Route 66
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Introduction.
导言表。
4 America’s Main Street.
美国主街4号.
5 Route 66 in Popular Culture.
5 大众文化66路.
8 Roadside Attractions.
8路边吸引.
10 Cadillac Ranch.
10个凯迪拉克牧场.
11 Elmer's Bottle Tree Ranch.
11 埃尔默瓶子树牧场.
12 Blue Whale.
12"蓝鲸".
12 A Land of Giants.
12 一个巨人之地。
13 Dinosaurs by the Dozen.
13 恐龙被"数十".
14 Saving Route 66.
14 省道66号.
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 Introduction It’s 1957.
导言 这是1957年。
You take the top down on your red sports car.
你把红色运动车的顶部。
Rock ’n’ roll music blasts from the speakers.
摇滚乐从演讲者口出。
Ahead of you is nothing but open road.
离你远一点就是开路
Could this drive get any better?
这个驱动器能更好吗?
You think not—until you pass an ice cream cone that’s three stories tall.
直到你通过一个冰激凌圆锥,
Your mouth waters.
汝口出水来.
Should you stop?
你该停下来吗?
Wait—there’s a cheeseburger the size of a bus.
等等 有辆大巴这么大的起司汉堡
Time for a quick lunch instead!
是时候吃个快餐了!
When it’s time to rest for the night, you park next to a hotel room shaped like a teepee.
在晚上休息的时候, 你停在酒店房间旁边,
What a fun day it was on the road!
多么有趣的一天 它在路上!
Who knows what tomorrow will bring?
谁知道明天会带来什么?
If you thought this was an imaginary road trip, you’re wrong.
如果你认为这是一场想象中的出行,
You’ve just taken a real trip down America’s favorite highway, Route 66.
你刚刚踏上了美国最喜爱的高速公路66号公路。
Route 66 takes drivers across the entire American West.
66号公路的司机横跨整个美国西部
America’s Main Street Have you ever seen a road map of the United States?
美国的主要街道 你见过美国的行进图吗?
It looks a lot like a spiderweb.
看起来像蜘蛛网
Huge highways zigzag from coast to coast.
从海岸到海岸的高速
They connect nearly every city in between.
它们连接着几乎每一个城市
Getting around is easy: just jump in a car and hit the road!
绕来绕去很容易:只是跳入一辆车去上路!
A hundred years ago, driving across the country wasn’t quite so easy.
百年前,
Most “roads” were just small dirt trails.
大多数“道路”只是小道。
Cars often broke down, got stuck in mud, or popped tires on jagged rocks.
车经常被撞倒,被困入泥地,或者被撞出轮胎被堵住的岩石所撞出.
In the 1920s, the United States government created new highways to make driving easier.
1920年代,美国政府为方便驾驶而新建了高速公路.
One highway stretched 2,400 miles (3,862 km) from Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California.
一条高速公路从伊利诺伊州芝加哥到加利福尼亚州洛杉矶,伸展了2400英里(3,862公里).
Its name was Route 66, but many fondly called it the "Main Street of America.”
它的名字是66号公路,但许多人喜欢把它称为"美国主街". “
In 1929, hard times hit the United States.
1929年,困难时期打入了美国.
Many banks failed, causing people to lose their money, jobs, and homes.
许多银行倒闭,导致人们失去资金、工作和家园。
The period that followed was known as the Great Depression.
随后的时期被称为"大萧条".
Then a series of droughts—long periods without rain—destroyed many farms.
然后,一系列干旱——无雨而久地——摧毁了许多农场。
This historic time period was known as the Dust Bowl era.
这个历史时期被称作"尘碗时代".
Suddenly, many people were forced to leave their homes.
突然,许多人被迫离开家园。
Many believed they could find jobs in California.
许多人相信他们可以在加州找到工作.
Thousands packed up their belongings and made the long journey west.
上千人收拾了他们的财物,并完成了向西的漫长旅程.
How did they get there?
他们怎么到那儿的?
On a new road named Route 66.
在一条被命名为66号公路的新路上.
The Dust Bowl in Literature The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck, is a classic novel published in 1939.
由约翰·斯泰因贝克所著的"The Dust Bowl in Literial The Grapes of Wrath"是1939年出版的一出经典小说.
It is about a family fleeing Oklahoma during the Dust Bowl era and making the long journey down Route 66 to seek work in California.
这是关于一个家庭逃离俄克拉荷马 在尘土碗时代, 并做长途旅行 在66号公路到加利福尼亚寻找工作。
Steinbeck described Route 66 as “the mother road” and “the road of flight.”
Steinbeck将66号公路描述为“母道”和“出行道”。 “
In the 1930s, 1.
20世纪30年代 1.
2 million people moved to California.
200万人移居到加利福尼亚州.
About 16,000 of them went because of difficult conditions during the Dust Bowl era.
其中约有一万六千人因"尘碗"时代条件困难而去.
On December 8, 1941, the United States entered World War II.
1941年12月8日,美国进入二战.
Soldiers from all over the country had to move to military bases in the West.
来自全国各地的士兵不得不转移到西部的军事基地.
How did they get there?
他们怎么到那儿的?
On Route 66, of course!
当然是在66号公路上
Restaurants, gas stations, and hotels opened up along the route to serve them.
沿途开通了餐厅,加油站,酒店服务.
When the war ended in 1945, Americans celebrated.
1945年战争结束后,美国人庆祝.
Many bought new cars.
许多人买了新车。
They drove west to see sights like the Grand Canyon—by way of Route 66!
他们开车去西边看像大峡谷的景色,
Route 66 in Popular Culture The years after World War II were great days for Route 66.
大众文化66号路线 二战后是66号公路的好日子.
Shiny new cars and yellow cabs traveled up and down the route.
光辉的新车和黄色出租车上下行走路线.
In 1946, a song called “Route 66” became a top hit.
1946年,一首被称作"Route 66"的歌曲成为了一首最受欢迎的歌曲.
Its most famous line told listeners to “get your kicks on Route Sixty-Six.”
它最出名的一行告诉听众“在六十六号公路上踢你一脚。
This song helped make the highway famous.
这首歌帮助使高速公路出名.
Then, in 1960, a TV show called Route 66 followed two friends who drove across the country.
后于1960年出演电视剧"66号公路",跟随两个朋友出道.
They were looking for adventures on the road.
他们在路上寻找冒险
By 1970, most of the original Route 66 was bypassed by a new highway.
到1970年,原有的66号公路大部分被一条新的高速公路绕道.
However, Route 66 remained part of American popular culture.
然而,66号公路仍然是美国流行文化的一部分.
The popular television show Route 66 aired from 1960 to 1964.
受欢迎的电视剧"66路"从1960年到1964年播出.
The original version of the song “Route 66” was performed by the Nat King Cole Trio in 1946.
歌曲"Route 66"的原始版本由纳特·金·科尔三重奏于1946年出演.
Fast forward to the year 2000.
快速推进到2000年.
John Lasseter, director of Pixar Animation Studios, was driving down Route 66 with his family.
Pixar Animation Studios的导演约翰·拉斯特(John Lasseter)正和家人一起驾驶66号公路下行.
He fell in love with the colorful art and buildings.
他爱上了多彩的艺术和建筑.
He decided to turn his experiences into a Disney-Pixar movie called Cars, which was released in 2006.
他决定将他的经历改编为迪士尼-皮克斯电影"车",于2006年上映.
Lasseter sent a team down Route 66 to do research for the movie.
拉斯特派了一支队伍下来66号公路为电影做研究.
Some of the roadside art they found ended up as characters in Cars.
他们发现的一些路边艺术最终成为了"汽车"中的人物.
They used Route 66 sights in the movie.
他们在电影中使用了66路观光.
For example, the Wigwam Motel in Holbrook, Arizona, became the Cozy Cone Motel.
例如亚利桑那州霍尔布鲁克的Wigwam汽车旅馆成为了Cozy Cone汽车旅馆.
Many families who saw Cars took their own vacations along Route 66.
许多看到汽车的家庭沿66号公路自行度假.
This helped the route become popular again.
这帮助了路线再次流行.
This rusty tow truck (top) in Galena, Kansas, became the Cars movie character Tow Mater (bottom).
这辆在堪萨斯州加莱纳(英语:Galena (top))生锈的拖车成为了卡斯电影角色"拖线"(英语:Tow Mater (bottom)).
Roadside Attractions Museums, motels, and shops are found along Route 66 in every state the route passes through.
路边吸引博物馆,汽车旅馆和商店 沿66号公路在经过的每一个州。
Route 66 is also full of unique art, historic gas stations, and theaters.
66号公路也充满了独特的艺术,历史性的加油站,以及剧院.
In addition, travelers can see live shows such as a Native American dance or a rodeo.
此外,旅行者还可以看到现场表演,如美洲原住民舞蹈或牛仔跑道.
One thing’s for sure—you won’t be bored on Route 66!
在66号公路上,
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Cadillac Ranch In 1974, some artists buried ten cars nose down in a field.
卡迪拉克牧场 1974年,一些艺术家将十辆汽车的鼻子埋入了田地.
Now the cars are every color of the rainbow because visitors have covered them with spray paint.
现在的车都是彩虹的颜色 因为游客用喷漆覆盖了它们
Cadillac Ranch sits in a pasture where cows graze.
凯迪拉克 牧场坐落在牧地上 有牛吃草
At the nearby VW Slug Bug Ranch in Conway, Texas, five colorful Volkswagen Beetles stick out of the ground.
在德克萨斯州康威市附近的VW Slug Bug牧场,有5个多彩的大众蜜蜂从地上伸出来.
Growing up, Elmer Long collected bottles and other items people had thrown away.
长大后,埃尔默·朗收集了瓶子和其他物品被人们扔掉.
The Blue Whale of Catoosa, Oklahoma Elmer's Bottle Tree Ranch Folk artist Elmer Long built Bottle Tree Ranch out of recycled bottles, car parts, and other found objects.
卡多萨的蓝鲸 俄克拉荷马埃尔默的瓶子树牧场 民间艺术家埃尔默·朗建造了瓶子树 取出回收的瓶子,汽车零件等已发现的物体.
When wind blows through the open bottles, the air fills with music.
当风吹出开瓶后,空气会充满音乐.
Blue Whale What do you give the woman who has everything?
蓝鲸 你给那些拥有一切的女人什么?
Hugh Davis built his wife an 80-foot (24.
休·戴维斯以80英尺(24.
4 m) blue whale for their anniversary!
4米) 蓝鲸的周年纪念!
A Land of Giants Route 66 is truly a land of giants.
66号公路的巨人之地 确实是巨人之地
A California factory sold thousands of huge statues to businesses to use for advertising.
一个加州工厂向企业出售了上千个巨大的雕像来作广告.
The factory added costumes to turn the giants into cowboys, astronauts, and even chickens.
工厂增加了服装来将巨人变成牛仔,宇航员,甚至鸡.
Many of the biggest statues on Route 66 are food statues.
66号公路上许多最大的雕像是食物雕像.
Huge oranges, donuts, cheeseburgers, and ice cream cones might make your mouth water.
巨大的橙子,甜甜圈,起司汉堡, 和冰淇淋锥子 可能让你的口水。
Look out the window in Illinois to see the largest catsup bottle in the world!
看着伊利诺伊州窗外 能看到世界上最大的猫咪瓶
Brooks Catsup Bottle Water Tower, Collinsville, IL Paul Bunyon, Atlanta, IL Chicken Boy, Los Angeles, CA Gemini Giant, Wilmington, IL Dinosaurs by the Dozen Route 66 is home to prehistoric creatures of all shapes and sizes.
布鲁克斯 Catsup Bottle Water Tower, Collinsville, IL Paul Bunyon, 亚特兰大, IL 鸡男孩, 洛杉矶, CA 双子巨人, Wilmington, IL Dinosaurs by the Dozen Route 66 是所有形状和大小的史前生物的家园.
One of these giants might be the largest concrete dinosaur in America.
其中之一可能是美国最大的混凝土恐龙.
He is 150 feet (45.
他有150英尺(45.
7 m) long and lives at a dinosaur park in California.
7米)长并活在加利福尼亚的一个恐龙公园.
Claude Bell built the park to draw visitors to his nearby restaurant, the Wheel Inn.
克洛德·贝尔(Claude Bell)建造了公园,以吸引参观他附近的餐厅"轮子客栈".
Mr.
先生,请问...
Rex, a three-story Tyrannosaurus rex, is a popular feature at the dinosaur park.
雷克士(Rex)是一款三层的暴龙雷克士,是恐龙公园中受欢迎的特色.
Dinny cost $300,000 and was made from roadside materials.
Dinny花费了30万美元,由路边材料制造。
Saving Route 66 As more people visited Route 66, heavy traffic caused damage to the highway.
保存路线 66 随着更多人访问66号公路,繁忙的交通对高速公路造成了破坏.
From 1956 through the 1980s, new interstates—high- speed highways with many lanes—were built around Route 66.
从1956年到1980年代,新的州际公路——有多条车道的高速高速公路——是在66号公路周围建造的.
But as more travelers took interstates, businesses on Route 66 lost customers, and many closed.
但随着更多的旅行者取道了州际公路,66号公路上的企业失去了顾客,许多关闭了.
Peeling paint and boarded-up windows became common sights.
穿行的油漆和上行的窗户成为了常见的景点.
In 1999, the United States Congress passed a law to protect Route 66.
1999年,美国国会通过了一项保护66号公路的法律。
It gave money to help businesses and towns keep important sights open.
它为帮助企业和城镇保持重要视野提供了资金。
Now Route 66 is growing popular again.
现在66号公路又开始流行了
The best way to catch the spirit of Route 66 is to drive it.
捕捉66号公路精神的最好方式是驾车.
You’re sure to have an unforgettable American experience of your own!
你们一定有自己难忘的美国经历!
Route 66 Red Rocker, Fanning, MO Glossary advertising (n.)
66路 红摇滚 福宁 MO 词汇广告(不详)
the public announcement of products, services, or events to draw interest and promote sales (p.
公开宣布产品、服务或活动,以吸引兴趣并促销(p.
13) bypassed (v.)
13)被绕行(五.
passed by or avoided, often to make a process quicker or easier (p.
通常为了让过程更快或更容易(p.
8) cabs (n.)
8) 出租车(n.
motor vehicles whose drivers take people places for money (p.
机动车辆的司机为了钱而把人带到地方(p.
8) highway (n.)
8)高速公路 (n.
a main road that connects towns or cities (p.
a 主干道连接城镇或城市(p.
4) jagged (adj.)
4)相克(adj.
having a sharp, irregular shape or edge (p.
有尖锐,不规则形状或边缘(p.
5) military bases (n.)
5)军事基地 (n.