Carlos’s Puzzle
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Carlos.
目录 Carlos.
4 Javier.
4 哈维尔。
6 The Contest.
6 竞技.
9 The Maze.
9 马泽.
12 The Dilemma.
12 困境。
16 The Win.
16 胜报.
19 Glossary.
19 词汇表。
20 Carlos Carlos first heard about the maze on a cool afternoon in autumn.
20个卡洛斯 卡洛斯在秋季一个凉爽的下午第一次听说了迷宫的事.
He liked nothing better than working his way through mazes.
他喜欢的莫过于在迷宫里工作
In fact, he was an expert at finding the path from beginning to end without getting lost.
事实上,他是一个从头到尾寻找路径而又不会迷路的专家.
He knew many of the tricks maze makers used to disorient people trying to find the solution to their puzzle.
他知道很多迷宫制造者 用来迷惑试图找到解谜方法的人
He was in the kitchen creating his special ham sandwich with ham, lettuce, onions, pickles, mayo, mustard, and peanut butter, when his mother came in with Alf.
他在厨房里用火腿,生菜,洋葱,泡菜,蛋黄,芥子酱和花生酱来制作他特别的火腿三明治,当时他的母亲和阿尔夫一起进来.
Alf barked once, wagged his tail, panted at the ham, sat down, and stared up at Carlos.
阿尔夫吠了一次,扭了尾巴,喘了气在火腿上,坐下来,盯着卡洛斯.
Alf knew that Carlos would feed him because Carlos always fed him.
阿尔夫知道卡洛斯会喂他,因为卡洛斯总是喂他.
Carlos did everything for Alf.
卡洛斯为阿尔夫做了一切.
He filled Alf’s bowls, took him for walks, and brushed him when he was matted.
他灌了Alf的碗,带他去散步,并在他交配时刷他.
He even let Alf sleep beside him.
他甚至让阿尔夫睡在他身边
Carlos tossed Alf a small piece of ham and went back to creating his masterpiece.
卡洛斯掷出 阿尔夫一分小火腿再去创作他的杰作.
“Have you told Javier yet?”
“你告诉哈维尔了吗? “
Carlos asked as he folded his sandwich together and took a bite.
卡洛斯问,当他把三明治叠在一起,吃了一口。
Javier was Carlos’s big brother, and he had no interest in mazes whatsoever.
Javier是Carlos的大哥,
“Not yet.”
“还没有。 “
“He’ll hate it, you know.
" 他会讨厌的,你知道的。
If it doesn’t have something to do with sports, well, you know what I mean.”
如果这与运动无关, “
“I know he won’t be thrilled,” Mom said as she worked, “but we went to the Sportsplex for him.
“我知道他不会高兴的,”妈妈在工作时说,“但我们为他去了体育俱乐部。
This time we’re doing the maze for you.”
这次我们为你做迷宫。 “
Javier Javier burst into the kitchen as Carlos was putting the dishes into the dishwasher.
Javier在Carlos把盘子放入洗碗机时冲入厨房.
Javi was wet, loud, and invigorated.
Javi湿了,大声了,充满了活力。
“I did it again!”
“我又这样做了!”
he boomed, as he opened the refrigerator door and yanked out the ham.
他打开了冰箱门,把火腿拉了出来
“Make me a ham sandwich, little bro, because I am the man.
“给我做个火腿三明治,
I am king of the playing field with three base hits and a home run, and I deserve a reward.”
我是游戏场的王 有三垒打和全垒打 我应该得到奖励 “
Carlos considered telling his brother to make his own sandwich when his mother stepped in and told Javier that a big star like him was perfectly capable of making his own sandwich.
卡洛斯在母亲介入时考虑让哥哥自己做三明治,并告诉哈维尔,像他这样的大明星完全能够自己做三明治.
Javier had long ago convinced his little brother that the things Carlos was good at didn’t matter.
Javier早已说服他弟弟,
Carlos got better grades in school, he was an expert chess player and an excellent cook, and he was brilliant on the computer.
卡洛斯在学校的成绩比较好,他是一名国际象棋专家与出色的厨师,在电脑上他非常出色.
Javier could not care less.
哈维尔根本不在乎
“Play chess with me, Javier,” Carlos would say.
卡洛斯会说,
“Chess?
“化学品?
Why would I play a boring game like chess when I could be hitting home runs or making touchdowns?
我为什么要玩象象棋一样的无聊游戏呢? 当我可以打全垒打或者做达阵?
Let’s go out and throw some passes, little bro.
我们出去玩玩吧,
Or are you afraid you can’t catch anything I might throw your way?”
还是你害怕我无法抓住任何东西? “
As Javier ate his sandwich, he learned of the family’s trip to the maze.
在Javier吃三明治时,他得知了家人去迷宫的旅行。
“What’s a corn maze?”
“什么是玉米迷宫? “
Javier asked through a mouthful of his monster sandwich.
哈维尔通过嘴里问起他的怪物三明治.
“They’re like the mazes in my puzzle books, only 3-D and made by cutting paths through stalks in cornfields,” Carlos explained.
“它们就像我拼图书中的迷宫, 只有3-D,
“Some of them are based on hedge labyrinth designs that are hundreds and hundreds of years old.
“其中一些是基于数百年和数百年的套期迷宫设计。
Most of those are easy to walk through,” Carlos added.
Carlos补充说,
“Some are more modern in design, take up acres of land, and take hours to solve.
“有些设计更为现代,占用了地亩,需要几个小时才能解决。
The one we’re going to is supposed to be difficult, but not impossible.”
我们想要的应该是困难的,但不是不可能的。 “
“Sounds fascinating,” Javier muttered sarcastically.
Javier讽刺地说,
“I’ll stay with a friend.”
我将留在朋友身边。 “
“We’re all going,” his father said firmly, and the boys knew that was that.
他父亲坚决表示,
This eleven-circuit labyrinth was created in the year 1200 at Chartres Cathedral, near Paris, France.
这个十一路迷宫创建于1200年,位于法国巴黎附近的夏特雷斯大教堂.
The Contest That night before bed, Carlos came up with a plan and discussed it with Alf.
比赛 当晚在睡觉前,卡洛斯想出一个计划,同阿尔夫讨论.
“So here’s my plan, Alf.
“所以这是我的计划,阿尔夫。
I’ll challenge Javi to a contest.
我将挑战Javi参加比赛。
The first one through the maze will be the winner.
通入迷宫的第一位将胜出.
He’s faster, but I’m smarter, so I think I can beat him.”
他更快, 但我更聪明, 所以我想我可以打败他。 “
Javier was on his bed in the room he and Carlos shared, lost in the tinny music that was leaking from his headphones.
Javier躺在他和Carlos共用的房间里 在耳机漏出的小音乐里迷路了
After a while, he took off the headphones and sat up.
过了一阵子,他把耳机脱了,坐了起来.
“So, little bro,” he said.
他说:“所以,小兄弟,”
“If I have to go to this boring maze, maybe we should make a contest of it to make it more exciting.”
“如果我必须去这个无聊的迷宫,也许我们应该进行一场比赛,使它更令人兴奋。 “
Carlos couldn’t believe his big brother was really going to suggest the exact same thing he had just thought.
Carlos不敢相信他的哥哥会提出他刚刚想的一样建议。
He couldn’t have planned it better.
他没有比这更好的计划。
“How about if we say the last one through the maze does all the chores in the house for a month?”
“如果我们说最后一个穿过迷宫, “
Javier continued.
哈维尔继续。
“Hmm.
“嗯,对。
well, okay,” Carlos said, trying to sound calm.
卡洛斯说,要保持冷静
“It’s a deal then,” Javier agreed, and then he laughed.
Javier同意, 然后笑了。
Carlos and his family piled into the car the next afternoon to drive to the farm with the corn maze.
卡洛斯和他的家人于次日下午上车,用玉米迷宫开车去农场.
When the people were settled, Alf crawled in and promptly fell asleep on Carlos’s feet.
民众安顿后,阿尔夫爬入并迅速睡倒在了卡洛斯的脚上.
As Dad drove to the farm, Javier mentioned the contest at least ten times.
当爸爸开车去农场时,哈维尔至少提到过10次比赛.
He set up rules and boundaries.
他建立了规则和边界。
He reminded Carlos to prepare for a very long, exhausting month of chores, and told him over and over again that he had no chance of winning.
他提醒卡洛斯准备一个非常漫长,疲惫的月干活,并反复地告诉他他没有胜出的机会.
Carlos didn’t answer Javier, not even once.
卡洛斯没有回答哈维尔,
The Maze Finally, the family arrived at the bustling farm, and Carlos could begin to put an end to Javier’s boasting.
最后,他们一家人来到了繁忙的农场,卡洛斯可以开始结束哈维尔的自夸。
All around them, people were ducking through rows of apple trees carrying paper bags full of apples they had just picked.
在他们周围,人们正在躲过一排苹果树, 上面装满他们刚刚摘取的苹果的纸袋。
Still others struggled to carry freshly picked pumpkins to their cars.
还有一些人拼命地把新取的南瓜带到他们的车上。
Javier, Carlos, and Alf ignored it all and headed straight for the corn maze.
Javier, Carlos, 和Alf 都忽略了, 直接走向玉米迷宫.
At the entrance, the brothers waited their turn as dozens of people stepped into the maze to try their wits at finding its solution.
在入口处,兄弟们等待着他们的转弯,当时有数十人走入迷宫去尝试他们的智慧去寻找它的解决方案.
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Alf panted heavily in anticipation.
阿尔夫在等待中喘了口气
“One, two, three, go!”
“一、二、三,走!”
Javier shouted as soon as it became their turn.
哈维尔一到他们就大叫
Javier took off, disappearing quickly onto the first path to the right that cut through the tall, brown corn stalks.
Javier走了,迅速消失 在右侧的第一条道上 穿过高高的棕色玉米茎。
Carlos and Alf did not move.
Carlos和Alf没有动
Carlos was thinking, and Alf was waiting.
卡洛斯在想,艾尔夫在等
“Okay, Alf,” Carlos finally said.
“好吧,阿尔夫,”卡洛斯最后说。
“This may be one of the most difficult mazes we’ve ever tried, but we’re clever.
这也许是我们尝试过的最困难的迷宫之一,
We can beat it.
我们可以打败它。
Javi will try to race through the maze, but that’s not the way to win.
Javi会试着穿过迷宫,
Our strategy will be to take our time and think about each of the paths.”
我们的战略是花时间思考每一条道路。 “
Carlos started out with Alf following close behind.
卡洛斯从阿尔夫跟随紧随其后开始.
He knew the maze was created to make a picture of an apple tree full of fruit from a billboard he had seen from the car on his way here.
他知道迷宫的创造是为了从他在来此的路上从车上看到的广告牌上,取出一棵满是水果的苹果树相片.
His experience with other mazes told him that the maze’s start was probably at the base of the tree’s trunk, and that there were most likely three possible paths through the maze, each with its own exit at the top of the tree.
他在其他迷宫的经历告诉他,迷宫的起步地点很可能是树干底部,并且最有可能有三条可能穿过迷宫的路径,每条通道都有自己的出口位于树顶.
It didn’t take Carlos long to remember where he had been or to figure out the correct paths.
卡洛斯记起他去过哪里,
After about ten minutes, he knew he had to be close to the exit.
在大约十分钟后,他知道自己必须靠近出口.
He couldn’t believe he had solved the maze so quickly.
他不敢相信自己这么快就破了迷宫。
Then Carlos came to a dead end.
后来卡洛斯陷入了死胡同.
He quickly retraced his steps to the crossroads where he had taken the left fork and instead took the right.
他很快地将他所走的步子重新追到他取走左叉并取走右叉的十字路口.
As Carlos moved on, finding his way, turning back, considering his options, he could imagine his brother thrashing around in the middle of the maze.
随着卡洛斯继续前进,寻找他的道路,回过头来,考虑到他的选择,他可以想象出他的兄弟在迷宫中被打一顿.
Carlos knew he could easily win this contest now.
卡洛斯知道他现在可以轻松赢得这场比赛
He was so close to the exit, but he thought he could also hear Javier.
他离出口这么近,但他认为他也能听到哈维尔的声音.
Then he chuckled as he heard Javier shouting about how unfair it was that he had found himself in a dead end for the third time.
然后他笑了起来,听到Javier大叫,说他第三次发现自己死路一条,是多么不公平。
It took Carlos about another five minutes before he saw the exit in front of him.
卡洛斯在看到前面的出口前又花了大约5分钟.
Carlos raised his arms in victory and started to jog to the finish feeling much like Sylvester Stallone in Rocky.
卡洛斯在胜利中举起手臂,并开始慢跑到终点,感觉很像洛基的西尔维斯特·斯泰龙.
Carlos could hardly believe it.
卡洛斯简直不敢相信
His big brother would have to respect his win, and Javier would be doing his chores for a whole month.
他的哥哥必须尊重他的胜利,而哈维尔将做一整月的活.
He felt like he was floating.
他觉得自己漂浮。
The Dilemma And then Carlos heard Javier again.
困境 然后卡洛斯又听到哈维尔的声音.
This time Javier was yelling.
这一次Javier大叫。
He almost sounded panicked, but Carlos couldn’t be sure.
但卡洛斯无法确定。
What should he do?
他该怎么办?
What if Javi was trying to trick Carlos to keep him from finishing the maze?
如果Javi想骗Carlos 阻止他完成迷宫呢?
Carlos was in a dilemma.
卡洛斯陷入了困境
He could take the final steps to the exit and win and forget about Javi.
他可以采取最后的出站步骤,并赢得并忘记了贾维.
Or he could jeopardize his win, believe Javi was in trouble, and go back to help him.
或者他可能危及他的胜利,相信贾维有麻烦,回去帮助他.
He could even stay where he was and hope that others in the maze would help his brother.
他甚至可以留在原地,希望迷宫中的其他人能帮助他的兄弟.
Carlos stood there and looked down at Alf.
卡洛斯站在那里,俯视着阿尔夫.
Then Javier started calling for help and saying, “Seriously, bro, this is no joke!”
Javier开始呼吁帮助,
Carlos felt Javier must be hurt.
卡洛斯觉得 哈维尔一定受伤了
He had to do something, so he retraced his steps.
他不得不做一些事情,所以他重新追踪他的台阶.
He checked the maze paths near Javi’s cries, but he didn’t find Javier.
他检查了Javi哭叫附近的迷宫道路,
He then went back to the next junction and went right because he had come from the left.
然后他回到了下一个交叉口,然后右转,因为他是从左边来的。
As the path looped in front of Carlos, he could see Javier’s running shoes sticking out from where the corn curved.
他可以看到Javier的跑鞋从玉米弯曲的地方伸出来。
Javier looked like he had been trying to pull himself up, but had twisted his ankle badly in a hollow worn in the dirt path.
Javier看起来像是他一直试图拉起脚来,但脚踝被穿入了泥土道的空洞而严重扭曲了.
“So, little bro, you got here fast,” Javier said, cracking a grin.
”哈维尔说,
“You must not have been too far ahead of me.”
“你一定不会比我走得太远。 “
“Let’s just get you out of here,” said Carlos as Javier threw his arm around Carlos’s shoulders to support his weight.
「让我们把你弄出去吧」,
As they walked, Javi boasted about how he was running down the path with his mind on the exit so he didn’t see the hole.
Javi在走道上吹嘘自己如何在出口上用心跑道,
He was going so fast, and it was such a surprise.
他跑得这么快,真是惊喜
“Not even Hercules could have stopped himself from going down.”
“即使赫拉克勒斯也无法阻止自己下台。 “
“Crash and burn,” Javier said.
Javier说,“崩溃和烧伤”。
“It was a fantastic wipeout!”
“这是一次令人惊奇的扫荡!”
“I’m glad you weren’t too far ahead,” he continued.
他继续说道,
“I tried to walk, but when I tried to put weight on my ankle, it just gave out.
“我试图走走,但当我试图把体重放在我的脚踝上时,它就消失了。
I surely wasn’t going to hop all the way out.”
我当然不会一直跳下去。 “
The Win “Actually, big bro, I was almost out when I heard you yelling,” Carlos said quietly.
胜利 “事实上,兄弟,听到你大叫时,我几乎不在”,卡洛斯悄悄地说。
Javier looked up.
哈维尔抬头看
He could see the exit clearly.
他可以清楚地看到出口。
His storytelling had distracted him from the fact that they were still inside the maze and still in the contest.
他讲的故事让他分心了 他们仍然在迷宫里 还在比赛中
“Well, what do you know?”
“你知道什么? “