Lemonade?
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Mike McCarthy wanted a Super Spy Kit like his friend Derek’s.
迈克·麦卡锡(Mike Mc Carty)想要一个像他朋友德里克那样的超级间谍杰作.
The kit had see-in- the-dark specs and Super Ears—whatever those are—and it was awesome.
包里有暗黑的相片和超级耳朵,不管它们是什么,都很棒。
At eight years old, though, Mike had enough life experience to know he was no good at saving money.
不过,在8岁时,迈克有足够的生活经验,知道自己不擅长储蓄.
Saving up seventy-five dollars to buy a new kit was out of the question.
省了75美元买个新套装是不可能的。
Fortunately, Mike’s friend Derek had offered to sell Mike his used kit for a third of that price.
幸运的是,迈克的朋友德里克曾提出以三分之一的价格出售他用过的套装.
If Mike could get one big influx of cash, he could hand Derek twenty-five dollars and make the spy kit his.
如果迈克能拿到一大笔现金 他就能把德里克25美元 交给他 并且让间谍装备他
He needed to sell something, but what?
他需要卖东西,但什么?
Mike had seen those other kids with their art sales and homemade bracelets.
迈克看到其他孩子 带着他们的艺术品销售和自制手镯
The only people who bought their stuff were their parents, and that was because they had no choice.
唯一买东西的人是他们的父母,那是因为他们别无选择。
Mike was no charity case.
迈克不是慈善机构
He would sell a product so wonderful that everyone would want it.
他会卖出一个非常美妙的产品 以至于每个人都想要它。
He would sell lemonade, but not the sickly yellow powder kind.
他会卖柠檬水,但不会卖黄色的粉末
It had to be the kind that made people’s lips pucker.
肯定就是那种让人嘴唇麻痹的人。
It had to make their taste buds fire off “Sweet!”
他们的口味会发出“甜蜜!
and “Sour!”
和“我们!”
with a quick one-two punch.
以快一两拳.
“Mom,” Mike asked, “can Aster and I have a lemonade stand?”
“妈妈,”迈克问道:“Aster和我能不能有一个柠檬水摊? “
Aster was Mike’s little sister.
阿斯特是迈克的小妹妹.
She was missing some teeth, and he figured her smile would help draw in customers.
她缺了些牙齿,他觉得她的笑容有助于吸引顾客.
“You can,” said his mom, “but not like last summer’s.”
“你可以,”他说,“但不像去年夏天那样。 “
Mike frowned and tried to remember last summer’s.
去年夏天,
Mom frowned, too.
妈妈也皱了
“You got bored and wandered away,” she said.
她说,“你感到无聊并徘徊”。
“The problem,” Mike said, “was that the lemonade was not high quality.
Mike说,“问题是柠檬水质量不高。
This time I’m gonna make artisanal lemonade, from scratch.”
这一次我要做自制柠檬水, “
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
McCarthy snorted.
麦卡锡喘了口气
“Is that right?”
“是这样吗? “
she asked.
她问。
“That’s right,” Mike said.
“没错,”迈克说。
“I’ll use organic lemons, and organic sugar, and organic water.”
“我将使用有机柠檬、有机糖和有机水。 “
“Sounds expensive,” she said.
她说,“听起来很贵”。
“You get what you pay for,” Mike said.
Mike说,“你得到你付的钱,”
“ And who will pay for these artisanal ingredients?”
“...... 谁来买这些手工原料? “
she asked.
她问。
“You?”
“你吗? “
“Sure,” said Mike, “as long as I get to keep the profits.”
“当然,”迈克说,“只要我能够保持利润。 “
He made a list for his mom: two lemons, one bag of sugar, paper cups.
他为他妈妈做了一个名单:两个柠檬,一袋糖,纸杯.
“Two lemons will make about two cups of lemonade,” she said.
她表示:「两杯柠檬可酿出两杯柠檬汁,
Mike did the math.
迈克做了数学。
Fake lemonade might go for fifty cents a cup, but real, organic lemonade could go for twice that.
假柠檬水可能要50分一杯, 但真正的有机柠檬水可以花两倍。
He needed twenty-five dollars to buy Derek’s kit.
他需要25美元购买德里克的套装.
That meant he needed to sell at least twenty-five cups of lemonade.
这意味着他至少需要卖出25杯柠檬水.
Math Minute If Mike sold his lemonade for $2 a cup, how many cups would he need to sell in order to buy Derek’s kit?
数学分钟 如果迈克每杯卖出2美元的柠檬水,他需要卖出多少个杯子才能买到德里克的套装?
What if he sold the lemonade for $0.
要是他卖了柠檬水就卖了0.
75 a cup?
一杯75块?
Mike revised his shopping list.
迈克修改了他的购物名单.
“Okay, thirty lemons,” he announced.
“好吧,30个柠檬,”他宣布。
His mother whistled.
他的母亲吹口哨。
“Lemons are out of season now,” she said.
她说,“恶魔已经过时了。”
“Lemons come ripe in the winter.”
“在冬季,恶魔已经成熟。 “
Mike laughed in disbelief.
迈克笑得难以置信
“Who wants to drink lemonade in the winter?”
“谁想在冬天喝柠檬水? “
“Nobody,” said his mom.
他妈妈说,“没有人,”
“Right,” Mike said.
“对”,迈克说。
He was winning this argument!
他赢得了这场辩论!
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
McCarthy shook her head.
麦卡锡摇起头来
“Those lemons will eat straight into your profit margin,” she said.
她说:「这些柠檬会直接吃入你的利润。
Mike doubted that.
迈克怀疑这一点。
If lemons were out of season, people would find fresh lemonade that much more irresistible.
如果柠檬出季, 人们会发现新鲜的柠檬水 更不可抗拒。
It stood to reason.
这是合理的。
So Mike’s mom bought him thirty organic lemons and two bags of organic sugar.
于是迈克的妈妈给他买了30个有机柠檬和两袋有机糖.
She donated a stack of cups left over from a Christmas party.
她捐赠了圣诞派对留下的一叠杯子.
Aster helped her brother draw a big banner to hang off their picnic table.
阿斯特帮她哥哥画了个大横幅来挂起他们的野餐桌.
They opened their lemonade stand at three o’clock the next afternoon.
第二天下午三点,
Adults loved the lemonade, kids loved the lemonade, and business boomed.
成年人喜欢柠檬水,孩子们喜欢柠檬水,生意也兴起.
Aster smiled at everyone and ran back into the house every twenty minutes to fetch more ice.
阿斯特向所有人微笑并每20分钟跑回屋去取取更多的冰.
Mike sat under a large umbrella, pouring drinks and taking money.
迈克坐在大雨伞下,倒出酒来取钱.
Derek showed up and asked for a free sample.
德里克出现,要求免费取取取样本.
Mike poured an inch of fresh lemonade into a cup.
迈克把一英寸新鲜柠檬水倒入杯子.
Derek drank it and licked his lips.
德里克喝了它并舔了他的嘴唇。
“Hey,” Derek said, “I’m selling you my spy kit at a discount.
“嘿,”德里克说,“我以折扣方式卖给你我的间谍包。
How about you give me the same discount on a glass of this stuff?”
不如你给我同样的折扣 一杯这种东西? “
Mike narrowed his eyes.
迈克缩小了眼睛
and sold his friend a cup for thirty-three cents.
并卖出他的朋友 一杯33分。
Derek handed him a quarter and a dime.
德里克给了他25分一分
“Keep the change,” he said.
他说,“不要改变,”。
By five o’clock, they had run out of lemonade, and that was fine.
到了五点,柠檬水用光了,这很好。
Mike knew exactly how much money was in the box: $27.
迈克知道盒子里有多少钱 27美元
He handed his sister $1.
他交出了妹妹一美元。
“You don’t have to pay me,” Aster said.
”Aster说:
“You earned it, sis,” he replied.
他回答说,“姐姐,这是你应得的。”
Then Mike marched inside.
然后迈克进军里面
“I made twenty-six dollars,” he announced triumphantly to his mom, “after I paid my employee.”
“我赚了26美元,”他向母亲宣布胜利,“在我付给我的雇员之后。 “
“Is that your gross profit,” his mom asked, “or your net?”
“这是你的毛利润,”他妈妈问:“还是你的网? “
“One of those,” Mike said.
Mike说:“其中之一,”
“Have a seat,” said Mrs.
夫人说,“请坐”。
McCarthy.
麦卡锡
She explained that gross profit was the amount of money from sales.
她解释说,毛利润是销售所得的金额。
Net profit was the amount of money left from sales after the costs were subtracted.
净利润是扣除成本后从销售中留下的金额。
Mike had a sinking feeling in his stomach.
迈克的胃有下沉的感觉
For the first time, he studied the grocery receipt his mom had handed him the day before.
他第一次研究了他妈妈前一天交给他的杂货收据。
“These lemons are sixty-nine cents each,” Mike said, stunned.
“这些柠檬各是69美分,
He knew money didn’t grow on trees, but lemons did!
他知道钱不是生长在树上,
How could anything from nature cost so much?
自然界的东西怎么会这么贵?
Now Mike understood: out of season = expensive.
现在迈克明白了:出赛季=昂贵.
Then Mike did some more math: 30 lemons at $0.
然后迈克做了一些更多的数学:30个柠檬以0.
69 each equaled $20.
69美元每人等于20美元。
The organic sugar was $6.
有机糖为6元.
The total cost was $27.
总费用为27美元。
Math Minute Thirty lemons cost Mike $20.
数学分钟 30个柠檬花了迈克20美元。
If he only wanted to spend $7 on lemons, how many lemons could he buy?
如果他只想花7美元买柠檬, 他能买多少柠檬?
If the lemons only cost $0.
如果柠檬只花0.
30 each, how many lemons would $7 buy?
每个30美元,多少柠檬会7美元买?
Mike slid the box and its twenty-six- dollar contents across to his mom.
迈克把盒子和26美元的东西 塞给他妈妈
When he spoke, his voice was scratchy and hard to hear.
当他说话时,他的声音又发痒又难听.
“I owe you a buck fifty,” he said.
他说,“我欠你50美元。”
Aster tried to give him back her money, but Mike shook his head.
阿斯特试图还给他她的钱,但迈克摇了头.
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
McCarthy smiled at both of them with tears in her eyes.
麦卡锡(Mc Carty)用眼泪向两人微笑.
“I’m so proud of you two,” she said.
她说,“我为你们两个感到骄傲。”
“I’m the one who should be crying,” Mike said.
「我才是该哭的人,
“I’m a total failure.”
“我完全失败了。 “
His mom grabbed him and kissed his head.
他的妈妈抓住了他并吻了他的头。
“Not you,” she said.
她说:“不是你,”
“Besides, I saved you something.”
“此外,我给你留了点东西。 “
She opened the refrigerator and pulled out a cup of lemonade.
她打开冰箱取出一杯咖啡柠檬汁.
“ Aster told me you weren’t drinking any,” she explained.
“...... Aster告诉我你没有喝酒,
“Do you know how good it is?”
“你知道这有多好吗? “
Mike shrugged and took a sip.
迈克抽了一口
His lips puckered and his taste buds fired off a quick one-two punch.
他的嘴唇被打出 他的口味发出一两拳
His lemonade was delicious.
他的柠檬汁很好吃
“That’s a quality product,” she said, smiling.
她笑着说,
“So good, in fact, I set aside two more cups for your sister and me.”
“如此之好,事实上,我又为你姐姐和我留了两杯。 “
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
McCarthy slid fifty cents back across to Mike.
麦卡锡滑了50分钱 回到麦克那边
Then the three of them sat at their kitchen table, sipping some of the best artisanal lemonade around— whatever that is.
然后他们三人坐在厨房的桌子上, 喝下一些最好的手工柠檬水, 不管是什么。