T alking Watermelon
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Early one morning, Anansi the spider awoke to the sound of Possum hoeing his watermelon patch.
清晨一早,我说 阿南西被蜘蛛唤醒了 从波苏姆取出西瓜补丁的声音
Anansi peered down from the peach tree where he lived to watch Possum’s slow progress.
Anansi从他所住的桃树上俯瞰,
Anansi salivated at the thought of a meal of watermelon, his favorite juicy, red fruit.
阿南西在想吃一顿西瓜时流了口水,他最喜欢的多汁,红果.
When Possum set his hoe aside at midday to take a nap, Anansi snuck down his tree for a snack.
当Possum在正午时把鞋放在一边去打个午睡时,Anansi悄悄地从他树上溜走去吃点心.
While Possum snored, Anansi shimmied down his fine, silk web to the ripest watermelon in the garden.
在波苏姆打呼噜的同时,阿南西将他精致的丝网打倒了花园中最撕裂的西瓜.
He picked up a small, sharp stone to chip away the melon’s rind.
他捡起一块小而尖的石头来切除地瓜的被子.
He made a hole that he could just squeeze into.
他做了一个洞,他可以挤进。
He gorged himself as the juices slid down his eight spider legs.
他把自己挖了出来 就像果汁滑倒了八条蜘蛛腿
“ Just when Anansi about had his fill, he heard Possum stir.
“...... 就在阿南西吃饱后,他听到"活人"的叫声
“ Possum will punish me if I am discovered,” Anansi said to himself.
Anansi对自己说:“如果发现我,
“ He waddled to the hole in the rind and one leg at a time he tried to pull himself out.
“...... 他一边走一边走一边去 一边跳一边跳
He was so slippery he couldn’t keep his footing.
他很滑,
He braced himself against the edge of the hole, but he was so full of fruit that he no longer fit!
他挺身而出 面对洞的边缘, 但他是如此丰满的水果 他不再适合!
“ Oh no!
“...... 哦,不,不,不,不,不,不,不
I am stuck!”
我被困住了!”
he cried.
他哭了起来。
“Now I have to wait until I shrink back to normal size.”
“现在,我必须等到我缩回正常尺寸。 “
“ Anansi laid his head upon a watermelon seed in an attempt to sleep.
“Anansi把头放在西瓜种子上,企图入睡。
He tossed and turned restlessly.
他抛下并不安地转身。
“This is so boring.
“这太无聊了。
What should I do while I wait?”
我等时怎么办? “
“ As he pondered his next plot, he heard Possum at the far end of the row.
“...... 当他思考他的下个情节时,他听到波苏姆在行最远的一端.
“ I know!
“我知道!
I will trick Possum into thinking that his melon talks!”
我会骗Possum去想他的瓜子会说话! “
“ Possum came scratching with his hoe, and as he neared Anansi’s melon he heard a sound, quiet as a mouse.
" Possum用鞋子来抓,当他靠近Anansi的地瓜时,他听到一个声音,象老鼠一样安静。
“Who is that?”
“那是谁? “
he asked.
他问。
“ It is I, the watermelon!”
“...... 是我,西瓜!”
Anansi now yelled.
阿南西现在大叫
“ How absurd, watermelons can’t talk!”
“...... 西瓜不能说话,
Possum said as he cradled the melon to his ear.
Possum说,当他摇起 瓜到他的耳朵。
“ Possum, you have never been a good listener.
“负鼠,你从未是好听众。
Watermelons have been talking since before you were born!”
西瓜从你出生前就开始说话了!
“ Possum could not believe his ears and cried, “Eureka!
“Possum不相信他的耳朵,喊道:“Eureka!
I must show King Bear the discovery I have made.”
我必须向熊王展示我的发现 “
“ Off he went, carrying the watermelon with Anansi bouncing to and fro inside.
“...... 他走了,带着西瓜 与阿南西弹出和Fro在里面。
He met Raccoon rolling in the dust beside the road.
他在路边的尘埃中遇到了浣熊
“ What’s the hurry, Possum?”
“...... 为何如此匆忙, “
Raccoon asked.
浣熊问.
“ I am bringing King Bear a talking watermelon!”
“我给熊王带来了一个会说话的西瓜!”
Possum answered, very proud of himself.
负鼠回答,非常自负.
“ Now I have heard everything!”
“现在我听到了一切! “
Raccoon laughed.
浣熊大笑.
“ You haven’t heard me talk!”
“...... 你没有听到我说话!
Anansi replied from inside the melon to Raccoon’s smart remark.
阿南西在瓜子内部回应了浣熊的聪明言论.
“ Huh?
“啊?
What?
什么？
Who said that?”
谁说的? “
asked Raccoon.
问浣熊。
“ I did!”
“我做到了!”
said Anansi, really enjoying his trick.
说阿南西,真的很享受他的把戏
“You are silly, Raccoon, for not realizing more than animals have speech.
“你太傻了,浣熊,你只知道动物说话。
Watermelons are more intelligent than you.”
西瓜比你聪明 “
“ Do you believe me now?”
“...... 你现在相信我了吗? “
asked Possum.
问彼生.
“ Yes, I do,” Raccoon said.
“...... 是的,我知道,“浣熊说。
“This smart- aleck watermelon is something the king would want to see.”
“这个聪明的-Aleck西瓜是国王想看到的。 “
Along the path to King Bear’s grand den, Possum and Raccoon came upon Gopher, Rat, and Squirrel.
在熊王大穴的路上,波苏姆和浣熊来到了高菲,老鼠和松鼠.
They each, in turn, laughed and pointed fingers— until they heard the melon’s strange little voice themselves.
他们各自取笑并指指头,直到听到瓜子本身奇怪的小声音。
Before long they all wanted to hear what the king would say about the oddity, so off they went.
不久之后,他们都想听听国王会说什么 关于奇怪的事情,所以他们走了。
“ When they arrived, the king, a very grizzly-looking bear, had just woken from his afternoon slumber and was a bit grumpy.
“...... 当他们到来时,国王,一只非常灰熊相貌的熊,刚刚从他下午的睡梦中醒来,有点暴躁.
“ What is it?”
“...... 这是什么? “
he growled as the animals bowed before him.
象动物们在他面前叩头一样咆哮。
“ Possum placed the watermelon on a tree stump before King Bear.
“Passum将西瓜放在熊王前的树上。
“ What am I to do with this?”
“...... 我该怎么办? “
the king asked, continuing before anyone had a chance to answer.
国王问,继续 之前任何人有机会回答。
“I do not need any watermelons; I have acres of my own.”
“我不需要西瓜;我有我自己的地皮。 “
“This one talks!”
“这个说话!”
they chimed in unison.
他们一心一意
“ I would be a fool to waste more time waiting to see your treacherous trickery,” he snarled at the frightened animals.
“我会浪费更多的时间等待你的狡猾诡计,”他向被吓倒的动物咆哮。
“ You would be a fool not to wait,” piped up Anansi from inside the melon.
“...... 你若不等待,
“Only a fool thinks watermelons can’t talk!”
「只有傻瓜认为西瓜不能说话!
“ Fool?
“傻瓜吗?
Fool!”
蠢货!"
King Bear roared.
熊王发吼.
“How dare you call the king foul names!”
“你竟敢叫国王臭名昭著! “
“ And with that, King Bear picked up the melon in his paws and chucked it as hard and as far as he could.
“...... 有了这个,熊王在爪子上捡起地瓜,并尽他所能地把它扔了.
“ King Bear refused to believe he had subjects from a garden patch.
“国王 熊拒绝相信他有花园里的实验对象
He demanded that the melon pay respects to him if the animals spoke the truth.
他要求如果动物们说出真相,瓜子就向他致敬.
“ The watermelon just sat there, mum for the first time all day.
“...... 西瓜只是坐在那里,妈妈 第一次一整天。
“ What kind of joke is this?”
“...... 这算什么玩笑? “
the king grumbled.
国王抱怨。
“ The melon remained silent.
“...... 地瓜保持缄默.
“ Possum returned later that day with a sour look on his face.
“当日晚些时候,病原体又回来了,脸上的表情很酸。
He picked up his hoe and started digging furiously.
他捡起他的鞋 开始疯狂地挖掘。
“ Melons!”
“梅龙!”
he cried.
他哭了起来。
“Next year I will grow something else in this patch; you watermelons are nothing but trouble.”
“明年,我将在这块地上种出别的东西;你们这些西瓜只是麻烦。 “
“ Perhaps you should grow more peaches!”
“...... 也许你该多种点桃子! “
Anansi said with a mouth full of fuzzy fruit.
阿南西以满口花花花果说.
“The king is sure to listen to a peach!”
“国王一定会听从一粒桃子! “
“ The melon flew through the air and landed with a crack and a thud, splitting wide open.
“...... 地瓜从空中飞来,并用裂缝和th子相接而下,分出宽阔.
Anansi was free!
阿南西是免费的!
He skittered as fast as he could back to the peach tree where his morning started.
他越快越好 回到他早上开始的桃树上
“ What a great day!”
“...... 多么美好的一天!”
Anansi rejoiced.
阿南西欢喜.
“ All of this fun has made me hungry again.”
“...... 所有这些乐趣让我又饿了。 “
“ He began nibbling at a large, ripe peach above Possum’s patch.
“...... 他开始在Possum地块上取出一粒大而成熟的桃子。