Giant’s Causeway
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
This story takes place long ago, when fairies, leprechauns, and giants roamed the green hills of Ireland.
这个故事发生在很久以前,当时仙人,妖精,巨人在爱尔兰的绿地上漫游.
It tells of the strongest giant on the isle, Finn McCool.
它讲述了岛上最强壮的巨人芬克·麦克克.
Finn lived on top of Knockmany Hill with his beloved wife, Oonagh (OO-nuh).
芬恩住在Knockmany的顶上 希尔与他所爱的妻子奥纳赫(OO-nuh).
At the time of this tale, Finn and his relatives were building a bridge from Ireland to Scotland.
在这个故事发生时,芬恩和他的亲戚正在建造从爱尔兰到苏格兰的桥梁.
They were almost finished when suddenly the ground began to shake.
当地面开始摇晃时,它们几乎就完成了.
Waves washed over the stones.
海浪冲过石头
Finn McCool knew what was happening.
费恩·麦克 酷知道发生了什么
“I.
“一.
I should be getting home,” he stammered.
我该回家去,
“Oonagh must miss me so!”
“奥纳必须如此怀念我!”
Then he ran off.
然后他跑开了
Oonagh was surprised to see Finn come flying up Knockmany Hill.
Oonagh惊讶地看到Finn飞上Knockmany Hill.
“You’re home early, my love,” she said.
“亲爱的,你回家很早,”她说。
“The giant Cucullin (koo-KUL-in) is coming from Scotland.
“巨型Cucullin (koo-KUL-in)来自苏格兰。
I felt his footsteps shake the ground!”
我感觉他的脚步摇地! “
Finn cried.
费恩哭了。
Cucullin was the strongest giant in Scotland.
库克林是苏格兰最强壮的巨人.
Everyone was scared of him.
每个人都怕他。
He was angry and mean.
他生气又恶毒
During a storm, he once smashed a thunderbolt into a flat, glowing pancake.
在暴风雨中,他一度将一发雷霆打入平地发光的煎饼.
He carried it around to prove his strength.
他随身携带来证明他的力量.
Cucullin had beaten up every giant in England, Scotland, and Ireland—all except Finn McCool.
Cucullin在英格兰、苏格兰和爱尔兰打败了每一个巨人——除了Finn Mc Cool。
Cucullin hadn’t beaten up Finn for a very good reason: Finn always ran away.
Cucullin没有打Finn, Finn总是逃跑
Now that a bridge stretched between Ireland and Scotland, though, Finn had nowhere to hide.
现在在爱尔兰和苏格兰之间的桥梁 芬恩无处可躲
“Enough is enough,” Oonagh sighed.
Oonagh叹息。
“Let’s deal with that mean Cucullin once and for all.
让我们一劳永逸地处理这个问题。
How long until he gets here?”
多久他到这里? “
Finn put his thumb in his mouth.
芬恩把拇指放进嘴里
morning,” Finn whimpered.
"早上,"芬恩呜咽.
“We have plenty of time to get ready,” she said.
她说,“我们有足够的时间做好准备。”
“We can beat Cucullin, so long as you do exactly what I say.”
“我们可以打败Cucullin,只要你按我说的做。 “
Oonagh asked Finn to fetch her a pot of cream, three white stones, and a barrel of flour.
Oonagh要求Finn给她取一壶奶油,三块白石,一桶面粉.
Then she borrowed a frying pan from every neighbor around.
然后她向周围的邻居借了个煎锅
Oonagh cooked the cream into curds of cheese.
Oonagh把奶油煮成奶酪
She formed them into a big, soft ball and set it in a basket with the three white stones.
她将它们形成一个大而柔和的球并用三颗白石放入篮子中.
She made twenty-one loaves of bread.
她做了21个面包
Into seven of them, she baked an iron frying pan.
在其中的7个中,她烤了个铁煎锅.
Then, before bed, Oonagh made up a large baby crib and sewed a bonnet from the tablecloth.
然后,在睡觉前,Oonagh编了个大婴儿床,从桌布上缝取出一顶被子.
“I won’t sleep in a crib dressed like a baby!”
我不会睡在婴儿床里, “
Finn shouted.
费恩大叫.
“Would you rather fight Cucullin?”
“你宁愿与库克林作战吗? “
Oonagh asked.
Oonagh问道.
“No,” muttered Finn.
"不," 哑巴芬。
He strapped on the bonnet and snuggled into the crib.
他绑起被子,并抚入婴儿床.
Early next morning, the house on Knockmany Hill shuddered and shook.
第二天清晨,Knockmany Hill上的房子颤抖并摇晃.
Even the wind trembled.
连风也颤抖了
Cucullin was coming!
库克林来了!
“Where’s that fool Finn McCool?”
“那个傻子芬·麦克酷在哪里? “
knocking.
敲门。
“Why, he’s out working on the causeway,” Oonagh said sweetly.
Oonagh说:“为什么,
“I haven’t seen him for weeks.”
" 我几周没见到他。 “
“Well, his relatives said he’ d fled here.
" 他的亲属说他逃到这里。
Sounds like he’s afraid of me!”
似乎他怕我! “
Cucullin laughed.
库克林笑了
He waved around a glittering disk.
他挥舞着一盘闪烁的光碟
It was the thunderbolt he’ d smashed.
这是他所击打的霹雳。
Oonagh laughed, too.
奥纳赫也笑了
This brought Cucullin up short.
这给库克林带来了短。
“Oh, I doubt Finn is afraid of you,” Oonagh said.
Oonagh说,
“He’s much bigger and stronger than you are.
“他比你大得多,
But I heard that the bridge is nearly done, and Finn will be home soon.
但我听说大桥快完工了 芬恩很快就回家了
I’ d be happy to serve you breakfast if you’ d like to wait for him.”
我很乐意为你提供早餐, “
Cucullin was as greedy as he was mean.
库克林贪得无厌
He happily bit down on a loaf of Oonagh’s golden-brown bread.
他愉快地被Oonagh的一粒金棕色面包咬倒了。
“Yeow!”
"哟!"
Cucullin shouted.
库克林大叫.
“What kind of bread is this?
“这是什么样的面包?
It broke my two best teeth!”
我两口牙都断了!”
“Oh, that’s Finn’s bread,” said Oonagh.
Oonagh说,
“He loves it.
“他喜欢。
The only people who can eat it are Finn and Finn Junior, here.”
唯一能吃的人是小芬和小芬 “
Oonagh handed a loaf to Finn, who was still tucked inside the cradle.
Oonagh给Finn递了个面包 Finn还在摇篮里
Finn followed Oonagh’s lead and ate the bread in two bites.
芬跟随 Oonagh的铅,
Of course, Finn’s loaf had no frying pan.
当然,Finn的面包没有煎锅。
Cucullin watched, amazed.
库克林看着,很惊讶
He grabbed another loaf, and then another.
他抓了另一只面包,然后又抓了另一只。
“Ouch!”
"乌!"
he roared as three more teeth came out.
他咆哮着,因为又有三颗牙齿出来。
“Maybe you would like some cheese instead?”
“也许你想来点起司? “
Oonagh offered.
Oonagh提议。
She set a round white stone on Cucullin’s plate.
她在库克林的盘子上立了一块圆白石.
Oonagh handed Finn the soft cheese, which looked just like a stone.
Oonagh 手递 芬恩的软奶酪, 它看起来就像一块石头。
Finn, babbling like an infant, squeezed the cheese until the moisture poured out.
Finn 像个婴儿一样胡言乱语 挤出起司直到水分倒出
Then he swallowed it in one bite.
然后他一口吞了下来
Cucullin could not be outdone by a baby.
Cucullin不可能被婴儿超越。
He picked up the stone and squeezed and squeezed, but the stone stayed dry.
他取出石头并被挤出并被挤出,但石头依然干燥.
He bit down.
他咬了下来。
“Hooo!”
"呜呼!"
he screamed.
他尖叫着。
He’ d lost four more teeth!
他又掉了四颗牙齿!
“That baby must have teeth of iron!
“这个婴儿必须有铁牙!
Let me take a look,” he said.
让我看看,“他说。
Cucullin leaned over the cradle and reached for Finn’s mouth.
Cucullin在摇篮上倾斜,
Finn nearly fled, but Oonagh’s steady look kept him calm.
但Oonagh的平稳外表让他保持平静。
Cucullin pushed Finn’s mouth open with one thumb.
Cucullin用一只拇指把Finn的嘴张开。
Chomp!
咔嚓！
“Baaaagh!
“巴哈赫!
My thumb!
我的大拇指! 我的大拇指! 我的大拇指! 我的大拇指!
He’s broken my thumb!”
他把我的拇指断了!
Cucullin screamed.
库库林大叫.
“There’s no way I’ll fight the father of that baby!”
我无法与孩子的父亲决斗。 “
Cucullin fled across the bridge to Scotland.
库库林从桥上逃到苏格兰.
Then he turned and smashed the bridge to pieces so Finn McCool couldn’t follow him.
他转身把桥砸成碎片,
You can still see its remains on the coast today.
今天你仍然可以看到它的遗体在海岸。
The Giant’s Causeway A causeway is an elevated road across water.
巨人的生源 一条堤道是一条跨越水道的高地道。
The one in this story is a real feature in Northern Ireland made of thousands of tall, mostly six-sided stones packed together like puzzle pieces.
这个故事中的一个是北爱尔兰的一个真实特征, 由上千个高大,大多为六边形的石头所制成, 像拼图片一样拼凑在一起.
They form natural stairways and walking paths that stretch into the sea.
它们组成了自然的楼梯和走道来伸入大海.
The Giant’s Causeway was formed by hot lava from a volcano.
巨型火山道是由火山产生的热熔岩所形成的。
First, the lava flowed up from inside of Earth.
首先,熔岩从地球内部流出.
When the lava reached the surface, it cooled quickly.
熔岩到达地表后迅速冷却.
As it cooled, the rock shrank and cracked into many pieces.
当它冷却时,岩石缩出并裂为多块.
Scientists think the feature formed between fifty and sixty million years ago.
科学家认为这个特征形成于五千万至六千万年前.
Today, the Giant’s Causeway is one of the most popular sites in Northern Ireland.
如今,"巨人之道"是北爱尔兰最受欢迎的网站之一.
Glossary causeway (n.)
词汇道 (n.)
Ireland (n.)
爱尔兰(不详)
an island in northwestern Europe (p.
欧洲西北部的一个岛屿(p.
3) iron (adj.)
3) 铁 (adj.
made of a strong, hard silver-gray metal (p.
由坚固而硬的银灰色金属(p.
6) outdone (v.)
6)出局(五.
beat or bested in performance or achievement (p.
在表现或成就中被击打或取胜(p.
12) remains (n.)
12) 遗存 (n.
the material that is left after something is finished (p.
某物完成后留下的材料(p.
14) Scotland (n.)
14) 苏格兰 (n.
a country in the northern part of Great Britain (p.
a. 大不列颠北部的国家(p.
3) steady (adj.)
(3) 稳 (adj.)
calm, reliable, or constant (p.
平和,可靠,或常数(p.
12) whimpered (v.)
12) 呜咽 (五.