Annie Oakley
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Annie Oakley was born in a small Ohio town.
安妮·奥克利生于俄亥俄州的一个小镇.
As soon as she could lift her daddy’s hunting rifle, he was teaching her to shoot.
她一举起她爸爸的猎枪,他就教她开枪。
When her daddy died, her momma was left in an awful way.
当她爸爸去世时 她妈妈被抛弃了
She had a hard time feeding Annie and the other children.
她养活了安妮和其他孩子
Annie saw how hard her momma was working and decided to help.
安妮看到妈妈工作有多辛苦,决定帮忙.
She picked up her daddy’s rifle and went hunting.
她拿起她爸爸的步枪去打猎。
That first day, she brought home more fat pheasants than she could carry.
第一天,她带回家的脂肪野鸡比她能携带的还要多.
Her family never went hungry again.
她的家人再也不会挨饿了
Little Annie became the best hunter in the county right quick.
小安妮很快成为了全县最好的猎人
She started selling the extra food to the people around town and giving food to those who couldn’t afford it.
她开始将额外食物出售给镇上的人,
This went on for years until a handsome man named Frank Butler came to town.
这持续了好几年,直到一个叫弗兰克·巴特勒的帅哥来到了镇上.
He was a sharpshooter, and he put on quite a show of shooting targets.
他是一个狙击手, 他做了一个相当的 显示射击目标。
At the end of his show, he asked the crowd if they knew anyone who was a better shot.
在他表演结束后,他问观众他们是否认识一个更好的射手.
The townspeople said they knew of one person and sent someone off to fetch Annie.
镇上的人说他们认识一个人 然后派人去接安妮
When Frank saw short Annie, who was skinny enough to hide behind a cornstalk, he laughed.
当弗兰克看到矮小的安妮,她瘦得能躲在玉米茎后,他笑了起来.
Frank went first.
弗兰克先走的
A boy set up five playing cards in little notches on a fence so the edges faced Frank.
一个男孩在栅栏上设置了5个小口卡,这样边缘就面对了弗兰克.
From where Frank stood, they were all but invisible.
从弗兰克站的地方看,他们都是隐形的
He took a deep breath and fired.
他深呼吸后被炒了鱿鱼
He hit three cards: one through the middle and the tops of two others.
他打出三张牌:一通中后卫和二通后卫.
“Is this the best you’ve got?”
“这是你最好的吗? “
Frank asked.
弗兰克问。
The townspeople said yes.
镇上的人都答应了
Annie just smiled.
安妮刚刚笑了
“All right, then.
“那么,好吧。
Since a lady is challenging me, I’ll let her pick the contest.”
因为一位女士在挑战我, “
“Shooting cards,” Annie said proudly.
安妮自豪地说,“抽打牌”。
“Are you sure?”
“你确定吗? “
Frank replied.
弗兰克回答。
“I’m the best card shooter in the West.”
“我是西方最好的牌手。”
Annie nodded and said, “We’ll be shooting cards edgewise.”
Annie点头说道, “
Annie stepped up, a small smile on her face.
安妮挺身而出,脸上微笑一笑.
She asked the boy to set up cards on two fences opposite each other.
她要求男孩在对面的两个栅栏上设置牌.
Annie’s hands moved like lightning, and the gunshots were thunder.
安妮的手像闪电一样走动,而枪声是雷声.
She shot the cards in front of her clean in half with barely a thought.
她把牌拍在她干净的前面 一半,几乎没有一个想法。
Then she pulled out a mirror and shot the cards behind her from over her shoulder.
然后她取出一面镜子,从肩上向她身后打出牌来.
Annie had won, and Frank asked her to marry him on the spot.
安妮已经赢了,弗兰克当场向她求婚.
The two were hitched, and Frank took Annie on the road.
两人被搭便车,弗兰克带着安妮上路.
Annie started making a name for herself as the best shot in the West.
安妮开始为自己取名"西方最佳射手".
People would toss pennies and dimes in the air at her shows.
人们会在她的节目中把硬币和一分钱扔入空中。
She was fast enough to shoot every one before it hit the ground.
她跑得够快,在它落地之前就射出每一个人.
Any coin shot by Annie Oakley would immediately quintuple in value.
安妮·奥克利拍出的任何一分硬币 都会立即达到价值之五
Once, a man became rich by throwing a bundle of silver dollars in the air.
有一次,一个人因为把一捆银元扔入空中而变得富有.
Annie shot each one before it hit the ground.
安妮在撞倒地前就开枪了
Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show was the biggest show in the world.
水牛比尔的"野生西部秀"是世界上最大的一出.
Bill heard of the lady sharpshooter and had to see her talent for himself.
比尔听说了这位女士的锐射手,只好亲自看她的才华.
He took the famous Indian Chief Sitting Bull with him to one of Annie’s shows.
他带着著名的印度酋长坐牛一起参加了安妮的一出演出.
“That was good, but not good enough for my show,” Buffalo Bill told Annie after her show.
“这很好,但不足以让我的节目,”水牛比尔在节目结束后告诉安妮。
“Show me something amazing.”
“给我看一些惊人的东西。 “
Sitting Bull pointed to a speck high in the sky.
坐牛指天上出出出一丝出高.
Annie took aim and shot.
安妮瞄准并射击。
The speck flew on, and Buffalo Bill shook his head and started to walk away.
斑点飞起,水牛比尔摇起头来开始走开.
Sitting Bull made him wait.
坐牛让他等
A few minutes passed, and a single tail feather from a large eagle drifted down.
几分钟后,一只大鹰的一头尾羽飘下.
There was a bullet hole in the middle.
中间有个弹孔
Sitting Bull was so impressed that he adopted Annie as his daughter and named her Little Sure Shot.
坐牛留下了深刻的印象,他收养了安妮为他的女儿并取名为"小Sure Shot".
Buffalo Bill nodded and said, “What else have you got?”
布法罗·比尔点头说:“你还得到了什么? “
Annie climbed a nearby hill, kneeled, aimed, and fired.
安妮爬上附近的一个山丘,跪下,瞄准并开火.
Then she kept firing, again and again, always in the same direction.
然后她不停地射击,一次又一次地,总是朝同一个方向射击.
She came down the hill smiling.
她从山上下来笑了
“What were you shooting at?”
“你在射什么? “
Buffalo Bill asked.
水牛比尔问.
“You’ll see,” Annie said.
安妮说:"你会看到的"。
Buffalo Bill and Sitting Bull said their goodbyes and started the long journey back to the Wild West Show’s tents.
水牛比尔和坐牛告别了,开始了返回"野生西部秀"帐篷的漫长旅程.
They rode for almost a week before they saw the camp next to a large boulder.
他们骑了将近一个星期才看到一个大石块旁边的营地.
As they came closer, Buffalo Bill saw a message on the boulder.
当他们走近时,水牛比尔在巨石上看到了一条消息.
It was an address carved by Annie’s bullets.
这是安妮子弹所刻的地址。
Buffalo Bill sent a telegram to the address inviting Annie Oakley to join the Wild West Show.
水牛比尔向地址发了电报,邀请安妮·奥克利加入"野生西部秀".
She did and went on to do even greater feats all over the world.
她做和继续做 更大的成就 在世界各地。
They say she even made some new stars by shooting holes in the sky, but that’s another tale.
但这是另一个故事。