Hot Chocolate?
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Mike McCarthy hopped from foot to foot, trying to keep warm.
迈克·麦卡锡从一脚跳到一脚,试图保持温暖.
A car drove by on occasion, but nobody stopped.
有辆车偶尔会经过 但没人停下来
When the mail carrier approached, Mike perked up—she’ d bought a cup of lemonade last summer.
她去年夏天买了一杯咖啡柠檬水。
But when his hopeful eyes met hers, she shook her head regretfully.
但当他充满希望的双眼相遇时,她遗憾地摇头.
“Sorry,” she said, “I’m still trying to drop the five pounds I put on at Christmas.”
“对不起,”她说,“我仍在试图降低我在圣诞节所花的五磅。 “
She handed him the mail, wished him luck, hopped back in her truck, and sped away.
她把邮件交给他,祝他好运,跳回了卡车,然后走了。
Mike glanced down at the advertising flyer the postal carrier had just handed him and its announcement: “Lemons in season!”
Mike一看邮递公司刚刚给他的广告传单,
He shook his fist at the bright and beautiful citrus.
他握起拳头对着明亮而美丽的柑橘.
“Curse you, lemons,” he said.
他说,“诅咒你,柠檬”,
Then he laughed bitterly and swiped at his runny nose.
然后他痛笑地笑了起来,并挥舞着他奔跑的鼻子.
The lemons in the ad were less than half the price they’ d been when he had run his lemonade stand the previous summer.
广告里的柠檬还不到去年夏天他开柠檬水摊时的一半。
The cost of lemons then had driven his business into the ground.
柠檬的成本后来将他的生意推入了地道.
Mike had tried to learn a lesson from that money-making failure and every failure that followed.
迈克试图从 赚钱的失败 和随后的失败中吸取教训。
But the truly terrible thing was that lemons were in season now, in February.
但真正可怕的是 柠檬在季节 现在,在2月。
What kind of lesson was that?
什么课?
In February, people wanted something warm to drink, so that Saturday morning, Mike had been out at the curb since nine to sell it to them.
2月,人们想喝点暖和的东西,所以星期六早上,麦克从9点开始就出门去路口向他们出售.
His eye-catching sign advertised “Creamy Hot Chocolate!”
他的捕眼标志宣传了“巧克力!
with a drawing of marshmallows melting into a small sea of warm cocoa.
和一幅棉花糖被融化成温暖可可的小海
He had a full thermos, paper cups with handles, even whipped cream in a can for demanding customers.
他有一个全热量,纸杯 有手柄,甚至奶油 在罐子里为要求的顾客。
He’ d covered so many considerations this time around, so where was everybody?
这回他讲了很多考虑,
Sure, it was only 17 degrees (–8° Celsius) out—colder with the wind chill—but the Sun was shining.
当然,只有17摄氏度(-8摄氏度)外出,
sort of.
有点
WIND CHILL WIND SPEED (miles per hour) What’s with Wind Chill?
WIND CHILLL WIND (时速英里) 风寒是什么?
TEMPERATURE (Fahrenheit) (0 kmph) (8 kmph) (16 kmph) (24 kmph) (32 kmph) (40 kmph) (48 kmph) (56 kmph) 25º (–4° C) 20º (–7° C) 15º (–9° C) 10º (–12° C) 5º (–15° C) 0º (–18° C) 19º (–7° C) 13º (–11° C) 7º (–14° C) 1º (–17° C) –5º (–21° C) –11º (–24° C) 15º (–9° C) 9º (–13° C) 3º (–16° C) –4º (–20° C) –10º (–23° C) –16º (–27° C) 13º (–11° C) 6º (–14° C) 0º (–18° C) –7º (–22° C) –13º (–25° C) –19º (–28° C) 11º (–12° C) 4º (–16° C) –2º (–19° C) –9º (–23° C) –15º (–26° C) –22º (–30° C) 9º (–13° C) 3º (–16° C) –4º (–20° C) –11º (–24° C) –17º (–27° C) –24º (–31° C) 8º (–13° C) 1º (–17° C) –5º (–21° C) –12º (–24° C) –19º (–28° C) –26º (–32° C) 7º (–14° C) 0º (–18° C) –7º (–22° C) –14º (–26° C) –21º (–29° C) –27º (–33° C) Wind chill makes the air feel colder than it is because the wind has a chilling effect on our bodies.
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The stronger the wind, the faster warm things (like our bodies) lose heat.
风力越强,温暖的事物(如我们的身体)越快会失去热量.
Study the chart.
研究图.
If the wind is blowing 20 miles per hour (32 kmph) while Mike stands outside, what is the approximate wind chill?
如果风吹出风速每小时20英里(32公里),而迈克则站在外面,那么大概的风冷是什么?
By ten, Mike considered drinking some of his product to warm up but stopped himself: That will eat straight into your profit margin, McCarthy.
以十计 迈克考虑喝他的一些产品来取暖, 那会直接进入你的利润率 麦卡锡
Aster came out at ten thirty, waving a dollar.
阿斯特10出30分,挥出一块钱.
“One cup of your finest hot chocolate, please.”
请给我一杯你最好的热巧克力 “
When his mom came out at eleven, that remained his only sale, and the chill had settled into his bones.
当他妈妈11岁出来时,这仍然是他唯一的买卖,而寒冷已经沉入他的骨头.
“Honey,” she said, “come on inside.”
她说,“亲爱的,”“进来。 “
Mike tried to set his jaw—unsuccessfully, because his teeth were chattering.
迈克试图把下巴设好,但未能成功,因为他的牙齿在颤抖.
So instead, he turned his face defiantly into the wind, and when he sneezed, the sneeze blew back across his face.
于是取而代之地将相貌狂倒入风中,一打喷嚏后,被打喷嚏吹回了相貌上.
“Gross,” Mike muttered.
“Gross,”迈克哑了。
That was the last straw.
这是最后一根稻草。
Mike let his mom lead him inside and run him a hot bath.
迈克让他妈妈带他进去 给他洗个热水澡
He soaked in it for half an hour, then climbed into bed.
他浸了半小时,然后爬上床。
Pickles curled up beside him and promptly fell asleep.
泡菜卷起在他身旁 迅速睡着了
Mike stared at the ceiling.
迈克盯着天花板
His parents crept in and sank onto the end of his bed.
他的父母钻入并沉入他床头.
“What’s the matter, Mike?”
" 怎么了,迈克? “
“The matter,” Mike intoned heavily, “is that I’m a failure.”
“事情,”迈克严重介入,“那就是我失败了。 “
“You’re not a failure!”
“你不是失败者!”
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
McCarthy cried.
麦卡锡哭了。
Mr.
先生,请问...
McCarthy scratched his head.
麦卡锡抓了头
“We have been wanting to talk to you about your mania for money, though.”
“虽然我们一直想与你谈谈你的狂躁情绪, “
Aster wandered in.
阿斯特走进来了
“What is this, Grand Central Station?”
“这是什么,大中央车站? “
Mike cried.
迈克哭了。
Mr.
先生,请问...
McCarthy started again.
麦卡锡又开始了.
“You were trying to buy the spy kit.
“你试图购买间谍工具箱。
Then you bought the spy kit.
然后你买了间谍工具
Then you turned around and sold your coat.
然后你转过身去卖了外套
Why?”
为什么? “
Mike stared at the ceiling and said nothing.
迈克盯着天花板,什么也没说
What could he say?
他能说什么?
“You didn’t need the money for something else?”
“你不需要钱买别的东西? “
his mom prompted.
他的妈妈促使。
“Derek isn’t trying to sell you whatever he got for Christmas?”
Derek不是想卖掉圣诞礼物吗? “
his dad suggested.
他的父亲建议。
“You’re not being bullied?”
" 你没有被欺负? “
his mom asked.
他妈妈问。
“Threatened in any way?”
“以任何方式造成威胁? “
Slowly, miserably, Mike met their eyes, then just as slowly, shook his head.
慢慢的,悲哀地, 迈克遇见了他们的眼睛,然后慢慢地摇起头来.
“It’s not the money,” he said.
他说,“这不是钱,”
“I don’t really care about the money.”
我并不关心这笔钱。 “
His parents stared at one another in surprise.
他的父母惊讶地盯着对方看.
Their worried expressions made him feel awful.
他们担心的表情让他感觉很糟
“What happened was, I got the fever.”
“后来,我发烧。 “
“The fever?”
“发烧? “
his dad repeated cautiously.
他爸爸谨慎地重复了一遍
Mike nodded slowly.
迈克慢慢点头
“I was like those gamblers in Las Vegas.”
“我就像拉斯维加斯的那些赌徒。 “
“But isn’t that what those guys care about?”
“但这些人不关心这些吗? “
his mom asked.
他妈妈问。
“The money?”
“钱? “
“Ye-ess.
“对。
said Mike slowly, “but more than that, I think they care about winning.
迈克慢慢地说,“但不止于此,我认为他们关心的是获胜。
It feels so good to win, you know?
赢了感觉真好
Otherwise, why keep gambling when you’ve already won big?
否则,你已经赢得了大奖后,为什么要继续赌?
You’ d just take the money and walk away.”
你只要把钱拿走就走人。 “
“So you’re a gambler,” Mrs.
“所以你是个赌徒。”
McCarthy said doubtfully.
麦卡锡太太怀疑地说。
“No!”
“没有!”
objected Aster.
反对的Aster。
“No,” agreed Mike.
"不,"同意迈克。
He groaned and shook his head, but Aster smiled at him encouragingly.
他叹息并摇起头来,但阿斯特对他的微笑令人鼓舞.
Soon Mike went on.
很快,迈克继续。
“I mean, I’ve done some bad things, or nearly did them anyway.
我做了一些坏事,
I sold Dad’s awesome coat, I was gonna sell my teeth, I almost stole from starving kids in Botswana or Uruguay or.
我卖了爸爸的豪华外衣, 我要卖出我的牙齿, 我几乎从博茨瓦纳或乌拉圭的饥饿儿童那里偷来。
somewhere hungry.
在饥饿的地方
I haggled with the tooth fairy—who haggles with the tooth fairy?
我和牙仙争吵 谁和牙仙争吵?
I mean, what a jerk!”
我的意思是,真是个混蛋!”
“It seemed like I was willing to do anything to make a quick buck.
“似乎我愿意做任何事情来挣出快钱。
And each time, part of me was like: why are you doing these things?
每次,我的一部分都想: 你为什么做这些事情?
What is it that you want?
你想怎样?
I mean, yes, I wanted the spy kit, I wanted to win, I wanted the money, but.
我的意思是,是的,我想要的间谍工具, 我想赢得,我想要的钱,但是。
Mike’s voice wavered.
Mike的声音动摇了。
“But now the lemons are in season.
“但现在柠檬已进入季节。
Mike’s voice broke.
麦克的声音断了。
“I’m like that guy who keeps pushing the rock up the hill, and it keeps rolling back down—over his face.”
“我就像那个不停地把石头推上山的人, “
He turned and gave his pillow a discouraged punch, then sat up and propped it behind his back.
他转过身来,给他的枕头打了一拳,然后坐在他身后倒地上。
“It’s depressing,” he said, but he sounded less depressed.
他说,“这令人沮丧,”但他听起来不那么沮丧。
“I mean, sure, if somebody handed me a million dollars, that would be fantastic.
“当然,如果有人给我一百万美元,那将是太棒了。
but how much more fantastic to make it!”
但还有比这更精彩的!
Aster beamed and nodded; Mike’s head lifted bit by bit.
他的脑袋被点了点头,
“Yeah,” he said, almost to himself, “I just went about it wrong.”
“是的,”他几乎对自己说:“我只是说错了。 “
Whenever Mike got excited, his right foot jiggled.
无论何时 迈克兴奋了,右脚被扭了
Now, as his family watched, the bedspread over his foot began to shake.
现在,正如他的家人所看到的,床铺在他的脚上开始摇晃.
Mike’s eyes began to glow.
迈克的眼睛开始发光.
His parents looked at one another and sighed in relief: Mike was back!
他的父母彼此相视并叹息道: 迈克回来了!
“Take birthday money—you spend that money and it’s gone.
「拿起生日钱来,
Same with selling Christmas clothes.
卖圣诞衣服也一样
or teeth.
或者牙齿。
Sure, you could sell all the stuff you already own, but then what?
当然,你可以卖掉所有的东西 你已经拥有,但然后呢?
A life of dentures, that’s what.
假牙的寿命就是这样的
You can’t run a good business that way, with stuff that’s gonna run out.
无法以这样的方式经营好生意,
“Limited resources,” offered his dad helpfully.
“有限的资源，”爸爸好心地提示道。
“Right!”
"对!"
Mike cried, pointing at him.
麦克哭着指着他
“That’s a rotten business model.
“这是一个烂商业模式。
I want a business that can go and go.
我要一个可以去的生意
There’s a word for that.
也有一个说法。
What’s that word?”
这个词是什么? “
“Sustainable,” his mom said.
他妈妈说“可持续”。
“Right!”
"对!"
cried Mike.
哭了迈克。
“I want a business that’s sustainable.
“我想要一个可持续的企业。
The demand has to be sustainable—something people actually want or need—but the supply has to be sustainable, too, because.
需求必须是可持续的——人们真正想要或需要的东西——但供应也必须是可持续的,因为。
business is forever.”
生意是永远的。 “
He handed Pickles to his sister, pushed back his covers, and jumped to his feet.
他把泡菜交给了妹妹,把被子推倒了,跳到脚上.
When he turned to face his family, his smile was bright.
当他转而面对他的家人时,他的微笑是明亮的.
“I’m going for a walk,” he announced.
“我去散步,”他宣布。
“It’s 17 degrees out!”
" 已经17度了! "
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
McCarthy cried.
麦卡锡哭了。
Mike winked at her.
迈克对她眨眼了
“Don’t I know it,” he said.
他说,“我不知道,”