I’m the Small One
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
At eight years old, I’m smaller than everyone else my age.
八岁时,我比其他人都小。
When I walk in the halls at school, I have to squeeze in between the bigger kids to get by.
当我在学校的大厅里走的时候,我必须挤进更大的孩子中间才能过.
Sometimes they bump into me or step on my toes.
有时他们碰上我或踩我的脚趾
“Sorry, Sophie—I didn’t see you,” they say.
"对不起,苏菲... 他们说,
At the playground, little kids always want to play with me.
在操场上,小孩总是想跟我玩
Some even try to boss me around.
有些人甚至想控制我周围。
“Don’t climb up that big slide, little girl,” one kindergartner warned me last week.
“不要爬上那张大滑道, 小女孩,”上个星期,
“You might fall and hurt yourself.”
“你可能会摔倒并伤害自己。 “
“I think I’ll be okay,” I said.
「我想我会没事的」,
She watched me slide down, her mouth gaping open.
她看着我从地上滑下来 她的口裂开
My best friend, Casey, is one of the tallest kids in second grade.
我最好的朋友凯西 是二年级最高的孩子之一
Her legs are so long that when she walks, I have to jog to keep up with her.
她的腿太长了,当她走的时候, 我不得不跑步来跟上她。
Sometimes grown-ups ask her, “Who’s your little friend?”
有时大人会问她 “你的小朋友是谁? “
One day while I was over at Casey’s house, her grandma thought Casey was babysitting me!
有一天我在凯西家时 她奶奶以为凯西在照顾我
“This is Sophie,” Casey explained, “my best friend.”
“这是索菲,”凯西解释说,“我最好的朋友。 “
“How sweet,” her grandma said.
她奶奶说,
She leaned toward me and smiled brightly.
她朝我倾斜,笑得非常亮
“What grade are you in, Sophie?”
"苏菲,你在哪年级? “
she asked.
她问。
“Second grade,” I answered.
" 二年级,"我回答。
She blinked in amazement, then glanced over at Casey.
她一眨眼就惊呆了 然后看了一眼凯西
“Is that true?”
“这是真的吗? “
she asked.
她问。
That really rubbed me the wrong way.
那真的弄错了
I used to try to make myself taller whenever I could.
我曾经试图使自己 越高越好。
My posture was perfect, straight as an arrow.
我的姿势很完美 像箭一样直
I hung from the tree in our backyard to stretch out my limbs.
我挂在我们后院的树上 伸出我的四肢。
I ate all my vegetables.
我把我的蔬菜都吃了
even the brussels sprouts.
甚至布鲁斯芽。
Every day I measured myself to see if I’ d grown any taller, but I was the same height every time.
我每天衡量自己是否长大,
It was frustrating.
令人沮丧。
“Don’t worry,” Mom said.
" 别担心, " 妈妈说。
“I don’t let my size slow me down, and neither should you.
“我不让我的身材慢下来,
Besides, being small has its advantages.”
此外,小有其优点。 “
I studied Mom in surprise.
我惊讶地学习妈妈。
I’ d never thought of her as small, but I suppose she is.
我从未想过她很小,
Still, I couldn’t see any advantage to it.
我却看不到任何好处。
T One day, Mrs.
T级 总有一天,夫人
Alvarez announced to the class that we’ d be putting on a spring play.
阿尔瓦雷斯向班上宣布,
“You should try out for the lead role,” Casey encouraged me.
凯西鼓励我,
“I don’t think I’ll get it,” I sighed.
我叹息地说,
“Mrs.
“主席女士,
Alvarez probably wants someone bigger.”
阿尔瓦雷斯可能想要一个更大的人 “
“Once she sees how good you are, you’ll get the part,” she said.
她说:「一旦她看到你有多好,
At the audition, I waited with my classmates in the back of the auditorium.
在试镜中,我和同学们在礼堂后座等.
When it was my turn, I walked up to the center of the stage.
轮到我的时候,我走到舞台中央。
I had practiced all the lines, but I never got a chance to deliver them.
我练习过所有的台词, 但我从来没有机会交付它们。
“Sophie!”
“苏菲!”
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
Alvarez cried.
阿尔瓦雷斯哭了。
“You’ll be perfect as the elf!
"你会像精灵一样完美!
You’re just the right size for the costume.”
你只是合适的服装尺寸。 “
When the auditions were finished, Mom was waiting outside for me.
面试结束后 妈妈在外面等我
“Mrs.
“主席女士,
Alvarez made me an elf,” I grumbled.
Alvarez让我成了精灵,”我抱怨。
“That sounds like fun,” she said.
她说,“听起来很有趣。”
“I don’t want to be in the play anymore,” I said.
”我说,
“Oh, honey,” she said.
" 哦,亲爱的,"她说。
“I know you didn’t get the part you wanted, but I also know you love acting.
“我知道你没有得到你想要的角色,
I’ll bet you’ll be the best elf in the play.”
我敢打赌,你会是剧中最好的精灵。 “
That won’t be hard to do, I thought, since I’m the only elf in the play.
我认为这不会很难,
I only had two lines, but I went to rehearsals just to please Mom and Dad.
我只有两行 但我去排练只是为了取悦爸爸妈妈
Mia got the lead role—a girl wandering through a magical fairy forest in search of her lost dog.
米娅得到了主角——一个女孩在神奇的仙子森林中徘徊以寻找她迷路的狗.
In the last scene, she finds a box under a giant mushroom, and when she opens it, guess what jumps out?
在最后一幕中,她发现一个盒子在一个巨大的蘑菇下,当她打开后,猜猜什么跳出?
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
Alvarez’s dog, Prince, played the dog role.
阿尔瓦雷斯的狗"王子"出演了"狗"角色.
She brought him to all the rehearsals, and when he wasn’t onstage, we got to play with him.
她带他参加了所有的排练, 当他不在舞台上时, 我们必须和他玩。
He liked all the attention from the other kids, but he seemed to like me best.
他喜欢其他孩子的注意力 但他似乎最喜欢我
The night of the show, my first line came early: “Let’s ask the Fairy Queen!”
演出当晚,我的一行早起:"让我们问仙后!
Dramatic stuff.
戏剧性的东西。
Since my only other line was toward the end, I waited offstage, taking turns scratching Prince and scratching myself.
由于我唯一的另一行 接近尾声, 我等待下台,
As a bonus, the elf costume fit me not only like a glove but like a thick, wool, itchy glove.
作为奖金,精灵服装适合我 不仅像手套,而且像厚厚的羊毛痒手套。
When it was time for the grand finale, Mrs.
是时候大决赛了 夫人
Alvarez placed Prince inside the box, and then the box was brought onstage.
阿尔瓦雷斯安放 王子在盒子内,然后盒子被带入舞台.
When Mia opened the box, Prince jumped out as planned, but he jumped into the giant mushroom, which fell over.
米娅打开盒子后,王子跳出原计划,但他跳入了巨大的蘑菇中,蘑菇倒了下来.
Not planned.
未计划.
Before Mrs.
{\fn黑体\fs20\shad2\2aH82\3aH20\4aH33\fscx95\3cH592001\be1}在夫人之前 {\fn黑体\fs20\shad2\2aH82\3aH20\4aH33\fscx95\3cH592001\be1}在夫人之前 {\fn黑体\fs20\shad2\2aH82\3aH20\4aH33\fscx95\3cH592001\be1}我还得去
Alvarez could catch him, the frightened dog leaped off the stage and disappeared underneath it.
Alvarez可以抓到他 被吓倒的狗从舞台上跳出 消失在舞台下
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
Alvarez called him, but he whimpered and refused to come out.
阿尔瓦雷斯打电话给他,但他呜咽并拒绝出来.
The lights came on in the theater, and the audience started to fidget in their seats.
剧院的灯光照亮了,观众开始在自己的座位上发作.
The entire class gathered at the edge of the stage.
整个班级聚集在舞台的边缘.
“How are we going to get him out of there?”
“我们如何让他离开那里? “
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
Alvarez asked.
阿尔瓦雷斯问.
“I’m small enough to squeeze under there,” I said.
我说,“我小到可以挤到下面。”
“I’ll get him.”
" 我会抓住他的。 “
I crawled through the dust and the cobwebs beneath the stage until I reached Prince.
我爬入了舞台下的灰尘和蜘蛛网 直到我到达了王子
In the dark, I could hardly see him, but as I talked to him softly, he licked my face.
在黑暗中,我几乎看不到他, 但当我和他说话温柔, 他舔我的脸。
When we emerged together, the audience clapped and cheered.
当我们一起出现时,观众欢呼并欢呼.
I guess every dog has its day.
我想每一只狗都有它的一天。
In fact, we got more applause than the stars at the end of the show.
事实上,我们得到了更多的掌声 比明星在节目的最后。
My parents were proud, and so was I.
我父母很骄傲 我也是
After that, I stopped worrying so much about my size.
之后,我不再担心我的大小
In fact, I decided that Mom was right, after all: being small has its advantages.
事实上,我决定妈妈是对的,毕竟:小有它的优点。
Glossary advantages (n.)
词汇优势(不详)
(n.)
(无)
(n.)
(无)
(n.)
(无)
(n.)
(无)