫开始抱怨,抱怨,射击意味着看狗。
This made the dogs feel uncomfortable, and before long they began complaining and growling, too.
这让狗感到不舒服,不久他们就开始抱怨和咆哮了.
The Fight As the tension grew, the cats grouped together, and the dogs did just the same.
战斗 随着紧张情绪的加剧,猫们聚集在一起,而狗们也一样.
One group started insulting the other group, and the other group responded with more insults.
一组开始侮辱另一组人,另一组人则以更多的侮辱来回应.
A bolt of lightning crashed through the stormy sky.
一阵闪电在暴风雪中坠入了天空
The hair on the cats’ backs rose, and the dogs bared their teeth.
猫背上的头发会起花,狗会咬牙切齿.
When the cats began to show their claws, one tiny, scared dog shouted, “Let’s get out of here now!”
当猫们开始露出爪子时,一只被吓得胆小的狗大叫道:"让我们现在就离开这里吧!
All the dogs fled the barn in a hurry, with the angry cats chasing them.
所有的狗都匆忙地从谷仓中逃出,愤怒的猫儿追来.
As the dogs passed by the door, they each grabbed a tail without looking at it and kept on running.
当狗们从门口经过时,他们各自抓住了一条尾巴而没看到后继续跑.
The dogs ran as fast as they could until no cats were in sight.
狗们跑得越快越好 直到没有猫出现
Once they had caught their breath, the dogs all tried to put on the tail they had grabbed.
一旦他们喘了口气, 狗们都试图把 抓住的尾巴。
At that point, they discovered a problem.
这时,他们发现了一个问题.
All the dogs had grabbed the wrong tail.
所有狗都抓错尾巴了
They tried in vain to find their own tails.
他们试图寻找自己的尾巴是徒劳的.
Unfortunately, some big dogs ended up with small tails, and some small dogs ended up with huge tails.
不幸的是,一些大狗最后长出小尾巴,一些小狗最后长出巨大的尾巴.
None of the dogs had their own tail.
没有一个狗有自己的尾巴。
To this day, the dogs haven’t forgotten what happened with the cats that night.
至今为止,
For that reason, we always see dogs chasing cats, seeking revenge for the night their tails were switched.
出于这个原因,我们总是看到狗追猫, 寻找复仇的夜晚,他们的尾巴被切换了。