Troika: Canine Superhero
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
I’m sure every boy loves his dog.
我相信每个男孩都爱他的狗。
If you ask any boy how much he loves his dog, he’ll say, “More than anyone ever loved a dog before.”
如果你问任何男孩他有多爱他的狗,他会说:“比以前任何人都爱狗。 “
But my dog is different.
但我的狗不一样
My dog is a superhero, and he became one even though he only had three legs.
我的狗是超级英雄 他变成了超级英雄 尽管他只有三条腿
And I know for sure that I love my dog more than anyone has ever loved a dog before.
我知道,我爱我的狗 比任何人都爱狗之前。
This dog was different from the day he was born.
这只狗和他出生那天不一样
The other puppies in the litter scrambled over each other.
垃圾里的其他小狗 互相冲撞
They barked and whined and growled.
他们吠叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫.
But one dog was calm, as though he knew what was going on.
但是一只狗很冷静,好像他知道发生了什么
And when I held him, he looked me right in the eyes.
当我抱着他,他看着我的眼睛。
It was as if he could speak.
他好像能说话
At the time, I couldn’t think of a name that was good enough to fit him.
当时我无法想到一个适合他的名字。
So I just called him “Dog.”
所以我叫他"狗"。
Dog only got better as he got older.
狗老了才变好
He was the smartest of the litter, and by far the most loyal.
他是垃圾中最聪明的人 也是最忠诚的人
The other dogs sleep outside in doghouses.
其他的狗睡在外面的狗屋里。
But Dog couldn’t fall asleep unless he was next to me.
除非他站在我旁边,
He would wait outside his doghouse all night.
他会在狗屋外等一整晚
So he sleeps on the floor of my bedroom.
他睡在我的卧室地板上
We’re never apart for a minute.
我们从来没有分开一分钟。
Dog and I live in Canada, above the Arctic Circle.
我和狗住在加拿大北极圈上方
Up here, there’s snow on the ground for nine months of the year.
当地每年有九个月的积雪。
There aren’t many roads, and the rivers stay frozen.
道路不多,
The sun doesn’t even come up for a good part of the winter.
在冬季,
My family and I use dogsleds to get around the frozen land.
我的家人和我用警犬绕过被冻的土地
It’s hard to make a living up here.
这里很难维持生计。
If there’s a thaw during the winter, it’s impossible to cross the rivers by sled.
如果冬天有冰冻,
Sometimes, food runs low, and we have to hunt deer, hares, and other animals.
有时,食物数量会减少,我们必须去猎取鹿,野兔等动物.
During one thaw, I went out hunting.
一次解冻时,我出去打猎了
I had brought down a deer, and the dogs were resting while I cleaned it.
我带了只鹿,狗在休息,我清理它。
I realize now that it was my fault.
我现在意识到这是我的错。
I should have known that the thaw would bring some bears out of hibernation.
我早该知道 解冻会把一些熊带出冬眠状态
I should have known that the smell of the deer would attract them.
我早该知道鹿的味道会吸引他们
But I didn’t think of it until the hungry bear had knocked me down, and by then, it was too late.
但直到饿熊把我打倒,
I was staring straight down the throat of a huge grizzly.
我直视着一只巨大的灰熊的喉咙
But out of nowhere, Dog ripped free from his harness and leapt on the bear’s back.
但不知从何而来,狗从他身上撕开并跳到熊背上。
The bear roared and twisted, but Dog held on.
熊咆哮和扭曲,但狗坚持住。
It all seemed to take forever.
这一切似乎需要永远。
Dog was thrown by a swipe of the bear’s huge paw, and the angry creature finally ran off.
狗被一只熊大爪子的刷子扔出,愤怒的生物最终跑掉了.
I ran over to Dog.
我跑到狗那边去了
The wet snow was stained scarlet with his blood.
湿雪被他血染了
His leg was bitten, badly, and I was sure the bone was broken.
他的腿被咬了,很严重,我确定骨头断了
Dog could barely lift his head, but his eyes still told me that he was there for me.
狗几乎不能抬起头, 但他的眼睛仍然告诉我 他在那里对我来说。
I carried Dog home as quickly as I could.
我尽快把狗带回家
But his leg was badly hurt.
但他的腿伤得很重
My father had to amputate it.
我的父亲不得不截肢。
I was heartbroken—but Dog didn’t seem to mind.
我心碎了,
Soon enough, he was back to being the best dog in the litter.
很快,他又回到了 垃圾中最好的狗。
Even with three legs, Dog was still my strongest runner.
即使有三条腿 狗还是我最强的跑者
The next winter, I started entering sled-dog races.
次年冬天,我开始参加雪橇狗比赛.
Dog was always my lead dog.
狗总是我的领跑狗。
The other kids looked at me funny for having a three-legged lead dog.
其他孩子们都笑我养了条三脚铅狗
But they looked at me very differently when we won.
但当我们赢的时候 他们看我的眼神很不一样
After winning a few races, I entered my longest race yet.
在赢得了几场比赛之后 我进入了最长的比赛
The course stretched over five hundred kilometers.
航道绵延了500多公里。
I was one of the youngest people to enter, and the only person with a three-legged lead dog.
我是最年轻的人之一 进入, 唯一的人 有三脚铅狗。
But early on, Dog and I were in first place.
但早些时候,我和狗在第一。
The other racers even commented on how strong Dog seemed.
其他选手甚至评论道道克看起来有多强大.
The hardest part of the race was a long stretch across a frozen river.
比赛中最困难的环节是横跨被冰冻的河道.
The winds were bitter, and the ice could be dangerous.
风很苦,冰可能很危险
As the dogs ran, I could hear the river groaning and creaking under the ice.
当狗跑去时,我能听到河水在冰下呻吟而出声.
Suddenly, the ice shuddered and cracked.
突然,冰层被震动并裂开。
Dog tugged hard, like he knew there was trouble.
像他知道有麻烦
But the front of my sled caught on the crack, and it tumbled into the icy water.
但我的雪橇前部被夹在了裂缝上, 它倒入了冰冷的水中.
The shock went through my whole body.
我全身都受到冲击
I never thought anything could be so cold.
我从没想过会这么冷
I could barely see, and all I could do was hold on tight.
我几乎看不见, 我所能做的就是坚持住。
Ahead of me, I saw dark shapes moving.
在我面前,我看到 黑暗的形状移动。
And at the front of those dark shapes was Dog.
在那些暗黑的外形前面是"狗"
He kept tugging, no matter what.
不管怎样,他一直拖着走
At last, the team was able to drag the sled out of the water.
最终球队得以将雪橇从水中拖出.
He had saved me again.
他又救了我一顿
I spent the whole night by the fire, and I thought I might never be warm or dry again.
我整晚都在火边,我想我可能再也不会温暖或干燥了.
But Dog curled up next to me.
但狗在我旁边卷起来
He kept me warm all night.
他整晚都帮我保暖
By the next morning, we were ready to go again.
到了第二天早上, 我们准备再次去。
I thought that was the last of our troubles.
我以为那是我们最后的麻烦
The next morning dawned bright and cold, and we were running hard.
第二天一早晴朗而寒冷,我们奋起奔跑.
It wasn’t long before we were at the head of the pack again.
不久,
And Dog, as always, was right up front.
而狗,一如既往, 是正确的前面。
During a short rest, Dog’s ears suddenly pricked up.
在短暂休息期间,狗的耳朵突然被刺出.
There was a crashing sound coming from the trees.
树上传来一阵爆炸的声音
A huge bull moose stumbled into the clearing where we were.
一只巨型公鹿撞到我们所在的空地
Nothing scares me more than moose.
没有什么比麋鹿更让我害怕了
Unlike bears, they’re unpredictable.
与熊不同,
They seem to get mad and charge for no reason.
他们似乎毫无理由地发疯和收费。
The moose sent a puff of steam out of its nostrils.
鹿从鼻孔里送出一股蒸汽.
Then, with a grunt, it started to gallop toward us.
然后,随着叫声,它开始冲向我们。
This was a disaster.
这是一场灾难。
The moose was about to trample me and my entire sled-dog team.
麋鹿要踩我和我整个雪橇队
But like a shot, Dog leapt at the moose and seized its leg.
但就像一枪一发,狗就跳向了麋鹿并抓住了它的腿.
The moose gave a mighty kick.
麋鹿踢得厉害
It was too much even for Dog, who went sailing through the air.
这对狗来说也太过份了 狗在空中航行
He hit a tree, hard, and I was sure he was dead.
他撞上一棵树,很用力,我确定他死了
The moose lowered its head and seemed to eye the rest of the dogs.
麋鹿低了头,似乎对着其他的狗.
But Dog got up.
但狗起来。
He stood swaying on his three legs.
他站在三条腿上摇摆。
And he stared that moose in the eyes until the moose realized that Dog would never, ever give up.
他盯着那只鹿的眼睛 直到它意识到狗永远不会放弃
Looking a little frightened, the moose retreated into the woods.
看着有点害怕,麋鹿退入了树林.
That was the third time my threelegged dog had saved my life.
这是我三脚狗第三次救了我一命
After that, I knew what I would name him.
之后,我知道该怎么称呼他.
I chose the word Troika.
我选了"三驾马车"这个词
It’s a Russian word that refers to things that come in threes.
是俄罗斯语的词,
And even though he only has three legs, he has proven three times that he is a true superhero.
尽管他只有三条腿,他已经三次证明自己是一个真正的超级英雄.