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美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
I wasn’t sure where to hide.
我不确定藏在哪里。
Missy knew all the best hiding spots in our middle school.
密西知道我们中学最好的藏地
I ran down to the basement.
我跑到地下室去了。
I was going to hide in the utility closet but found one of the storage rooms unlocked.
我本来要躲在公共柜里 但发现一个储藏室没锁
I knew students weren’t allowed in there, but I went in anyway.
我知道学生不能进去,
I crept to the back of the room and ducked under a tarp that was covering a large machine.
我爬到房间的后部 躲在覆盖了一台大机器的油布下
“Ready or not, here I come!”
准备还是不准备,我来了!
Missy yelled.
大小姐大叫着
Ten minutes passed, and there was no sign of Missy.
10分钟过去了,没有看到米西。
She must have thought I hid under the bleachers by the football field.
她一定以为我躲在橄榄球场的漂白器下
I leaned against the machine to rest and heard a humming sound.
我靠在机器上休息 听到一声叫声
Green and red buttons flashed.
绿色和红色的按钮闪出。
In the dim light, I could make out the word Weather Bot.
在暗淡的光线下,我可以说出"天气瓶"这个词.
What’s a Weather Bot?
天气瓶是什么?
I wondered.
我想问。
I turned on my watch light and studied the device.
我打开了手表灯 研究了装置
A clipboard with some notes hung on the machine.
机器上挂着一些音符的剪贴板 。
To initiate a rainstorm, push the green button, then the red button, then flip the bottom switch.
要启动暴雨,按下绿色按钮,再按出红色按钮,再翻出下部开关.
“ A rain machine!”
“一台雨机!”
I said.
我说了
“I wonder if it works.”
“我不知道它是否有效。 “
I pushed the green and red buttons and flipped the bottom switch.
我按了绿色和红色的按钮 把下开关翻了
Nothing happened.
什么都没有发生。
I didn’t hear any thunder crash overhead—only Missy’s voice yelling, “Zarela, where are you?
我并没有听到任何雷声,
The football game’s about to start.”
足球赛即将开始. “
I ducked out from under the tarp as Missy entered the room.
我从油布下逃出,因为米西进入房间。
“Come on,” Missy said.
"来吧,"小姐说。
“Your mom’s waiting for us.”
“你妈妈在等我们。 “
Mom, Missy, and I sat at the fifty yard line.
妈妈,米西,我坐在50码线。
A big crowd was there to see our team play against Greenville in the first game of the season.
在赛季的首场比赛中,有一大群人看到我们的队伍对阵格林维尔.
“How was school today?”
“今天学校怎么样? “
Mom asked.
妈妈问的
“Good.
“不错。
I’m working on my science project for your class,” I said.
我在为你们的班级进行科学计划,
“I can help you with that,” Mom said.
“我可以帮你,”妈妈说。
“The other kids might think that’s unfair since you’re the science teacher,” I answered.
”我回答说,
“I’m also your mom, and we can work on it together,” she replied.
她回答说,
“It’s okay—I can figure it out myself,” I said.
「没关系, 我自己能弄明白,
The Vetero Badgers took the field, and we screamed, “Badgers, badgers, fight, fight, fight!”
Vetero Badgers人占领了田地,我们大叫着,“Badgers, baders, fight, fight!”
By the end of the first half, the game was tied at seven points apiece.
至上半场结束,比赛以每场7分打平.
A light rain was falling.
一场小雨正在倒下。
“That’s weird,” Missy said.
Missy说,
“The weather forecast called for blue skies today.”
“天气预报要求今天有蓝天。 “
“That is strange,” Mom said.
“这很奇怪,”妈妈说。
“I hope it doesn’t give Greenville an advantage.
希望这不会给格林维尔带来优势。
They get more rain than we do, so they’re more used to playing in it.”
他们比我们得到更多的雨水, “
Did I cause the rain by pushing the buttons?
是我按下按钮导致的?
I wondered.
我想问。
I didn’t think the Weather Bot even worked.
天气瓶根本没用,
“What if this rain is part of Greenville’s strategy, and they built a machine to make it rain?”
“如果这场雨是格林维尔策略的一部分, “
I asked.
我问。
“That’s impossible,” Missy said.
“这是不可能的,”Missy说。
Mom laughed.
妈妈笑了
“When I was in college, I built a machine to try to control the weather.
“当我在大学时,我建造了一台机器,试图控制天气。
I was too inexperienced to realize what a horrible idea it was.
我太缺乏经验 无法意识到这是一个多么可怕的想法。
The one time I used it, the college was struck by lightning fifty times in one night.
一次我用它, 学院被闪电击中 50次在一个晚上。
For years afterward, the college was surrounded by a strange fog.
多年后,学院被一团出奇的雾所包围.
Good thing I only used it once.”
幸好我只用过一次 “
“What happened to the machine?”
“机器怎么了? “
Missy asked.
大小姐问.
“I stored it away in case I ever thought of a way to make it safe.
“我把它藏了起来,以防万一我曾想出一种方法使它安全。
I never did, though.
我从来没有,虽然。
Maybe there are some things science just shouldn’t mess with,” Mom said.
也许有些事情是科学不该惹上麻烦的,
My heart pounded.
心被一击.
I felt as though I was going to be sick.
我觉得好像要生病了
Mom’s Weather Bot actually worked, and there was a whole crowd of people sitting outside.
妈妈的天气 瓶子实际上起作用了,外面坐着一大批人.
Maybe a bunch of lightning bolts were about to hit the bleachers!
也许一群闪电即将击中了漂白器!
The rain started to intensify, and the clouds began to turn black.
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“It’s halftime,” Mom said.
妈妈说,
“Zarela, do you want some more popcorn?”
“扎雷拉,你想再来点爆米花吗? “
“ Ah, no.
“...... 啊,没有。
I forgot something in the school.
我忘了学校的东西。
I’ll be right back,” I said, trying to sound casual.
我马上回来,
I bolted toward the basement.
我跑去地下室了
I had to fix the weather before the second half started.
我不得不在下半场开始前 修补天气
I raced into the storage room and threw off the tarp.
我跑入储藏室 扔出油布。
I grabbed the notes and read: To halt a rainstorm, reverse the sequence: bottom switch, red button, and green button.
我拿起笔记读道: 为了阻止暴雨,倒置顺序:下开关,红色按钮和绿色按钮.
I flipped the bottom switch, pushed the red and green buttons, and crossed my fingers.
我翻了下开关,按下红色和绿色的按钮,并跨出我的手指.
I ran to the window and looked outside.
我跑到窗外看着
The rain had stopped.
雨已经停了。
I jumped for joy.
我为欢喜而跳.
Just as I was about to cover the machine, I noticed something in the sky.
正当我即将覆盖机器时,我注意到了天空中的一些东西.
It was white and falling slowly— snow!
白了又慢地下雪!
“No!”
“没有!”
I screamed.
我尖叫着
“It doesn’t snow here in September!”
「九月这里不会下雪!
I scrambled to look through my mother’s notes.
我翻阅我母亲的笔记。
On the back page, she’ d written, Warning: Attempts to undo previous weather manipulation may cause unstable results.
在背面, 她写道: 警告:试图取消先前的天气操纵可能造成不稳定的结果。
“Thanks, Mom!”
“谢谢,妈妈!”
I muttered.
我哑了
“You couldn’t have put that note first?”
“你不可能把字条放在首位? “
The storeroom door burst open.
库房门被打开了
Mom stood in the doorway.
妈妈站在门口
“I’m so sorry!”
“对不起! “
I blurted out.
我模糊了出来。
“I’m the one who used the Weather Bot.”
“我是使用"天气瓶"的人。
“You are so grounded!”
你们是被禁足的。
Mom said.
妈妈说。
“Why would you use a strange machine when you don’t know how it works?”
“你不知道这台机器如何运作, “
“I’m sorry,” I cried.
" 对不起, " 我哭了。
“ At first, I didn’t think it worked.
“...... 起初,我并不认为它有用。
Then I just wanted to fix everything before you found out.”
然后我想在你发现之前把一切都修好 “
Mom lowered her voice.
妈妈降低了她的声音。
“Zarela, you can always talk to me.
“扎雷拉,你可以随时和我说话。
I’m your mother—I want to help you.”
我是你母亲, 我想帮你 “
I wiped my eyes with my shirtsleeve.
我用衬衫袖子擦了眼睛
“I really am sorry,” I said.
" 我真的很抱歉, " 我说。
“I should have told you as soon as the machine turned on.”
“机器一打开我就应该告诉你。 “
“It’s all right,” Mom said.
“没关系,”妈妈说:
“I’m sorry, too.
「我也很抱歉,
I should have gotten rid of this machine a long time ago.
我早就该把机器弄走的
I was too proud of my greatest invention to let it go.”
我为我最伟大的发明感到骄傲 却不能放弃它 “
I looked out the window.
我看着窗外
The football game was interrupted, and everyone was staring up at the snow.
足球比赛被打断了,大家都在盯着雪.
“Mom, I think we’ d better do something before Vetero turns into the North Pole,” I said.
“妈妈,我想我们最好在Vetero变成北极之前做点什么,”
“We have to destroy the machine,” Mom said.
“我们必须摧毁机器,”妈妈说。
“It’s the only way.”
" 这是唯一的办法。 “
Together we took off the front panel.
我们一起卸下前板
Mom cut the wires leading to the buttons, and I removed the circuit board.
妈妈切断了通往按钮的电线 我拆了电路板
The Weather Bot made a high-pitched whine, and the lights flickered off for the last time.
天气 瓶子做了个高调的口哨 灯光闪了最后一次
Mom and I walked out to the snow-covered football field.
妈妈和我走了出去 雪盖足球场。
A thick fog now blanketed the school.
浓雾笼罩着学校
“Oh, no,” I said.
" 哦,不," 我说。
“Now we’ll have to reschedule the game.”
“现在我们必须重新安排比赛时间。 “
“I’m afraid it’s worse than that,” Mom said.
“恐怕情况会更糟,
“This fog will likely hang around for years.
“这种雾可能持续多年。
Although we might be able to build a fog- removing device.
虽然我们也许能制造出一个去雾装置
“No way, Mom!”
"不可能,妈妈!"
I said.
我说了
“Let’s not invent any more weather machines.
“我们不要再发明气象机器了。
There are some things we just shouldn’t mess with.”
有些事情我们不应该乱来。 “