Hope Diamond
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Who I Am.
内容列表 我是谁.
4 My Early Years.
《我的早年》
6 Smaller and Smarter.
6更小更聪明.
10 Blue, but Hopeful.
10 Blue, 但希望无比.
14 Glossary.
14 词汇表。
16 Who I Am Maybe you have heard of me.
16 我是谁 也许你听说过我
I am the famous Hope Diamond.
我是著名的"希望钻石"
I know diamonds can’t talk, but I’m no ordinary diamond.
我知道钻石不能说话,
I live in the center of a pendant, which hangs from a diamond necklace.
我住在吊顶上 挂在钻石项链上
Sixteen other diamonds circle around me, but I think they are tiny.
16个其他钻石环绕着我, 但我认为它们很小。
The small diamonds are clear, like pieces of glass.
小钻石是清晰的,就像玻璃碎片一样.
Most diamonds are almost clear.
大多数钻石几乎都清楚。
But me, I am deep blue, like the ocean.
但是,我,我是深蓝色, 像海洋。
I am full of mystery, too.
我也充满了神秘
No one knows everything about my past, not even me.
没有人知道我的过去 甚至我
But I do like to tell my story.
但我确实喜欢讲我的故事。
So let me tell you about the parts I remember.
让我来告诉你我记得的部分。
How much of my story you believe is up to you.
你相信多少我的故事都取决于你
My Early Y ears I do not remember much about when I was younger, and you’ll find out why very soon.
我的早饭 我不太记得我年轻的时候,
I have learned about my past by listening to people.
我通过倾听人们的声音来了解我的过去。
This is what I’ve heard them say about me.
这是我听到的关于我的话。
It took many, many years for me to form underground.
我花了很多年才在地下形成
People first found me in a diamond mine in India.
人们第一次发现我在印度的钻石矿。
Diamonds come in many shapes, sizes, and colors, but large colored diamonds are rare.
钻石有多种形状,尺寸和颜色,但大型有色钻石是罕见的.
A French merchant, Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, first bought the stone that would become the Hope Diamond.
法国商人让-巴蒂斯特·塔弗尼耶(Jean-Baptiste Tavernier)首先购买了将成为"希望钻石"的石头.
They knew I was special right away.
他们知道我很特别
I was deep blue, of course, and weighed more than 100 carats.
当然,我是深蓝色的, 体重超过100克。
That’s lighter than five nickels, but it is heavy for a diamond.
这比五分硬币还轻,
Many diamonds used in rings today weigh about one carat.
今天在戒指中使用的许多钻石大约重一克拉.
Back then it was good enough to be blue and big.
那时,它已经足够 蓝而大。
After many years, some people wanted me to be a different shape.
多年之后,有些人希望我变出不同的形状.
They thought it would make me even more amazing.
他们以为我会更神奇
In 1668, I was sold to the king of France.
1668年被卖给了法国国王.
Then I was cut in a special way to give me many facets, or faces.
后来我被特别的切入 给了我很多方面或面孔。
My new facets made me brighter and improved my shine.
我的新面孔使我更加明亮,提高了我的光芒.
If the cutting hurt, I can’t remember because that part of my memory was cut off.
如果剪伤了, 我不记得了, 因为我的记忆被切断了。
In the end, I was a little heavier than 67 carats, a loss of about one-third of my weight.
最后,我比67克拉重一点, 减了约三分之一的体重。
I also had a new name: Blue Diamond of the Crown.
我还有一个新名字 皇冠的蓝钻
Word Wise In ancient times, seeds from a carob tree were used to see how much a diamond weighed.
语出智慧 在古代,用一棵木牛树的种子来观察钻石的重量。
Most carob seeds are the same size and weight.
大多数卡罗布种子大小和重量都是一样的.
Over time, the word “carob” turned into “carat.”
随着时间的推移,“carob”一词变成了“carat”。
I liked my royal life in France.
我喜欢我在法国的皇家生活
Many kings wore me over the course of a century.
一个世纪以来,许多国王都穿我的衣服
Then, in 1792, I was stolen!
后来,在1792年,我被偷了!
I was scared.
我吓坏了。
The good news was that I was found in England.
好消息是我在英国被发现了
The bad news was that I had been cut again.
坏消息是我又被砍伤了
I weighed about 45 carats, or less than half my original weight.
我体重约45克 或不到我原体重的一半
I was down to about the size of a quarter.
我跌到大约四分之一。
Other diamonds were still jealous of me, but I felt small.
其他的钻石仍然嫉妒我 但我觉得很小
Smaller and Smarter I have weighed about 45 carats for almost 200 years.
更小更聪明 我体重约45克拉 将近200年。
I remember when a man named Henry Philip Hope bought me.
我记得一个叫亨利·菲利普·霍普的人买下我时
He lived in England, and he is why I am called the Hope Diamond.
他住在英国,所以我叫"希望钻石"
He owned many colored diamonds, but I was one of his favorites.
他拥有很多有色钻石 但我是他的最爱之一
He had me set, or placed, in a pin that could be worn.
他把我安排好,或者放在一个可以穿戴的针上。
I was usually kept in a drawer, but I felt safe.
我通常被关在抽屉里 但我觉得很安全
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
Only other diamonds can cut diamonds.
只有其他钻石才能切割出钻石.
Diamonds are the hardest natural materials on Earth.
钻石是地球上最难的天然材料.
I stayed in the Hope family for years after Mr.
在霍普家待了好几年了 先生
Hope died.
希望已经死了。
In 1901, I was sold and sent to New York.
1901年被卖出并送往纽约.
Then I was sold and sold again.
后来又被卖出又被卖出.
After a time, I was back in France!
过了一段时间,我回到了法国!
This time while I was in France, I did not live with a king.
这回我在法国的时候,我没有和国王住在一起.
I lived with Mr.
我和先生住过
Cartier, who sold jewels.
卖珠宝的卡地亚
A customer of Mr.
先生的顾客
Cartier’s named Mrs.
卡地亚的姓是:
McLean saw me when she was visiting France.
麦克利恩在访问法国时看到我了.
She said she did not like me.
她说她不喜欢我
My feelings were hurt!
我的感情受伤了!
Mr.
先生,请问...
Cartier believed Mrs.
卡地亚相信 夫人,请原谅
McLean would buy me, though.
麦克莱恩会买下我的
He took me to New York and set me in a new necklace.
他带我去纽约 把我放进一条新项链里
Then he showed me to her again, and she wanted me.
然后他又带我去见她 她想要我
I had never looked better!
我从来没有看起来好过!
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
Diamonds are sold based on the four Cs: • Carat: weight • Color: most are colorless, or nearly colorless.
钻石以"四C"为原料发售: • 克拉:重量 • 彩色:多为无色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相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相
Diamonds with colors such as blue, pink, yellow, brown, red, or green, are rare.
有蓝色,粉红色,黄色,褐色,红色等颜色的钻石,或绿色的钻石是罕见的.
Cut: the shape of a diamond’s straight edges • Clarity: clear or cloudy Turkish Sultan Abdul Hamid II bought the Hope Diamond in 1908, but sold it just one year later.
剪接:钻石直边缘的外形 ^ Clarity:清晰或云雾般的土耳其苏丹阿卜杜勒·哈米德二世于1908年购买了"希望钻石",但仅一年后就被出售.
Evalyn McLean wears the Hope Diamond, which is now set in a necklace, in 1914.
伊瓦琳·麦克利恩(英语:Evalyn Mc Lean)于1914年穿戴了"希望钻石"(Hope Diamond),该钻石被放入了一条项链中.
Sometimes, Mrs.
有时候,夫人。
McLean thought I was her lucky charm.
麦克莱恩认为我是她的幸运符
Other times, she thought I was bad luck.
有时她以为我运气不好
But she wore me a lot, and I liked that.
但她穿我很多,我喜欢。
I liked to be out and about.
我喜欢出去玩
Blue, but Hopeful In 1958, Mr.
蓝色,但希望在1958年,先生。
Winston gave me to the Smithsonian Institution.
温斯顿把我交给史密森尼学会
It is a museum in Washington, D.
它是一个位于华盛顿特区的博物馆.