Pluto’s New Friends
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Brag and Tag Pluto loved to play the Brag and Tag game with the other planets.
Brag和Tag Pluto喜欢与其他行星一起玩Brag和Tag游戏.
He wanted to brag about being the smallest planet.
他想吹嘘自己是最小的星球.
He hoped someone would call on him to brag soon.
他希望有人会呼吁他很快吹嘘.
“I am Venus, the second planet from the Sun,” Venus said.
“我是来自太阳的第二颗行星维纳斯”,维纳斯说。
“Tag, Neptune!”
塔克,海王星!"
“I am Neptune, an ice giant.
“我是海王星,一个冰巨人。
I have stormy weather.”
我有暴风雨的天气 “
Then Neptune yawned.
然后海王星打响了
“Game over!”
盖米!
he said, and he began to hum.
他说,他开始哼。
Pluto was sad that no one had tagged him.
冥王星很伤心 没人给他贴过标签
But he joined in the humming.
但他加入了哼唱团.
It sounded lovely, like bells ringing.
听起来不错 就像铃声响起
Soon everyone but Pluto was asleep.
很快,除了冥王星之外,所有人都睡着了。
Pluto watched over the others from his distant orbit.
冥王星从他遥远的轨道上监视着其他人
Surely he’d be tagged tomorrow.
他明天肯定会被贴上标签。
“Good night, planets,” he whispered.
" 晚安,行星们,"他低语了。
Bullies The next day, Pluto could hardly wait to play the game.
欺负 第二天,冥王星几乎无法等待比赛.
“I am Mercury, and I orbit the Sun in eighty-eight days,” Mercury began.
“我是水星,我在八十八天后绕太阳运转。”
“I am the smallest planet.”
“我是最小的星球。 “
“Huh?”
“啊? “
said Pluto.
说冥王星。
Then he shouted, “I’m the smallest planet!”
他喊叫说:我是最小的星球。
“You were the smallest planet,” said Mercury.
水星说,“你是最小的星球。”
“I’m the smallest now, and I’m a giant compared to you!”
“我现在最小, “
He laughed, and the others joined in.
他笑了,其他人也加入了进来。
“We voted, and you’re no longer a planet,” said Earth.
“我们投了票,你不再是地球,”地球说。
“Since when?”
“何时开始? “
“Since the other day,” Mars answered.
“自那天起,”火星回答。
“You are too tiny to be a planet, and you have a messy orbit as well.”
“你太小,不能成为一颗行星,轨道也混乱。 “
“B-b-but,” Pluto said.
“B-b-但是,”冥王星说。
“I orbit the Sun, just like the rest of you!”
“我像你们其他人一样,环绕太阳运行! “
“Your orbit is full of junk,” Saturn said.
土星说,“你的轨道充满了垃圾。”
“Look at all the rocks and ice chunks!”
“看看所有的岩石和冰块! “
“Tsk, tsk!
“问!
Very messy, indeed!”
实在太乱了!”
added Venus.
添加了维纳斯.
“You could even be an asteroid,” laughed Uranus.
“你甚至可以成为一颗小行星”,
Then Jupiter spoke up.
后被木星说出.
“Tough luck, kid.
"运气不好,孩子。
But don’t worry.
但别担心。
It’s a big universe.
这是一个巨大的宇宙。
Go find something else to do.”
去找别的事做 “
Dark Days Pluto felt as if he’d been struck by a comet.
黑暗之日冥王星感觉好像被彗星击中了。
He was sad and silent for days and days.
他伤心而沉默了好几天
Charon, his largest moon, tried to cheer him up.
他最大的月亮Charon试图让他振作起来.
“You’re still special, Pluto.
" 你仍然很特别,冥王星。
Some planets have no moons, and you have three.”
有些行星没有月亮 而你有三颗 “
Pluto sighed.
冥王星叹息.
“But I’m not a planet.
“但我不是一个星球。
I could have a million moons, and it wouldn’t matter.
我可以拥有一百万个月,
I’m a nobody.”
我是一个无名小卒。 “
For hours, Pluto stared at the Sun.
数小时来,冥王星盯着太阳.
Maybe the Sun could put in a good word for him with the planets.
也许太阳能用行星来形容他
The Sun knew how hard-working he was.
太阳知道他有多勤奋
After all, it took him 248 years to complete his orbit!
毕竟他花了248年才完成了他的轨道!
Sadly, Pluto realized he couldn’t ask for help.
不幸的是,冥王星意识到他无法求助。
The Sun was much too far away to hear him.
太阳太远,听不到他说话
Pluto looked away from the Sun, beyond the planets.
冥王星远离太阳 远离行星
He spent days looking at stars, comets, and asteroids.
他花了好几天看星星、彗星和小行星
Then one day, he looked up and saw someone like him, only bigger.
然后有一天,他抬头看 看到了像他这样的人,只是更大的。
Dwarf Planets “Hello, Pluto,” said Eris.
Eris说,矮行星“你好,冥王星”。
“Are you a new planet?”
“你是一个新的星球吗? “
Pluto asked.
冥王问.
“No, I am Eris.
“不,我是爱丽丝。
I’m a dwarf planet, and so are you.
我是一个矮行星,你也是。
We’re just like planets, only we share our orbits with other objects.”
我们就像行星一样, 只有我们和其他物体共用我们的轨道。 “
Pluto made a face.
冥王星造出一张相.
“You mean the junk?”
"你是说垃圾? “
Eris laughed.
艾莉丝笑了
“It’s just frozen gases and rocks left over from when the solar system began.”
太阳系开始后, “
“There sure is a lot of it,” Pluto griped.
“肯定有很多,”冥王星抓住了。
“Especially in the Kuiper Belt,” said Eris.
Eris说,“特别是在Kuiper带中”。
“That’s our neighborhood.
“这就是我们的邻居。
Scientists study the Kuiper Belt for clues about how the solar system began.”
科学家研究了Kuiper带来寻找太阳系如何开始的线索. “
“Are they studying us, too?”
“他们也在研究我们吗? “
Pluto asked.
冥王问.
“Yes!
“对!
They’ve named five dwarf planets, and they think there are many, many more of us.”
他们给五个矮行星取了名, 他们认为我们当中还有许多人。 “
“Let’s go find them!”
我们去找他们吧! “
Pluto cried.
冥王星哭了起来。
“Hold on, Pluto.
“等等,冥王星。
You should meet my three friends first!”
你应该先见见我的三个朋友!”
New Friends Eris and Pluto rolled out of their orbits.
新朋友艾瑞斯和冥王星从他们的轨道上滚出.
They zoomed over to where Makemake, Haumea, and Ceres had gathered together to meet them.
他们放大到Makemake、Haumea和Ceres聚集在一起迎接他们的地方。
In their excitement, they all started talking at once.
在他们的兴奋中,他们都立刻开始说话.
“I have an idea,” said Pluto.
冥王星说,“我有一个想法”。
“Let’s get to know each other with a game.”
“让我们用游戏互相了解。 “
They played Brag and Tag for hours and hours.
他们扮演了布拉格和塔格几个小时。
Pluto was “tagged” a dozen times or more.
冥王星被“标记”了十几次或更多次。
Meanwhile, he learned that Eris took the longest time to orbit the Sun, and Ceres took the shortest.
与此同时,他得知了艾里斯为绕太阳运行的时间最长,而克雷斯为最短.
He learned that their names all came from ancient myths.
他得知他们的名字都出自古来神话.
Ceres was named for the Roman goddess of the harvest.
切雷斯被命名为收割地的罗马女神.
Haumea was named for a Hawaiian goddess, Eris for a Greek goddess, and Makemake for an Easter Island god.
豪梅亚被命名为夏威夷女神,埃里斯被命名为希腊女神,而Makemake被命名为复活节岛神.
“I am named for the Roman god of the underworld,” said Pluto.
冥王星说,“我因冥界的罗马神而得名。”
“I am proud to be a dwarf planet with new friends.
“我自豪地成为一个有新朋友的矮行星。
Game over!
游戏结束!
Hey, do dwarf planets like to hum?”
矮行星喜欢哼哼? “
“We do!”
“我们有!”
said Makemake.
说做做。
A new harmony of voices rang out.
新的和谐的声音响起。
It was simply lovely to hear.
听到这声音真是太可爱了