of World Records
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Ruby and Shorty bolted down the steps of their apartment building.
Ruby和Shorty在公寓楼的台阶上跳下
“I jumped on my pogo stick for two hours yesterday,” Shorty said.
“昨天我跳上我的Pogo棒两个小时,”矮子说。
“Maybe I can get into the Guinness book of world records.”
“也许我可以进入《吉尼斯世界纪录》。 “
“No, you can’t,” Ruby said.
“不行,
“Not unless you jump for seven-plus hours.
“除非你跳了七个多小时。
Today you’re getting into ‘The Other Book of World Records.’
今天,你们将进入“世界记录的另一本书”。 " ; "
“What’s that?”
" 这是什么? “
Shorty asked.
矮子问.
Ruby held up a pad of paper.
Ruby拿着一纸纸
“It’s the record book I’m working on.
“这是我正在写的记录书。
The other book,” she said.
她说,另一本书“。
Outside, Ruby scribbled on her pad, “WORLD RECORD IN PROGRESS.”
在外边,Ruby在她的地盘上写道,“进展中的不良记录。 “
She set up the pad beside the crowded basketball court.
她在拥挤的篮球场旁设置了垫子.
“I don’t have my pogo stick,” Shorty said.
“我没有我的Pogo棒,
“You don’t need it,” Ruby said.
Ruby说,
“Stand on one leg and recite the ABCs.”
“站一脚并背诵ABC。 “
“ All right, I’ll try it,” Shorty said.
“...... 我试试看,
He stood on one leg and began the alphabet: “ A–B–C–D–E–” The kids playing basketball stopped their game to stare at Shorty.
他单腿站起并开始字母表: " A-B-C-D-E " 玩篮球的孩子们停止了他们的比赛来盯着肖蒂.
A kid named Ben called over and gave Shorty a sarcastic smile.
一个叫Ben的孩子打过来,给Shorty一个讽刺的微笑.
“ ABCs, huh?”
“ABC,是吧? “
he said.
他说。
“What are you in—kindergarten?”
" 你在幼儿园里做什么? “
“He’s setting a record, and he needs to concentrate,” Ruby said.
Ruby说:“他正在创下记录,
Ben turned to look at Ruby.
班转而看着鲁比.
“He’s setting a record,” Ben said.
Ben说,
“So what’s your job?”
“你的工作是什么?” “
“I’m the officiator,” Ruby said.
Ruby说,
“The what?”
“什么情况? “
Ben asked.
本问.
“The witness, to prove he really did it,” Ruby said.
Ruby说,“证人为了证明他真的做到了。”
She grabbed up her pad, flipped several pages, and rattled off a list.
她拿起她的垫子,翻了几页,然后从一个列表上摇了下来。
“I offer a number of services related to record-setting, actually.
“实际上,我提供一些与记录设定有关的服务。
They include record consultancy, record training, record-breaking memorabilia, and certificates of participation.”
其中包括记录咨询、记录培训、破记录纪念和参加证书。 “
“Not interested,” Ben said, “and here’s a news flash: anyone could do what he’s doing.”
“不感兴趣”本说,“这里有一个新闻快讯:任何人都可以做他做的事。 “
“Oh, yeah?”
“是吗? “
Ruby said.
鲁比说。
“Well, my brother is going to do it while chewing bubble gum.”
“我哥哥在嚼泡泡口香糖时, “
Ruby pulled out a piece of gum and tossed it to her brother.
鲁比拿出了一块口香糖并扔给她哥哥.
Shorty popped the gum in his mouth and continued the alphabet, though it was harder to make out the letters: “F–G–H–I–J–K–L–M–N–O–P–” “ Aw, that’s nothing,” Ben said.
矮子把口香糖打出口香糖,继续用字母表,尽管很难得出字母:"F-G-H-I-J-K-L-N-O-P" "Aw, that's nothing," Ben说.
“You oughta blow bubbles instead.
“你应该吹泡泡。
If you want to set a real record, let me get my pogo stick.”
如果你想做一个真正的记录, 让我得到我的pogo棒。 “
Ben dashed into the building.
本冲入了大楼
Shorty winked at Ruby—Ben didn’t know that Shorty was a pogo stick master.
矮子在Ruby-Ben面前眨眼,
By the time Ben came back with his pogo stick, a small crowd had gathered around Shorty and Ruby.
当本带着他的波哥棒回来时,有一小群人已经聚集在肖蒂和鲁比周围.
“Try jumping with one leg,” Ben said.
Ben说,“用一条腿去跳。”
Shorty picked up the pogo stick and began bouncing.
矮子取出波哥棒后开始出击.
Once he got going, he started jumping on one leg.
一旦他走了,他开始跳出一条腿。
“See this, everybody, my brother is setting a record,” Ruby announced.
Ruby宣布:「各位,
“Shorty is blowing bubbles, on one leg, jumping on a pogo stick.”
“Shorty正在一腿一脚地吹出气泡,跳上一杆波哥。 “
Everyone from the playground came to see what was happening.
游乐场的每个人都来看发生了什么。
“ Aw, that’s not so hard,” Ben said.
“...... 这并非难事,
“Let’s see him jump through a human maze.”
" 让我们看看他跳过人类迷宫。 “
“There’s no such thing as a human maze,” Ruby said.
Ruby说:「没有人类迷宫这样的东西。
“Sure there is,” Ben said.
" 当然有, " 本说。
“It’s a maze made out of people.”
" 这是一个由人造的迷宫. “
Shorty bounced on the pogo stick.
矮子弹出 在波哥棒上。
“Can I switch legs?”
“我可以换个腿吗? “
he asked.
他问。
Ben and Ruby both shook their heads.
本和鲁比都摇头.
“Call everybody you know,” Ruby announced.
Ruby宣布,
“My brother is going to set a new world record while jumping through a human maze.”
“我的兄弟在跳出人类迷宫时将创造出新的世界纪录。 “
“Tell them to come quick!”
“告诉他们快点来! “
Shorty yelled.
矮子叫出声来.
Some people pulled out their phones and started calling their friends.
一些人拔出手机,开始给朋友打电话.
Others ran into the building to invite their families.
其他人跑入大楼邀请家人。
Ben raced to the tennis courts and recruited more kids for the maze.
本竞入网球场并招募了更多孩子入迷宫.
One by one, Ben found a place for everyone in the maze.
一个接一个的,本在迷宫里为所有人找了个地方.
“Hurry up!”
"快点!"
Shorty screamed.
矮子叫了一声.
“I’m getting tired.”
“我累了。 “
Shorty was sweating on the pogo stick.
矮子汗出 在波哥棒上。
Still jumping, he started to move through the human maze.
还在跳 他开始穿过人类迷宫
People cheered him on as he blew his biggest bubble, bouncing all the while.
当他吹出他最大的气泡时,人们欢呼着他, 弹出所有的时间。
Shorty turned a corner in the maze.
矮子在迷宫中转出一角.
The pogo stick wobbled, but Shorty did not fall off.
波哥棒摇晃了 但矮子没有掉下来
At the end of the maze, he leapt off the pogo stick and collapsed on the ground.
后入迷宫后从波哥棒上跳出倒地.
“ A new world record!”
“一个新的世界记录!”
Ruby yelled.
鲁比大叫.
Everyone cheered and rushed to give Shorty high fives.
大家都欢呼并匆忙地给矮子打了5分.
“Not bad, Shorty,” Ben said.
“不错,矮子,”本说。
Shorty lay on the ground.
短地卧地上.
He reached up his hand to give high fives to everybody who had come to watch him.
他伸出手来 给所有来看他的人击掌
Ruby wanted to write that up as a new record, too.
鲁比也想把这写成新唱片
“Hold on,” said Ben.
本说,“等等”。
He did some quick research on his phone.
他在手机上做了一些快速调查
“There are a lot of high-five records out there.
“那里有许多高分记录。
Most high fives in a minute wearing a banana costume.
一分钟内大多数击出5分 穿着香蕉服装。
Loudest high five.
出声最上五相.
Most in a rainy parking lot.
大多在多雨的停车场.
But I don’t see any with one person on his back.”
但我没有看到有人背着他。 “
“You’ve got potential,” Ruby said.
Ruby说,
“I could use someone like you to help me invent new records.
“我可以请像你这样的人帮助我创造出新的记录。
Want to be my assistant?”
想做我的助手吗? “
“First, though,” Shorty said to Ben, “it’s your turn.”
" 首先,虽然,"肖蒂对本说:"轮到你了. “
Ben high-fived him.
本击打他.
“No,” Shorty said.
“不,”肖蒂说。
“Your turn to get into ‘The Other Book of World Records.’
“轮到你写出《世界纪录之书》。 " ; "
Ben looked shocked.
本看起来很震惊。
“Me?”
“我?”
he gasped.
他喘了气,他没有。
“No!
“没有!
I don’t—“ Ruby winked at Shorty.
Ruby对Shorty大吃一惊。
“Step right up!”
"站起来!"
she yelled.
她大叫着
“We’ve got a new world record in the making!”
“我们有了新的世界纪录! “