Trick or Treat?
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Three nights before Halloween, Mike McCarthy noticed a small orange box sitting on the kitchen counter.
万圣节前三晚,迈克·麦卡锡(Mike Mc Carty)注意到厨房柜台上坐着一盒橙色的小盒子.
“What’s that?”
" 这是什么? “
Mike asked at dinner.
迈克在晚餐时问的
“It’s for trick-or-treating,” replied Aster, his little sister.
他的妹妹Aster回答说,
“It’s tiny,” Mike said.
迈克说,
“You can fit, like, three candy bars in that thing.”
“你可以把三个糖果棒放进去。 “
Mike always used a pillowcase himself.
迈克自己总是用枕头套
He used to dream of filling it, but for the past six months he had mainly dreamed of buying a Super Spy kit.
他曾经梦想填充,但在过去六个月里,他主要梦想购买"超级间谍"包.
Mike’s friend Derek had offered to sell his kit to Mike for twenty-five dollars.
迈克的朋友德里克曾提出以25美元的价格向迈克出售他的套装.
All Mike had to do now—all he’ d been trying to do for the past six months—was gather that sum.
迈克现在必须做的是 -- -- 他过去六个月一直想做的就是收集这笔钱。
“It’s not for candy,” Aster explained.
Aster解释道,
“It’s for money.”
" 这是为了钱。 “
Mike almost spat out his chicken sandwich.
迈克几乎吐出他的鸡肉三明治。
“You can’t go door-to-door asking for money!”
“你不能挨家挨户地要钱! “
he spluttered, turning to his parents.
他向父母倾诉
“Can you?”
“你能吗? “
“It’s not for me,” Aster said.
Aster说:「这不是我的事,
“It’s for UNICEF.”
" 这是给儿童基金会的。 “
“What’s UNICEF?”
" 儿童基金会是什么? “
asked Mike.
问迈克。
“It’s a charity that helps poor kids around the world,” Aster said.
Aster说:“这是一个帮助全世界贫穷儿童的慈善机构。
“I could use some help,” said Mike.
Mike说,“我需要一些帮助”。
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
McCarthy rolled her eyes.
麦卡锡转出她的眼睛
“Not like these kids,” she said.
她说,“不像这些孩子。”
The next day at lunch, Mike complained to Derek.
第二天午餐时,迈克向德里克抱怨.
“Can you believe it?”
“你相信吗? “
he cried.
他哭了起来。
“Maybe I should collect the money and keep it myself.”
“也许我应该自己收钱, “
“Maybe you should,” Derek said.
“也许你应该,”德里克说。
“ After all,” Mike continued, “I don’t know these kids.
“...... 麦克继续说:“我不认识这些孩子。
I’m under no obligation to them.”
我对他们没有义务。 “
“None at all,” Derek agreed.
“完全没有”,德里克同意。
“It’s not like I’ d be doing them any actual harm,” Mike said.
“这不是我对他们造成的任何实际伤害,
“They’ d be no worse off than they were already.”
" 他们没有比以前更糟。 “
“Right,” Derek said, “and you’ d be a whole lot better off.”
“对,”德里克说,“你会好得多。 “
Loose Change = Positive Change Some kids need more than candy.
波动变化=正变化 有些孩子需要的不仅仅是糖果
That’s why each Halloween, some trick-or-treaters in the United States help UNICEF help kids around the world.
所以每逢万圣节,
These volunteers go door-to-door collecting donations.
这些志愿者挨家挨户收集捐款。
From 1950 to 2015, they raised $175 million.
从1950年到2015年,他们筹集了1.75亿美元.
If you’d like to collect for UNICEF, ask your parents to help you find out more.
如果你想为儿童基金会募捐,请父母帮助你找到更多。
Mike sighed.
迈克叹了口气
“Stop sighing,” Derek said, “and seize this golden opportunity.
德里克说,“停止叹息,”并抓住这一黄金机会。
You got your cute little sister, right?”
你有你可爱的小妹妹,对不对? “
“You think my sister’s cute?”
" 你觉得我妹妹很可爱吗? “
Mike croaked.
迈克被困住了。
“I don’t,” Derek said, “but the grown-ups are gonna give her tons of money.”
Derek说, “但大人会给她一吨钱。 “
“Sure,” Mike agreed.
“当然,”迈克同意。
“Then you make her give it to you,” Derek said.
“然后你让她把它交给你,”德里克说。
It was one thing to talk about stealing but quite another to do it.
说偷东西是一回事 但又是一个问题
Mike stared at Derek; Derek stared calmly back.
迈克主演了德里克;德里克主演了冷静回放.
“How?”
“如何? “
asked Mike.
问迈克。
“You let her know that you can make life very uncomfortable for her,” Derek said.
Derek说,“你让她知道,你可以让她的生活非常不舒服。”
“I can?”
“我可以吗? “
Mike asked.
迈克问。
Derek nodded, a steely glint in his dark eyes.
德里克点头 他的黑眼圈里有根钢筋
“Why would I do that?”
“我为什么要这样做? “
asked Mike.
问迈克。
“You don’t have to do it,” Derek said.
Derek说,
“You just have to threaten to do it.”
“你只需要威胁要这样做。 “
“I’m not gonna threaten my sister,” Mike muttered.
「我不会威胁我妹妹,
And I’m not going to steal from poor kids, either, he thought.
我也不会从可怜的孩子那里偷东西,
Derek sighed this time.
德里克这次叹息了
“You disappoint me,” he said.
他说,“你让我失望了”。
“So just intercept the money before she delivers it to school.”
在她送去学校之前, “
Mike was silent.
迈克沉默了。
“Otherwise,” Derek continued, “I might just have to sell my bargain-priced Super Spy kit to someone else.”
“否则,”德里克接着说,“我可能只好把价廉的超级间谍工具卖给别人。 “
“Don’t do that!”
" 别这样! "
Mike cried.
迈克哭了。
“I won’t,” Derek said, “if you get me that UNICEF money.”
“我不会,”德里克说,“如果你给我儿童基金会的钱。 “
Mike knew it was wrong, but he agreed anyway.
迈克知道这是错的 但他同意了
“I’ll do it,” he said.
他说, " 我会做到这一点, " 。
The evening of Halloween, Aster and her friend Emma giggled together in the McCarthy kitchen.
万圣节之夜,Aster和她的朋友Emma一起在McCarthy厨房笑了起来.
Emma was dressed as an angel, while Aster sported a red dress, red tights, a shiny red tail, and horns.
艾玛被打扮成天使,而阿斯特则运动出一身红色的裙子,红色的紧身衣,闪亮的红色尾巴和角.
Her skin was bright red, too.
她的皮肤也红了
“You look evil,” Mike said.
“你看起来很邪恶,”迈克说。
“Thanks,” Aster replied.
“谢谢”,Aster回答。
Derek showed up in a fur-trimmed hat, a droopy mustache, and a pointy little beard.
德里克穿着毛发相接的帽子出场,一头矮小的胡子和尖尖的胡子.
He carried a curved and creepy-looking sword.
他带着一把弯曲而恐怖的剑。
“You look like a kung fu master,” Mike said, “crossed with a chicken.”
Mike说,“你看起来像一个功夫大师,”“与一只鸡交叉。 “
“Close,” Derek said drily.
德里克说,“关闭,”德里。
“I’m Genghis Khan.”
“我是成吉思汗。”
“Who’s Genghis Khan?”
" 成吉思汗是谁? “
Mike asked.
迈克问。
“The ruthless Mongolian warrior who created the largest empire in the world by destroying his enemies,” Derek said.
Derek说,“无情的蒙古战士摧毁了敌人,创造了世界上最大的帝国。”
“ Are you a cloud?”
“...... 你是云吗? “
“I’m a marshmallow,” Mike said.
「我是棉花糖」,
Derek’s lips curled into the slightest smile.
Derek的嘴唇一笑一笑,
“Yes, you are,” he said.
他说:“是的,你是,”
Outside, Mike took in the smell of fallen leaves and the sound of them crunching underfoot.
外面,迈克闻到落叶的气味 和它们脚下出声的声音
A thrilling chill was in the air, and free candy was just around the corner.
令人兴奋的寒冷在空气中, 免费的糖果就在角落。
It should have felt good to be alive, but instead Mike felt slightly sick.
活着应该感觉很好 但迈克却觉得有点不舒服
He found himself wishing no one would give his little sister any money, but as Derek had predicted, Aster’s UNICEF collection went very well.
他发现自己希望没有人会给他的妹妹任何钱,但正如德里克所预言的,阿斯特的儿童基金会募集工作进展非常顺利.
In the first hour, she collected $11.
在第一个小时,她收取了11美元.
In the second hour, she collected $8.
第二小时,她收取了8美元.
Back at the McCarthy house, Mike watched the devil trade two chocolate crunches for one of Genghis Khan’s peanut butter cups.
在麦卡锡家,迈克看着魔鬼用两杯巧克力来换取成吉思汗的花生酱杯.
Genghis winked at Mike behind the devil’s back.
成吉思在魔鬼背后对迈克眨眼.
When the trading was done, Derek and Emma headed home.
当交易完成后,德里克和艾玛就回家了.
On his way out the door, Derek whispered, “Don’t forget” and winked at Mike again.
Derek在出门途中低声说出“别忘了”,
Math Minute Add $11.
数学分钟 增加11美元。
40 and $8.
40块和8块
If Aster collected money from 40 houses, what is the average amount of money she collected from each house?
如果阿斯特从40所房屋中收钱,她从每所房屋中收钱的平均金额是多少?
Answer: $0.50 (or 50 cents).
答案：0.50 美元（或 50 美分）。
After Aster fell asleep, Mike snuck into her room and found the UNICEF box.
阿斯特睡着后，迈克偷偷溜进她的房间，找到了联合国儿童基金会募捐盒。
Once he removed the money, he used all his saltwater taffy, two gobstoppers, and a nougat cluster to replace the weight of the coins.
一旦取出钱来,他就用他所有的咸水塔菲,两个gobstopers,以及一个Nougat集群来取代硬币的重量.
Then Mike crept back to his room.
然后迈克回他的房间
Sleep was a long time coming, though, and when he finally managed it, Mike’s dreams were troubled.
沉睡已经很久了,
A devil perched on his left shoulder, an angel on his right, and they whispered conflicting advice into his ears.
一个恶魔附在左肩上,一个天使附在了右肩上,他们悄悄地把相冲突的建议塞入他的耳朵.
Mike had seen this happen on TV before, but in his dream, Derek was the devil and Aster was the angel.
麦克以前在电视上见过这种情况,但是在他的梦中,德里克是魔鬼,而Aster是天使.
Mike knew this, even though his sister wore the horns.
迈克知道这一点,尽管他的妹妹戴了角.
When Mike woke in a sweaty panic, he knew it still.
当迈克在出汗的恐慌中醒来时,他仍然知道.
He leapt out of bed, tiptoed back down the hallway to Aster’s room, and replaced the stolen money in the box.
他从床上跳出,从走廊回Aster的房间取回被偷的钱。
In his haste, he left the candy.
他匆忙离开糖果
The next night at dinner, Mrs.
次晚吃饭时,夫人
McCarthy asked Aster how her class’s UNICEF collection went.
麦卡锡(Mc Carty)问起阿斯特,她的班级儿童基金会的藏书进展如何.
“I think I was the only one who did it,” Aster said, then turned to Mike.
“我想我是唯一这样做的人,”Aster说,然后转而求助于Mike。
“My teacher said UNICEF doesn’t take food donations.
“我的老师说,
She likes saltwater taffy and loves nougat, though, so she took your candy and donated an extra five dollars.
她喜欢咸水塔菲并爱取出诺瓦特,虽然,所以她拿走了你的糖果,额外捐赠了5美元.
I forget the exact total.”
我忘了确切的总数。 “
Mr.
先生,请问...
and Mrs.
和夫人们
McCarthy had been beaming at their daughter.
麦卡锡一直盯着他们的女儿
Now their beaming gazes shifted to their son.
现在他们的光线转向他们的儿子。
Mike cleared his throat.
麦克清了喉咙
“Twenty-five dollars,” he said weakly, “and fifteen cents.”
“25美元,”他软弱地说,“和15分钱。 “
“Yes!”
对!
Aster cried.
阿斯特哭了起来。
“She said it was the most money any of her students had ever collected.”
“她说,这是她的学生所收的最多的钱。 “
“Fantastic,” said Mr.
“Fantastic,”先生说:
McCarthy.
麦卡锡
“Nice work, you two.”
"干得不错,你们两个。 “
Aster pulled a crumpled piece of paper from her pocket and handed it to her dad.
Aster从口袋里取出一块被压扁了的纸,并交给了她的爸爸.
“Twenty- five dollars,” he read aloud, “can provide immunization to protect a child for life against the six leading childhood diseases: measles, polio, diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, and tuberculosis.”
他大声读到“25美元”,“可以提供免疫,使儿童终身免受六种主要的儿童疾病:麻疹、小儿麻痹症、白喉、百日咳、破伤风和结核病。 “
“Shots?”
“热? “
Mike said.
迈克说。
“We’re forcing some kid to get a bunch of shots?”
“我们强迫某个孩子挨一枪? “
“Maybe,” Mrs.
“也许,”
McCarthy said quietly, “and maybe those shots will save that kid’s life.”
麦卡锡(McCarty)悄悄地说道,“也许这些镜头能挽救那孩子的生命。 “
“You think?”
" 你觉得呢? “
asked Mike.
问迈克。
His parents nodded.
他的父母点头。
“Weird,” said Mike.
迈克说,“Weird,”
“Wonderful,” said Mrs.
夫人说,“好极了。”
McCarthy.
麦卡锡
“Wow,” said Mike.
迈克说:“哇,”
Then, for what felt like the first time in days, he smiled.
然后,在几天来第一次的感觉,他笑了起来。