Thanksgiving
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
It was Thanksgiving morning.
这是感恩节早上。
This year the Li family was traveling from their home in Virginia to Grandma and Grandpa Li’s house in Florida.
今年李家从弗吉尼亚州的家中出行到佛罗里达州的外婆和外公李家.
Nine-year-old Zara Li had been excited about the trip.
九岁 萨拉 李 had对这次出行感到兴奋.
Then she found out that their beloved dog, Tucker, had to stay at a kennel.
后来她发现他们心爱的狗"塔克"只好留在一窝.
Her family was almost at the airport when Zara spotted Tucker’s dog toy on the floor of the taxi.
Zara发现Tucker的狗玩具在出租车地上,
They must have forgotten it when they dropped him off.
当他们把他送走时,他们一定忘了
It had been an emotional goodbye.
这是一次情感上的告别。
Dad basically had to tear Zara away from Tucker.
爸爸基本上不得不把扎拉从塔克身边撕开.
Now Zara found herself blinking back tears as she picked up the ragged dog toy and cradled it in her lap.
现在,扎拉发现自己眨了眼眼眼泪,当她捡起被打烂了的狗玩具并摇篮到她的腿上.
Tucker was her best friend in the entire world, and she missed him already.
塔克是她在全世界最好的朋友 她已经想念他了
In the car seat next to her, Zara’s little sister, Piper, kicked her feet and sang the alphabet song.
在她旁边的车座上,扎拉的妹妹皮珀踢了她的脚并唱了字母歌.
Suddenly, Piper reached over and snatched the dog toy off Zara’s lap.
突然,Piper走过来,抢走Zara腿上的狗玩具。
“Quit it, Piper!”
"别闹了,皮珀!"
Zara cried.
扎拉哭了起来
She tried to yank it back, but Piper held on tight.
她试图把它拉回来,但Piper紧紧抓住。
All of a sudden a horrible ripping sound filled the taxi.
突然,一个可怕的撕裂的声音 充斥了出租车。
Then clouds of white stuffing flew in the air.
后以白 stuff之相云飞出.
Zara stared at the destroyed dog toy in her hands.
扎拉盯着她手中被摧毁的狗玩具.
“You’re such a baby!”
"你真是个孩子! “
she screamed, causing Piper to burst into tears.
她尖叫了,让皮珀流出眼泪
“Zara,” Mom sighed, “Piper didn’t ruin Tucker’s toy on purpose.
“扎拉,”妈妈叹道,“皮珀没有故意破坏塔克的玩具。
She’s only three years old, and you’re the big sister, so be nice.”
她才三岁,你是大姐姐,所以要好一点。 “
Zara bit her lip and stared out the window.
扎拉咬了她的嘴唇,并盯着窗外.
She was always getting into trouble for not being nice enough to Piper—no matter what happened.
她总是因为对Piper不够好而惹上麻烦,
Her parents didn’t get that Piper was wrong some of the time.
她的父母有时并不知道Piper错了。
Sometimes Zara pretended that she didn’t have a sister at all.
有时Zara假装自己根本就没有妹妹。
No little sister to mess up her room, no little sister wrecking her stuff, no little sister to look after.
没有妹妹来搅乱她的房间 没有妹妹去破坏她的东西 没有妹妹来照顾她
Zara closed her eyes and imagined snuggling Tucker’s warm, soft fur against her cheek.
Zara闭上了眼睛,
The next thing she knew, Mom was shaking her.
接下来她知道 妈妈在摇她
“Wake up—we’re here,” Mom repeated over and over.
妈妈一遍又一遍地重复,
Zara thought Mom’s voice sounded a million light years away.
扎拉认为妈妈的声音在一百万光年之外发出来.
Inside the airport, the Li family joined the busy crush of holiday travelers.
在机场内部,李克用一家加入了假日旅行者繁忙的粉碎.
“Oh no!”
"哦,不!" 说:
Mom groaned.
妈妈叹息了
“Our flight’s been delayed because of the storm in Florida!”
我们的航班因佛罗里达州暴风雨而推迟了! “
“How long do we have to wait?”
“我们必须等多久? “
Zara asked.
扎拉问.
Mom sighed.
妈妈叹了口气
“The airline estimates three hours.”
“航空公司估计需要三个小时。 “
“What?”
“什么情况? “
Zara wailed.
扎拉呜咽.
“Don’t worry, kiddo,” Dad assured her.
“别担心,
“You can watch cartoons on the tablet.”
“你可以在牌匾上观看漫画。 “
Zara perked up, but then, unfortunately, the tablet was nowhere to be found.
扎拉偷窥了起来,但后来不幸地,石碑无处可寻.
Dad thought Mom had it, and Mom thought Dad had it.
爸爸以为妈妈有,妈妈以为爸爸有.
Finally, they realized they’ d left it at home.
最后,他们意识到自己把它留在了家里。
This Thanksgiving sure got off to a bad start, thought Zara.
这个感恩节的开始很糟,以为扎拉。
They had to wait and wait and wait.
他们不得不等待,等待和等待。
Zara tried to work on her activity book, but Piper kept scribbling across the pages.
扎拉试图写出她的活动书,但皮珀一直横行各页.
Zara tried to read her comics, but Piper kept interrupting her to ask what was happening in them.
扎拉试图读取她的漫画,但皮珀不断打搅她去问漫画里面发生了什么.
Finally, Dad took Piper for a walk around the airport.
最后,爸爸带着皮珀去机场散步.
When they came back, Piper was holding two ice cream cones.
当他们回来时,皮珀拿着两个冰淇淋锥.
Just as she leaned over to give one to Zara, it fell right in the middle of a picture of Tucker that Zara had just finished drawing—completely ruining it.
就在她靠过来给扎拉一个的时候, 扎拉刚画完的塔克的照片就掉到中间, 完全毁了它。
“I hate you!”
“我恨你!”
Zara shrieked.
扎拉吓坏了。
“Zara!”
“扎拉!”
Mom snapped as Piper burst into tears.
妈妈在Piper眼泪中崩溃了
“Apologize to your sister!”
“向你的姐姐道歉!”
Instead, Zara crossed her arms and refused to say a word.
相反地,扎拉跨出双臂拒绝说话.
She didn’t say anything for the rest of the wait before their airplane departed.
在飞机起飞前,
She didn’t say a word during the two-hour airplane ride (except to inform the flight attendant that she wanted a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and apple juice).
除了通知机务员她想要花生酱、果冻三明治和苹果汁外,
She didn’t say anything when they landed in Florida and waited in line for an hour to pick up their rental car.
并排队等候一小时接租车。
She didn’t say anything when they finally clambered into the car, even after she stepped into a giant rain puddle, soaking her shoes and socks.
即便她踏入了巨大的雨坑,
This was turning into the worst Thanksgiving ever.
这是有史以来最糟糕的感恩节
It was five o’clock by the time they left the airport.
他们离开机场时已经是五点了。
The way to Grandma and Grandpa’s house was dark and stormy.
到外婆和外公家的路很黑很暴风雨。
Rain lashed against the windows.
雨倒在窗户上
It was like being inside a giant car wash that never ended.
就像在巨大的洗车场里 一直没有结束
Suddenly, Dad pulled the car over.
突然,爸爸把车停下来。
“Uh-oh—it looks like we’re not going anywhere,” Mom announced.
似乎我们哪儿也不去,
Zara stared out the front window.
扎拉在前窗外盯着
To her surprise, she saw a giant oak tree completely blocking the road.
令人惊讶的是,她看到一棵巨大的橡树完全封锁了道路.
“The wind must have knocked it down,” declared Dad.
“一定是被风吹倒了”,
“Well, what are we going to do now?”
“我们现在该怎么办? “
Zara spat.
扎拉吐出来.
Her voice sounded scratchy after having been out of use for so long.
她的嗓音听起来很烦人 这么长时间没用了
“Grandma and Grandpa’s house is only two blocks away,” Mom replied.
" 外婆和外公家就在两条街外,
“We can walk the rest of the way.”
“我们可以走剩下的路。 “
“It’s pouring rain!”
“下雨了!”
Zara protested.
扎拉抗议.
“We’ll get soaked!”
“我们会被淋湿!”
This was absolutely the worst Thanksgiving ever.
这是有史以来最糟糕的感恩节
“ A little rain never hurt anyone,” Mom cheerfully insisted.
“小雨从不伤害任何人。”
“Come on!”
"来吧!"
They all climbed out of the car.
他们都爬出车。
Wind and rain whipped Zara’s hair into her face.
风雨将扎拉的头发打入她的脸.
It was hard to keep her eyes open against the gusts.
她很难保持眼睛对着水管。
It felt as though a giant hand was pushing against her whole body.
感觉好像一只大手 冲向她全身
“You better hold onto my hand, Piper,” Zara cautioned, but Piper didn’t respond.
「你最好抓住我的手,
Zara looked behind her, but Piper wasn’t there.
Zara看着她身后,
She wasn’t with Mom or Dad, either.
她也没有和爸妈在一起。
In fact, she was nowhere in sight.
事实上,她没在眼前
“Mom!
“妈妈!
Dad!
爸爸！
Where’s Piper?”
皮珀尔呢? “
Zara shouted.
扎拉大叫着.
Suddenly, she was scared—where was Piper?
突然间,她害怕了——皮珀在哪里?
“Piper!
“皮珀尔!
Piper!”
皮珀尔!"
everyone called.
大家都打电话来
The wind seemed to blow their voices away.
风吹去他们的声音
Then Zara heard a strange sound coming from the tree.
后来扎拉听到树上传来一股怪声.
Zara followed the sound.
扎拉跟着声音。
Her parents followed Zara.
她的父母跟随扎拉.
The sound seemed frantic.
声音似乎很疯狂。
Zara’s heart thudded in her chest as she pushed through the branches of the tree.
扎拉的心脏被她从树枝上推入胸口。
What if Piper is hurt?
如果Piper受伤怎么办?
she thought.
她认为。
It seemed to come from underneath a big, leafy branch.
它似乎来自一枝多叶的树枝下面
Zara heaved it aside, revealing Piper huddled beneath it.
Zara把它推到一边, 揭示了Piper在它下面被夹住。
Zara grabbed her sister and hugged her tight.
扎拉抓住了妹妹并紧紧地拥抱她.
She felt as though an enormous boulder had rolled off her chest and she could breathe again.
她感觉好像一个巨大的巨石 卷起她的胸口,她可以呼吸。
“Why did you crawl under the tree?”
“为什么爬到树下? “
Zara asked.
扎拉问.
yipping black-and-white puppy.
长出黑白小狗
One of the puppy’s back legs was pinned beneath the branch.
小狗的后腿被钉在树枝下。
Mom and Dad were able to lift it free.
妈妈和爸爸可以把它解开
Zara cradled the puppy snugly in her arms to keep it warm.
扎拉将小狗在她怀中摇摇欲坠地取暖.
Finally, they arrived at Grandma and Grandpa’s house.
最后,他们来到了外公和外公的家。
Walking into the house felt to Zara like rubbing her face in Tucker’s warm fur.
进入房子时,
Grandma and Grandpa were so happy to see them that they pulled everyone into an enormous group hug—even though they were soaking wet.
外婆和外公都很高兴见到他们,
The delicious scents of Thanksgiving dinner filled the air.
感恩节晚餐的美味气味充斥了空气.
Zara hadn’t realized how hungry she was.
扎拉并不知道自己有多饿。
“What perfect timing,” Grandma remarked as Zara and Piper settled the puppy down by the fireplace.
外婆说,“多么完美的时机,”扎拉和皮珀将小狗安置在壁炉旁。
“Your grandfather and I have been thinking about adopting a dog from the pound.”
“你祖父和我一直在想从镑里收养一只狗。 “
“Speaking of dogs,” Dad added, holding up his cell phone, “we just heard from an employee at the kennel.
" 说起狗来 " ,爸爸又说,他拿着手机, " 我们刚听到一名雇员在牢房里讲话。
She sent us a text message with a video of Tucker.
她给我们发了一条短信 上面有塔克的视频
Look how cute he is, playing tug-of-war with his new doggie friends!”
看看他多可爱,
Zara smiled and sighed happily.
扎拉微笑并叹息快乐.
Everyone was safe and sound.
每个人都很安全
This had definitely turned out to be the best worst Thanksgiving ever.
这绝对是有史以来最糟糕的感恩节