The Thesaurus
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
Ellis stood in her blue polka-dot skirt lecturing the class about antonyms.
埃利斯站在她蓝色的波尔克-多特裙上,在课堂上讲解"蚁名".
Antonyms and synonyms.
安东尼和同义词
How about M&Ms?
并购怎么样?
Angie Jarrett thought and giggled inside.
安琪・贾瑞特想 并笑了进去。
It was going to be a while before anyone could run out to the open field that surrounded Munger Elementary.
还要等一会儿 才会有人跑到包围Munger小学的空地上
Luckily, Angie sat pretty close to the window.
幸运的是,安琪坐在窗户附近
She could almost feel the fresh air.
她几乎能感觉到新鲜空气。
It looked like the day had warmed since lunch.
似乎从午餐开始 天气就变暖了
Angie knew that the breeze would smell nice from the morning’s rain.
安琪知道清晨的雨会闻到风味
She also knew that this was the best time to dive into the clover patch on the other side of the playground’s only hill.
她也知道,这是潜入游乐场唯一一座山的另一边花草地的最佳时机。
That was where Angie went when she wanted to write about things or just spend time with her imagination.
安琪想写东西的时候就是去那里的 或者只是和她的想象力在一起
Tiny gold-nosed puppies and great winged buffalo were known to play in the clouds above the hill.
矮小的金鼻小狗和伟大的花翼水牛 已知在山上云中出演.
No one knew about their games except Angie.
除了安琪 没人知道他们的游戏
She was watching the leaves on a tree just outside the window as they tickled each other in the breeze when Mrs.
她在窗外的一棵树上看着树叶 当太太在微风中互相痒痒时
Ellis interrupted.
艾利斯打断了
“Angie, did you hear me?
"安吉,你听到了吗?
All of you need to bring a thesaurus to use in class on Friday.
你们都要带上术语词库 星期五上课用
If you don’t have one at home, you can borrow one from me if you let me know before Thursday.
如果你家里没有, 如果你星期四之前告诉我, 你可以借我一个。
You will each need one for the class.
你们每个班都需要一个
No exceptions, Ms.
没有例外,女士。
Jarrett.”
贾雷特。”
The bell rang before Angie could reply.
铃声在安琪回复前响起.
She might have been about to defend herself, but instead, she was reeling with what Mrs.
她可能要为自己辩护了 但相反,她却在为夫人着想
Ellis had just said.
艾莉丝刚刚说了
She’d been fascinated with the hulking creatures that had roamed the Earth all those long years before.
她迷上那些在地球漫游了多年的叫声生物。
Her stomach began to tighten and excitedly she flew out the door, leaving her jacket behind to spend yet another night on the back of her yellow chair.
她的胃开始收紧并兴奋地飞出门来,把外套留在她黄色椅子后边再过一晚上.
The day was indeed warm, but Angie would not have noticed if it had been below freezing.
这一天的确很温暖,但安琪如果低于冰冻,就不会注意到.
She was busy, trying to understand how she had missed the existence of a living, breathing dinosaur.
她很忙,试图理解 她是如何错过 生存,呼吸的恐龙的存在。
Let alone one that, according to Mrs.
更别说那个了 夫人说
Ellis, might be living in the homes of every student in the class.
埃利斯,也许住在每个学生的家里
No one else seemed terribly surprised.
其他人似乎没有感到非常惊讶。
Angie decided that it must be one of those things like snapdragons.
安琪决定,它必须是 那种东西之一 像快龙。
Only yesterday, her best friend Gina had explained how snapdragons can talk and can grow in anyone’s backyard.
她的好友吉娜(Gina)昨天解释过,
Apparently, they were a thing the Jarrett adults didn’t think about much.
Jarret的成年人没有多想。
They were fascinating creatures in Angie’s opinion.
在安琪看来,
Or maybe they didn’t know about the thesaurus either.
也许他们也不知道词库。
The questions began to form in her mind.
问题开始在她心中形成
How many wings does a thesaurus have?
词库有多少个翅膀?
Is a thesaurus an herbivore?
水龙是草药吗?
Are they tiny?
它们很小吗?
Are they huge?
它们很大吗?
Do they have feathers?
他们有羽毛吗?
Do they walk on two feet?
他们两脚走路?
There was much to be discovered.
还有很多事情要发现
Three blocks from home, Angie changed course.
离家有三条街 安琪改了航道
She headed for a wandering path that added an extra ten minutes to her walk.
她走去一条漫游的路 增加了十分钟的步行时间
She needed time to wonder.
她需要时间去想
What is a thesaurus like?
词库是什么样?
If it lived at home, it had to be small.
若住于出家必有小相.
She hadn’t seen one before, so they had to be at least as small as a parakeet.
她之前没有见过,
She hadn’t noticed Gina’s parakeet until the third sleepover at her house.
她没有注意到吉娜的鹦鹉,
Thesauruses were probably gray.
词库可能是灰色的。
Just like the dinosaurs in the program on PBS she had seen two weeks ago.
就像两周前在PBS上看到的恐龙一样
This made it seem even more likely that the thesaurus could have wings.
这似乎更可能使神龙有翅膀.
And so the daydream began.
于是白日梦起.
Suddenly, there were thesauruses all over the place.
突然间,到处都有"词库".
The grassy path was overrun with the stubby creatures.
草地上的道路被多生生物所淹没
They were roaring their little roars, and changing color as they ran toward Angie.
他们咆哮着他们的小咆哮, 并改变颜色 当他们跑向安琪。
She stepped aside just as the charging thesauruses vanished into thin air.
她站到一边,因为充电词库消失了
All the way home, there were incidents with the mischievous imaginary dinosaurs.
在回家的路上, 发生了一些事件 与邪恶的想象中的恐龙。
Maybe it was not so small.
可能没那么小
Any dinosaur that survived the ice age must be pretty amazing.
任何在冰河时代幸存下来的恐龙 一定非常惊人
Maybe it was a magical creature.
也许它是一个神奇的生物。
No, that would be silly.
不,那会是愚蠢的。
Maybe it could camouflage itself, or shrink—the opposite of a blowfish.
也许它可以伪装自己,或收缩——与海豚相反。
Perhaps they weren’t as common as the teacher thought, and the class would all be asking for a loaner from Mrs.
也许他们不像老师想象的那么普遍,
Ellis on Thursday.
艾莉丝在星期四。
Angie hoped they weren’t small.
安吉希望它们不是小的。
But in the end, she decided they must be.
但最终,她决定他们必须是。
Twenty-five large thesauruses (or is it thesauri?)
二十五个大词库(或作 the?
would never fit inside the classroom.
永远无法融入课堂
Angie’s mother lowered the paper and asked, “What do you mean?
安吉的母亲放下了纸,问道:"你是什么意思?
We have pictures of dinosaurs in the magazine on the coffee table.”
咖啡桌上有恐龙的照片 “
“No, mom, I have to bring in a real thesaurus.”
“不,妈妈,我必须带一个真正的词库。 “
Her mother looked strange, like she might laugh.
她的母亲看起来很奇怪, 她可能笑。
“Angie, I know that we have a thesaurus.
“安吉,我知道我们有一个词库。
I’m not sure you know what it’s for.
我不确定你是否知道它的目的。
Let me get it.”
让我来 “
The excitement was terrible.
兴奋是可怕的。
Angie’s mother disappeared into the den/library.
安吉的母亲失踪入了穴/图书馆.
Angie wondered if it had been there all along, waiting between the shelves for her to play with it.
安琪想知道它是否一直在那里, 在货架之间等着她玩它。
Was it a boy or a girl?
是男孩还是女孩?
Angie was so excited when she got home that she forgot to close the door.
安琪回家后很兴奋,忘记关门了.
Without looking up from the paper, her mother asked Angie to finish her grand entrance.
在没有从报纸上抬头看的情况下,她的母亲要求安吉完成她宏伟的出道.
Angie did so, and looked at her mother expectantly.
安琪这样做, 并看着她的母亲期待。
She was determined to be patient.
她决心要耐心
After nearly five seconds of calm silence, Angie began in a breathless voice.
经过近5秒的平静沉默后,安琪以无气息的声音开始.
“Mom!
“妈妈!
Listen!
听着!
I don’t know if we have one, or even if you know about them, but I have to bring a dinosaur to class on Friday!
我不知道我们是否有恐龙, 或者你是否知道,
Did you know they exist?
你知道他们存在吗?
Do we have one?”
我们有吗? “
“A book?”
“一本书? “
Angie groaned.
安吉叹息.
“How could a book be named something as exciting as thesaurus?”
“如何将一本书命名为象词库那样令人兴奋的东西? “
Angie’s mother emerged from the room and started down the hall.
安吉的母亲从房间出来,从大厅下起.
There was a book in her hand.
她手里有本书
Was it a care guide for pet dinosaurs?
是宠物恐龙的护理指南吗?
“Honey,” her mother began, “this is a thesaurus.”
“亲爱的,”她母亲首先说:“这是个词库。 “
She handed the book to Angie and tapped her elbow.
她把书交给了Angie,并敲了她的肘.
“I know it isn’t what you expected, but it really is a great thing to have.”
“我知道这不是你所期望的, “
“You write stories—right, Angie?”
"你写故事,对不对,安琪? “
Angie looked from the corner of her eye at her mother.
安琪从她眼角看她的母亲。
“Yes.”
“是的。”
Her embarrassment was just beginning to fade.
她的尴尬刚刚开始消退
“Do you ever have a hard time finding just the right word to write down?”
“你是否很难找到正确的文字来记下来? “
Angie nodded.
安琪点头
“This book, like the dictionary, is a tool for writers.
“这本书同字典一样,是作家的工具。
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It’s pretty neat, when you think about it.”
当你考虑的时候, “
“It’s a wonderful sort of book, though,” said Angie’s mother.
Angie的母亲说,
“It is a book that has many different words for the words we already know.
“这本书对我们已经知道的话有许多不同的话。
Let me show you.”
让我告诉你。 “
She took the book and opened it to a random page.
她拿了这本书,打开了它的一页
She pointed to the entry for nice.
她指着这个入口是不错的。
The entry listed the words likable, admirable, amiable, pleasing, courteous, kind, and even more.
条目列出了可喜,可敬,可喜,可喜,可喜,可礼,可亲等词.
Angie looked over at the book beside her.
安琪看了旁边的书
She picked it up and found the word dream.
她捡起它,发现了"梦"这个词.
There were at least fifteen words in the entry, all of them slightly different but somehow the same.
条目中至少有15个字,都略有不同,但不知何故相同.
She found words that led her to more words that led her to new words that sounded mysterious, incredible, and sometimes rather funny.
她找到一些能使她获得更多词语的文字,这些文字会使她获得一些听起来神秘,不可思议,有时相当有趣的新词.
When her mother called her to dinner, Angie forgot to put the book down before she began to eat.
当她的母亲叫她吃饭时,安琪在开始吃东西前忘记把书放下了.
But Angie wasn’t thinking about it.
但安琪并没有考虑此事。
She was busy watching her miniature Jurassic Park go extinct in the living room.
她忙着看着她的小侏罗纪公园在客厅被灭绝.
Her mother gave her a belated welcome home hug, and headed into the kitchen.
她的母亲给了她一个迟到的欢迎 回家的拥抱,并走向厨房。
Angie stayed in the living room listening to cooking sounds.
安琪留在客厅听烹饪的声音.
It seemed to be stir-fry.
似乎很麻烦
Angie’s disappointment began to evaporate like her daydream and was carried out the kitchen window with the smell of bell peppers.
安吉的失望开始像白日梦一样蒸发出来,并被用"钟花椒"的气味放出厨房窗户.
On Friday, Mrs.
周五,女士们
Ellis asked the students to take out their thesauruses.
埃利斯要求学生取出他们的"辞典".
Angie was ready, and this time, she wasn’t daydreaming.
安琪已经准备好了,
Everyone in the class was to write a story about anything in the world.
班上每个人都要写一篇关于世界一切的故事.
They were supposed to use the thesaurus for at least three words.
他们应该至少用"词库"来表达三个词.
When the bell rang, Angie handed in her story.
铃响后,安琪交出了自己的故事.
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
Ellis whistled as she read the title.
埃利斯在读标题时吹口哨.
The Ponderous Brute, it said.
上面写道:"波德克·布鲁特"
The drawing under the title showed a chubby dinosaur, and Mrs.
标题下的图画显示了一头肥胖的恐龙,而夫人.
Ellis grinned.
艾莉丝笑了
She knew she was in for a treat.
她知道她来吃东西了
That night, Angie had a dream.
当晚,安琪做了个梦.
First, she was in the forest with millions of small dinosaurs.
首先,她和上百万个小恐龙一起在森林里.
Then, the forest became the hill on the playground at school.
随后,森林成为了学校操场上的山.
The dinosaurs stood as if they were waiting.
恐龙就站着,好像在等一样
Angie’s favorite green notebook and pencil appeared in her hand.
安琪最喜欢的绿色笔记本和铅笔出现在她手中.
She began to write about the dinosaurs, and they waited patiently as she found just the right words to tell their story.
她开始写恐龙,他们耐心地等待着她找到正确的词来讲述他们的故事.
She found everything she needed—in the thesaurus.
她在词库里找到了她需要的一切