Party Surprise
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
“Grown-up parties must be really boring,” Morty groaned.
Morty叹息地说,
He was sweeping the back porch, and his older sister was cutting fresh flowers in the garden.
他在扫后门廊 他的姐姐在花园里开花
“They just sit around and talk and eat.
“他们只是坐在一旁,谈论和吃饭。
No piñata.
没有比尼亚塔。
No Pin the Tail on the Cat.
猫身上的尾巴没有钉子
No goodie bags.”
没有好东西 “
Morty stopped sweeping and looked at his sister.
莫蒂停止扫地,看着他妹妹.
“I don’t understand why we have to spiff up the house and go to bed early for that.
“我不明白为什么我们要早点赶去睡觉。
And why does Mother spend all day in the kitchen getting ready?”
为什么妈妈整天都在厨房里准备? “
His sister was snipping fresh mint leaves for Mother to freeze in ice cubes for drinks.
他姐姐正在吸取新鲜的薄荷叶子 给母亲在冰块中冻起来喝
It was the latest entertaining idea in Good Mousekeeping magazine, which is where Mother found all of her fancy snack ideas.
这是"好老鼠"杂志上最新的娱乐点子 母亲在杂志上发现了她所有的点心
“It’s always the same.
“这始终是一样的。
Someone will say, ‘Wow!
有人会说:"哇!
Your house looks so nice!
你的房子看起来真漂亮!
You’ve gone to lots of trouble,’” Morty squeaked in a nasally voice.
Morty用鼻塞出声,
“And Mother will say, ‘Oh, it was nothing,’” Morty mimicked Mother.
" 母亲会说, " 哦,没什么, " 莫蒂模仿了母亲。
“Well, maybe it is NOTHING to her, but it is SOMETHING to me!
“也许这对她来说没什么,但对我来说却有些意义。
I could be hanging out with Ben and Fred RIGHT NOW!”
我现在可以和Ben和Fred在一起了! “
Morty heard the backdoor slam and realized his sister had gone into the house.
莫蒂听到后门被打出声来,意识到他姐姐已经进了房子.
He quickly ran to the front of the house and swept the steps before scampering to the park where Ben and Fred were playing.
他很快跑到房子的正前方,并扫荡了台阶后再溜到本和弗雷德正在玩耍的公园去.
“Where have you been, Morto?”
“你去哪儿了,莫托?”
Fred called when he saw Morty round the corner.
弗莱德看到莫蒂在拐角处时打过电话.
Ben, Fred, and Morty always met at the park on Saturday mornings.
本,弗雷德,和莫蒂每周六早上总是在公园相会.
Sometimes they played soccer.
有时他们会踢足球
Other times they raced on their skates or built ramps for jumping their bikes.
其它时候,他们会骑着滑板跑,或者为跳出自行车而建造了坡道.
“My parents are going to your parents’ party tonight,” Ben said.
" 我父母今晚会去你父母的派对, " 本说:
“I bet you were slammed with chores.”
“我敢打赌,你被打成杂事。 “
Morty groaned and rolled his eyes.
摩提叹出并自转相.
“It is so unfair.
“这太不公平了。
I wish you guys could come.
我希望你们能来
Then it would be a real party.”
那会是一个真正的派对 “
The best third-grade buddies played a game of Chase and Stomp into the early afternoon.
最佳三年级好友出演了"大通"和"斯通"的一出比赛,进入了清晨.
They were resting under a shady tree, massaging their sore tails when Morty brought up the party again.
他们睡在一棵阴森的树下,在莫蒂再次举办聚会时,将痛楚的尾巴按摩.
“The only good thing about Saturday night parties is Sunday morning.
“周六晚上聚会的唯一好处是星期天早上。
Mother and Father sleep in so we wake up early and nibble the leftover snacks!”
母亲和父亲睡了,所以我们早起 并去吃剩下的零食! “
“It is SO UNFAIR,” Morty spoke loudly.
莫蒂大声地说:“这太不公平了。”
“They should invite my friends, too!”
“他们也应该邀请我的朋友!”
Then Morty had a very mischievous idea.
后来莫蒂有一个非常错误的想法.
“I’ve got to go, guys,” he called as he scampered off.
“我得走了,
“I’m going to help Mother with the cooking.”
"我会帮助 母亲做饭。 “
Ben and Fred looked at each other, puzzled.
Ben和Fred互相看,很迷惑.
They hadn’t thought about the party all morning.
他们一上午都没想过派对。
Ben said what they were both thinking, “Morty is definitely scheming.”
Ben说,他们两人的想法是:“Morty肯定是在作花招。 “
“Could you use some help?”
“你需要帮忙吗? “
Morty asked as he swung open the kitchen door.
莫蒂在打开厨房门时问起.
“I would love some, sweetie,” Mother replied.
“亲爱的,我想吃一些。”
She was whipping a bowl of cream cheese.
她在打一碗奶油起司。
“I need to hang the tablecloths on the clothesline.
“我需要将桌布挂在衣服线上。
Would you spread this on the bagels?”
你能把这个撒到百吉饼上吗? “
Two platters of sliced bagels were waiting for the creamy spread.
两盘被切成片的百吉饼在等奶油花散.
“Sure,” Morty cheerfully answered.
“当然,”莫蒂愉快地回答。
He took the bowl from her, thought for a minute, and scampered to the bathroom for the toothpaste.
他从她那取出碗来,想了一分钟,然后溜到浴室取牙膏.
It was the same color and consistency as the cream cheese.
和奶油奶酪的颜色和一致性一样
He quickly returned to the kitchen and squirted toothpaste on the bagels.
他很快地回到了厨房,并在百吉饼上喷出牙膏.
When he heard Mother returning, he stuffed the empty tube in the pocket of his jeans.
他听到母亲回来后,把空管塞入牛仔裤口袋.
“Mother, there is a lot of this cheese left.”
“妈妈,还有许多这种奶酪。 “
“That’s okay,” Mother assured him.
" 没关系, " 母亲向他保证。
“I’m going to put it on the celery sticks, too.”
“我也要把它放入芹菜棒上。 “
“Now I want to make the punch.
“现在我想打一拳。
Would you mind mashing some bananas for me?”
你能帮我弄点香蕉吗? “
Everyone loved Mother’s famous fruit slush.
每个人都爱 母亲出名的水果浆.
She would freeze a mixture of mashed berries and bananas and later pour lemon- lime soda over the frozen slush for a double delicious treat.
她会将浆果和香蕉的混合物冷冻,然后将柠檬-石灰苏打水倒在冰冻的浆中,以做双份美味的治疗.
Morty peeled five bananas and dropped them in the blender.
莫蒂剥了5个香蕉并把它们丢入搅拌机.
Then he tossed in six cloves of garlic and pushed the button labeled puree.
然后他扔入了六丁香蒜并按下标有"纯"的按钮.
The strong smell of garlic made him sneeze, but there were so many delicious odors in the kitchen that Mother didn’t seem to notice.
但厨房里有许多美味的气味,
Morty was rinsing out the blender when his mother asked, “Are you ready for another task?”
莫蒂正在冲出搅拌机,当时他的母亲问道:“你准备好做另一项工作了吗? “
“Sure.
“当然。
What’s next?”
接下来呢? “
“Cheesy popcorn,” she replied, getting a large serving bowl out of the cupboard.
她回答说,“俗取爆米花”,从橱柜取出一碗大碗。
“Would you mind popping some corn and sprinkling it with the cheese-flavored salt?”
“你介意用干酪味的盐来煮玉米吗? “
Morty had the popper humming before Mother finished her request.
莫蒂在妈妈完成她的请求之前 一直哼着那首歌
With a heaping bowl of fresh popcorn on the counter, Morty opened the cupboard for the cheesy salt, hesitated for a moment, and chose the onion powder instead.
在柜台上放出一碗新鲜爆米花后,莫蒂打开了柜子取出取出俗盐来,犹豫了一会儿,取出洋葱粉取而代之.
His eyes watered as he generously coated the popcorn.
当他慷慨地给爆米花涂上外衣时,眼睛被浇了水.
“Oh, sugar, I don’t know what I would have done without your help,” Mother gushed.
“哦,亲爱的,如果没有你的帮助,我不知道我会做什么。”
“It’s just an hour until the guests arrive!”
「客人到来只有一小时了!
“No problem!”
"没问题!"
Morty said.
莫提说.
But there was one little problem; he was starting to feel bad inside.
但有一个小问题 他内心开始觉得很不好
Morty was already in his Mega Mouse pajamas when Father came to tuck him in.
莫蒂已经穿着他那大老鼠的睡衣了 当父亲来给他套上后
“Did you brush your chompers and wash behind your ears?”
“你是否梳洗了你的管子并洗了你的耳朵? “
Father asked.
父问.
“I couldn’t find the toothpaste, but I water- brushed,” Morty offered.
我找不到牙膏,
“Great.”
"伟大的。"
His father looked puzzled and wondered out loud, “Where did that full tube of toothpaste go?”
他的父亲看起来很迷惑并大叫地想,“那一整管牙膏跑到哪里去了? “
Father kissed the top of Morty’s head.
父亲亲吻了莫蒂的头顶.
“Go right to sleep, Mega Mouse.
“去睡觉吧,大老鼠。
I don’t want to hear a squeak from you while the guests are here.”
我不想在客人到来的时候听到你的叫声。 “
Father moved on to tuck in Morty’s younger brothers in their room, but the smell of Old Mice, Father’s aftershave, lingered.
父亲转而住在莫蒂的弟弟房间里,
Morty felt guilty about using up all the toothpaste.
莫蒂对牙膏用光感到内疚
But it wasn’t long before the melodic sounds of his parents’ favorite musicians, Marvin Tinklekeys and the Squeakers, lulled Morty to sleep.
但不久父母最喜爱的音乐家Marvin Tinklekeys和Squeakers的口音就让Morty睡着了。
“Let’s see if any food is left!”
让我们看看还有没有食物!
Morty awoke to his younger brothers scrambling down the stairs.
莫蒂醒来时,他的弟弟们从楼梯上走来.
Morty struggled out of bed and sleepily trudged down the stairs to search for those fancy snacks.
Morty在床上挣扎着 沉睡地从楼梯上爬下去 寻找那些美味的小吃
One of Morty’s brothers discovered a nearly full bowl of cheesy popcorn in the living room.
Morty的一位兄弟在客厅发现了一碗近乎一碗的俗爆米花.
He and Morty reached into the bowl at the same time, but before Morty could toss a kernel in his mouth he got a whiff of onion and snapped his hand back.
他和莫蒂同时到达了碗中,但在莫蒂能把内核扔入口中之前,他得到了一股洋葱气味并折断了回手.
His brother wasn’t so lucky.
他的哥哥并不那么幸运。
With a panicked look, Morty’s brother frantically searched for a napkin to spit his popcorn into.
Morty的哥哥疯狂地寻找餐巾,
Now fully awake, Morty vaguely remembered waking up a few times last night to the sounds of loud choking and sneezing.
现在完全醒了,莫蒂模糊地记得昨晚醒来几次 听到响亮的窒息和打喷嚏的声音
“Hey!
“嘿! 说吧!
There’s a full plate of bagels in here!”
这里面有一大盘百吉饼! “
Morty heard his brother gag and run to spit out his bite.
莫蒂听到他哥哥口吃并跑去吐口水.
Now it all came back to Morty.
现在一切都回到了莫蒂。
He had a sinking feeling there would be an unpleasant conversation in his near future.
他有一种沉没的感觉 不久的将来会有不愉快的谈话
“Stop!”
"停下来!"
Morty yelled.
莫蒂大叫着.
Too late.
太迟了
Morty’s older sister ran for the bathroom with one paw over her mouth and a glass of fruit slush in the other.
莫蒂的姐姐跑去洗手间,
“What’s all the racket?”
“这些吵闹是什么? “
asked Father from the top of the stairs.
问父从上阶.
He looked angry, so the mice didn’t make a sound.
他看起来很生气,
Morty’s younger sister broke the silence, “This stuff is NASTY!”
莫蒂的妹妹打破沉默,
“I know,” Father said solemnly.
“我知道”,父亲郑重地说。
“The guests took a bite, gulped water, and left early with upset stomachs.”
" 客人吃了一口口,倒了口水,早早带着伤心的胃走去. “
Father looked into the eyes of each of his mice.
父亲看着他每个老鼠的眼睛
“Does anyone know how the party food got ruined?”
“有人知道党粮是如何被破坏的吗? “
The ears of Morty’s siblings flapped as they shook their heads no.
莫蒂的兄弟姐妹们摇头时,
But Morty could not shake his head.
但莫蒂不能摇头
There is one thing about Morty, HE ALWA YS TELLS THE TRUTH.
莫蒂还有一件事 他说得对。
Mother joined Father at the top of the stairs as Morty softly answered, “I did it.
妈妈来了 父亲在楼梯上方温和地回答说,“我做到了。
I spoiled the food.
我破坏了食物。
I was mad that our friends couldn’t come to the party.”
朋友不能来参加派对, “
“The bagels?”
“百吉饼? “
Mother asked.
母问.
“Toothpaste,” Morty mumbled.
“通心粉,”Morty mumbled。
“The popcorn?”
“爆米花? “
“Onion powder.”
“洋葱粉。 “
Father shook his head and asked, “The punch?”
父亲摇起头来问道:“拳头? “
“Garlic,” Morty admitted.
“Garlic,”Morty承认。
His brothers and sisters looked from Morty to their parents, anticipating what would happen next.
他的兄弟姐妹们从莫蒂看起父母,预想接下来会发生什么.
Mother headed into the kitchen.
妈妈去厨房了
“Morty, we have a lot of clean-up ahead.
“莫蒂,我们还有许多工作要做。
Let’s get started.”
让我们开始吧。 “
While he carefully dried the dishes, Morty noticed his mother looking at him.
在他仔细地干盘子的时候,莫蒂注意到他的母亲看着他.
“I was so proud of you for helping me,” Mother said.
“我为你帮助我感到骄傲,”母亲说。
“I am hurt and disappointed that your only intent was to ruin the party.”
“我感到痛心和失望的是,你的唯一意图是破坏该党。 “
“I am really sorry,” Morty muttered.
“我真的很抱歉,”莫蒂哑口无言。
“I didn’t think my actions through.
“我没有想过自己的行动。
I didn’t want to hurt you or make anyone sick.
我不想伤害你或使人生病。
I’m so sorry.”
对不起。 “
He reached out to give Mother a big hug.
他伸手要给妈妈一个大拥抱
Morty nodded and had begun to follow Mother when Father spoke up.
莫蒂点头,父亲说话时开始跟随母亲.
“Young mouse, you are grounded for a month.
“小老鼠,你被禁足一个月。
You should have plenty of time after clean-up to write apology notes to each of the guests.”
清理后,你应该有足够的时间给每个客人写道歉信. “
Much later in the afternoon, Morty sat at his desk with a blank notebook of paper in front of him and many apology notes to write.
当天下午的很多时候,莫蒂坐在他的桌子上,他面前有一张空白的笔记本和许多要写的道歉说明.
He was trying to work out what to write when he had a brilliant idea.
当他有个绝妙的主意时,他试图想出写什么.
Morty’s grandparents had sent him some money for his birthday.
莫蒂的外祖父母送他一些钱给他过生日。
Add that to his earnings from the lemonade stand he ran with Ben and Fred last week, and he might have enough for a small party.
加上他上周和Ben和Fred在柠檬水摊上 赚的钱 他可能够参加一个小派对了
He wrote to each guest in his best penmanship: Dear Mr.
他用他最好的笔法给每位客人写信: 亲爱的先生
and Mrs.
和夫人们
Mousier, I would like to apologize for the disgusting food I created for my parents’ party last Saturday.
上个星期六我为我父母的派对准备了恶心的食物,
Please do not let it reflect on my mother, who happens to be a great cook.
请不要让它思考 我的母亲, 她是一个伟大的厨师。
Please give me the chance to make it up to you and to my parents.
请给我机会补偿你和我父母
Morty Mouse invites you to attend a Surprise Barbeque Party for his parents on Saturday, March 1, at 5 p.
莫蒂·老鼠邀请你参加3月1日星期六下午5点为他父母举办的"惊喜芭蕾舞会".
m.
（a.m./p.m.时间缩写的结尾）
in the backyard at 55 Mousepoint Lane.
在后院老鼠角巷55号
Please do not tell my parents about the surprise, and bring your little mice along.
请不要告诉我父母惊喜的事 把你的小老鼠带过来