Giant Pumpkins
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Giant Pumpkins.
内容表巨南瓜.
4 World’s Biggest Pumpkin.
4 世界最大的南瓜.
5 Growing a Winner.
5 种一胜相.
7 There Can Be Only One!
7号,只有一个人!
10 Pumpkin Boats.
10个南瓜船.
12 Gigantic Jack-o’-Lanterns.
12 Gigantic Jack-o-Lanterns. (英语).
13 Giant Pumpkin Pie!
13个大南瓜派!
14 Glossary.
14 词汇表。
16 Have you ever seen a giant pumpkin— one so big it would not fit in a car?
第 16 条 你见过一个巨大的南瓜吗? 这么大的南瓜不适合装在车里?
People all over the world have taken up the hobby of growing giant pumpkins.
全世界的人们都喜欢种植巨型南瓜
Growers compete against one another, hoping to break the record for the world’s biggest pumpkin.
种植者相互竞争,希望打破世界最大南瓜的纪录。
In 2013, Tim Mathison from Napa, California, won the title with a pumpkin that weighed 2,032 pounds (922 kg).
2013年,来自加利福尼亚州纳帕的蒂姆·麦吉森(英语:Tim Mathison (California))以一头重达2,032磅(922公斤)的南瓜夺得冠军.
That’s how much a walrus or a small car weighs!
这是海象或小车的重量。
The gigantic squash measured more than 17 feet (5.
巨大的巨壁测量了超过17英尺(5.
2 m) around.
2米)周围.
Tim Mathison stands next to one of the giant pumpkins he grew.
蒂姆·麦吉森站在他种出的一个巨型南瓜旁边.
World’s Biggest Pumpkin Tim grew three giant pumpkins over six months in 2013.
世界最大的南瓜 2013年,蒂姆在6个月里长出3个巨型南瓜.
His pumpkins set world records for the first-, third-, and fourth-largest pumpkins ever grown.
他的南瓜创下了第一 三 四大南瓜的世界纪录
At fifty-seven years old, Tim has won more than $50,000 in prizes for his pumpkins.
57岁时 蒂姆为他的南瓜赢得了超过5万美元的奖金.
He showed his record- breaking pumpkin to the world on a national television show.
他在一出国家电视节目中向世界展示了他的唱片——打破南瓜.
Tim’s daughter, Tara, cannot walk or talk because of a rare medical problem.
Tim的女儿Tara因罕见的医疗问题而不能走路或说话。
Tara joined her dad in the pumpkin patch every evening.
Tara每天晚上都和爸爸一起吃南瓜
“She is my inspiration,” Tim said.
Tim说:“她是我的灵感。”
“I took her out to the patch every night for two hours, and she’ d be smiling.”
" 我每晚带她去补地两小时, “
Tim started growing giant pumpkins seven years ago.
蒂姆七年前开始种植巨型南瓜.
They have gotten bigger every year.
它们每年都变大了
He said using the best seeds, soil, and plant food is his secret.
他说使用最好的种子,土壤和植物食物是他的秘密.
He is now sharing the seeds from his prize-winning pumpkins with growers all over the world.
他现在与世界各地种植者分享他获奖南瓜的种子。
He hopes kids will grow their own giant pumpkins.
他希望孩子们能种出自己的巨型南瓜
“It’s amazing to watch the pumpkins grow.
看着南瓜生长,
Some days they put on 53 pounds (24 kg).
有些时候,他们加了53磅(24公斤).
It’s a lot of fun.”
这很有趣。 “
Using the best seeds is an important part of growing giant pumpkins.
使用最好的种子是生长出巨型南瓜的重要组成部分.
Tara Mathison spends lots of time watching her dad work in the pumpkin patch.
Tara Mathison花了很多时间 看她爸爸在南瓜地工作
Growing a Winner According to Tim, anyone can grow giant pumpkins if they understand what pumpkins need.
蒂姆认为,只要知道南瓜需要什么,任何人都可以种植出巨大的南瓜.
Pumpkin growers make sure their soil is rich with nutrients.
南瓜种植者要确保土壤有丰富的营养.
They use compost and other organic matter in the soil.
它们在土壤中使用堆肥等有机物.
Rich soil helps pumpkins grow quickly.
丰富的土壤能帮助南瓜快速生长.
Growers use seeds that are known to produce giant pumpkins.
种植者使用已知能出产巨南瓜的种子.
They plant them indoors in the spring, often in April.
它们常于春季,常于4月在室内种植.
The plants can be hurt by cold or heat, so they must be protected.
植物会被寒冷或发热所伤害,所以必须加以保护.
Tim used heaters to give his pumpkins a “head start” in the spring of 2013.
蒂姆在2013年春季使用加热器给南瓜一个"头开始".
Once it was warmer, the plants were moved to a sunny spot in the garden and carefully watered and fertilized.
工厂一度变暖后被移到花园中阳光明媚的地方并精心取水受精.
Growers prune the plants—or cut away extra vines—at least every other day.
种植者至少每隔一天就把植物剪去,或砍掉多出一棵藤子。
When flowers appear, they are pollinated, and the pumpkins start to grow.
花露出后被授粉,南瓜开始生长.
The best pumpkins grow on strong, healthy vines.
最好的南瓜生长在强而健康的藤上.
Growers are careful not to use too much plant food.
种植者注意不要使用过多的植物食物.
Pumpkins can grow too big and burst.
南瓜会长出太大并会爆裂.
Tim’s work on his pumpkin patch starts with preparing the soil.
Tim在他的南瓜地上的工作,
The frame of Tim’s greenhouse remained in place after he removed the plastic cover that protected the prize pumpkin.
蒂姆的温室框架在移除了保护大南瓜的塑料封面后仍保留了下来.
When they are the size of softballs, all but the best pumpkins are cut off the vine.
当它们和垒球一样大时,除了最好的南瓜以外,其他都被切去藤条.
As a result, the plant food reaches the most perfect pumpkins.
因此,植物食物达到了最完美的南瓜.
Tim spent two hours every morning working in his pumpkin patch.
蒂姆每天早上在南瓜地工作两个小时
After he came home from work, he spent two more hours in the garden every evening.
下班回家后,他每天晚上又在花园里呆了两个小时.
He fertilized, pruned, and cared for his four pumpkin plants all summer and into the fall.
他整个夏天和秋天都受精,被灌顶, 并照顾他的四个南瓜植物。
There Can Be Only One!
只有一个人可以生存!
In October, growers with the biggest pumpkins meet at weigh-offs around the world.
10月,拥有最大南瓜的种植者们在世界各地的权衡相会.
It is an exciting time as growers wait to see who has the biggest pumpkin.
当种植者等着看谁有最大的南瓜时,这是一个令人兴奋的时刻。
For winners, the long months of planning, planting, pruning, watering, and care pay off.
对于赢家来说,漫长的几个月的规划,种植,跑步,取水,以及照顾都得到了回报.
Their giant pumpkins are some of the biggest in the world!
他们的巨型南瓜是世界上最大的
Cutting extra pumpkins off the vine directs all the plant’s growth to the ones that remain.
将更多的南瓜从花藤上切出,
Giant pumpkins await weighing at Pumpkin Fest in Cooperstown, New York.
巨南瓜在纽约库珀斯敦的南瓜节等重.
Growers use forklifts and trucks to transport their pumpkins to weigh- offs.
种植者使用叉车和卡车运输它们的南瓜来减重.
They carefully use ropes, straps, and chains to move their pumpkins.
他们小心使用绳子,带子,和链子来移动他们的南瓜.
At weigh-offs, pumpkins are weighed on giant scales to see which is biggest.
在权衡时,南瓜被重压在巨大的天平上,看看哪个是最大的.
After the contests are over, growers have creative—and delicious—ways of using their pumpkins.
比赛结束后,种植者有创造性的、可口的南瓜使用方式。
Pumpkin Boats Some growers in countries around the world hollow out their giant pumpkins and turn them into boats.
南瓜船 世界上一些国家的种植者 将他们的巨型南瓜空出 把它们变成船只
People use paddles to race the boats.
人们用桨来比赛船只。
Sometimes they wear costumes during the races.
有时在赛事期间会穿相服.
A man in the United Kingdom set a new speed world record in 2013.
2013年英国一男创新快世界纪录.
He paddled a hollowed-out giant pumpkin 100 meters—about the length of a football field—in two minutes.
他在两分钟内划出一个空心的巨型南瓜——大约足球场的长度。
Moving giant pumpkins around isn’t easy, even when using forklifts.
即使使用叉车,
Dmitri Galitzine celebrates after setting a world record in 2013 as the fastest person ever to paddle 100 meters in a pumpkin boat.
德米特里·加利津在2013年创下世界纪录后,作为有史以来最快的人在南瓜船上划出100米.
Gigantic Jack-o’ -Lanterns Giant pumpkins can be carved into silly or scary jack-o’-lanterns.
Gigantic Jack-o — — Lanterns Giant s南瓜可以被刻成傻子或可怕的JJ-o-lants.
Some carvers use power tools to create works of art.
一些行尸利用动力工具来创造出艺术品.
Giant Pumpkin Pie!
巨大的南瓜派!
Some giant pumpkins are used to make huge pies.
一些巨型南瓜被用来做出巨大的馅饼.
Growers of giant pumpkins in Ohio baked a pie that was named the world’s largest in 2010.
俄亥俄州巨型南瓜的种植者烤出一粒馅饼,2010年被命名为"世界最大".
It was 20 feet (6.
当时只有20英尺(6.
1 m) wide and weighed 3,699 pounds (1,678 kg).
1米)宽并重3,699磅(1,678公斤).
That’s a lot of pumpkin pie!
这是很多南瓜派!
Artist Russ Leno of Seattle carves a giant pumpkin that will be sold to raise money for a charity.
西雅图的艺术家Russ Leno 雕刻出一个巨大的南瓜, 将出售为慈善机构募集资金。
Ringmaster Vernon Bergman reveals the weight of the pumpkin pie that set the world record in 2010.
Ringmaster Vernon Bergman 揭示了在2010年创下世界纪录的南瓜派的重量.
Wowser!
哗!
The recipe for the giant pumpkin pie called for 2,796 eggs, 525 pounds (238 kg) of sugar, 7 pounds (3.
巨型南瓜派的配方需要2,796个蛋,525磅(238公斤)糖,7磅(3.
1 kg) of salt, and 14.
1公斤)的盐,和14.
5 pounds (6.
5磅(6.
6 kg) of cinnamon.
卷之六·诸方(下)\诸方门目(下) 肉桂(去皮) 上为末.
Growing giant pumpkins can be a fun way to spend time in the garden.
生长出巨大的南瓜可以是一种在花园中花时间的有趣方式.
Maybe someday you will grow the world’s biggest pumpkin in your backyard!
也许有一天你会在后院种出世界上最大的南瓜!
Glossary compete to do something for the purpose (v.)
词汇竞争以达到目的(v.
of winning (p.
(中文(简体) ).
4) compost a mixture of rotting plants, manure, (n.)
4) 混合腐烂植物,粪便,(n.
and other materials that is added to soil to make it better (p.
以及添加到土壤中使其更好的其他材料(p.
7) hobby (n.)
7) 爱好 (n.
an activity done for fun and relaxation (p.
为取乐和放松而开展的活动(p.
4) nutrients substances that living things need (n.)
4)活物需要的营养物质(n.
A girl stands on a pumpkin in her grandfather’s patch.
一个女孩站在外公的地盘上的南瓜上。