The Golden Flute
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Once upon a time a woman and her daughter lived in the mountains.
昔有一妇一女出住山.
The daughter liked to dress in red.
女儿喜欢穿红衣.
For this reason, she was called Little Red.
为此她被叫作"小红".
One day Little Red and her mother were working in the fields.
一天,小红和她的母亲在田地工作.
All of a sudden a gale blew up, and in the sky there appeared an evil dragon.
突然有暴风吹起 在天空里出现了一头邪恶的龙
It stretched down its claws, caught Little Red in a tight grip, and flew off with her toward the west.
它伸下爪子,抓住小红帽 紧紧地抓住她,飞向西部。
Little Red’s mother vaguely heard her daughter’s words carried on the wind: “ Oh mother, oh mother, as dear as can be!
小雷德的母亲模糊地听到她女儿所说的话被风吹倒道:"哦,哦,妈妈,亲爱的,可以!
My brother, my brother will rescue me!”
我哥哥,我哥哥会救我的! “
Wiping away her tears, Little Red’s mother gazed into the sky and said, “But I only have a daughter.
小雷德的母亲将泪水刮去,她凝视着天空,说:“但我只有一个女儿。
Who can this brother be?”
这兄弟是谁? “
Little Red’s mother staggered toward home, and when she had gotten halfway there, her hair caught in the branches of a bayberry tree growing by the roadside.
小雷德的母亲向家交错走去,当她到了一半的时候,她的头发被夹在了路边生长的一棵花莓树的树枝上.
While she was untangling her hair, she spotted a red, red berry dangling from a twig.
在她解开发型时,她从树枝上发现了一朵红色的莓花.
She picked it and swallowed it without thinking.
她不思议地捡起并吞下.
When she arrived home, the woman gave birth to a boy with a round head and red cheeks.
出家后,这名女子生出一个男孩,头被圆,脸被红.
She named the boy Little Bayberry.
她给小贝贝里取了名字
Bayberry grew up very quickly, and in a few days he was a young boy of fourteen or fifteen.
Bayberry长大很快,几天后他还是个14到15岁的男孩.
His mother wanted to ask Bayberry to rescue his sister, but she couldn’t bring herself to give him such a dangerous job.
他的母亲想让Bayberry去救他妹妹,
All she could do was weep to herself in secret.
她能做的就是在秘密中为自己哭泣
One day a crow landed on the roof of the woman’s house and cried: “ Your sister is suffering out there, out there!
有一天,一头乌鸦落在了女房的屋顶上并哭道: " 你姐姐在外面受了苦!
She’s weeping in the evil dragon’s lair!
她在邪恶的龙巢中哭泣!
Bloodstains on her back, She’s digging rocks with hands so bare!”
她的背上沾有血迹,
Upon hearing this, Bayberry asked his mother, “Do I have a sister?”
听到这个 Bayberry问他的母亲:“我有一个妹妹吗? “
Tears streaming down her cheeks, his mother replied, “Yes, my son, you do.
眼泪流下她的脸颊,他的母亲回答说:“是的,我的儿子,你这样做。
Because she loved to dress in red, she was called Little Red.
因为她喜欢穿红色的外衣,所以被称为"小红".
An evil dragon that has killed so many people came and took her away.”
一只恶龙杀了这么多人 把她带走了 “
Bayberry picked up a big stick and said, “I’m going to rescue Little Red and kill that evil dragon.
Bayberry拿起一根大棍子说道:"我要救出小红相并杀死那邪恶的龙.
Then it can’t do any more harm!”
如此一来,
His mother leaned against the doorframe and through misty eyes watched her son march away.
他的母亲靠在门框上,通过迷雾的眼睛看着她的儿子出走.
Bayberry walked for miles and miles.
贝贝利走了好几英里
On a mountain road ahead of him, he saw a large rock blocking the way that was pointed and rubbed smooth by all the travelers who had had to climb it.
在他前面的一条山道上,他看到一块大石头挡住所有需要攀登的行人所指向并平滑地擦出的道路.
One wrong step would mean a nasty fall.
如果走错一步,就意味着堕落
Bayberry said, “This is my first obstacle!
Bayberry说:“这是我的第一个障碍!
If I don’t remove it now, it will be the undoing of many more people.”
如果我现在不移除它, “
He thrust his stick under the rock and heaved with all his might.
他把他的棍子推到岩石下 并用他的所有力量。
There was a great “crack!”
有一个伟大的"裂缝"!
and the stick broke in two.
棍子断了两根
Then he put both his hands under the rock and tried to move it with all his strength.
后将两只手放入石下,并想用全力去移动.
The rock rolled down into the valley.
岩倒入谷.
Just at that moment, a shining golden flute appeared in the hole where the rock had been.
就在那一刻,一颗闪耀的金笛就出现在了岩石所在的洞中.
Bayberry picked it up and blew on it.
贝贝利取出并吹起.
It gave out a sweet sound.
它发出甜美的声音。
Suddenly, all the earthworms, frogs, and lizards by the roadside began to dance.
突然,路边的所有蚯蚓,青蛙和蜥蜴都开始起舞.
The quicker the tune, the faster the creatures danced.
越快的调子, 生物跳舞的速度越快。
As soon as the music finished, they stopped dancing.
音乐一完成,他们就停止了舞蹈.
Bayberry had an idea: “Ah!
贝贝里有一个想法:“啊!
Now I can deal with the evil dragon.”
现在我可以对付邪恶的龙 “
He strode away with the golden flute in hand.
他用手拿起金笛来
He climbed a huge, rocky mountain and saw a ferocious-looking dragon at the entrance to a cave.
他爬上一座巨大的,多岩石的山,并看到一只凶猛而外观雄伟的龙入洞口.
Piles of human bones lay all around it.
人类骨骼的皮尔斯就躺在周围
He also saw a girl in red chiseling away at the cave.
他还看到一个穿红衣的女孩去洞穴了.
Tears were streaming down her cheeks.
眼泪流下她的脸颊。
The evil dragon whipped the girl on the back with its tail and shouted angrily at her: “ Most ungrateful, loathsome Mistress Red!
邪恶的龙用尾巴鞭打后背上的女孩并怒吼道:"最忘恩负义,最讨厌的红太太!
Since with me you will not wed, Day by day, Rock by rock, Carve me out a handsome cave, Or I’ll send you to your grave!”
与我同在的你不会结婚, “
Bayberry realized that the girl was none other than his sister.
Bayberry意识到这个女孩除了他姐姐之外没有别的东西.
He shouted: “ Wicked monster!
他喊道:"邪恶的怪物!
Evil fiend!
邪恶恶魔!
To torment my sister so!
为了折磨我妹妹!
Till your wretched life shall end, On this flute I’ll blow and blow!”
直到你悲惨的生活结束 这首长笛上, “
Bayberry began to blow on his golden flute.
贝贝利开始吹起他的金笛.
The music made the evil dragon dance despite itself.
音乐让邪恶的龙舞不顾自己.
Little Red put down her chisel and stepped out of the cave to watch.
小点 瑞德放下了她的凿子,走出了洞穴观看.
Bayberry continued to blow on the flute.
Bayberry继续吹着笛子.
The evil dragon continued to dance, twisting and squirming.
恶龙相继起舞相接,曲折相接相接.
The quicker the tune, the faster the evil dragon danced.
曲调越快 邪恶的龙跳得越快
Little Red came over and wanted to speak to her brother.
小红过来想和她哥哥谈谈
With a gesture of his hand, Bayberry showed her that he could not stop playing the flute.
用手的手势,贝贝里向她表明他无法停止吹笛.
If he did, the evil dragon would eat them both up.
如果他这样做,邪恶的龙会吃他们两个。
Bayberry kept blowing for all he was worth, and the evil dragon stretched his long waist and kept dancing around in time to the music.
Bayberry一直吹来吹去他所有的价值,邪恶的龙伸起长腰,并不停地跳来跳去音乐.
Fire came from the evil dragon’s eyes, steam from its nostrils, and panting breath from its mouth.
火出自恶龙之目,从鼻孔出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出
The dragon pleaded: “ Ho-ho-ho!
龙求道:"浩浩浩!
Brother, you’re the stronger!
大哥,你更厉害!
Blow no more!
别吹了!
Torture me no longer!
别再折磨我了!
I’ll send her home, If you leave me alone!”
我会送她回家,
Bayberry had no intention of stopping.
贝贝利无意停止。
As he blew, he walked toward a big pond.
当他爆炸时,他走向了大池塘。
The evil dragon followed him to the bank of the pond, squirming and dancing all the way.
恶龙相继入池岸取出相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相
With a great splash, the evil dragon fell into the pond, and the water rose several feet.
以出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出入出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出入出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出入出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出入出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出入出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出
The evil dragon was utterly exhausted.
邪恶的龙已经精疲力竭了
Fire came from its eyes, steam from its nostrils, and panting breath from its mouth.
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It begged again in a hoarse voice: “ Ho-ho-ho!
它再次用粗声求道:“呼呼呼!
Brother, you’re the stronger!
大哥,你更厉害!
Let me alone and I’ll stay in this pond And torture folk no longer!”
让我一个人呆在这里 也不再折磨别人!
Bayberry replied: “ Wicked fiend!
Bayberry回答说:“邪恶的恶魔!
This is my bargain.
这是我的交易。
Stay at the bottom of this pond, And never do harm again.”
呆在这池塘下方 永远不要伤害我 “
The evil dragon kept nodding its head.
邪恶的龙一直点头
As soon as the golden flute stopped blowing, the dragon sank to the bottom of the pond.
金笛一去再去吹起,龙就沉入池底.
Bayberry took hold of his sister’s hand and walked happily away.
Bayberry抓住了姐姐的手,
Not long after Bayberry and Little Red set off, they heard the sound of water splashing in the pond.
在Bayberry和Little Red出发不久后,他们听到池塘被水溅出的声音.
They looked over their shoulders and saw the evil dragon emerge from the pond.
他们俯视着肩膀,看到邪恶的龙从池塘中涌出.
It raised its head and flew in their direction, baring its fangs and clawing the air.
它抬起头向着它们的方向飞去,咬住它的牙并抓住空气。
Little Red cried: “ Go deep when digging a well; Pull up the roots when hoeing a field.
小雷德哭道:“挖井去深;挖地取地去取根来。
While that dragon is still alive, To kindly ways he’ll never yield.”
在龙还活着的同时, “
Bayberry rushed back to the pond and began to blow on his flute once more.
Bayberry赶回了池塘,开始再吹起他的长笛来.
The evil dragon fell back into the pond and began to dance again, splashing and squirming in the water.
恶龙倒回了池塘并开始再起起舞来,向水中喷出并相扑.
Bayberry stood on the bank of the pond for seven days and nights, blowing a fast tune on his flute.
Bayberry站在池塘岸上7个昼夜,吹出他长笛上的快调.
Finally, the evil dragon could move no longer and floated on the surface of the water.
最后,邪恶的龙可以不再移动并浮出水面.
Its days had come to an end.
它的日子已经结束。
Sister and brother joyfully returned home, dragging the body of the evil dragon along behind them.
姐姐和弟弟欢喜地回到了家,把邪恶的龙的尸体拖到他们身后.
When their mother saw her two children coming home, her face lit up with happiness.
当他们的母亲看见她的两个孩子回家时,她的脸亮出幸福.
They peeled the dragon’s skin to make a house, took out the dragon’s bones to serve as pillars and beams, and cut off the dragon’s horn to make a plow.
他们剥取了龙皮来做一栋房子,取出龙骨来做柱子和梁子,并割去龙角来做犁.
With the dragon’s horn they plowed the fields quickly and had no need of oxen.
他们用龙角迅速耕田,不需要牛。
They plowed many fields, sowed lots of grain, and enjoyed a plentiful life.
他们种出许多田地,播下许多谷物,享受丰盛的生活.