Birthday
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Tara’s Story.
T能掌握内容Tara的故事。
4 Organizing the Fair.
4,组织博览会.
7 The Fair.
7 博览会.
9 On the News.
页:1 新闻网.
17 Next Year’s Earth Day.
17 来年地球日。
19 Glossary.
19 词汇表。
20 T ara’s Story My name is Tara, and this year I had the best birthday EVER!
20 特拉的故事 我的名字是Tara, 今年我有一个最好的生日!
My birthday is on April 22—Earth Day.
我的生日是4月22日地球日。
I call it my “Earth Day birthday.”
我称之为 " 地球日生日 " 。 “
Every year, I do something special on my birthday to help the environment.
每年,我都会做一些特别的 在我的生日 帮助环境。
Last year my mom and I helped clean up a beach.
去年我和我妈妈帮清理了海滩
I had a great time and learned a lot about ocean animals.
我玩得很开心 也学到了很多关于海洋动物的知识
But this year’s celebration was even better!
但今年的庆祝活动更加精彩!
Back in January, my teacher, Ms.
回到一月,我的老师,小姐。
Gonzales, told our class that the school would hold a special Earth Day celebration this year.
冈萨雷斯, 告诉我们的班级, 学校将举行一个特殊的地球日庆祝活动 今年。
Each class had a project, and Ms.
每个班都有一个项目,而Ms.
Gonzales volunteered our class to organize a fair for the school.
冈萨雷斯自愿参加我们的班级 为学校举办一个博览会
Because of my birthday, my classmates put me in charge of the whole thing!
由于我的生日,我的同学让我负责整件事!
I wasn’t always interested in the environment.
我并不总对环境感兴趣。
But two years ago, my family went on a vacation to Mexico.
但两年前,我的家人去墨西哥度假了
We went for a walk on the beach and saw a dead sea turtle that had choked on a plastic grocery bag.
我们去海滩散步 看到一只死海龟被一个塑料杂货袋窒息了
I was shocked to see how something as simple as a grocery bag could kill a wild animal.
看到像杂货袋一样简单的东西 能杀死野生动物,我感到震惊。
I felt sad that the sea turtle’s life was wasted.
这只海龟的生命被浪费了,
That day, I decided I would find a way to help the environment.
那天,我决定找到帮助环境的方法。
Organizing the Fair After Ms.
组织博览会
Gonzales told us about our class project, we had a brainstorming meeting.
冈萨雷斯告诉我们我们的班级项目, 我们有一个集思广益的会议。
Some kids came up with ideas right away.
有些孩子马上想出点子
Other kids needed help, so I gave them a few ideas, like: • Teaching people about recycling at home • Selling reusable bags to cut down on waste • Selling things made from renewable materials such as bamboo • Putting on a skit about something happening to the environment By the end of our meeting, we had a great plan.
其他孩子需要帮助,所以我给他们一些想法,例如: • 在家里教人们如何回收利用 • 出售可重复使用的袋来减少废物 • 出售由再生材料所制造的东西,如竹子 • 轻描淡写地谈环境发生的事情 到会议结束前,我们已经有了一个伟大的计划.
We were all really excited about the fair.
我们都对博览会很兴奋
One of my jobs was to keep a chart of everyone’s ideas.
我的工作之一是保存一张每个人想法的图表。
Ms.
妈妈
Gonzales put up a whiteboard in the classroom.
冈萨雷斯在课堂上竖起一副白板.
I listed each idea on the board.
我在董事会上列出每个想法
I also wrote down who would work on it and what materials and help they’d need.
也写下哪些人会为此工作,
I checked in with my classmates over the next few months to see if they needed help.
在接下来的几个月里,我和我的同学们联系过 看看他们是否需要帮助
There was a lot to do, but working together made it fun.
虽然有很多事情要做,但合作却让事情变得有趣.
Sometimes family members even helped us with our projects.
有时家庭成员甚至帮助我们的项目。
We were surprised at how fast the time flew.
我们很惊讶时间飞得这么快
Before we knew it, Earth Day had arrived!
在我们知道之前,地球日已经到了!
I wanted to teach people how plastic trash can cause problems for marine wildlife.
我想教人们塑料垃圾如何给海洋野生动物带来问题。
I had heard that there were huge areas of plastic trash in the Pacific Ocean.
我听说太平洋上有很多塑料垃圾
Plastic trash can hurt or kill ocean animals that accidentally eat it or get trapped in it.
塑料垃圾可以伤害或杀死意外吃它或被困在里面的海洋动物.
I made a poster with pictures of plastic trash and some ways it can harm marine animals.
我做了一张海报,上面有塑料垃圾的照片 以及它可能伤害海洋动物的一些方法。
The Fair The weather was perfect for the fair.
博览会 天气很适合展会
A bunch of parents helped us set up tables early in the morning.
一大堆家长早上帮我们摆桌子
We wanted to be ready by 10:00 a.
我们想在上午10点之前准备好
m.
（字母m）
, when the fair started.
当博览会开始。
Ms.
妈妈
Gonzales surprised us by handing out matching T-shirts to everyone in the class.
冈萨雷斯给我们的惊喜是 向班上所有人发放匹配的T恤
I almost cried when I saw them.
我几乎哭 当我看到他们。
They had a beautiful sea turtle with the words “Respect Nature” and “Earth Day.”
他们有一个美丽的海龟,上面写有“尊重自然”和“地球日”。 “
The design was Ms.
设计是Ms.
Gonzales’s birthday present to me.
冈萨雷斯给我的生日礼物。
She knew about the trip to Mexico that had changed my life.
她知道墨西哥之行改变了我的生活
Ms.
妈妈
Gonzales had her sea turtle design printed on cloth bags.
冈萨雷斯把她的海龟设计印在了布袋上
I sold the bags to people who stopped by my table.
我把包卖给了在桌子旁停车的人
I was happy to teach people why reusable cloth bags are better for the environment than plastic bags.
我很高兴地告诉人们,为什么可重新使用的布袋比塑料袋更适合环境。
Bernard and Jake made a flyer about ways people can use less resources.
伯纳德和杰克做了一个传单 关于人们可以如何使用更少的资源。
Many things on their list are easy for kids to do, and they all make a difference.
他们列表上的许多事情对孩子们来说都是容易的,而且都有所作为.
Here are a few of their ideas: • Turn off your computer or put it to sleep when you’re not using it.
以下是他们的一些想法: 关闭你的电脑,
• Turn off lights when you leave a room.
• 支助 离开房间时把灯关了
your teeth.
你的牙齿。
so sunlight can heat rooms.
所以阳光可以给房间取暖
so it can get fixed.
这样就可以修好了
Anwar and Yoshie set up a table to tell people about the community garden.
安华和吉惠为告诉人们社区花园的情况而设了桌子.
Our town set aside some land for the garden last year so that people could grow their own vegetables.
我们镇去年为花园预留了些地皮,以便人们能够种植自己的蔬菜.
It’s a great way to bring people together and do something for the environment.
将民众聚集在一起,
The community garden hasn’t become very popular yet.
社区花园还没有变得很受欢迎。
Anwar and Yoshie brought pictures of baskets of vegetables that their families grew last year.
安华和吉惠带来了他们家去年种植的蔬菜篮子的照片.
They also handed out brochures about signing up to use the garden.
他们还散发了有关签约使用花园的小册子.
Angie wants to be a newspaper reporter someday.
安琪总有一天想当个记者
She wrote an article about how Earth Day began.
她写了一篇关于地球日如何开始的文章.
She also listed some ways that people in other countries celebrate it.
她还列举了其他国家人们庆祝它的一些方式.
It’s great to think of all the people around the world working together to take better care of our planet.
全世界人民都携手合作,
How Earth Day Began Gaylord Nelson was a U.
地球日贝根·盖勒德·纳尔逊是怎样的U.
S.
师曰.
senator from Wisconsin.
威斯康辛州参议员
He came up with the idea for Earth Day in the late 1 960s.
他在1960年代后期提出了"地球日"的想法.
He shared his idea with mayors, governors, newspapers, and magazines.
他与市长、省长、报纸和杂志分享了他的想法。
In late 1 969, he announced an event the next spring to teach people about caring for the environment.
1969年末,他宣布了来年春的一场活动,以教导人们关心环境.
People all across the United States wanted to be part of it.
美国各地的人都想参与其中.
The first Earth Day, in 1 970, was a huge success.
第一个地球日,在1970年,是一个巨大的成功。
About 20 million people were involved, including ten thousand schools, two thousand colleges, and one thousand different communities.
约有2 000万人参与其中,包括一万所学校、两千所学院和一千个不同的社区。
People all around the world now celebrate Earth Day.
现在全世界的人都在庆祝地球日。
Ashley and Adam’s mom works for the city parks.
Ashley和Adam的妈妈在城市公园工作。
She told them about a nature area just outside of town with a lot of litter in it.
她告诉他们一个自然区 就在镇外 里面有很多垃圾
They offered to help clean up the area so people can walk and have picnics there.
他们提出帮助清理该地区,以便人们能在那里行走并野餐.
Their mom chose a weekend in July for a big cleanup.
他们的妈妈选择了7月的周末来大清洗.
Ashley and Adam made a poster about the event and signed up people who wanted to help.
阿什利和亚当为事件做海报,并签下了想帮忙的人.
It’ll be a fun community project ending with a barbecue for everyone who helps.
这将会是一个有趣的社区项目,
One of the big hits of the fair was a presentation put on by five kids called a Council of All Beings.
博览会的一大亮相是五个孩子的演讲,叫做“人人理事会”。
They took turns speaking for different living things on Earth, like frogs, wolves, elephants, cactuses, and flowers.
他们轮流为地球上不同的活物说话,比如青蛙,狼,大象,仙人掌和花卉.
The kids talked about how pollution and climate change are hurting each of the living things.
孩子们谈到了污染和气候变化是如何伤害每一个生物的。
They asked people to learn how to help other living things instead of hurting them.
他们要求人们学会如何帮助其他活物而不是伤害他们.
On the News When our class planned the Earth Day fair, we knew that kids from our school and their families would come.
新闻 当我们的班级计划地球日博览会时, 我们知道我们学校的孩子和他们的家庭会来。
We had no idea that our whole town and other towns nearby would hear about it.
我们不知道我们整个城镇和附近其他城镇会听到这个消息.
But during the fair, a news van pulled up with a television reporter and a camera person!
但在博览会期间,一辆新闻车拉起一个电视记者和一个相机人员!
Ms.
妈妈
Gonzales talked with the reporter and then called me over and introduced us.
冈萨雷斯和记者谈过了 然后叫我过来介绍我们
She told him that I had helped to organize the fair.
她告诉他,我帮助组织了博览会。
The reporter asked how I had become involved in environmental activities.
记者问我是如何参与环境活动的。
I told him how seeing the dead sea turtle in Mexico made me want to do something to make a difference.
我告诉他在墨西哥看到死海龟 让我想做点什么来改变
He said he thought our Earth Day fair was a big success.
他说,他认为我们的地球日展会是一大成功.
Next Year’s Earth Day I was really excited about being on television.
明年的地球日 我真的很兴奋在电视上。
But I was even more excited when I got a phone call that night from our town’s mayor.
但当晚我接到镇长的电话,
After seeing the news story about the fair, she decided to hold an Earth Day celebration for the whole town next year.
看到博览会的新闻后,她决定明年为全镇举办"地球日"庆祝活动.
She wants to include special activities for kids, and she asked me to work with her!
她想把孩子们的特别活动也包括在内,她让我和她一起工作!
I’m so happy that I found a way to help the environment.
我很高兴找到了帮助环境的方法。
And I’m glad that I had a chance to get more people involved.
我很高兴有机会让更多人参与进来。
Maybe the life of that sea turtle I saw in Mexico wasn’t a waste after all.
我在墨西哥看到的海龟的生还,