Mousetown Gazette
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
It’s almost too good to be true, Morty thought as he smiled at himself in the mirror.
莫蒂在镜子里笑着自己时,
Ben’s newspaper bags rested on his shoulders.
Ben的报纸包被放在肩膀上。
Morty felt the weight of the bags and liked the weight of responsibility that came with the job of newspaper carrier.
莫蒂感受到了袋子的重量,并喜欢随报纸载体的工作而来的责任重量.
“I’ve finally become a real money-making mouse,” Morty said aloud.
莫蒂大声地说,
Every young mouse in Mousetown wanted to be a newspaper carrier.
老鼠镇的每一个小老鼠都想当报纸的载体
Morty couldn’t believe he had this chance.
莫蒂不敢相信他有机会。
He replayed the scene from earlier on the front porch in his mind.
他从早些时候开始在脑海中的前廊重放场景.
“My family is leaving tomorrow for Uncle Joe’s funeral,” Ben said.
" 我的家人明天要离开乔叔叔的葬礼,
“I’ll only be gone for three days, but I need someone to do my paper route.”
我只要离开三天, “
“I’ll pay you, and if you do a good job covering the route,” Ben explained, “my supervisor might give you your own route when one opens up.”
“我会付你钱的,如果你做一个好的工作, “
Ben had been delivering the Gazette for more than a year.
Ben已经提交了一年多的《公报》。
He had faithfully tossed the paper onto Morty’s doorstep every morning long before Morty woke up.
在Morty醒来之前,
Ben’s older brother had the route before Ben.
Ben的哥哥在Ben之前有这条路。
When Ben’s brother left for college, he passed it on to Ben.
本的哥哥去上大学后,便传给了本.
Morty’s dad always complimented Ben on his diligence with the route.
莫蒂的爸爸总是赞美 班在注意路线
Morty had even seen him slip Ben a couple of dollars for a tip.
莫蒂甚至见过他滑倒 本一两钱作小费.
Getting up early wasn’t Morty’s favorite idea, but he was already planning what he would buy with his earnings.
早起并不是莫蒂最爱的主意,
He replayed more of the scene in his mind.
他重放他脑中更多的场景.
“It is really, really important to me that you don’t mess up, Morty,” Ben said in a very serious tone.
”本以非常严肃的口吻说,
“The Mousetown Gazette has a special incentive right now for carriers who maintain a perfect service record for one year.
“《老鼠城公报》现在对保持一年完美服务记录的承运人给予特别奖励。
We all get a free trip to Magic Mouseland.
我们都免费去魔法老鼠地
The prize includes airfare, three nights at the Mouseland Motel, and passes to the amusement park and all the rides.
奖项包括机票、三晚在老鼠地旅馆 以及游乐园和所有游乐场
I have nine months down and only three to go.
我只剩九个月了 只剩三个月了
I’m ready to pack my bags,” Ben said with a smile.
我准备收拾行李,
“I promise I won’t mess up your service record,” Morty said, smiling back at his friend.
”莫蒂说,
Morty went over what he had to do in his mind.
莫蒂在脑海中重蹈覆辙
He had to make sure he delivered all the newspapers on the route by 6 a.m., no matter what.
无论怎样,他都得确保早上6点前把路线上的所有报纸都送过来.
He had to count the papers and make sure he only delivered to the right houses.
他必须数文件,确保他只送到合适的房子。
If people called the Gazette to say they had not received a newspaper, Ben’s record was ruined.
如果人们打电话叫《公报》说他们没有收到报纸,本的纪录就被毁了。
Morty also had to make sure the newspapers remained dry.
莫蒂还得确保报纸保持干燥.
If it rained, he had to protect the papers by putting each one in a plastic bag.
如果下雨,他必须把每张纸放入塑料袋来保护文件。
And finally, he had to make sure the newspaper landed on the doorstep of each house—not the driveway, lawn, bushes, or worst of all, the roof.
最后,他必须确保报纸落在每所房子的门前,而不是车道、草地、灌木或最糟糕的屋顶上。
That night Morty went to bed earlier than his usual time.
当晚莫蒂比平时早入睡.
He set his Mega Mouse alarm clock for 4:00 a.m., but he couldn’t sleep.
他将自己的"巨鼠"闹钟设定为凌晨四点,
Each time he closed his eyes, he imagined missing the alarm and letting his best buddy down.
每次他闭上眼睛时,他都想着错过了警报,让他最好的朋友失望了.
He stared at the clock and watched the minutes tick.
他盯着时钟看着分钟的滴答.
He was up before the alarm went off and got an early start.
他在警报响起前就起床了 提前开始
He put on his paper bags and headed out into the dark, misty morning on his bike.
他把纸袋装上,然后骑着自行车走出黑暗的雾雾的早晨.
The bundle of papers was stacked by Ben’s garage.
Ben的车库堆了一堆文件。
Morty loaded them into the paper bags and groaned at the weight.
莫蒂把它们装入纸袋并叹息在重量上.
It made getting on the bike difficult.
这让骑自行车很困难
Now I know why carriers toss the papers, Morty thought.
现在我知道为什么运货公司扔报纸了,莫蒂想。
Getting on and off the bike to place the papers on doorsteps would be really tough.
上下自行车把文件放在门阶上会很困难
But that is exactly what Morty had to do.
但这正是莫蒂必须做的。
Each time he tossed a paper at a doorstep, it fell short or landed in the garden.
每次他把一张纸扔到一扇门前,都落到短处或落在花园里.
Then he would have to get off his bike, pick it up, and place it on the porch.
然后他必须下车,捡起,放在门廊上。
Morty kept checking the list and looking for the house numbers to make sure that he only gave papers to subscribers.
莫蒂继续检查名单,并找房子的号码,以确保他只给订阅者发了文件.
He didn’t want to have to go back and get a paper that was delivered to the wrong house.
他不想回去找份被送错房子的文件。
Between his poor paper-flinging skills and not knowing the route, it took Morty a full two hours to finish.
在他可怜的打纸技巧和不知道路线之间,莫蒂花了整整两个小时才完成.
When he returned home, Morty’s shoulders ached.
回到家乡后,莫蒂的肩膀起伏.
He barely made it upstairs to his bedroom.
他几乎没有到楼上的卧室。
He didn’t even take time to wash the black newspaper ink off his paws.
他甚至没有花时间把黑报纸的墨水从他的爪子上取出。
Exhausted and fully dressed, he dropped into bed.
精疲力尽并穿好衣服,他倒入了床上.
One second later, the Mega Mouse clock chimed 6 a.m.
一秒钟后,巨鼠钟敲响了早上6点。
Morty had a hard time staying awake at school that afternoon and almost fell asleep at dinner.
莫蒂在那天下午的学校里很难保持清醒,在吃晚饭时几乎睡着了.
He hit the sack at 8 p.m.
他在晚上8点打到麻袋
and was jolted awake by the shrill alarm at 4 a.m.
凌晨4点被响起的警报唤醒
It took Morty a moment to remember why he was getting up when everyone else in the house was sound asleep.
莫蒂花了一阵子 才想起他为什么起床 屋里其他人都睡着了
I’ll be back in this bed soon, he thought.
我很快就会回到这张床上,
Morty slipped on his jeans, threw a sweatshirt over his pajama top and grabbed the paper bags.
莫蒂在牛仔裤上滑倒了,将一件汗衫倒在他的睡衣上并拿起纸袋.
Day two as a Mousetown Gazette paper carrier went a little better.
第二天作为"老鼠城公报"的报纸载体 进展有点好
Morty hit the porch on the first throw at more than half the houses.
Morty先是把门廊砸到半数以上的房屋上。
He remembered some of the houses well enough to toss the paper without having to check the list.
他记得一些房子 足以扔出报纸 而无需检查名单。
This time, Morty was snuggled in his bed and snoring long before the 6 a.m.
这回,莫蒂被他同床同住相亲并打呼噜,早于早上六点.
paper delivery deadline.
纸质交货期限。
Morty wasn’t so tired at school on the second day, but he was realizing that a paper route was hard work.
莫蒂(Morty)在第二天在学校里并不那么累,
He dreaded facing another day of lugging those heavy papers through the dark, quiet streets while everyone else in Mousetown slept.
他害怕再面对一天 拖着这些重文件 穿过黑暗而安静的街道 而老鼠城的其他人都睡了
By the morning of day three, Morty was fairly sure he never wanted a paper route.
到了第3天的早晨,莫蒂相当确信他从不想要一条纸路.
He had stayed up too late the night before reading Mega Mouse comics.
他在看"巨鼠"漫画前 已经熬夜了
When the alarm went off, he rolled over.
当警报响起时,他翻了过来。
I’ll just sleep ten more minutes, he thought.
我只要再睡十分钟,
After all, I finished plenty early yesterday.
毕竟我昨天很早就完成了
Morty awoke to the sound of the telephone ringing at 7:30 a.m.
莫蒂早上7: 30醒来,电话响起
He looked at the clock and jumped up in a panic.
他看着钟并惊慌地跳起.
If there had been lead in Morty’s tail and feet, he wouldn’t have noticed; his heart was too heavy.
如果莫蒂的尾巴和脚有铅,他就不会注意到;他的心太重了.
Morty seemed to move in slow motion as he loaded the newspapers into the bags and pedaled along the route.
莫蒂似乎动作缓慢,他把报纸装入袋子并沿途踏入了车道.
Some angry subscribers were standing on their porches.
一些愤怒的订阅者站在他们的门廊上。
Others opened the door the minute they heard the paper hit the porch.
其他人在听到纸打出门廊后就开门.
In his haste, Morty flung some of the papers short and just left them on the lawn.
在他匆忙中,莫蒂将一些论文推到短片上,只留下了草地上.
As Morty placed the last paper in the hands of a stern mouse, it began to rain.
当莫蒂把最后一张纸交给了一只严肃的老鼠,它开始下起雨来.
Morty couldn’t tell if raindrops or tears were running down his cheeks as he rushed back to Ben’s driveway to get plastic bags.
Morty赶回Ben的车道取取塑料袋时,
Morty rode through the entire route again, rescuing the damp papers that hadn’t been taken inside.
Morty再次穿越整个路线,
He folded them, stuffed them in the bags, and laid them on porches.
他把它们叠起来,塞入袋子,放在门廊上。
Morty couldn’t concentrate in school, and he didn’t feel like eating lunch.
莫蒂无法专心于学校,
Ben would be coming home today and, thanks to Morty, his dream of Magic Mouseland was gone.
Ben今天会回家 多亏了Morty 他的"魔力老鼠地"梦想消失了
Walking home from school, Morty passed Ben’s house.
从学校走回家,莫蒂通过了本的家.
Luckily Ben and his family weren’t home yet.
幸好Ben和他的家人还没有回家。
Morty decided it would be best if he told Ben what happened before Ben heard from the Gazette’s delivery supervisor.
Morty决定最好先告诉Ben,
Morty called and left a message on Ben’s answering machine asking him to call the minute he got home.
Morty打电话在Ben的答录机上留言,
Now all Morty had to do was come up with a plan to save Ben’s trip to Magic Mouseland.
现在莫蒂要做的就是想出一个计划来拯救本去魔法老鼠地的旅程.
When Ben arrived home, he listened to messages from six angry customers who tried to reach him before calling the Gazette.
本回到家后,他听了六个愤怒的顾客的留言,他们试图在给"公报"打电话之前联系他.
He covered his face with his paws.
他用爪子遮住他的脸
Ben was heartbroken and took a moment to think before he called Morty.
本心碎了,在给莫蒂打电话之前花了一时思考.
“Morty, I am back,” he said in a flat, sad voice.
“Morty,我回来了”,他以平坦而悲伤的声音说道。
“Tell me what happened with the paper route.”
“告诉我纸路出了什么事。 “
Morty wished he could think of a good excuse.
莫蒂希望他能想出一个好借口
But, there is one thing about Morty: HE ALWAYS TELLS THE TRUTH.
但是,莫蒂有一点: 他总是告诉真相。
“Ben, I am really sorry.
“本,我真的很抱歉。
I slept in.
我睡过
It’s my fault there are complaints on your service record.
服务记录上有抱怨,
I’ve arranged to meet with the delivery supervisor.
我已安排会见送货主管。
Hopefully I can convince him that your route would still show a perfect service record, if I hadn’t failed.”
希望我能说服他, 如果我没有失败的话, “
The next morning, Morty arrived early at the Mousetown Gazette.
第二天早上,莫蒂早到"老鼠城公报".
He sat in the reception area, waiting for the delivery supervisor to arrive.
他坐在接待区,等待送货主管抵达。
He could smell the familiar ink scent from the paper bags in the air.
他能闻到空气中纸袋中熟悉的墨香.
When the supervisor arrived, he shook Morty’s paw and invited him into his office.
当主管到达时,他摇动了Morty的爪子,邀请他进入他的办公室。
There was a Magic Mouseland poster on the wall and a list of mice who had already earned the trip.
墙上贴有"魔力老鼠地"海报和已经赢得旅行的老鼠名单.
Morty sat up straight and cleared his throat.
莫蒂坐直了,清了喉咙。
“Sir, I have let down a good friend.
“先生,我让一个好朋友失望了。
Ben asked me to cover his newspaper route.
本让我报道他的报纸路线
I was responsible for the complaints on Ben’s route yesterday morning.
我对昨天早上班的路线上的抱怨负责。
Ben was out of town.
本出家出门.
He trusted me, and I didn’t deliver the papers on time.”
他相信我, “
The supervisor looked closely at Morty, but he didn’t say a word.
主管仔细看着莫蒂,
Morty continued, “I would like to write a letter to Ben’s customers and apologize.
莫蒂继续说:"我想给本的顾客写信并道歉.
I’ll include fifty cents in each envelope to pay for yesterday’s paper.”
我将在每封信封中收50分, “
The supervisor raised his eyebrows.
监人起眉.
“If the Gazette guarantees delivery by 6 a.m.
“如果公报保证在上午6时前交货。
and I kept that from happening, then I’m responsible for buying that morning’s paper.”
并避免发生这种情况, “
The supervisor seemed to like the idea, so Morty forged on with the next part of his plan.
主管似乎喜欢这个想法,所以莫蒂用他的下一部分计划来伪造.
“I am asking you not to punish Ben for my mistake.
“我要求你们不要因为我的错误而惩罚本。
Please don’t count my mistake against his perfect record.
请不要把我的错误与他完美的记录相提并论。
I know how much it means to him to earn the trip to Magic Mouseland.”
我知道这对他挣钱去魔法老鼠地有多重要 “
It was quiet in the office for what seemed like a very long time.
办公室里很安静 看起来很长一段时间了
Finally the supervisor spoke.
最后,主管说。
“Young mouse, rules are rules.
“年轻的老鼠,规则就是规则。
That trip is for the very best paper carriers.
那次旅行是给最好的纸上载体
Ben has been one of our best this year.
本是我们今年最好的之一
Knowing it was you and not he who made the mistake changes things.
知道错误的是你而不是他 改变了事情。
I’ll give Ben a call and let him know that his record will not be affected.”
我会给Ben打电话, “
The next morning, Morty set his Mega Mouse alarm clock and got up to do the paper route with Ben.
第二天早上,莫蒂设定了自己的"巨鼠"闹钟,并和本一起走上了纸路.
He was delivering his apology notes and refunds while Ben tossed his papers.
他当时正在送道歉信和退款,而Ben却扔了文件.
“Ben, I now realize that delivering the morning paper is a difficult job,” Morty said.
“本,我现在意识到,提交早报是一项困难的工作,”莫蒂说。
Ben smiled in spite of his heavy paper bags.
班虽取重纸袋而相笑.
“Well, Morty, I guess I won’t ask you to cover the route while I’m in Magic Mouseland.”
“好吧,莫蒂,我猜我不会要求你在我在魔法老鼠地时掩盖路线。 “
“I just don’t think I am ready to be a paper carrier,” Morty admitted.
莫蒂承认,
“It’s a good thing since the Gazette is the only paper in Mousetown,” Ben chuckled.
Ben笑了一下, 因为《公报》是老鼠城唯一的报纸,
“After this, there is no way they’ll ever hire you.”
”之后, “
Morty laughed, too.
莫蒂也笑过.
Then he quietly picked up a heavy rock and placed it in one of Ben’s paper bags.
然后,他悄悄地取出一块重石并放入了Ben的一个纸袋.
“I’ll race you to the corner!”
」“我会把你推到角落去!”