Roman Footsteps
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Bound for Rome Andria and Rosa live in New York City with their parents.
为罗马·安德里亚和罗莎而行,与父母同住于纽约市.
They know that their greatgrandparents and earlier ancestors lived in Italy.
他们知道自己曾祖父和先祖都生活在意大利.
The girls’ parents take them on a trip to Rome, Italy, to learn about their family’s past.
女孩的父母带她们去意大利罗马,
After landing at the airport in Rome, they check into their hotel and then take a city tour.
在罗马机场降落后,他们检查了自己的酒店,然后进行城市巡演.
First, they see where their ancestors lived.
首先,他们看到他们的祖先住的地方。
Then the girls learn about some of the places built over 2,600 years ago.
然后女孩们得知了2600多年前建造的一些地方.
Among the ancient ruins they see are those of the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, and the Teatro (tay-AH-trow) Marcello.
他们所见到的古代遗迹有"克洛斯厄姆"(Colosseum),"罗马论坛"和"茶地"(tay-AH-trow)"马塞洛"等.
After exploring more of Rome’s historic streets, the family stops in the Piazza (pea- AH-tsa) Navona for lunch.
在探索了更多罗马历史街道后,全家停在了皮亚扎(pea-AH-tsa)纳沃纳吃午饭.
Shops and cafes line the outside of its oval shape.
商店和咖啡馆排出它的外形
In the center, artists gather to sell their paintings near the fountains.
在中心,艺术家聚集在喷泉附近出售他们的画作.
In the piazza, the family eats mozzarella (mot-suh-REL-uh) and tomato panini (pa-NEE-nee), then they watch the costumed performers—who are standing as still as statues.
在广场上,一家人食用莫扎雷拉(mot-suh-REL-uh)和番茄派尼(pa-NEE-nee),然后他们看着装扮的表演者——他们像雕像一样站着。
When someone drops a coin in the bucket in front of the performers, they move like a mechanical wind-up doll.
当有人在表演者面前将一分硬币倒入桶中时,会像机械出风头娃娃一样移动.
Then stop— and stand totally still once again.
然后停止... 并再次站稳
Dance to the Past The family buys gelato (je-LAH-toe) and walks among the art booths.
向过去起舞 家族购买了"克来多"(je-LAH-toe)并走入艺术亭.
The girls hear tinkling bells and notice a group of women dancing in swirling skirts.
女孩们听到叮叮的铃声,注意到一群穿花裙出舞的女人.
Then one of the dancers smiles strangely, right at the sisters.
然后一个舞者笑得很奇怪 对着姐妹们
She draws Andria and Rosa into the dance.
她把安德里亚和罗莎引入了舞蹈.
When the woman says something to them in her native tongue, the girls flash worried looks at their parents.
当那个女人用她自己的母语对她们说出一些事情时,女孩们闪烁着忧心忡忡地看着自己的父母.
But their parents only smile at them and clap with the music.
但他们的父母只对他们微笑并用音乐鼓掌.
As the performers keep whirling the girls around, everything around them blurs.
随着表演者们不停地在女孩们周围旋转,周围的一切都模糊了.
Andria and Rosa feel dizzy, so they sit down by a fountain and search the crowd for their parents’ faces.
安得里亚和罗莎觉得头晕,于是他们坐在喷泉边上,搜索人群寻找父母的脸.
But something’s wrong—the crowd is now dressed in ancient-looking clothes.
民众现在穿着古装,
Instead of cars, horses and chariots have filled the streets.
而不是汽车,马和战车 充斥了街道。
The girls look at each other with wide eyes, not understanding what has happened.
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Andria feels a gentle touch on her shoulder.
安德里亚的肩膀感觉很温柔
The gypsy woman who included them in the dance is next to her, talking.
将她们纳入舞蹈的吉普赛女人就在她旁边,说话.
But now Andria can understand her words.
但是现在安德里亚可以理解她的话了.
The dancer tells the girls, “You have been taken back in time to learn how Rome was built—layer upon layer, new upon old.
舞者告诉女孩们, " 你被及时带回,以了解罗马是如何被建设起来的 -- -- 层层地上,新的上层地上。
To return to your own time, you must discover three places where the new is built on or around the old.
要回到你自己的时间,你必须发现三个地方 新的建在旧的或周围。
Each time you do, you will get a surprise.”
每次你这样做, 你会得到一个惊喜。 “
The girls begin by taking a chariot ride to the Colosseum.
姑娘们先乘战车去竞技场
But it looks different.
但看起来不一样
The worn and broken red brick walls they saw on the city tour have disappeared.
他们在城市巡演中看到的被磨损和破碎的红砖墙已经消失.
And its tall, circular shape is whole again.
而它的高,圆形又复完整.
It looks new— and now stands covered with gleaming white marble.
它看起来很新——现在被闪亮的白色大理石所覆盖。
The awnings at the top are unrolled, giving shade to the thousands of spectators inside.
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Andria and Rosa hear the crowd roar as the Roman citizens watch the games.
安德里亚和罗莎听到人群咆哮声,罗马市民观看了比赛.
Rosa remembers hearing their family’s tour guide explain that marble once covered the walls, steps, and seats of the Colosseum.
罗莎记得听到家人的导游解释,大理石曾经覆盖了Colosseum的墙壁,台阶和座位.
And that, when St.
而当圣.
Peter’s Basilica was built in Vatican City, on the other side of Rome, some of the Colosseum’s marble was used to cover the floors.
彼得的"巴西利卡"(英語:Peter's Basilica)建于梵蒂冈城(梵蒂冈城),位于罗马的另一边,一些Colosseum的大理石被用来遮盖地板.
Suddenly Rosa feels something heavy in her pocket—and excitedly pulls out a gold coin to show Andria.
突然罗莎感到口袋有重物——兴奋地拿出一面金币来给安德里亚看.
Big grins spread across their faces.
笑得满脸都是
They are on the right track!
他们走对了
From the Colosseum, they follow the rough stone street up the hill to the Roman Forum.
从克洛塞姆,他们沿着山上粗糙的石道去到罗马论坛.
Andria circles the Arch of Titus, built in about 84, looking for the road made of large stones that they had walked on the day before.
安德里亚环绕了大约84年所建造的提图斯拱门,寻找他们前一天所行走的大石头所造出的道路.
They saw the road with their parents.
他们跟父母一起看到路了
But now— it isn’t there.
但现在,
Andria realizes why.
安德里亚知道为什么
When this arch was built, people couldn’t see the street, either—it was covered by centuries of dirt!
这座拱门建成后,人们也看不到这条街,
Augustus Caesar had built the ancient street in 6.
奥古斯都·凯撒于6年建造了古道.
Almost a hundred years later, Titus built the arch on top of the dirt.
近百年后,蒂图斯将拱门建在土上.
Even back then, the Romans were building on and around their past.
即使在那时,罗马人也在他们过去的过去和过去周围建立起来.
Andria feels a weight in her pocket.
安德里亚在口袋里感觉很重
She pulls out a gold coin and waves it in triumph!
她拔出一面金币并挥之以胜!
The girls walk through the Roman Forum and up Capitoline Hill.
女孩们走遍了罗马论坛 和Capitoline山。
On their left, they see the ancient pillars and arches of Teatro Marcello.
在他们的左边,他们可以看到茶特罗·马塞洛的古代柱子和拱.
They both remember their guide telling them that new condominiums have been built above the old arches of the teatro.
他们都记得他们的指南告诉他们,新的公寓已经建在茶馆的老拱上.
And they see that the church next door used pillars of an ancient building to make part of its outside wall.
他们看到隔壁的教堂使用一幢古建筑的柱子来做其外墙的一部分.
A third gold coin rolls in the street toward them!
第三枚金币在街上滚来滚去
Pockets Full of Coins Andria and Rosa found their three clues!
满是Coins Andria和Rosa的口袋找到了他们的三个线索!
Immediately, the past melts away, and once again they hear the honking of car horns.
立即,过去融化了,他们再次听到汽车喇叭的叫声.
It’s today again—and the dancer is beside them.
今天又来了,
She leads them to the Pantheon.
她带他们去泛神社
Andria points to the 15-foot slope next to the ancient temple and says “See, the street level of today is much higher than the street used to be.”
安德里亚指古庙旁边有15英尺高的斜坡并说道:"看,今天的街道平面比起以前的街道要高得多. “
The girls now know that without the past, the new would have nothing to stand on.
女孩们现在知道,没有过去,新的就没有什么可支撑的。
In many ways, the new depends on the old.
在许多方面,新的取决于旧的.
After nodding to each other with pride, they see their parents waiting for them with open arms.
以自傲相向点头后,他们看到父母睁开双臂等待.
The girls run to them, waving their coins and shouting, “Let’s get more gelato!”
女孩们冲向她们,挥起硬币并高喊“让我们多拿点凝胶来!