Makusani’ s Lesson

美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习

The older people tell a story of a boy named Makusani.

老年人讲述了一个叫马库萨尼的男孩的故事.

He was usually a well-behaved boy and always meant to be good.

他通常是个乖孩子总是要乖

But somehow he managed to get himself in trouble without even trying.

但不知何故,他设法在未尝试的情况下陷入了困境。

One morning, Makusani was leaving his house to hunt up in the mountains.

一天早晨,马库萨尼正离开他家去山上打猎.

His mother told him to be careful and to stay on the trails.

其母劝他小心,并留后行.

“I worry about you,” she said, as he walked out the door.

她说,“我担心你”,当他走出门时。

“I’ll be fine, Mom,” he shouted back, carrying his blowgun at his side.

“我没事的,妈妈,”他大叫起来,拿着枪站在他一边。

So Makusani left the village and traveled toward the mountains.

于是马库萨尼出村出行,向山而去.

There were many small animals to hunt where the forest grew thick.

森林生长茂密的地方有很多小动物要捕猎.

As Makusani was following the trail up into the mountains, he approached a river.

由于马库萨尼正沿着小径走入山地,他逼近了一条河流.

He had passed by this place many times before.

他以前经过过这里很多次

But on this day there was a canoe tied to the shore.

但此日有舟相接于岸.

As he walked closer to the canoe, he noticed there was a girl in the boat.

当他走得更靠近小舟时,他注意到船上有一个女孩.

He forgot about hunting and decided he wanted to play with the girl.

他忘记了打猎,决定想和那个女孩玩.

He yelled, “Hi.

他大叫道:“嗨。

My name is Makusani.

我叫马库萨尼

What’s yours?”

你们的是什么? “

“Leave me alone,” she said.

她说,“放开我。”

“My father won’t let me talk to boys.”

“我父亲不让我和男孩说话。 “

“But he won’t know,” Makusani replied.

马库萨尼回答说,

“Why can’t we play?”

“为什么我们不能玩? “

She didn’t answer.

她没有回答。

In fact, she ran away.

事实上,她逃走了。

Makusani thought this was an unusual kind of game, but he followed her.

马库萨尼认为这是一种不寻常的游戏,但他跟着她.

As he chased her, though, she turned into a frog.

但是当他追她时她变成了一只青蛙

She hopped and hopped, and he couldn’t catch her.

她跳了起来,

Makusani ran as swiftly as he could, dropping his blowgun along the way, but she escaped.

马库萨尼跑得越快越好,沿途放下了枪,但她逃走了.

He was out of breath.

他喘不过气来。

He had wandered far from the trail and the rain forest was very thick.

他游走在远离小径的地方雨林非常茂密

He was unsure of how to find his way back to his village.

他不确定如何找到回他村子的路

Makusani sat on a log and thought, “What should I do now?

马库萨尼坐在木上,想着 “现在我该怎么办?

How am I going to get back home?”

我该怎么回家? “

As he sat there, another girl walked out of a grove of tropical trees.

当他坐在那里时,另一个女孩从一棵热带树上走出。

“What are you doing here, so far from your village?”

“你在这里做什么,远离你的村庄? “

she asked.

她问。

She was a few years older than Makusani.

她比马库萨尼大几岁

“I’m lost,” he said.

他说:“我迷路了。”

“I was chasing a frog, but she got away.

“我在追一只青蛙,但她逃走了。

Now I don’t know how to get back home.”

现在,我不知道如何回家。 “

“My name is Huenna,” she said.

她说,“我叫万娜。”

“I am Makusani,” he replied.

他回答说:“我是马库萨尼”。

“We’ll go to my father’s house,” Huenna said.

「我们会去我父亲家,

“He’ll know how to get you home.”

“他会知道如何送你回家。 “

She liked Makusani.

她喜欢马库萨尼

He appeared to be a nice boy.

他看起来是个好孩子

The two went walking off into the forest.

两人走入了森林.

After they had traveled for a long time, Huenna stopped to rest.

在他们旅行了很长一段时间后,万娜停止了休息.

“I’m weary,” she said.

她说,“我累了。”

“Let’s rest here for a while.

" 让我们在这里休息一段时间。

I want to take a quick nap.

我想睡一觉

You stand guard, and don’t play any childish tricks on me while I am asleep.”

我睡着时不要对我耍幼稚的花招。 “

“Okay,” Makusani said, wondering how long she wanted to rest.

Makusani说:“好吧,”她想休息多久。

But after only a few minutes, Makusani was restless.

但仅过了几分钟,马库萨尼就不安了.

Huenna appeared to be asleep already.

万娜好像已经睡着了

He dug around under a fallen tree and found a little green beetle.

他在倒下一棵倒倒的树下四处挖出一头小绿甲虫.

He thought it would be funny to put the bug on her arm while she slept.

他认为在她睡觉时把虫子放在她手臂上会很有趣.

As he quietly laid the beetle on her arm, she woke up.

当他悄悄地把甲虫放入她手臂时,她醒来了.

“I told you not to play any tricks on me,” Huenna said.

Huenna说,

She was very angry.

她非常愤怒。

While Makusani was trying to explain that he was only playing, she turned into a tinamou bird and flew away.

当马库萨尼试图解释他只是玩耍时,她变成了一只锡纳穆鸟并飞走.

Makusani was alone again.

马库萨尼又孤单了

He was even more lost than before.

他比以前更迷茫了

He thought, “How am I going to find the trail?

他说:“我怎样才能找到线索呢?

How am I going to get home?”

我该怎么回家? “

He decided to walk down the hill, hoping to find a trail.

他决定走下山去,希望找到一条线索.

After walking for a while, he found another river.

步行了一段时间后,他又发现了一条河流.

There was a canoe floating by on the current.

水流上飘起一舟.

“I’m lost,” yelled Makusani to the man in the canoe.

我迷路了,”向独木舟上的人喊叫。

“I want to go home.”

“我想回家。 “

“Get in,” the man said, steering the canoe to the edge of the river.

该男子说,“上车”,把独木舟引到河边去。

“My name is Nanudi.”

“我的名字是纳努迪。”

“I am Makusani,” the boy said.

这位男孩说,“我是马库萨尼”。

As they floated down the river, Nanudi told Makusani not to open the bag in the bottom of the canoe.

当他们从河下漂去时,纳努迪告诉马库萨尼不要把袋子开到舟底.

Makusani agreed he wouldn’t.

马库萨尼同意不会。

But the bag was wiggling.

但包被摇动。

Makusani was curious about what might be inside.

马库萨尼好奇里面可能有什么

They came to a rapid where the river was swift.

他们来到一个快速的地方河是快速的。

Nanudi had to paddle hard to control the canoe.

纳努迪不得不用力划桨来控制独木舟.

Makusani thought he could sneak a quick peek inside the bag while Nanudi wasn’t looking.

马库萨尼认为他可以在纳努迪不看时,

When he opened the bag, a boa constrictor uncoiled from the bag and tried to wrap itself around Makusani.

当他打开了包后,一个从包里取出并试图将自己包裹在马库萨尼周围的波亚收缩器被取出.

“I told you not to open the bag,” Nanudi yelled as he threw the giant snake into the water.

“我告诉你不要打开袋子,”纳努迪把巨蛇扔入水中时大叫。

He was very angry.

他非常愤怒。

Just as Makusani was trying to explain that he was only being curious, Nanudi turned into an otter and swam away.

正如马库萨尼试图解释他只是好奇,纳努迪变成了水獭并游走.

Without warning, Makusani had to paddle the canoe.

没有警告,马库萨尼只好划出小舟.

He didn’t know how, so he just steered toward the riverbank.

他不知道该怎么做,

He was relieved when he hit the riverbank.

被打入河岸后松了口气.

Makusani pulled the canoe out of the water and started walking downhill.

马库萨尼从水中取出独木舟并开始下山行走.

It was getting late now, and he was feeling worried.

现在很晚了,他很担心

He still didn’t know where he was.

他仍然不知道自己在哪里。

Makusani climbed up into a tree to rest for a while.

马库萨尼爬上一棵树休息一段时间.

He was getting hungry and he didn’t even have his blowgun anymore.

他越来越饿,

He had dropped it when he was chasing the frog.

他追青蛙的时候掉了

As he sat in the tree, wondering what to do next, the boa constrictor slithered up the tree.

当他坐在树上,想着接下来要做什么时,波亚收缩器将树切开.

Makusani was afraid, but he was too high to jump.

马库萨尼虽然害怕,但是他太高了,不能跳.

Suddenly, the snake turned into a girl.

突然,蛇变成一个女孩。

She spoke to Makusani: “I am the daughter of the Sun.

她对马库萨尼说:“我是太阳之女。

Because you released me, I will assist you in getting home.”

因为你放了我我会协助你回家 “

“Thank you,” Makusani said, relieved he wasn’t going to be eaten.

Makusani说:「谢谢,

“There is one condition, though,” the Sun Girl replied.

太阳女孩回答说,

“You must always think about how your actions will affect others.”

“你必须始终思考你的行为将如何影响他人。 “

“Is that all?”

“就这样吗? “

Makusani inquired, relieved this time that he wouldn’t have to do anything difficult.

马库萨尼询问,

“It’s very important,” she said.

她表示,

“Your mother has been worried sick about you all day.

“你妈妈整天都在担心你。

It’s almost nightfall, and she expected you to return home hours ago.

她期待你几小时前回家。

Instead, you were getting yourself lost.”

相反,你却迷路了 “

“I promise,” replied Makusani.

“我答应,”马库萨尼回答说。

He felt bad that his mother had been worried all day.

他为他母亲整天担心而感到难过.

He also felt bad that he put a beetle on Huenna’s arm and made her angry.

他也觉得很糟,他把甲虫放入了万娜的手臂上并让她发怒.

So, the Sun Girl walked Makusani back to his village.

于是"太阳女孩"将马库萨尼带回了村庄.

His mother was excited to see him and thanked the Sun Girl repeatedly.

他的母亲见到他很兴奋,并一再感谢"太阳女孩".

Just as Makusani’s mother was about to invite the Sun Girl to stay for dinner, she turned back into a boa constrictor and slithered into the forest.