The Three-R Plan
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
“Save the Kingdom” The king looked out and sighed, “Our kingdom, once so beautiful, grows barren and dies more and more each day.”
“拯救王国” 国王直视并叹息道,“我们的王国曾经如此美丽,每天都越来越不育并死亡。 “
The queen joined the king at the window.
后入于花窗入王.
“The hills were once filled with trees, wildlife was plentiful, and the air was clean and fresh.
“山上曾经有树木,野生生物丰富多彩,空气干净而新鲜。
Now, even our babbling creek is murky and polluted.
现在,甚至我们的无所事事的小溪 都浑浊和被污染了。
Our citizens work hard, and yet they seem too tired to enjoy the rewards of their labor.
我们的公民努力工作,但他们似乎太累了,无法享受劳动的报酬。
Is this what our children have to anticipate in life?”
这就是我们的孩子在生活中的预期吗? “
It was true—the land was abused and overused, and the people were unhappy and too busy.
这确是真实的,那地方是被滥用的,是被过分利用的,而民众是不幸福的,是忙碌的。
The king looked at his own beloved wife.
国王看着自己所爱的妻子
“Surely we have intelligent people living among us.
“我们确实有智慧的人生活在我们中间。
Someone must know the solution to save our dying land!”
必须有人知道拯救我们垂死之地的解决方案。
The king called for his court magistrate.
王召其宫官.
“Tell the people that I will award the royal position of Official Land Steward to the person who solves the problem of our decaying land.
“告诉人民,我将授予解决我们腐朽的土地问题的人正式的地权。
That person will be allowed to live in the castle for the rest of his or her days.
此人被允许在城堡中活上余生.
If this problem goes unsolved, hope will fade and our future will be threatened.”
如果这个问题得不到解决,希望会消失,我们的未来将受到威胁。 “
Away from the castle lived three men, Ricardo, Roger, and Randy.
远离城堡时居住了三人,分别是里卡多,罗杰和兰迪.
Some might consider them country folk, but each lived happily in his own way.
有些人可能认为他们是乡下人,但每个人都以自己的方式幸福地生活。
Each man had heard the king’s decree, and each one devised a plan that might save the kingdom.
每个人都听到了国王的旨意,他们都设计了一个可以拯救王国的计划。
Although the land around their own homes showed signs of use, it was healthy and gorgeous.
虽然他们自己家周围的土地显示出使用的迹象,但是却是健康和华丽的.
The men were content and enjoyed their lives.
男人是满足和享受的。
The plans they had for the entire kingdom were based on the way they already lived.
他们对整个王国的计划是基于他们已经生活的方式.
“Reduce” Big mountains, roaring rivers, and thick forests surrounded Ricardo’s land.
" 降温 " 大山地、咆哮的河流和茂密的森林包围了里卡多的土地。
His small home was high on a mountain.
他的小家在一座高山上
Because his home was far away from stores, he had to get by with only the things he needed.
因为他的家离商店很远 他只能用他需要的东西
Ricardo thought about what he owned and realized he didn’t need much at all.
Ricardo考虑他拥有的东西,
If he didn’t use an item, he would sell it or give it away.
若他不使用物品,
Most importantly, if he didn’t like it, he wouldn’t own it at all.
最重要的是,如果他不喜欢,他根本不会拥有它。
He didn’t buy much, and consequently, Ricardo’s home was tidy and efficient.
他买的不多,
He didn’t spend lots of extra time taking care of things.
他没有花太多时间照顾事情。
Reduce your load, increase your joy, and save your environment—that was Ricardo’s plan to help save the land.
减少你们的负担,增加你们的欢乐,并拯救你们的环境。这是里卡多拯救土地的计划。
Even if his plan wasn’t accepted, he believed the king should know that it’s possible to live with less and yet have more.
即使他的计划不被接受,他相信国王应该知道,与更少的人生活在一起是可能的,而拥有更多的。
Ricardo’s plan meant more for everyone, and with that thought Ricardo left for the castle.
里卡多的计划对每个人来说都意味着更多的意义,因此里卡多就离开了城堡.
“Reuse” Roger’s home was in a lush, open valley.
罗杰的家在一片荒凉而开阔的山谷里。
He had many children, and neighbors helped each other regularly.
他有很多孩子,邻居经常互相帮助.
Healthy animals and plants grew all year long.
健康的动物和植物全年生长.
Roger thought, “Our life and land are wonderful, and I should share this with the king.”
罗杰认为, “我们的生活和土地是美好的,我应当与国王分享。 “
Roger could be described as creative and frugal.
罗杰可以被描述为创造性和节俭.
No item entered his home without being reused in many different ways.
没有物品进入他的家,而没有以多种不同方式被再利用。
For example, after finishing a jar of jam, the jar was used to store beans.
例如,在完成一罐果酱后,该罐被用来储存豆子.
If the beans were eaten, the jar was used as a vase for flowers.
如果吃豆子,罐子被作为花瓶.
When Roger’s berries were ripe, he made more jam, cleaned the jar, and refilled it.
罗杰的浆果熟后,他制造出更多的果酱,把罐子打扫干净后再再倒入.
Roger’s goal, out of necessity, was to not waste anything, and just find other ways to use things.
罗杰的目标,出于必要,是不要浪费任何东西,而只是寻找其他方法来使用东西.
Roger’s family couldn’t afford new stuff, but they lived happily reusing things and trading services.
Roger的家人负担不起新东西,
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They made compost and used it to fertilize new crops.
他们制造了堆肥并用来给新作物取肥.
Roger began a journey to tell the king about his plan.
罗杰开始了向国王讲述他计划的旅行.
“Recycle” Of the three men, Randy lived the closest to the castle.
“再循环” 在三人中,兰迪活得最接近城堡.
He designed ways to take used things and make them into new things.
他设计了将用过的东西 变成新的东西的方法
For example, he had a machine that melted cans, poured the melted metal, and shaped it into new cans.
例如他有一台能熔化罐头,倒入被熔化的金属并被塑造成新罐头的机器.
He had a simple hand process for remaking paper.
他有一个简单的手程序 重制纸。
People would give him their used cans, glass, and paper, and he would make new products from the used materials.
人们会给他用过的罐子,玻璃和纸张,他会用用过的材料制作出新的产品.
Then he sold these new recycled products to people who needed them.
然后他把这些新的再生产品卖给需要它们的人.
He rarely needed new things made from natural resources such as trees.
他很少需要用树木等自然资源制造出的新东西.
He believed that by recycling things that were already made, the citizens wouldn’t need to use up the land and other resources, and the land could be saved.
他相信通过回收已经制造的东西, 公民们不需要占用土地和其他资源,
Randy went to present his plan to the king.
兰迪去向国王介绍他的计划.
“The Three-R Plan” By this time, the king and queen already had heard many plans.
“三R计划” 此时国王和皇后已经听到许多计划.
The men were weary by the time they arrived, but they still had hope.
这些人在到达时已经疲惫不堪,但仍有希望.
Each man, one at a time, presented his plan to the king and queen, and each man agreed that the others had good plans as well.
每个人,一次一个地向国王和女王提出他的计划,每个男人都同意其他人也有好的计划.
The king and queen also thought each plan had benefits and were willing to try each one.
王后也认为每个计划都有好处,愿意尝试每个计划.
“Let’s try all three at the same time,” said the queen.
女王说,
“The one that shows the best results will be accepted as the plan to save our kingdom.”
“显示最佳结果的这一条将被接受为拯救我们王国的计划。 “
Things didn’t happen overnight, but improvements were soon seen.
事情并非一夜之间发生,
The forests started to regrow, and the water cleaned itself out and ran clearer.
森林开始重新生长,水自己清理干净,跑得更清晰.
The animals became healthier.
动物们变得更健康了
People enjoyed working toward their common goal.
人们喜欢为共同目标而努力。
Although they all were still busy, they talked and laughed more often with each other.
虽然他们都仍然很忙,但他们更经常地和对方交谈并取笑.
Everyone felt more ownership in the plan.
每个人都觉得计划更有主人翁感。
The king and queen decided that all three men should live in the castle.
国王和王后决定三人都住在城堡.
They called the plan “The Three-R Plan” and invited Randy, Roger, and Ricardo to stay at the castle.
他们称计划为"三R计划"并邀请兰迪,罗杰和里卡多留在城堡.
None of the men accepted the royal offer.
没有人接受皇家的提议。
The men already considered themselves stewards of the land and were pleased that the rest of the kingdom did, too.
这些人已经将自己视为国土的地主,并对王国的其余部分也如此感到高兴.
With the Three-R Plan—reduce, reuse, and recycle— the land improved, and all the citizens of the kingdom were happy.
随着"三R"计划——减少,再利用,再生利用——土地改善,王国的全体公民都高兴.