of the Lost
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
My best friend Sarah, my little brother Jake, and I are standing before the entrance to a large cave.
我最好的朋友莎拉,我的小弟弟杰克 我站在一个大洞口前
Odie, my brother’s dog, barks into the darkness.
Odie是我哥哥的狗,
“Odie thinks someone is in there,” Jake says.
Jake说:“Odie认为有人在里面。”
“Is this where you saw the boy?”
“这是你见到男孩的地方吗? “
I ask Sarah.
我问莎拉。
She stares up through the hole between the trees at the edge of the gorge.
她在峡谷边缘的树间洞里凝视着
“I think he was standing right here, waving,” she replies.
她回答说,“我认为他站在这里挥手”。
“We’re not going in there, are we, Qynn?”
“我们不会进去的,是不是,秦? “
“You’re the one who saw the mysterious boy waving at you.
“是你看见那个神秘男孩向你挥手。
You’re the one who had us leave the picnic and climb all the way down to the bottom of Finneas Gorge to help him.
是你让我们离开野餐 一路爬到芬尼亚斯峡谷底去帮助他。
Now you don’t want to go in?”
现在, “
“That.
“那个。
that’s the.
这才是关键。
Cave of the Lost!”
迷失者的洞穴!”
she cries.
她会哭
“What kind of ridiculous name is that?”
“这是什么可笑的名字? “
I ask.
我问.
“I bet your aunt told you about it.”
“我敢打赌,你的姨妈已经告诉你了。 “
“She did!
“她做到了!
Centuries ago, after Porter’s Mill was built, some people explored the cave, and they never came out.
几个世纪前,波特磨坊公司建成后,一些人探索了洞穴,他们从未出过洞.
Others went to search for them and disappeared, too.
其他人去寻找他们 并失踪了。
Only one man ever made it out—but he couldn’t explain how.”
只有一个人成功过, “
“He claimed he found others,” Sarah continues, “but they kept leading him in the wrong directions.
Sarah继续说,“他声称他找到了其他人”,“但他们一直把他引向了错误的方向。
Finally, after many days, he fell asleep in the cave and woke up in the Hollow, alone.”
最后,经过了多天后,他在洞穴中入睡并独自在洞穴中醒来. “
“Your aunt tells a lot of stories,” I say.
“你的姨妈讲了很多故事。”
“We still can’t wander around in there,” Sarah says.
Sarah说,
“The place is probably filled with massive spiders.”
“这个地方可能充满了巨大的蜘蛛。 “
“Hey, kid!”
"嘿,孩子!" "Hey, kid!"
I yell into the cave.
我吼入洞来.
“Do you need help?”
“你是否需要帮助? “
Seeing an opportunity, Jake charges into the darkness, but I seize his arm.
看到机会 Jake指控进入黑暗 但我抓住了他的手臂
“Hold on, little man—we need light,” I say.
" 等等,小家伙,我们需要光"
“Do you have your keychain, Sarah?”
"你有你的钥匙链吗,莎拉? “
She tosses me her house keys with the Li’l Quacker keychain I gave her for her last birthday.
她把房子钥匙给我,
When I squeeze it, the light in the duck’s mouth comes on, and it quacks over and over.
鸭子嘴里的灯光响起,
“Jake, hang on to Odie—I don’t want him running off,” I say.
"杰克,坚持住奥迪 - 我不希望他逃跑,
“Roger,” he replies and picks up the dog.
" Roger, " 他回答并捡起狗。
My voice echoes for a moment, followed by silence.
我的声音回响了一会儿,然后是沉默。
Then, something unexpected reaches my ears.
然后,一些意外 到达我的耳朵。
It sounds almost like laughter.
听起来就像笑声
“Let’s go in!”
让我们进去吧!
Jake exclaims.
Jake赞叹。
A new sound emerges from the cave.
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“Someone is crying in there,” I say.
我说,“有人在那里哭泣”。
I take a few steps inside, shining the light as the quacks echo around us.
我在里面走几步, 照亮了灯光, 当海怪回荡在我们周围。
I hear Sarah reluctantly follow.
我听到莎拉不情愿地跟随。
A short distance inside, we reach the first fork.
里面短短的距离,我们到达了第一叉.
“Don’t freak out,” I say as I turn off the light.
“不要惊慌,”我在关灯时说。
The quacks fade, and intense darkness presses in on us.
阴暗的黑暗冲入我们身上
Sarah whimpers, but after a moment I hear the weeping again.
莎拉会哭 但过了一会儿 我又听到哭声了
It comes from the left passage, so I squeeze the Li’l Quacker and start moving again.
左出自左出道口,于是挤出"利"克"来再动.
We encounter a few more forks, and I can see how someone could easily become lost down here.
我们又碰到了几个叉子, 我可以看到有人会轻易迷失在这里。
I memorize each turn as we creep closer to the sound.
我记着每次转弯时 都靠近声音
Finally, the passage expands into a chamber.
最后,通道被扩展为一室.
On the far wall, water trickles down the rock into a clear pool.
在远墙上,水从岩石上滑入一个清澈的池子.
Six other passages branch off in random directions.
另外6个通道在随机方向上断开.
I turn off the Quacker, and in the absolute darkness I only hear the running water.
我在黑暗中只听到自来水的声音
Finally, I feel the keychain, and the light blossoms, filling the room.
最后,我感觉到了钥匙链, 和灯花,充满了房间。
Sarah stands a few feet away from me, and Jake stands behind her, holding Odie.
莎拉离我几英尺远 Jake站在她身后 抱着Odie
“Jake, did you grab my hand?”
"杰克,你抓住我的手了吗? “
I ask.
我问.
The laughter is still there, getting louder.
笑声还在,声音越来越大
“Let’s get out of here!”
「让我们离开这里!
Sarah yells as she bolts for one of the passages.
Sarah在为其中一条道而叫喊
Laughter erupts all around us at once— children’s laughter.
我们身边的欢笑一瞬间发出 -- -- 儿童的欢笑。
Sarah screams, and I drop the Quacker, tumbling us into blackness.
莎拉叫了起来,我扔下卡克 把我们弄得黑了
I grope for it as the laughter continues to grow.
我渴望着随着笑声的不断增长
A small hand grasps mine and jerks me away.
一只小手抓住我的,然后把我打走。
“Stop it, Jake—we need the light.”
"住手,杰克,我们需要光。 “
Suddenly, a splash breaks the silence.
突然间,一滴一滴地打破了沉默。
I run over to the small pool, the keychain quacking again.
我跑到小池子, 键链又被挤了。
The light glints off something in the sand at the bottom of the clear, undisturbed water.
光闪闪发光地在清澈而无干扰的水底沙地上取出一些东西.
The frigid water sends shivers through my body as I plunge my hand down.
冷水使我全身颤抖 当我把我的手放下。
“It’s a key,” I say, holding it up to the light.
「这是一把钥匙」,
“ A key to what?”
“什么的关键? “
Sarah asks as I put it in my pocket.
莎拉问 当我把它放在我的口袋里。
“This one,” I yell, realizing I’m pointing to the one I had been pulled toward.
我大叫,意识到我指的是我被拉去的那个。
I follow the turns I memorized as the laughter shadows us, echoing through the passage.
我追随我记起的转弯, 笑声笼罩着我们, 通过通道回响。
After the last turn, I expect to see the intense light of day.
在最后转弯之后,我期望看到强烈的日光.
It’s only another fork, and I have no idea which way to go.
这是另一个岔道,
I retrace the turns in my head, certain that I’ve followed them exactly.
我追寻我脑中的转折,
Has the cave changed?
洞穴变了吗?
“We’re lost, aren’t we?”
我们迷路了,不是吗? “
Sarah asks.
莎拉问.
“I’m really scared.”
“我真的很害怕。 “
“Everything is going to be okay.”
“一切都会好的。 “
I turn off the light, hoping to hear the gurgling river.
我关了灯 希望能听到河水的叫声
The laughter grows louder.
笑声越来越响了。
It seems threatening, almost menacing, but then I hear the sound of someone running away to my right.
这似乎威胁, 几乎令人发指, 但我听到有人 逃到我的右边的声音。
I turn on the light and look around for Jake.
我打开灯,到处找杰克
He stands between Sarah and me.
他站在莎拉和我之间
“Did you hear that?”
“你听到了吗? “
I ask.
我问.
“The footsteps?”
“脚步? “
Sarah replies.
萨拉回答。
“I thought that was you.”
“我以为是你。 “
I shake my head, and Sarah’s eyes widen.
我摇头,莎拉的眼睛也睁大了。
“We should follow them,” I say.
我说,“我们应该跟随他们”。
“They could be trying to make us more lost.”
“他们可能试图使我们更加迷失。 “
“I don’t think so,” I say and start walking.
「我不这么认为」,
We come across more forks, and each time I stop to listen.
我们遇到更多的叉子 每次我停下来听
The footsteps come again and again, leading us away from the laughter.
脚步一再来来来去去,带领我们远离取笑.
Suddenly, we come to the mouth of the cave.
忽然来入洞口.
The light is painfully bright, but we run into it, laughing.
灯光非常明亮,但我们碰到它,笑了。
Sarah tugs at my shirt.
莎拉拖我衬衫。
“Qynn, look,” she says, pointing up through the small hole.
“昆,你看,”她说,指向这个小洞。
There, looking over the edge of the gorge, is the distant figure of a small boy.
在那里,看着峡谷的边缘, 是一个小男孩的远方人物。
He is waving down to us.
他向我们挥手
“He looks very familiar, but I can’t explain why,” I say.
「他看起来很熟悉,