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美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Morty was checking out his library books when it caught his eye—a poster for Adventure Rocks Mouse Camp.
Morty在看他的图书馆书籍时,
“Check this out!”
“看看这个!”
Morty called to Ben and Fred as he grabbed three brochures and scampered to catch up with his best buddies.
莫蒂给本和弗雷德打电话 当他拿了三本小册子 并骗取追赶他最好的朋友。
They all stopped, books in paws, to stare at the pictures of mice flying above canyons suspended from zip lines.
他们都停下来了,用爪子取书, 盯着老鼠在峡谷上悬浮的照片。
They instantly believed the brochure’s headline: Summer won’t be complete until you T ake it to the Limit at Adventure Rocks Mouse Camp.
他们立刻相信小册子的头条: 夏日将无法完成,
Ben broke the silence, “We have less than two weeks until registration opens, and it says the camp fills up fast.”
Ben打破了沉默,“在登记开始前,我们只有不到两个星期的时间,而且营地迅速填满。 “
“I have an idea,” Morty announced.
“我有一个主意,”莫蒂宣布。
“Tonight we all talk to our parents.
“今晚,我们都与父母交谈。
It will take our best pitch ever to persuade them to let us go AND to pay for it.”
要说服他们放我们走,并付出代价,需要我们最好的努力。 “
The mice all nodded.
老鼠都点头了
Morty scratched his ear, “Let’s all report back in the morning.”
Morty刮了耳朵, “
Ben, Fred, and Morty were munching on crispy cheese squares in Morty’s kitchen the next morning as they summarized the situation.
Ben、Fred和Morty第二天早上在Morty的厨房里,
Morty needed to earn the entire amount for six days at camp.
Morty要在营地挣出六天的钱
Ben’s parents offered to pay for half the price if Ben earned the other half.
Ben的父母提出,如果Ben挣得另一半,则支付一半的价格。
Fred’s mother had no problem letting him go to camp; but she couldn’t pay for it, and Fred had to leave camp two days early for a family reunion.
Fred的母亲同意让他去营地;但她付不起钱,Fred不得不提前两天离开营地,以便家庭团聚。
“Let’s figure this out,” Morty said, grabbing a pencil.
Morty说, “让我们想清楚,”
Camp was $500 for a whole week or $100 per day if you stayed less than six days.
如果你停留不到6天,整个星期的营地是500美元或每天100美元。
Then an idea popped into Morty’s head.
之后,一个想法涌入了莫蒂的脑海.
“Why don’t we sell lemonade and snacks by the side of the road?
我们为什么不在路边卖柠檬水和小吃?
We can pool our allowance savings to buy supplies.”
我们可以集中我们节省的津贴来购买用品。 “
“That’s a great idea,” Ben said.
Ben说,
“Everyone get their savings and meet back here right away,” Morty said.
莫蒂说,“每个人都拿起他们的储蓄,马上回来。”
Ben, Fred, and Morty returned to Morty’s kitchen to count their combined funds.
Ben, Fred, and Morty 回到了Morty的厨房,以统计他们的合并资金.
In total they had 13 wrinkled dollar bills, 32 quarters, 60 dimes, 23 nickels, and 476 pennies.
他们总共有13张皱纹的美元钞票,32个季度,60分硬币,23个镍币,476个便士.
It was Fred’s turn to do the math.
由Fred来做数学。
“Thirty-two times twenty-five cents equals.
" 三十二相二十五分等相.
” said Fred.
弗雷德说:
“Wait!”
“等等!” !
said Ben, “There is an easier way.
说本 “有一个比较容易的办法。
Use thirty-two divided by four, since there are four quarters in one dollar.”
以三十二除以四,因一钱有四分. “
Fred continued with the math.
弗雷德继续数学.
Mouse Length of Stay Cost Morty whole week $500 Ben whole week $500 (x 1/2) Fred 4 days $400 $500 $250 + $400 $1,150 Morty added up the total cost: “Okay, we need to earn $1,150 in two weeks,” Morty said with a sigh.
Morty 整个一周500 Ben 整个一周500美元(x 1/2) Fred 4天 400 500 250美元+400 1 150美元 莫蒂将总成本加在一起:“好吧,我们需要在两周内挣到1,150美元,”莫蒂叹息地说。
The usually noisy friends sat quietly staring at the sum.
通常吵闹的朋友们静静地坐着看着这个数目.
Fred stared at the number and asked, “How will we turn $32.
Fred盯着这个号码,问道:“我们怎么才能变成32美元。
91 into $1,150?”
91进1,150? “
“We can do it!”
“我们能够做到这一点! “
Morty said.
莫提说.
“Let’s take the money and buy lemons, sugar, and paper cups.
买柠檬、糖和纸杯。
We can save our treats from school lunches this week to sell.”
这周的学校午餐我们可以省钱卖 “
“I’ll make you a pan of brownies,” his sister offered as she reached for a crispy cheese square.
他的妹妹在她来到一个起司广场时,
“Thanks!”
“谢谢!”
Morty said.
莫提说.
“We should have the sale next Saturday—that is the day that everyone is out and about—on Main Street,” Ben advised.
" 我们应该在下个星期六——也就是所有人都出门的那天——在主干道上销售, " 班建议。
“It’s a plan.
" 这是一个计划。
I have some poster board, so I’ll make a sign,” Morty offered.
我有一些海报板,
“I’ll buy the lemons, sugar, and cups,” Ben volunteered.
Ben自告奋勇。
“I’ll borrow a table and chairs from my mom,” Fred said.
Fred说:「我要向我妈借一张桌子和椅子。
“By this time next week, we’ll be counting our money!
“到下周这个时候,
Then we can count the days until we ‘Take it to the Limit’!”
然后我们可以数起日子,直到我们“把它带到极限去!”
Morty was shouting with excitement.
莫蒂激动地大叫
The sun had barely come up on Saturday morning when the mice set up their business.
周六早上小老鼠开业时 太阳几乎没升起
They chose a spot, asked permission from the homeowner, and then asked to use her garden hose for water to make lemonade.
他们选择了一块地,向屋主请求许可,然后要求用她的花园水管取水来做柠檬水.
They had 24 lemons, and it would take three for each pitcher of lemonade.
他们有24个柠檬,每瓶柠檬水需要3个.
They could get 12 cups of lemonade per pitcher.
他们每个投手可以得到12杯柠檬水.
All week they saved the treats from their lunches and begged their friends for their treats, too.
整个星期 他们从午餐中省了些吃的 也求了朋友的款待
They had 23 yummy treats to sell.
他们有23个好吃的口味
Now the three mice stared at the brownie pan and discussed how to cut the brownies.
现在这三只小鼠在布朗尼锅上盯着并讨论了如何切出布朗尼.
“We could do three rows of four,” suggested Fred, thinking how he would like a large brownie.
“我们可以做三行四,”弗雷德建议,他想着如何想出一个大棕榈。
“No, we should do four rows of four,” said Ben.
Ben说,“不,我们应该做四行四。
“We need to sell LOTS of brownies.
“我们需要卖出一成串的巧克力蛋糕。
I think we should make it six rows of six,” Morty said.
我想我们应该让六行六,
“That will make some mighty small brownies,” Fred argued.
Fred指出,“这样会有些巨大的小蛋糕。
“Yeah, but do the math,” Morty said.
Morty说,
“We could sell 36 brownies instead of 12.”
“我们可以卖出36个布朗尼而不是12个。”
“You’re right,” Fred agreed.
" 你说得对, " 弗雷德同意。
“The brownies would be a fair size for a fair price.”
“布朗尼饼的尺寸是公平的价格。 “
Morty hung the sign, and Ben sorted the change from shopping into the muffin tin that Fred brought.
莫蒂挂了牌子,而本整理出从购物到弗雷德带来的松饼锡的改变.
They would need to make change for their customers.
他们需要改变他们的客户。
Morty was too busy greeting the first customer to do the math.
莫蒂忙着迎接第一位做数学的顾客.
A little calculation would have saved them from being surprised shortly after noon when Ben announced, “We only have one row of brownies left,” as he held up a not-so-big pile of bills.
稍稍计算一下,本宣布“我们只剩下一行棕榈,”在中午后不久,他举起一连串不小的帐单,可以避免他们感到惊讶。
“We only have four cookies left, too, and we used the last three lemons on this pitcher,” Fred added.
Fred补充道, “我们只剩下4个饼干,
Morty looked at the small pile of bills.
莫蒂看了一小堆钞票.
We can’t give up now, he thought.
我们无法放弃,
There was only one thing to do, he decided—make their inventory go further.
他决定,只有一件事可以做,让他们的盘点更进一步。
“Ben, cut each of those brownies into fourths.
“本,把每个蛋糕切成第四个。
If there are six now, we can get 24 by dividing the ones we have.”
如果现在有六个,我们就可以分得24个。 “
“Fred, when the pitcher gets down to one- fourth full, just fill it to the top with the water hose.
“Fred,当投出者降到满分之一时,用水管把它灌入顶部。
I don’t know how to stretch the cookies into more.
我不知道如何把饼干伸到更多的地方。
They’re so stale they’ll probably crumble if we cut them.”
他们太僵硬了, “
“Hmm,” Morty was thinking out loud, “I’ll change the sign and make the fives into eights and charge 80 cents for the treats and lemonade.”
Morty大叫地想:"我会把牌子换了, “
Fred was refilling the pitcher with water for the third time when they sold the last of the treats.
弗莱德在卖出最后一批取材品时第三次给投手倒入水中.
With only two brownies left, and two hours until sundown, Morty decided to cut the last two brownies into quarters, making each brownie the size of a quarter.
由于只剩下了两个棕褐色,而两个小时后太阳下山,莫蒂决定把后两个棕褐色切成区块,使每个棕色的尺寸都达到四分之一.
After all, this was their last chance to try and make the money they needed for camp.
毕竟,这是他们最后的机会 尝试和赚他们需要的钱 营地。
Just as Morty finished cutting the brownies, a vehicle rounded the corner.
就在Morty把蛋糕切了之后 一辆汽车绕了拐角
Morty saw the Mouse Minivan with his father at the wheel and his family inside.
莫蒂看到老鼠迷你车 和他的父亲在车轮和他的家人在里面。
They pulled up to the curb, and his brothers and sisters jumped out, each clutching a coin or two.
他们拉到路边,他的兄弟姐妹跳出,每人接起一两枚硬币.
They were eager to support their brother’s bustling business.
他们急于支持兄弟的暴走。
Morty’s family bought the last of the brownies and drank the last drop of watered-down lemonade.
Morty的家人购买了最后一滴棕榈,
Morty wanted to hide.
莫蒂想躲起来
“Morty, can I speak with you over here?”
“莫蒂,我能在这里和你谈谈吗? “
His father motioned Morty over to the minivan.
他父亲让莫蒂搬去小货车那里
He had the brownie in the palm of one hand and was clutching his cup of lemonade in the other.
他的手掌上放着布朗尼 另一只手拿着柠檬汁
“Son, have you been taking money from our friends and neighbors for THIS?”
“儿子,你是否为此从我们的朋友和邻居那里拿了钱? “
he asked.
他问。
Now, there is one thing about Morty, HE ALWA YS TELLS THE TRUTH.
现在,莫蒂有一件事 他说得对。
“Yes.”
“是的。”
Morty looked at his toes.
莫蒂看他的脚趾.
His father waited for further explanation.
他的父亲等待进一步的解释.
“This morning we set fair prices for good products, but we were running out of lemons and brownies, so we kept trying to make what we had go further.
“今天上午,我们为好产品定出公平价格,但我们没有柠檬和布朗尼了,因此,我们一直在努力使我们已经走得更远。
This afternoon some customers were grumbling as they walked away.”
今天下午,有些顾客走开时很不高兴 “
“Morty, your integrity in our community is much more important than a week at camp,” his father said.
“Morty,你在我们社区的正直比在营地呆上一个星期重要得多,”他父亲说。
“It was unfair to charge so much for so little.”
“收取如此之少的费用是不公平的。 “
Morty felt terrible.
莫蒂感觉糟透了
He took down the sign and sat with Ben and Fred.
他拿下标志并和本和弗雷德坐在一起.
Third-grade mice don’t cry over weak lemonade, he thought as the tears welled up in his eyes.
他觉得眼中流出眼泪,
“Let’s get together in the morning and count the money in the muffin tin.
我们早上聚在一起,
I doubt we have enough money for camp, but I am sure that we need to do something to make it up to the mice we ripped off.”
我怀疑我们有足够的钱去露营 但我相信我们需要做点什么来弥补我们偷来的老鼠 “
The next morning, Morty sat with Ben and Fred around the table in Morty’s kitchen counting their earnings.
第二天早上,莫蒂在莫蒂的厨房里和本和弗雷德坐在桌旁,计算他们的收入.
All three mice looked grim.
三只老鼠都看起来很阴险
Ben was the first to speak.
本为先说.
“Wow!
“哇!
I thought we made lots more than that!
我以为我们赚的更多!
At that rate, we would have to have lemonade stands for ten Saturdays to get enough money for camp.”
照这样的速度,我们不得不让柠檬水站 10个星期六,为营地获得足够的资金。 “
“What’s up?”
" 这是怎么回事? “
Morty’s father asked as he eyed a cheese pastry on the table.
Morty的父亲问,
The grim-faced mice didn’t answer.
严酷的老鼠没有回答。
Father took a bite and, looking from face-to-face, quipped, “Has the cat got your tongue?”
父亲咬了一口,从面对面的角度看,“猫咬了你的舌头吗? “
Morty spoke up, “I have an idea.”
Morty说:“我有一个主意。 “
Ben and Fred looked up.
本和弗雷德抬头看。
Usually Morty’s ideas weren’t to be shared with a grown-up around.
通常莫蒂的想法不会与成年人分享。
“Next Saturday is supposed to be a really warm day.
“下个星期六应该是非常温暖的一天。
Let’s use the money we earned to offer free treats at another roadside stand.
让我们用我们赚来的钱,
Maybe some of the same mice we unfairly charged this weekend will get free treats next weekend,” Morty said.
也许我们这个周末不公平收费的老鼠,
“ That’s a really nice idea,” Morty’s father said.
“...... 莫蒂的父亲说,
Ben, Fred, and Morty bought more lemons, sugar, and cups.
本,弗雷德,和莫蒂买了更多的柠檬,糖和杯子.
They shopped for brownie and cookie ingredients, which Morty’s sister showed them how to bake.
他们购买了布朗尼和饼干配料,莫蒂的妹妹教他们如何烤.
Morty made a new sign that read: FREE brownies, cookies, and lemonade!
莫蒂做了个新标志 上面写着:FREE 巧克力蛋糕 饼干和柠檬汁!
By Saturday morning they were ready.
周六早上他们准备好了
They set up their stand in the same spot and were soon swamped with customers.
他们在同一地点建立了自己的站台,并很快被顾客所淹没.
The surprised mice smiled broadly as they walked away with a treat and cup of lemonade.
惊奇的小鼠们在带着一瓶柠檬汁走去时,大范围地微笑.
Morty felt like he could skip all around.
莫蒂觉得他可以跳过四周
One mouse waiting in line asked why they were giving away treats for free.
一只等待排队的老鼠问他们为什么免费赠送治疗。
“Well, we were trying to raise money for Adventure Rocks Mouse Camp, but.
我们试图为冒险摇滚鼠营筹款,
” Morty said before he was interrupted.
Morty在被打断前说过。
“Oh wow, I did that when I was your age,” one mouse said.
一只老鼠说,
“How great!”
"多么伟大!"
said another.
说另一个。
“Here, I’d like to donate ten dollars for your registration fees,” a third mouse said.
第三只老鼠说,
Soon all the mice in line were offering to donate money.
很快,所有排队的老鼠都表示愿意捐出钱。
“Really, we just want to make up for overcharging everyone.
“实际上,我们只想弥补给每个人造成过重负担。
We can’t take your money,” Morty said.
莫蒂说,
But after trying to refuse several times and mice still offering money, Morty, Ben, and Fred knew they needed to show they were grateful.
但经过多次试图拒绝,而老鼠仍然提供金钱后,莫蒂,本,和弗雷德知道他们需要表现出他们的感激.
In the middle of the afternoon, they had run out of lemonade, brownies, and cookies, but somehow they had collected a huge pile of donated cash.
午后,他们已经用光了柠檬汁,布朗尼和饼干,但不知怎的,他们收集了一大堆捐赠的现金.
“Your customers were generous today, Morty,” Morty’s father said when he collected the mice in the Mouse Minivan.
Morty的父亲在老鼠迷你车里收集老鼠时,
“I hope you appreciate their kindness.”
“我希望你赞赏他们的善意。 “
Morty looked at Ben and Fred, whose grins stretched from ear to ear.
莫蒂看着本和弗雷德,他们的笑容从耳朵伸到耳朵.
That evening Morty, Fred, and Ben counted the donations in Morty’s kitchen.
当天晚上,莫蒂,弗雷德和本计算出莫蒂厨房里的捐款.
“Two hundred ninety-eight, two hundred ninety-nine, three hundred,” Fred said as he placed the last bill on the table.
“二百九十八,二百九十九,三百,”弗雷德说,他把最后的帐单放在桌面上。
Morty’s ears perked up.
Morty的耳朵被挖出来。
Three hundred dollars meant that each of them could go to camp for one day and take the ultimate adventure hike—crossing the canyon on a zip line, rappelling from the rocks, and shooting the rapids in a raft.
300美元意味着他们每个人都可以去露营一日, 并进行最终的冒险出行,
“Wow,” Ben said.
“哇,”本说。
“Yeah,” agreed Morty and Fred.
"是的"同意了莫蒂和弗雷德.
“Your customers understood you were trying to make right what you had done wrong,” Morty’s father said from the doorway, grinning with pride at Morty.
Morty的父亲在门口对Morty大笑,
“Let’s take it to the limit!”
“让我们把它变成极限吧!”
Morty said to his best buddies.
莫蒂对他最好的朋友说
Math Minute Did you do the math?
数学分钟 你算过数吗?
How much money did Morty, Fred, and Ben make with their roadside refreshment stand?
莫蒂、弗雷德和本用他们的 路边取餐摊赚了多少钱?
Morty kept cutting the brownies into fourths until they had sold a total of 54 brownies at 1 dollar each.
莫蒂一直把布朗尼切成四分之一 直到他们以每分一美元的价格共卖出54个布朗尼.
The mice also sold 19 yummy treats for 50 cents each, and 4 more yummy treats for 80 cents each.
小鼠还以每只50美分的价格售出出19个"可口"的"可口",再以每只80美分的价格售出4个"可口"的"可口".
They sold 84 cups of lemonade for 50 cents each, and 36 more cups for 80 cents each.
他们卖出84杯柠檬水,每杯50分,再卖出36杯80分.
How much money did the mice earn above the amount that they started with?
这只老鼠赚了多少钱?