On Eagle River
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Devon helped Grandpa maneuver the canoe into the river.
德文帮助外公将独木舟操纵入河.
He climbed onto the front seat to steady the boat with his paddle while Grandpa stepped into the rear.
他爬上前座,用桨来稳住船,而外公却踩入后座.
As the canoe rocked gently from side to side, Devon clung to the sides, until it stopped.
当小舟从一旁轻轻地摇起,德文紧紧地向一旁摇起,直到停了.
Grandpa gingerly pushed them away from shore with a shove of his paddle against the bank.
姜外公用桨子把她们从岸上推开 冲向银行
From overhead, in a towering sycamore tree, an eagle screeched at them and took off with a strong beat of its wings.
从上而下,在一棵高耸的锡卡莫尔树上,一头老鹰向着它们发抖并用它的翅膀的强烈拍打而起飞.
“I guess he’s going fishing, too,” Grandpa said.
外公说,
Devon nodded.
德云点头.
Grandpa’s canoe slipped through the water as silently as a leaf falls through the air.
外公的独木舟从水中滑过,
This was Devon’s first time going fishing with Grandpa, but his older brother Clay had told him all about it.
这是德文第一次和外公去钓鱼,但他的哥哥克莱已经告诉他了一切.
“Listen to what Grandpa says to do,” Clay had warned him, “and watch out for snakes!”
Clay警告他“注意蛇!
Devon listened carefully to Grandpa’s instructions.
德文仔细听取了外公的指示.
Sometimes Grandpa wanted him to paddle on the left side of the canoe, and sometimes he wanted Devon to paddle on the right.
有时外公希望他能划桨行走在独木舟左侧,有时他希望德文划桨行走在右侧.
Sometimes he didn’t want Devon to paddle at all.
有时他根本不想让德文拍手。
“Lift,” Grandpa said.
“Lift,”爷爷说。
Devon pulled his paddle out of the water and rested it across his knees, watching drops fall into the still water.
德文把他的桨从水中取出,并停在膝盖上,看着滴入静水.
Grandpa steered the canoe around a snag in the river.
外公把独木舟绕到河边去
“One time,” Clay had told Devon, “a big snake came slithering off a log and stole a whole catfish, smack off Grandpa’s fishhook!
“有一次,”克莱告诉德文,“一只大蛇从木头上滑出来,偷走了一整条 cat鱼,从外公的鱼钩上打下来。
Snakes love to hide in logs.”
蛇爱入木藏. “
Devon hoped Clay was teasing about the snakes.
德文希望克莱在取笑蛇.
“Right,” Grandpa instructed.
"对"外公指示.
Devon dipped his paddle in on the right side of the canoe, and they glided on past the log.
德文把桨子浸入了独木舟的右侧 他们滑过木头
“We’re almost there,” Grandpa said as they rounded a bend.
外公说, “我们快到了,”当他们绕出弯道时。
“When we get close to the bank, Devon, I want you to jump out, and I’ll throw you the rope to pull the canoe up on land.”
“德文,当我们靠近银行时,我要你跳出,然后把你绳子扔到地上拉起独木舟来。 “
“Okay,” Devon said.
"好吧,"德文说。
Grandpa steered the canoe toward the shore.
爷爷把独木舟开到岸上
“This is the best catfish hole on the river,” he said.
他说,“这是河上最好的鱼洞。”
“Scree, scree!”
c:"克也!
cried the eagle from the top of a willow tree.
从一棵柳树上哭出鹰来.
“So you followed us, huh, eagle?”
你跟着我们,鹰? “
Grandpa called.
爷爷打电话来了
“Well, you’re welcome to join us, but you have to catch your own fish.”
“欢迎你加入我们, “
Devon laughed, watching the land draw closer as green whirlpools swirled past the canoe’s bow.
Devon笑道, 看着陆地越来越近,
Grandpa aimed the canoe straight for a big log—a log that looked like the perfect hiding place for a big snake.
外公直接用独木舟瞄准一棵大木头,
Was that where Grandpa wanted Devon to jump out?
爷爷想让德文跳出来吗?
Devon swallowed hard.
德云吞得厉害.
“Um, Grandpa?”
“爷爷? “
he asked.
他问。
“Yes, Devon?”
“是的,德文? “
“Did a big snake really grab a catfish right off your hook?”
“一只大蛇真的从你的钩子上抓住了一条鱼吗? “
Grandpa stopped paddling.
爷爷停止了划线。
“Who told you that story?”
“是谁告诉你这个故事的? “
“Clay,” Devon answered.
“克莱,”德文回答。
“Well, you don’t have to worry about that old snake,” said Grandpa.
外公说,
“Whew!”
"呜呼!"
Devon whistled.
德文吹过口哨.
“No sir,” Grandpa went on, “that old snake is long gone.”
“没有,先生”爷爷接着说,“那条老蛇早就走了。 “
Devon jumped out of the canoe, Grandpa threw him the rope, and Devon tugged the boat onto the riverbank.
德文从独木舟上跳出,外公将绳子扔给他,德文将船拖入了河岸.
“How do you know the snake is gone?”
“你怎么知道蛇不见了? “
Devon asked, helping Grandpa onto the land.
德文问起,帮助外公上地.
“I saw it with my own eyes,” Grandpa said.
“我亲眼看到,”爷爷说。
“The ‘gators got him.”
" ‘士兵们抓住他了. “
Devon froze for a moment, staring at the green water all around them.
德文冻结了一会儿,看着周围的绿水.
But then Grandpa winked.
但后来外公眨眼了
“Grandpa!”
爷爷!
cried Devon.
德文哭了起来。
“Scree, scree!”
c:"克也!
cried the eagle.
哭泣的鹰。
Grandpa handed Devon his fishing pole.
爷爷把他的钓竿交给了德文.
“Let’s catch ourselves a big catfish.”
「让我们抓住一只大鱼吧。 “