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美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Becky Finds the Perfect Puzzle It was a gloomy, rainy Saturday, but even so, Becky was very excited.
贝琪找到完美的谜题 这是一个阴郁,多雨的星期六,但即便如此,贝琪还是非常兴奋.
Today was the day she would be picking out a new puzzle—a birthday gift from Mom and Dad.
今天是她挑出一个新的谜题的日子——爸爸妈妈送的生日礼物。
Becky was a “puzzle person,” or so her mom said.
Becky是个“捉迷藏的人”,
She had started with babysize wooden ones, progressed to 50 pieces, then 100, and then 200.
她开始用婴儿的木头, 进步到50个,然后100个,然后200个。
Now it would be a bigger challenge, her first 300-piece puzzle.
现在这将是一个更大的挑战, 她的第一个300块的谜题。
And even better, she had a three-day weekend ahead to put it together.
更糟糕的是,她有一个三天的周末 来整理它。
At the toy shop, she was overwhelmed with the array of puzzles.
在玩具店,她被拼图所淹没。
Some had as many as 9,000 pieces!
有些人有多达9000块!
At last, she found the 300-piece puzzle section, and saw one she liked.
她终于找到了300块的谜题 看到了她喜欢的
“Mom, I found it,” Becky said.
“妈妈,我找到了,”贝克说。
“Right here, the one with the animals.”
“这里,有动物的。 “
It was beautiful—a painting of African wild animals near a watering hole.
这是美丽的一幅非洲野生动物的画 在取水口附近。
A snowy mountain was in the background, and birds were flying around.
有座雪地山在后方 有鸟儿飞来飞去
“It’s neat because you can see the whole picture in the water, too,” she said.
”她说,
“It’s like having two puzzles in one.”
“这就像一个中有两个谜题。 “
At home, she carefully cleared off the large dining room table and measured the area the puzzle would cover.
在家里,她仔细清理了大餐桌,并测量了谜题会覆盖的区域.
The box said 16 by 24 inches.
盒子说16乘24英寸。
Becky carefully dumped the pieces out onto the table and turned them over right side up.
贝琪小心地把碎片扔到桌子上 然后把它们翻到右侧
This took a little time, and she was impatient to get going.
花了点时间 她急着要走
“This does look like a lot more pieces,” she said.
她说,“这确实像更多的碎片。”
In fact, there were twice as many pieces as the last puzzle she completed.
事实上,有2倍于她完成的最后一个谜题的作品.
It’s All in How You Look at It First, she searched for straight edges to make a frame for the picture.
她寻找直线的边缘,
Some of these pieces were easy to spot; others had just a teeny-weeny bit of a straight edge.
有些是很容易发现的;有些只是一点点微弱的直线。
Then she began to spot pieces that might go together.
然后她开始发现可能一起走的碎片.
pieces of a tree.
一块一棵树。
the zebra’s stripes.
斑马的条纹。
the distinctive marks of the giraffe.
长颈鹿的显著痕迹
Those pieces she put together in little piles off to the side.
那些她拼凑在一起的碎片 放在一旁
She was getting organized!
她有组织!
By lunchtime, Becky had two sides completed.
到了午餐时间,贝克完成了两面.
Later that afternoon, her dad came and sat down next to her.
那天下午晚些时候,她爸爸过来坐在她旁边
“How’s it going?”
" 情况如何? “
he asked, as he picked up a piece.
他问,当他拿起一块。
“Okay,” Becky said, “but this is taking longer than I expected.”
“好吧,”贝克说,“但这比我预期要花更长的时间。 “
“I always look for shape first,” Dad said.
“我总是先寻找形状,”爸爸说。
“It’s a trick I learned from my father.”
“这是我从父亲那里学到的把戏。 “
Becky looked up at her dad.
贝琪看着她爸爸
“Grandpa John?”
“约翰爷爷? “
Try as she might, Becky could not imagine her father as a little boy doing a puzzle with Grandpa.
贝克无法想象她父亲是个小男孩 和外公一起玩谜题
Dad said, “I put all the ones with the loop out over here, and the long ones over here.”
爸爸说,“我把所有的 与循环在这里, 和长的在这里。 “
Well now, that was news to Becky!
现在,这是消息贝琪!
She had never considered shape as a way to separate pieces.
她从未将外形视为分离碎片的方法。
He continued, “This way when you need one like this,” he held up a squarish piece, “it will be here in this pile.”
他接着说,“这样当你需要这种东西时,”他拿起一块令人毛骨悚然的作品,“它将放在这堆东西中。 “
Dad pushed his piece in place, and said, “Got one!”
爸爸把他的作品推到原地, 并说,“得到一个!”
Becky Hits a Snag Now things were moving along better; the giraffe’s head was easy.
Becky 击出一击 现在事情进展得更好,长颈鹿的头部很容易。
But then Becky hit a snag—too many grassy areas that all looked alike.
但后来贝琪撞到一个草地 太多的草地 看起来都很像
Even the shape trick wasn’t working.
连造型伎俩都没有用。
She was getting tired, hungry, and a little discouraged.
她累了,饿了,有点沮丧。
The day had gone by fast.
这一天已经快过去了。
The rain had stopped, and it was dark outside.
雨停了,外面很黑
“Time for dinner, Becky,” called Mom.
“该吃晚餐了,贝琪,”叫妈妈。
“Your favorite, mac and cheese.”
“你最喜欢的,mac和起司。 “
Mom looked at Becky closely.
妈妈仔细看着贝琪
“You look unhappy, Becky.
“你看起来不开心,贝琪。
Something wrong?”
有什么不对吗? “
Becky admitted this puzzle was much harder than she expected.
贝琪承认这个谜题比她预期的要难得多.
Her head hurt from working on it all day.
她的脑袋整天都在工作
“Well,” Mom said, “after dinner, we’ll take a look at it together.”
“嗯,”妈妈说,“吃完饭后,我们将一起看看。 “
After dinner, they pulled up another chair, and moved the table over a bit so they could all sit together.
晚餐后,他们拉起另一把椅子, 把桌子挪了一点,这样他们就可以一起坐了。
Becky was now looking at the puzzle upside down and immediately saw three pieces that fit!
贝琪现在倒着看谜题 立刻看到三块合身的!
This was great!
这是伟大的!
“Hey, look, just moving over here gave me a different way to see where the pieces fit.”
“嘿,你看,只要搬到这里,就给了我一个不同的方式,看看碎片在哪里合适。 “
The Dream That night, Becky dreamed about the puzzle.
梦 当晚,贝琪梦到谜题.
Big lopsided pieces were floating in space, and would NOT organize themselves!
巨大的斜面碎片漂浮在太空中,不会组织自己!
Straight edges, loops, and colors were all mixed up.
直接的边缘,回圈, 和颜色都混合在一起。
She woke in the morning, feeling unsure about this whole puzzle thing.
她早上醒来 觉得对这个谜题不放心
Maybe I should just cool it for a while, she thought.
也许我应该冷静一下,她想。
That afternoon, they all went to the gym to exercise and swim laps in the pool.
当天下午,他们都去健身房锻炼,并在游泳池上游泳圈.
Becky swam as fast as she could, completing two laps to her parents’ one.
Becky越快越好,
She was feeling very energetic!
她感觉很活跃!
For a while, Becky completely forgot about her dream and the puzzle.
有一段时间,贝琪完全忘记了自己的梦想和谜题.
When they all returned home, she was eager to start her puzzle again.
当他们都回到家时,她渴望再次开始她的谜题.
Another Point of View On Sunday, one of Becky’s best friends, Sara, came over to play.
贝琪的一位好友萨拉(Sara)前来演出。
Sara was a good puzzler, too.
Sara也是个很好的解谜师
“Becky, you need to get all these shades of blue over here, see?”
"Becky,你需要 得到所有这些蓝色的阴影在这里,看到吗? “
Becky did see, but the blues were sky AND water.
贝琪确实看到了,但蓝色是天空和水。
Still, Sara’s idea was worth trying.
Sara的想法值得尝试。
And there were still lots and lots of pieces to go.
还有很多东西要处理。
Now Becky and Sara had several ways to work: by straight edge (the easy one), by design, by shape, by looking at the puzzle upside down and sideways, and by color.
现在贝琪和萨拉有几种工作方式:由正边缘(容易的边缘),由设计,由外形,由倒着看谜题和侧面,由颜色.
Even with all the puzzle tricks, there were times when the two of them couldn’t find the right piece.
两人有时找不到合适的作品。
Sara even tried standing on her head.
莎拉甚至试图站在她头上。
And believe it or not, that worked, too!
信不信由你,这也很有效!
An Unexpected Problem By Monday morning, the puzzle was nearly complete.
意外问题 到星期一早上,谜题几乎完成.
By Monday afternoon, less than ten pieces were left, and Becky was starting to celebrate!
到了星期一下午,只剩下不到十块了,贝琪开始庆祝了!
It was a beautiful picture.
画得很漂亮
but wait.
等会儿
a piece was missing!
一块不见了!
MISSING!
错过了!
Becky looked on the floor, on the couch, even under the puzzle.
贝琪看着地板上,沙发上,甚至在谜题下.
“Mom!
“妈妈!
Dad!”
父亲!"
she hollered, “a piece is MISSING!”
她大叫道,“有一点是错的!
They combed through every inch of the dining room and kitchen.
他们梳理了餐厅和厨房的每一寸
They checked under the rug, in back of the bookcase, underneath the couch cushions—no puzzle piece anywhere.
他们检查了地毯下,书架后部,沙发上垫子下方,没有拼图。
Becky’s mouth was turned down.
贝基的口被拒.
A defective puzzle!
一个有缺陷的谜题!
Who would have known?
谁知道呢?
It wasn’t 300 pieces, it was 299!
不是300块,是299块!
“Okay, Becky, I have an idea,” said Dad.
“好吧,贝琪,我有个主意,”爸爸说。
Dad to the Rescue They carefully glued the finished puzzle onto poster board and hung it next to the other four in Becky’s bedroom.
爸爸呼叫救援队 他们仔细地将完成的谜题粘入了海报板上,并将其挂在贝琪卧室的其他四个旁边.
The missing piece wasn’t even noticeable.
失踪的作品甚至不明显。
They had found a little picture of their cat, Snowball, and cut it into the shape of the missing piece.
他们发现了一只小猫的相片"雪球",并把它切入了被丢失的碎片的外形.
The face of Snowball peered out where the baby lion’s face was supposed to be in the puzzle.
雪球的一面,
Little Snowball didn’t look nearly as ferocious.
小雪球看起来并不那么凶猛。
So, it looked really neat, after all.
所以,它看起来真的很整洁,毕竟。
And Becky was very proud of her dad for coming up with such a brilliant idea!
Becky为她爸爸想出这么好的主意而骄傲!
A Surprise Ending On Tuesday, Becky was scrambling to get ready for school.
星期二的惊喜收场,贝琪正忙着准备上学.
She found the missing puzzle piece in the cuff of her jeans.
她从她牛仔裤的袖子里发现了失踪的谜题.
Stunned, she looked at it.
吓坏了,她看着它。
Now that Snowball was in the picture, what should she do?
现在雪球在照片里 她应该怎么办?
She quickly compared the two pieces and decided she liked her version better.
她很快地比较了这两部作品,决定她更喜欢自己的版本.