Rides a T ornado
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Pecos Bill was the greatest cowboy who ever lived.
Pecos Bill是有史以来最伟大的牛仔
He was as wild as a tumbleweed in a whirlwind.
他像旋风中起起伏的大麻一样狂野
But how did he get that way?
他怎么会这样?
Bill was a mighty tyke who was only four years old when his family decided to move out West.
比尔是一个强大的大亨,当他的家人决定搬出西部时,他才四岁.
Some boys would have dreaded such a long trip, but not Bill.
有些男孩会害怕这样长途旅行,但不是比尔。
“Yee-haw!”
“耶哈！”
he shouted when he heard the news.
他听到消息就大叫着
Though he was young, Bill was as tough as any pioneer.
虽然他年轻, 比尔和任何先驱一样坚强
Bill helped his family get ready for their journey by tossing heavy furniture into the wagon.
比尔通过将重型家具扔入马车,帮助他的家人做好了旅途的准备.
“ He’s as strong as a bull!”
“...... 他像公牛一样强大!
said his mother.
他说他的母亲。
“ No, he’s as strong as three bulls!”
“...... 不,他像三头公牛一样强大!
said his father.
他说他的父亲。
Soon, Bill’s family was ready to leave.
不久,比尔的家人准备离开.
The covered wagon rumbled and tumbled west on dusty roads.
被覆盖的马车被打乱了 在尘埃中向西倾斜
After many weeks of hard traveling, they came to the Pecos River in Texas.
经过多星期的艰苦旅行,他们来到了德克萨斯州的佩克斯河.
While the wagon was crossing the river, Bill tossed out his fishing line.
当马车穿过河流时,比尔抛出他的钓鱼线.
A fish just about as big as all of New England pulled Bill right into the water!
一条和全新英格兰差不多大的鱼 把比尔拉入水中
That fish dragged Bill far downriver from his family.
那条鱼把比尔拖到离他家很远的地方
Bill thought he would surely drown, but an old coyote saw him struggling and ran to save him.
比尔以为他肯定会淹死,但一头老狼看见他挣扎并跑去救他.
That coyote mother must’ve felt sorry for Bill because she pulled him from the water.
这只狼妈妈一定为比尔感到难过,
Her pack adopted Bill and taught him the ways of the wild.
她的背包收养了比尔,教他野外的道.
Bill grew up faster than weeds in a cornfield.
比尔长得比玉米地里的杂草还快
First his shirt popped off and then his trousers.
首先他的衬衫脱了 然后他的裤子。
He romped with the coyotes by day and howled with them at night.
他白天和野狼们同流合污 晚上和他们同流合污
Bill lived with the coyotes for fifteen years.
比尔和土狼一起生活了15年
Then one day, a cowboy riding along the Pecos River caught sight of Bill.
然后有一天,一个牛仔在佩克斯河上骑行 发现了比尔
“ Hey, kid,” said the cowboy, “where in the world are your clothes?”
“...... 牛仔说:“你的衣服在哪里? “
“ I’m a coyote, not a kid,” said Bill, “and coyotes don’t wear clothes!”
比尔说:「我是一个土狼,
“ Well, I’ll be!”
“...... 我会的!
said the cowboy.
说牛仔。
“But if you’re a coyote, then where’s your tail?”
“但是如果你是野狼,那你的尾巴呢? “
Bill looked for his tail but couldn’t find one and got confused.
比尔寻找尾巴,
“Well, if I’m not a coyote,” said Bill, “what am I?”
比尔说:「如果我不是土狼,
“ You’re a mighty big boy,” laughed the cowboy.
“...... 你是一个伟大的大男孩,
The cowboy gave Bill some clothes.
牛仔给了比尔一些衣服。
“My name’s Curly Joe,” said the cowboy.
牛仔说,
“What’s yours?”
" 你那边有什么? “
“I’m Bill,” said Bill.
比尔说,
“ I think Pecos Bill is a better name for you,” said the cowboy.
这位牛仔说:“我认为Pecos Bill对你来说是一个好名字。”
And so it was.
就是这样
Curly Joe rode off on his horse, and Bill ran alongside him.
弯曲 乔骑着马走了 比尔跟着他跑了
A rattlesnake behind a rock struck Bill’s leg.
一块石头后面的响尾蛇击中了比尔的腿.
But Bill’s leg was so tough that the snake’s fangs couldn’t break his skin.
但比尔的腿很硬,
Bill laughed as he pulled the snake off his leg.
比尔笑着把蛇从他腿上拉下来
“Well, snake,” said Bill, “I guess you can come along with us now.”
“好吧,蛇,”比尔说:“我想你现在可以和我们一起了。 “
The snake curled around Bill’s shoulders as friendly as a kitten.
蛇像小猫一样在比尔的肩膀上卷曲。
Curly Joe, Bill, and the snake came upon a camp filled with outlaws.
Curly Joe, Bill, 和那条蛇来到一个充满了不法分子的营地.
When they saw Bill with a live rattlesnake wrapped around his neck, the outlaws gasped.
当他们看到比尔用活生生的响尾蛇 缠住他的脖子时 歹徒们就气死了
“ What do you want?”
“...... 你想怎样? “
asked the outlaws fearfully.
恐吓那些不法分子
“Food,” said Bill, “and water.”
比尔说:“粮食,”和水。 “
Curly Joe and Bill spent the night.
曲利·乔和比尔过夜了
The next day, Bill watched as the outlaws practiced their cattle roping.
第二天,比尔看着不法分子练习牛作活.
“Let me show you the right way to use a lasso,” said Bill as he picked up a rope.
比尔拿起绳子时说,
Bill lassoed the hats off the outlaws’ heads.
比尔把那些不法分子的帽子从头上揭开。
He lassoed embers from the campfire.
他从营火中取出火药
Bill even lassoed the horns off a toad.
比尔甚至把蛤蟆的角拉了下来
Bill saw a wild black horse near the outlaws’ camp.
比尔在歹徒营地附近看到一匹野生黑马。
“What’s that horse doing out there?”
“那匹马在外面干什么? “
Bill asked.
比尔问。
“Her name’s Widow-Maker,” said the outlaws.
歹徒们说,
“There’s not a man alive that can ride that horse.”
“没有一个活着的人能骑那匹马。 “
Quick as a whistle, Bill was on the black horse’s back.
比尔在黑马背上,
She bucked.
她打起来了。
She kicked.
她踢伤了
She tossed Bill as high as the clouds, but Bill still landed on her back.
她把比尔扔到和云一样高的地方,但比尔仍然落在她背上.
For three days and nights, Widow-Maker tried to throw Bill to the ground.
3个昼夜,寡妇-马克试图把比尔扔到地上.
Finally, the horse realized she had met her match and decided to be friends.
最后,这匹马意识到她遇到了她的配角,决定成为朋友.
One day in early spring, a storm came roaring in over the desert.
有天早春 有场风暴在沙漠上咆哮
Lightning flashed like fireworks, and rain pelted the rocks.
闪电一闪如烟花相接相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相相去相去相去相去相去相相去相去相去相去相去相去相相去相去相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相
The storm grew into a tornado.
风暴发展成龙卷风.
It swept up the snake, Curly Joe, and Widow-Maker and twisted them into the sky.
它横扫了蛇, Curly Joe, 和寡妇-Maker 并把他们扭曲到天空。
Acting fast to save his friends, Bill used his lasso to catch the ugly tornado by the tail.
为了救他的朋友而迅速行动 比尔用他的拉索从尾巴上接住丑陋的龙卷风.
The twister spun him like an out-of-control locomotive.
扭盘像失控的机车一样推倒他.
Bill hung onto his rope as the tornado pulled him high into the air.
比尔在龙卷风将他高高地拉入空中时被绳子吊住.
Though he was miles above the ground, Bill wasn’t worried.
比尔并不担心。
He put one hand over the other on his rope and climbed to the top of the tornado.
他把一只手放在他的另一只绳子上并爬上龙卷风的顶端.
He rode that tornado like a wild bronco.
他骑着龙卷风 像野生的生龙卷风。
The tornado twisted and turned until it finally put the snake, Widow-Maker, and Curly Joe safely back on the ground.
龙卷风扭曲并转向,直到最终将蛇,寡妇-Maker和Curly Joe安全地放回地上.
“ Yippee!”
" 万岁!"
Bill yelled as he kicked the tornado again.
比尔再次踢出龙卷风时大叫.
This time, the tornado spun toward a rainbow that was in their path.
这一次,龙卷风向着一条在他们道路上的彩虹。
Bill lassoed the rainbow and pulled it down to the desert.
比尔拉起彩虹并把它拉到沙漠去.
He didn’t let go of that rainbow.
他没有放弃彩虹。
He yanked it everywhere.
他到处拉着它
Before long, the whole desert was full of colors that rubbed off the rainbow onto the rocks.
不久之前,整个沙漠充满了 从彩虹上抹入岩石的色彩
They call it the Painted Desert nowadays.
他们现在称之为"漆地沙漠"
And that’s how Pecos Bill became the greatest cowboy who ever lived.
这也是佩科斯·比尔成为有史以来最伟大的牛仔的原因。