Sleepy Hollow
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Sleepy Hollow was the quietest place in the world.
睡道是世界上最安静的地方
Besides being haunted, nothing much happened there—until the night of the Van Tassel party.
除了闹鬼之外,那里什么都没有发生,直到范·塔塞尔聚会的晚上。
Skinny, old Ichabod Crane marched into the party with his head held high, resembling a scarecrow dressed in fancy clothes.
斯克尼,老伊查博德克兰用头高举入会出行,与身穿花哨服装的稻草人相仿.
He was at the party for one reason—Katrina Van Tassel.
他参加派对只有一个原因——Katrina Van Tassel。
The stunning Katrina stood out at the party like a red rose on a snowy day.
令人惊叹的卡特里娜像雪地上一朵红玫瑰一样在派对上出名.
She chatted with Brom Bones, who was as massive as a bull and as mean as a bear.
她和布罗姆·伯恩斯(Brom Bones)聊天,后者像一头公牛和一头小熊一样庞大.
He enjoyed riding around on his horse, Daredevil, and causing mischief.
他喜欢骑着马到处跑 达雷德韦尔 和制造恶作剧。
Brom Bones also liked Katrina.
Brom Bones也喜欢卡特里娜.
Ichabod mustered his resolve and went straight up to them.
伊查博德凝聚了决心,直上他们.
“Excuse me, Katrina,” Ichabod said.
Ichabod说:“对不起,卡特里娜,”
“Would you care to dance?”
“你愿意跳舞吗? “
Brom Bones’s face turned as red as a boiled lobster.
Brom Bones的脸变红了,
“I’d love to dance,” Katrina said as she grasped Ichabod’s hand.
卡特里娜在握住Ichabod的手时表示,
Ichabod and Katrina twirled around the dance floor as if there were no tomorrow.
Ichabod和Katrina在舞池上转来转去 好像没有明天一样
Ichabod imagined he could dance his way right into Katrina’s heart.
Ichabod认为他可以跳入卡特里娜的心脏。
Stranger things have happened.
奇怪的事情发生了。
It’s not that she didn’t like him.
她不喜欢他,
She liked him fine, but a beautiful girl must weigh her options.
她很喜欢他,但一个美丽的女孩必须权衡她的选择。
The longer they danced, the angrier Brom Bones became.
他们跳舞的时间越长,愤怒的布罗姆·骨头就变成了.
When the band took a break, Ichabod and Katrina stopped for a drink at the punch bowl.
乐队休息后,伊查博德和卡特里娜在出击碗时停下来喝酒.
There towered Brom Bones, sharing ghost stories with a group of friends.
有塔式布罗姆骨,与一群朋友分享鬼故事.
“I’ll tell you the scariest ghost story of all,” boasted Brom Bones.
「我会告诉你最可怕的鬼故事,
He stared directly at Ichabod.
他直接盯着伊查博德看
“Have you ever heard of the Headless Horseman?”
“你听说过无头骑士吗? “
“No,” Ichabod muttered and gulped.
“不,”Ichabod 哑巴地说,
Brom Bones began to whisper, and the group leaned in closer.
Brom Bones开始悄悄地说出话来,这群人靠得更近.
“Every night at midnight, he rides through town on his horse, looking for his missing head,” Brom said.
布罗姆说,“每晚午夜,他骑着马穿过城镇,寻找他失踪的头颅。”
“I’ve seen him with my very own eyes.
我亲眼见过他,
I was riding along late at night when this fellow came trotting up.
我深夜骑着车, 当这家伙走过来。
I asked him if he wanted a race.
我问他要不要比赛
He didn’t say a word because—he didn’t have a head!”
他一言不发,
“So I took off on Daredevil,” Brom bellowed, “and he came tearing up behind me.
“于是,我乘着达雷德韦尔而去。”
I raced him right up to the church bridge.
我把他赶到教堂桥上
Once his horse set foot on the bridge, he disappeared in a flash of fire.”
他的马踏上桥后,在一阵火中消失. “
The audience stood in tense silence.
观众站在紧张的沉默中。
“If you ever see the Headless Horseman,” Brom Bones said, “head to the other side of the church bridge.
Brom Bones说,“如果你看到无头骑士,就往教堂桥的另一边走。
Otherwise, you’re done for.
否则,
Of course, if you’re as fast as me, you have nothing to worry about.”
当然,如果你像我一样快,你没什么可担心的。 “
“That was really brave,” Katrina fawned.
“这真是勇敢”,卡特里娜发火了。
Her eyes shined like jewels in candlelight as she gazed up at the massive Brom Bones.
她的双眼在烛光下闪耀出珠宝 当她凝视着巨大的"布罗姆骨"时
Ichabod took one look at Katrina and grunted, “Great imaginary story.”
Ichabod只看了一眼Katrina, “
He grabbed Katrina’s hand and quickly pulled her toward the dance floor.
他抓住了Katrina的手并迅速把她拉到舞池去。
They danced to a few more songs, but Brom Bone’s story was stuck in Ichabod’s head.
但Brom Bone的故事却被卡在了Ichabod的脑后。
Just before midnight, Ichabod said farewell to Katrina and promised to visit her soon.
就在午夜前,伊查博德向卡特里娜告别并答应很快会去拜访她.
Then, he climbed on his sad, old plow horse, which was almost as skinny as Ichabod himself, and set off home.
之后他爬上他悲哀的,老式的犁马,这匹马几乎和伊查博德自己一样瘦,并起跑回家.
The wind whistled through the branches.
风吹出分枝.
An owl shrieked.
猫头鹰尖叫了起来
The Headless Horseman filled Ichabod’s mind.
无头骑士让伊查博德满脑子都是。
He attempted to sing to keep himself brave, but his voice caught in his throat.
他试图唱歌以保持自己勇敢,但他的声音被喉咙夹住.
Then, he heard another sound coming up behind him.
然后,他听到他身后又发出声音。
a horse.
一匹马。
The horse and rider trotted up next to Ichabod, but it was too dark to see them.
马和骑手跑去伊察博德旁边,但太暗了,看不见他们.
“Good evening,” Ichabod said.
“晚安”,Ichabod说。
The rider said nothing.
骑师无所言.
Up ahead, Ichabod could make out the church bridge.
在前面,伊查博德可以把教堂的桥弄出来.
He started to ride a little faster.
他开始骑快一点.
The rider matched his pace.
骑师与他的步伐相匹配.
“This is strange fog we’re having,” Ichabod said, trying to make conversation.
Ichabod说, “这是奇怪的雾,
Again, the rider said nothing.
复次骑师所言.
The moon slid out from behind a cloud.
月从一云后出.
Ichabod looked over at the rider and froze.
伊查博德看着那骑手就冻僵了
The rider had no head!
骑手没有头!
In his hand, the rider held a huge pumpkin that seemed to glow in the moonlight.
在他手中,骑手握着一个巨大的南瓜,看起来在月光下发光.
He raised it high above where his head should have been as it burst into flames.
他高高地抬起,当它被火焰所烧出时,他的头应该在那里。
Ichabod screamed and kicked the sides of his horse.
伊查博德尖叫并踢倒了马的侧面.
The horse barely sped up.
马几乎没有加速。
The safety of the church bridge waited up ahead.
教堂桥的安全在前面等待。
“Faster!”
“快一点!”
Ichabod yelled to his old plow horse.
伊察保德向老犁马吼叫.
“Almost there.”
“几乎就在那里。 “
The rider was close, but then Ichabod heard his horses’ hooves stomp on the wooden bridge.
骑手很近,但后来伊查博德听到他的马蹄踩到木桥上.
He sighed with relief.
他叹息与解脱.
“I made it!”
“我成功了!”
Ichabod screamed.
伊查博德尖叫着。
He heard the rider’s horse behind him.
他听到骑手的马在他身后。
He turned to look from the safety of the bridge.
他转身从桥的安全看。
A flash of flames rushed toward him, and all went dark.
火花一闪就冲向了他 都变黑了
The next morning, a schoolboy discovered Ichabod’s horse grazing in a field by the church.
第二天早上,一名学生发现Ichabod在教堂旁的田地上放牧。
On the ground next to the old bridge, he found Ichabod’s hat and a scorched pumpkin.
在老桥旁边的地上,他发现了伊查博德的帽子和一顶被烧焦的南瓜.
Ichabod himself had disappeared.
伊查博德本人失踪了
Glossary bellowed (v.)
词汇表(五.)
spoke or shouted in a loud, deep voice (p.
以高声而深的声音(p.
8) fawned (v.)
8) 有缝(五.
tried to gain the approval, attention, or affection of another by giving praise, flattery, or special attention (p.
试图通过赞美、恭维或特别关注(p.
9) haunted (adj.)
9) 闹鬼(adj.
occupied or visited by ghosts (p.
被鬼魂占据或探视(第3页)
3) mischief (n.)
3)恶作剧 (n.
behavior that is troublesome or annoying (p.
行为令人烦恼或烦恼(p.
4) mustered (v.)
4) 起(五.
summoned; brought forth (p.
被传唤;带出(p.
4) scorched (adj.)
4) 烧焦(adj.
having a burned surface (p.
表面燃烧(p.
15) shrieked (v.)
15)发抖 (五.
made a loud, high-pitched sound (p.
发出高音高音(p.
11) stunning (adj.)
11) 惊艳 (adj.
extremely beautiful, impressive, or excellent (p.
极美,令人印象深刻,或极好(p.
4) vanished (v.)
4) 失踪(五.
suddenly disappeared or moved out of view (p.
突然消失或移出视野(p.
15) Not long after Ichabod vanished from Sleepy Hollow, Brom Bones married Katrina.
15) 不久后,伊查博德从睡眠谷消失,布罗姆·骨头与卡特里娜结婚.
When folks told the story about Ichabod Crane, Brom Bones would always smile.
当人们说起Ichabod Crane的故事时, Brom Bones总是会微笑.
Some said Brom Bones drove Ichabod away.
有人说 Brom Bones把Ichabod赶走了
Others— those who knew about such things— swore the Headless Horseman had taken him on that dark night.
其他人——知道这些事情的人——在那个黑暗的夜晚发誓,无头骑士把他带走了。