Cortez Journal
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
MONDAY: Los Islotes My name is Charlene, and I am eight years old.
星期一: 洛杉矶 我叫夏琳,我八岁了
This is my journal.
这是我的日记
I am going to write in it every day while I am on a cruise in Mexico’s Sea of Cortez.
我将每天在墨西哥科特斯海出海时写作。
Last night, we boarded the ship Sea Bird at La Paz.
昨晚我们在拉巴斯登上"海鸟"号
We met other passengers at dinner.
我们在晚餐时遇到了其他乘客.
After we went to bed, the ship left the harbor and sailed through the night.
我们上床睡觉后,船离开了港口并航行了一夜.
When we awoke this morning, we were near a small island called Los Islotes.
今天早上醒来时,我们靠近一个叫"洛斯伊斯洛特斯"的小岛.
We could hear a lot of noise coming from the island.
我们可以听到很多来自岛上的噪音。
There were many chattering birds and barking sea lions.
有很多叫叫的鸟和叫叫的海狮
We had to have a safety drill before going to the island.
在去岛上之前我们得进行安全演习
The captain explained what we should do if there were an emergency.
船长解释了如果有紧急情况我们应该做什么。
All of us had to practice putting on our life jackets.
我们都得练习穿救生衣
I met a nice boy named Petar, and he is ten years old.
我遇见了一个叫Petar的好男孩 他十岁了
In order to get close to the island, we had to ride in inflatable rubber boats.
为了接近该岛,我们不得不乘坐充气橡皮艇.
We were able to get very close to the sea lions.
我们接近了海狮
There were hundreds of them.
时有数百人.
Some were sleeping on the rocks, while others played in the water.
一些人睡在岩石上,另一些人在水中玩耍。
Then came the best part.
然后是最棒的一个角色
We were allowed to snorkel and swim with the sea lions.
我们被允许与海狮一起吸水并游泳.
They were very friendly and playful.
他们非常友好和有趣。
I loved it when a young one swam up to me to say hello.
我喜欢当一个年轻人 游到我面前打招呼。
It was a great day!
这是一个伟大的一天!
My new friend Petar in a life jacket A lazy sea lion The Sea Bird and me.
我的新朋友佩塔穿着救生衣 懒惰的海狮"海鸟"和我
Tues DAY: Half Moon Bay When I woke up this morning, I looked out of my cabin window.
星期二:半月球 湾 何时 我早上醒来时 从小屋窗外看了一眼
I saw a beautiful white sandy beach.
我看到一个美丽的白色沙滩。
The sea was calm, clear, and blue.
大海是平静的,清晰的,和蓝色的。
The sun was shining brightly.
阳光照亮了
We had sailed to Half Moon Bay at Isla San Francisco.
我们航行到旧金山的半月湾
The ship’s crew had been up early.
船员早起。
They had taken a lot of kayaks to the beach for us to use after lunch.
他们把许多皮划艇带到了海滩,让我们在午餐后使用.
At lunch, I met two more kids near my age—James and Catherine, who are brother and sister.
午餐时,我又遇到两个在我这个年纪附近的孩子——詹姆斯和凯瑟琳,他们是兄妹.
We were all excited about kayaking.
我们都对皮划艇很兴奋
After a quick boat trip, we were on the beach.
经过快速的船行驶,我们在海滩上。
We were given a brief kayak lesson, and then we picked out our kayaks.
我们得到了一个短短的皮划艇课程, 然后我们挑选了我们的皮划艇。
Some were for two people; others were single-seaters.
有的为两个人服务;有的为单人食客。
I went with my dad in a two-seater.
我和我爸一起坐两节车厢
I sat in the front.
我坐在前面 我坐在前面 I sat in the front.
Dad is very strong, so we were soon whizzing along on the top of the water.
爸爸很强壮 所以我们很快就在水上摇晃了
It was great, but my arms soon got tired.
很棒,不过我的手臂很快就累了
I left it to Dad to get us back.
我留给爸爸来救我们
After kayaking, I played with Petar, James, and Catherine on the beach.
划艇后,我和佩塔尔,詹姆斯和凯瑟琳一起在海滩上玩.
We made a huge sand castle and had swimming races.
我们造了个巨大的沙地城堡 并举办了游泳比赛
In the evening, we had dinner on the beach.
晚上,我们在海滩上吃过晚餐.
The crew built a bonfire, and we all gathered around.
船员们建了一座篝火,我们聚集一堂.
We ate hamburgers and fish tacos.
我们吃了汉堡和鱼卷饼。
Afterward, we toasted marshmallows on the bonfire to make s’mores.
之后,我们在篝火上烤出棉花糖来做香料。
After everyone was full, we had a sing-along.
大家都满了之后,我们唱了一首歌
A few people had brought guitars.
有几个人带了吉他
They played popular songs and everyone joined in singing.
他们演奏受欢迎的歌曲,每个人都加入到歌唱中去.
It was a perfect end to a perfect day.
这是完美一天的完美结局。
James toasts a marshmallow.
詹姆士烤了个棉花糖
Catherine and her mom kayak near me and my dad.
凯瑟琳和她妈妈的皮划艇 靠近我和我爸
WEDNESDAY: Isla San Jose When I awoke this morning, we hadn’t stopped anywhere.
圣岛 何塞 何时 今天早上我醒来,
We were still sailing.
我们还在航行
This was because we were on the lookout for whales.
这是因为我们在寻找鲸鱼。
I learned there are many different types of whales in the Sea of Cortez.
我了解到科特斯海有很多种类不同的鲸鱼.
I hoped that we might see some of them.
我希望我们能看到其中一些。
Later in the morning, we saw an island in the distance.
上午晚些时候,我们看到了一座相距遥远的岛屿.
It was Isla San Jose.
是圣何塞岛
We were going ashore there.
我们正要上岸呢
The rocks on the island were a pretty orange color.
岛上的岩石颜色很橙色
There were fossils of shells in the rocks.
岩石上有贝壳的化石.
We even saw a fossil of a turtle that had died thousands of years ago.
我们甚至看到一只海龟的化石 数千年前就死了
We went on a long hike.
我们走了很长的路
I saw a big bug on a flower.
我看到花上有个大虫子
I took this photo.
我拍了这张照片。
The bug is called a tarantula wasp.
被虫被叫作狼蛛黄蜂.
I saw a bird repeatedly flying to a cactus.
我看到一只鸟反复飞去仙人掌
I quietly sat down to watch.
我悄悄地坐下来看
The bird was feeding its babies.
这只鸟正在喂婴儿
It had made a nest in a hole in the cactus.
它在仙人掌的洞里筑了个巢
When we got back to the ship, a surprise was waiting.
当我们回到船上, 一个惊喜等待。
The captain invited Petar, James, Catherine, and me to the ship’s bridge.
船长邀请了佩塔尔,詹姆斯,凯瑟琳,以及我来到了舰桥.
The captain showed us all the instruments and explained how they worked.
船长给我们看了所有的乐器,并解释了它们是如何工作的.
He even let each of us steer the ship.
他甚至让我们各自驾驶这艘船
We were looking out for whales, but there were still no signs of any.
我们一直在寻找鲸鱼, 但还没有迹象表明有任何鲸鱼。
I hope that we will be luckier tomorrow.
我希望我们明天会更幸运。
A tarantula wasp, how scary!
狼蛛黄蜂,真可怕!
Violet-green swallow James steers the ship.
紫绿燕子 詹姆士驾船
I got to steer first!
我先开!
Thurs DAY: Dolphins Breakfast this morning was interrupted by the captain letting us know that there were dolphins close by.
今早海豚早餐被船长打断 告诉我们附近有海豚
Everyone left half-eaten cereal, eggs, and bacon and rushed out onto the deck.
每个人都留下了半食麦片,鸡蛋和培根,并冲出甲板.
People were looking out to sea with their binoculars and cameras.
人们用望远镜和相机向外望去
Soon there were hundreds of dolphins surrounding the ship.
很快就有上百只海豚环绕着这艘船.
They seemed to be as curious about us as we were about them.
他们似乎对我们和他们一样好奇。
The dolphins were very graceful.
海豚们非常优雅
They swam so fast, and jumped out of the water as they sped along.
他们游得这么快, 跳出水面时,他们走了。
Six or seven dolphins swam right in front of the ship.
6到7只海豚在船前游过
They seemed to enjoy being pushed along by the bow of the ship.
他们似乎喜欢被船的船头推进
James didn’t need binoculars when the dolphins got close to the ship.
当海豚接近船只时,
Bottle-nosed dolphins, my favorite!
瓶鼻海豚,我最喜欢的!
The marine mammal expert on the cruise told us that the dolphins were swimming rapidly together to round up fish to eat.
巡航的海洋哺乳动物专家告诉我们,海豚们正在快速地一起游泳来围捕鱼来吃.
There were many gulls and pelicans diving into the sea to catch fish disturbed by the dolphins.
曾有多只海鸥和溥仪潜入出海去捕取被海豚扰动的鱼.
In the evening, we watched Finding Nemo on James’s portable DVD player.
晚上,我们用詹姆斯的便携式DVD播放机观看了《寻找尼莫》。
It couldn’t have been a better day!
今天真是太棒了!
Fri DAY: Whales, Catalina Island It happened today!
鲸鱼, 卡塔琳娜岛 今天发生了!
We saw whales.
我们看见了鲸鱼。
We were cruising along when I saw a kind of fountain in the distance.
当我们在远处看到喷泉时,我们到处走
”What’s that out there?”
“外面是什么? “
I asked one of the cruise’s sea animal experts.
我问邮轮的一位海洋动物专家。
”It’s a whale’s spout,” he answered.
他回答说,
“Great job.
“伟大的工作。
I’ll ask the captain to head for it.”
我将请船长亲自前往。 “
Soon we were next to the biggest creature on Earth—a blue whale.
很快,我们就在地球上最大的生物旁边 一只蓝鲸
And not just one of them, but a pair.
而且不只是其中之一,而是一对.
Petar, James, and Catherine watch a DVD while I snap a photo.
Petar, James, 和Catherine 看一盘DVD 而我拍了张照片。
Blue whales—one is underwater.
蓝鲸——一只在水下。
You can almost see its shape in the background.
在背景中几乎可以看到它的形状.
They seemed happy to be swimming next to the ship.
他们似乎很高兴在船上游泳。
They were huge, over eighty feet long.
它们很大 有80多英尺长
It was very exciting to hear them breathe out of their blowholes.
听到他们从口袋里呼吸 令人兴奋
One of them would dive down under water.
其中一个会潜入水下
We timed how long it stayed under.
我们定了计时 多久它停留在。
It was about eight minutes.
大约8分钟
We could then calculate when it would surface again.
然后我们就能计算出何时会再次浮出水面
We had just enough time to run inside and get an ice cream cone before the whale surfaced again.
在鲸鱼浮出水面之前 我们有足够的时间 进去吃个冰淇淋
We watched the whales for a long time, but soon we had to leave them.
我们观察了鲸鱼很长一段时间,但很快我们不得不离开它们.
We were going to Catalina Island.
我们要去卡塔琳娜岛
We landed on a pebbly beach at Catalina Island in the afternoon.
我们降落在卡塔琳娜岛的一滩上 下午。
Petar found the shells of some dead turtles.
Petar发现了一些死龟的外壳.
They were very creepy because their heads were still attached.
他们非常恐怖,因为他们的头仍然被附着.
They looked alive, but they didn’t have any eyes.
他们看起来很活泼,
The shells of these dead turtles almost look alive.
这些死龟的外壳几乎是活生生的.
I’m glad I don’t sound like this whale when I breathe.
我很高兴我呼吸时,
I was woken up very early this morning.
我今早很早就醒过来了
The sea was very rough, and the ship was tossing and turning on the big waves.
海面非常粗糙,而船正在抛出并翻开大浪.
It was a little scary, but Mom assured me that the ship was safe.
这有点吓人,但妈妈向我保证,这艘船是安全的。
At breakfast, everyone looked tired.
早餐时 大家都看起来很累
The movement of the ship on the big waves was the reason that nobody had slept much.
大浪上船只的移动是没有人睡多的原因.
The sea was calmer when we pulled in to the harbor at Santa Rosalia.
当我们到达圣罗莎利亚港时,海面比较平和。
This small town was where the ship stopped to pick up supplies and fresh water.
这个小镇是船停下来取补给和淡水的地方.
Santa Rosalia was once a mining town.
圣罗莎莉娅曾经是一个采矿小镇.
Although there is no longer mining, there are lots of old deserted buildings and rusty equipment still around.
尽管不再有采矿活动,但周围仍然有许多被废弃的旧建筑和生锈的设备。
In the afternoon, we sailed on and landed at Isla Rasa.
下午,我们起航降落在拉萨岛。
Every spring, hundreds of thousands of seabirds nest on this island.
每年春季,岛上有数十万个海鸟巢.
We had arrived at the perfect time because the birds had just arrived on the island the day before.
我们到达了完美的时间 因为鸟儿们前一天才到达岛上
The birds are mainly Heermann’s gulls, elegant terns, and royal terns.
鸟类主要是海尔曼的鸥,优雅的燕子和皇家燕子.
The noise they make is deafening.
他们发出的声音让人耳聋
We had to walk very carefully to make sure we didn’t step on any nests or eggs.
我们不得不非常小心地走,
Heermann’s gull This used to be full of coal.
海尔曼海鸥 这曾经充满了煤.
The coal was loaded onto old steam ships for fuel.
煤被装入旧蒸汽船取出燃料.
Today was our last day on the ship.
今天是我们上船的最后一天。
I am writing this at the airport while waiting for the plane to take us home.
我在机场写这封信 等着飞机送我们回家
This morning, we went ashore at Bahia de Los Angeles.
今天上午,我们在洛杉矶的巴伊亚上岸。
There were buses waiting to take us to the boojum forest.
有巴士在等我们去森林
I didn’t know what a boojum was, but I soon found out.
但我很快就知道了。
A boojum was a most peculiar tree.
嘘声是最奇特的一棵树
It looked like an upside down carrot, but was very, very tall.
它看起来像一个倒挂的胡萝卜, 但非常,非常高。
There were hundreds of these trees in the desert forest.
沙漠森林里有上百棵树
We hiked for a mile or so into the boojum forest.
我们走了一英里左右 进入了boojum森林。
I loved the boojums because I had never seen anything quite like them.
我喜欢胸口,因为我从来没有见过 任何像它们。
The desert forest was the only place on Earth we could see them.
沙漠森林是地球上唯一能看到它们的地方
In the afternoon, we sailed toward our last stop—Guaymas.
下午,我们驶向了最后一站——盖玛斯。
On the way, we were very lucky because we saw many marine mammals.
在路上,我们非常幸运,因为我们看到了许多海洋哺乳动物。
It was as if they had all come to say goodbye.
好像他们都来道别了
We saw four fin whales swimming together.
我们看到四只鳍鲸一起游泳
They are the second largest whales in the ocean.
它们是海洋中第二大鲸鱼.
Boojum tree and James Two fin whales swim near the ship to say goodbye.
Boojum树和James Two有鳍鲸在船附近游来告别.
A little while later, eight pilot whales swam along with the ship.
不久后,有八只领航鲸随船出游.
They were very small.
他们很小。
It was fun watching them jump out of the water.
看着他们从水中跳出来很有趣
Finally, a friendly dolphin and a pelican stopped by to say farewell.
最后,一只友善的海豚和一头鳗鱼停下来道别.
This is the end of my cruise journal.
这是我的邮轮日记的收尾
I will always remember this wonderful vacation and the new friends that I have made.
我将永远记得这个美妙的假期 以及我结交的新朋友