Coyote and the Star
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
In the time before time, animals lived interesting lives.
在之前的时代,动物们过着有趣的生活.
There were no humans, and the animals were free to do as they pleased.
没有人类,动物们可以随意行事。
Everything was perfect—there was no disease, no hunger, no war, and no suffering.
一切都是完美的——没有疾病,没有饥饿,没有战争,也没有苦难。
The animals had everything they needed.
动物们拥有他们需要的一切
Well, almost everything.
嗯,几乎所有的。
Coyote enjoyed the nighttime.
野狼喜欢夜行
He would sit on a rock outside his house all night and watch the stars.
他会整晚坐在他家外面的石头上 看星星
Every night as he sat watching, he gazed at one particular star that was very beautiful.
每天晚上,当他坐着看时,他都凝视着一颗特别美丽的恒星.
This large star was more beautiful than all the other stars.
这颗大星比其他所有恒星都更美丽.
She was more beautiful than even the planets.
她比行星还漂亮
She was more beautiful than even the sun and the moon, and Coyote thought they were very lovely, especially the moon.
她甚至比日月更美丽,而Coyote认为它们非常可爱,尤其是月亮.
Coyote was in love with the star and talked to her night after night.
土狼爱上了明星并连夜与她交谈.
But she would not respond to him.
但她不会回应他的
She floated across the sky and pretended not to notice him.
她漂浮在天上,假装没有注意到他.
Now, Coyote was known among the other animals as the Song Dog, even though his voice was rather scratchy.
现在,"狼"在其它动物中被称作"宋狗",尽管他的声音相当抓人.
He loved to howl and sing his songs.
他喜欢叫喊并唱起他的歌
He especially loved to sing when the moon was bright.
他特别喜欢在月亮明亮时唱歌.
So Coyote thought that if he could sing a beautiful song the star would notice him.
所以Coyote认为如果他能唱出一首美丽的歌 明星会注意到他
He thought and wrote.
他思考和写作。
After three days he had composed a new song.
三天后,他编了一首新歌。
He was convinced this was the most beautiful song he could sing.
他相信这是他能唱的最美的一首歌.
That night Coyote went outside when the sky became dark.
当晚,当天黑后,土狼出门.
His stomach felt a little nervous, and his heart was beating faster than usual.
他的胃感觉有点紧张,心跳比平时快.
He sat on his rock and waited for the star to rise above the horizon.
他坐在自己的岩石上等恒星升起于地平线上.
When she did, he began to sing.
当她唱歌的时候,他开始唱歌.
“ Oh beautiful star, I’m waiting for yoouuu.
“...... 我在等尤乌。
My heart is open and my love is truuee.
心相开而相相克.
I ask for your hand and your heart to woooo.
我请求你的手和你的心去呼呼.
Please give me a sign that I’m not a fooool.”
请给我一个信号, “
And he sang his verse again and again, hoping she would notice.
他一遍又一遍地唱他的诗, 希望她会注意到。
But she just flew across the sky and did not utter a word.
但她只是飞过天空 却一言不发
The other animals watched Coyote sing and felt sorry for him.
其他动物观看了"狼"的歌声并对他感到难过.
No star had ever loved an animal.
没有明星曾爱过动物
They knew Coyote had often been a fool, especially in matters of love.
他们知道库伊特经常是个傻瓜,特别是在爱情问题上.
Coyote’s older brother, Wolf, just shook his head and sighed.
土狼的哥哥, 狼,只是摇起头来叹息。
Wolf had helped Coyote out of many difficult spots.
狼帮了狼从很多困难的地方出来
He had a feeling that his silly younger brother would get himself in trouble again.
他有一种感觉,他那愚蠢的弟弟会再次陷入困境.
Coyote did foolish things for love.
土狼为了爱情做了蠢事
For seven nights Coyote sang his song and received no response.
7个晚上 土狼唱起他的歌,没有得到任何回应.
After the seventh night, he stopped singing.
第七夜后,他不再唱歌了.
He was exhausted.
他筋疲力尽了
He closed his eyes and dreamed of a ladder that elevated him to the stars.
他闭上了眼睛,梦到一个梯子把他提升到星星上.
He climbed the ladder and took his star by the hand.
他爬上梯子并用手牵着他的星星.
They danced and danced, happy to finally be together.
他们跳起舞来,很高兴终于在一起了.
When he awoke, he noticed that in the distance the star passed very close to a mountain.
当他醒来时,他注意到,在距离上,恒星经过了非常接近一座山.
He thought that if he could climb to the top of the mountain, he could touch the star and convince her to love him.
他认为如果能爬到山顶上去,他就能触摸到星星并说服她去爱他.
Coyote ran very fast, bumping into trees and tripping over rocks.
土狼跑得非常快,撞倒了树木并绊倒了岩石.
Owl watched him run through a thicket of blackberries without even noticing.
猫头鹰眼睁睁地看着他跑过一圈厚厚的黑莓,甚至没有注意到.
Gopher stuck his head out of his hole just as Coyote stumbled over a fallen tree and tumbled down a hill.
Gopher把头插出洞去 就像Coyote从一棵倒倒倒的树上摔倒在地上一样
But Coyote was resilient.
但土狼有弹性
And he was determined to meet the beautiful star.
他决心要遇见美丽的明星
The mountain was almost in sight when Coyote came to a deep river.
焦作来入一深河时,山已相去甚远.
The water was cold and the current was very swift.
水很冷,水流非常快
Coyote didn’t like water.
土狼不喜欢水。
He had almost drowned many times in his adventures.
他在冒险中差点淹死了好几次.
And his long hair always got matted when it got wet.
他的长发总是被弄湿
He was getting frustrated when he noticed a tree branch that hung over the river.
当他注意到一条树枝挂在河上时,他感到沮丧。
So he climbed the tree and tiptoed out onto the branch.
于是他爬上那棵树 爬到树枝上
Just as he reached the end and thought he could jump to the other shore, the branch broke.
就在他到达尽头,以为能跳到另一岸时,树枝就断了.
Splash!
喷出!
It was a long fall, but the water cushioned his impact.
这是一个很长的秋天, 但水缓缓了他的影响。
He shook the water from his fur, grumbled about looking like a wet cat, and continued on his way.
他从皮毛上摇出水来,抱怨自己长得像一只湿猫,继续前进.
He kept running until he finally stood on the mountain.
他一直跑到终于站到山上.
A whole day had passed and the sun was just now setting.
整整一天过去了,太阳刚刚落下。
He waited for night.
他等了一晚,我看见了
Soon the star appeared on the horizon.
很快恒星就出现在地平线上.
She was brilliant and even more beautiful than Coyote had remembered.
她比狼人所记得的更美丽
He could now see that all the stars were dancing.
他现在可以看到所有的星星都在跳舞
She and the other stars moved through the night sky dancing elegant steps.
她和其他的星星 穿过了夜空舞步
Coyote didn’t know how to dance very well, but he sure wanted to dance with her.
狼不会跳舞,
So he waited patiently.
所以他耐心等待着。
He was filled with butterflies, and his heart was beating like a big drum.
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But he stayed quiet.
但他保持沉默。
The star danced closer and closer, until finally she was on the mountain.
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Coyote reached as high as he could, but he couldn’t touch her.
但是他不能碰她。
He jumped and tried again, but still could not jump high enough.
他跳了起来又试了一次,但仍然跳得不够高.
He begged her to reach her hand to his, and she did.
他求她伸出她的手,她做到了。
She took his paw into her hand and pulled him up to her.
她把他的爪子伸到她手上 把他拉到她身边
Slowly she danced with Coyote, up into the night sky.
她慢慢地和狼一起跳舞,跳入了夜空.
They went far, very high above the Earth.
它们飞得很远,非常高
Coyote began to get dizzy and afraid.
土狼开始头晕而害怕.
He did not think he was afraid of heights, but this was very high.
他并不认为自己害怕高地,但这是非常高的.
His heart pounded even harder.
他的心跳更厉害
Coyote and the star danced farther and farther above the Earth, among the other stars.
土狼和恒星在地上跳得更远 和其他恒星一样
It was icy cold, and there wasn’t a single sound.
也没有任何声音。
None of the other stars said anything.
其它的星星都没说
He begged the beautiful star to talk to him, but she was silent.
他恳求美丽之星和他说话,但她沉默了.
Coyote looked down and saw the rivers as thin lines, the mountains as small spots.
土狼向下望去,把河流看成细线,山地看成小地.
His heart became very cold.
他的心脏变得很冷.
He begged the star to return him to Earth.
他恳求明星把他送回地球.
He missed the rock outside his house, and he missed the ground.
他错过了房子外面的石头,他也错过了地面.
When they had reached the top of the sky, the star let go of Coyote.
当他们已经到达了天空的顶峰时,恒星释放了"狼".
For the time of one whole moon, twenty-eight days, Coyote fell to the Earth.
在一整个月亮上, 二十八天, 狼人倒地了.
He fell and fell, and thought about his life the whole time.
他跌倒了 一直想着自己的生活
He promised himself he would never act foolish again.
他答应自己再也不会犯傻了
He vowed to be a good coyote from that day on.
他发誓从那天起就成为一只好狼.
But he knew he had committed foolish acts, and he felt powerful regret.
但他知道他犯下了愚蠢的行为,他感到强烈的遗憾.
Finally, he hit the ground.
最后,他撞倒了地面。
The impact made a great hole where once there had been a very large mountain, the mountain he had climbed.
撞击打出一个大洞 曾经有一个非常大的山 他爬上的那座山
His blood turned to water and filled the hole to become a beautiful lake.
他的血被倒入了水中并填满了洞去成为美丽的湖.
It is the deepest, bluest lake on the continent of North America.
它是北美大陆最深最蓝色的湖泊.
Now, when coyotes howl at the stars, they are scolding the star that killed the first Coyote.
现在,当野狼在星上叫喊时, 他们正在骂杀死了第一只野狼的恒星。
They remember him and his great love in their songs.
他们记得他和他的伟大爱 在他们的歌曲。