Laughing Matter
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Morty woke from a peaceful dream squealing in terror.
莫蒂从一个在恐怖中尖叫的和平梦中醒来.
The Sun was just coming up, but someone was already pouncing on him.
太阳刚刚升起, 但有人已经刺他。
There was shouting all around and a bright, blinding flash.
到处喊叫 闪光闪耀
“SURPRISE!
“震惊!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!”
祝你生日快乐!
Ben was jumping on his bed, and Fred was blasting his trumpet, marching around the room in celebration.
本正从床上跳起而来,而弗莱德正在吹出他的小号来,为庆祝而走来走去.
Theo was snapping picture after picture on his Polaroid camera.
西奥在他的Polaroid相机上拍了相片之后就拍了
Morty’s mom stood in the doorway, beaming at the rowdy display and holding a steaming plate of Morty’s favorite treat—cheesy chip waffles.
Morty的母亲站在门口,
She had secretly let the mice in for Morty’s birthday weekend surprise.
她偷偷地让老鼠进来参加莫蒂的生日惊喜会.
“Thanks, guys!”
“谢谢,伙计们!”
Morty cried.
莫蒂哭了起来。
“I can’t believe you did all this for me.”
我不敢相信你为我做了这些事。 “
The mice scampered downstairs and wolfed down waffles until they could barely stand.
老鼠爬到楼下 狼扑倒了华夫饼 直到它们站不住脚
By the time the Sun was high in the sky, they were snoozing in the family room with the latest Mega Mouse movie blaring on the TV.
等到太阳升起时,他们正与电视上最新的"巨鼠"电影相呼应。
Morty and his best friends celebrated all weekend.
莫蒂和他的好友们庆祝了整个周末.
When Monday morning came, though, everything changed.
星期一早上来的时候 一切都变了
Morty entered the classroom to find the class gathered around Theo’s desk, shuffling about in excitement.
Morty进入教室,
They were looking at the birthday photographs that Theo had taken, and to Morty’s bewilderment, everyone was laughing.
他们看着西奥拍摄的生日相片,
Theo had spread the photos across his desk and was describing the surprise.
西奥把相片传播到桌子上 描述的是惊喜
Ben and Fred interrupted regularly to add details to the story.
本和弗雷德为了给故事增添细节而经常中断.
“Look at those adorable Magic Mice pajamas!”
“看看这些可爱的魔法老鼠睡衣!”
Mindy screeched.
明地出声.
“Did Morty wet his bed when you scared him?”
“莫蒂被你吓得尿床了吗? “
“My baby brother has the same ones,” Margie announced.
玛吉宣布:“我弟弟也有同样的孩子。”
“What a scaredy mouse!”
“多么可怕的老鼠!”
Peter guffawed.
彼得・古法德。
Morty wanted to scamper out of the room and hide.
莫蒂想溜出房间躲起来
When he was five, he liked Magic Mice, and the pajamas his grandma gave him were his favorite gift.
他五岁时就喜欢"魔法老鼠",他奶奶给他的睡衣是他最喜欢的礼物.
She always bought oversized clothes, so it took a couple of years for him to grow into them, but now they were so comfy and soft.
她总是买出过大的衣服,所以他花了几年时间才长出来,但现在它们是如此舒适而柔软.
He never thought to be embarrassed by them before today.
他从来没有想过今天之前会为他们感到尴尬.
When Peter noticed Morty, he asked, “Do you have a teddy bear and pacifier, too?”
当彼得注意到莫蒂时,他问道:"你还有一只泰迪熊和安抚器吗? “
The class exploded with laughter.
班上的人笑了起来
“No,” Morty mumbled.
"不,"莫蒂喃喃自语。
He couldn’t look at anyone, especially not Theo.
他无法看任何人,
He felt his eyes burning and turned away.
他感觉他的眼睛被烧焦并转身离开.
“Hey, back off,” Ben warned the others when he noticed Morty’s expression.
Ben注意到Morty的言论,
Before anyone could say another word, Miss Snickerwhisker walked in and asked the class to take their seats for the morning vocabulary quiz.
在有人能说出另一个词之前,斯尼克维斯克小姐走进来,要求班级在上午的词汇考试中登上自己的座位.
After class ended, though, the teasing persisted for the rest of the day.
课后,虽然,取笑持续了一整天。
The next day, it seemed like almost everyone had forgotten about Morty’s pajamas—everyone except Morty.
第二天,似乎几乎所有人都忘记了莫蒂的睡衣,除了莫蒂之外,所有人都忘记了。
Theo acted as though nothing had happened, but Morty refused to speak to him.
西奥似乎什么都没发生 但莫蒂拒绝和他说话
He wondered if Theo knew what it felt like to be mocked.
他想知道西奥是否知道被嘲笑的感觉.
After school, Morty and his little sister Missy munched on their snacks.
放学后,莫蒂和他妹妹米西在他们的小吃上沾了点心.
“Do you still have that pink rainbow nightgown?”
“你还有粉红彩虹睡衣吗? “
Morty asked.
莫提问.
“Yes, but it’s still too baggy,” Missy replied sadly.
「是的,
“May I borrow it for, um, a school project?”
"我可以借用它,嗯,一个学校项目? “
Morty asked with as much innocence as he could muster.
摩提问以所取所取所取所取所取所取所取所取所取所取所取所取所取所取所取.
“Okay,” she said cheerfully as she went to retrieve the gown.
“好吧,”她在去取回礼服时欢欣鼓舞地说。
“As long as I get it back!”
“只要我把它拿回来!”
Morty fetched his Magnificent Markers and a poster board.
莫蒂拿回了自己的"伟大标记"和海报板.
“Will you write ‘Theo’s Magic Pajamas’ for me?”
" 你会为我写出"Theo's Magic Pajamas"吗? “
he asked Missy.
他问了米西。
No one will recognize her handwriting, he thought.
他认为没人会认出她的笔迹
“Sure!”
"当然!"
Missy said with a smile.
大小姐笑着说
“Is this for a play?”
“这是为一部戏吗? “
she asked.
她问。
“It’s sort of like that,” Morty replied, trying to conceal his smile.
Morty回应说,
Mid-morning on Wednesday, Morty asked for the bathroom pass and scampered to the playground.
周三凌晨中,莫蒂要求获得洗手间通行证并被骗去游乐场.
The nightgown and sign were just where he had hidden them earlier.
睡衣和标志只是他之前藏的地方。
Morty frantically taped them to the soccer goalpost and in no time at all was back in class, eagerly awaiting the ring of the recess bell.
莫蒂疯狂地把他们绑到足球门将上,从此就马上回到了班上,热切地等待休息钟响起。
During recess, Morty pretended to play soccer but was secretly watching the action.
在休庭期间,莫蒂假装踢足球,但秘密观看了这个动作.
A group of mice crowded around the goalpost and began to snicker.
一群小鼠挤在门柱周围,开始溜走.
Morty heard someone say, “Theo wears that precious nightgown!”
莫蒂听到有人说:"西奥穿着那件珍贵的睡衣!"
Morty spotted Theo scampering across the field toward the post to check out the commotion.
发现莫蒂 Theo从战场上溜来冲去 检查一下骚动
He watched as redness crept from the bottom of Theo’s neck to the top of his ears.
他看着红色从西奥的脖子下到耳朵上。
As he watched Theo try to convince his classmates that a cruel trick had been played on him, Morty didn’t feel the way he expected he would.
当他看着西奥试图说服他的同学,
Seeing Theo look so humiliated made him feel terrible.
看见 西奥看起来很丢脸 让他觉得很可怕
Out of the corner of his eye, Morty glimpsed Missy and her friends skipping over to join in the excitement.
从他眼睛的一角,莫蒂一眼就看到米西和她的朋友们跳过去加入兴奋.
Before he could intervene, he heard Missy say, “That’s my nightgown!”
他听到米西说:「这是我的睡衣!
She squeezed through the crowd and proudly exclaimed, “My brother Morty helped me make this sign!”
她挤在人群中,骄傲地说:“我哥哥莫蒂帮助我做了这个标志!”
“That’s Theo’s nightgown,” Peter corrected.
“那是西奥的睡衣,”彼得纠正了。
“It’s mine!”
「这是我的!
Missy squeaked.
大小姐尖叫着
“Morty borrowed it for a project, like a play.”
“Morty把它借给一个项目,就像一部戏剧。 “
Everyone turned to look at Morty.
大家都转而看着莫蒂.
For the second time that week, Morty wished he could disappear into thin air.
那个星期,莫蒂第二次希望他能消失在稀薄的空气中.
“Nice try, Morty,” Peter sneered.
彼得打喷嚏。
“Thought we’d forget about your Magic Mice?”
我们忘了你的魔法老鼠吗? “
Fred approached Morty.
弗雷德接近了莫蒂.
“That was pretty mean,” he whispered.
他低声说:“这很卑鄙。”
“I don’t think Theo embarrassed you on purpose.”
"我不认为西奥故意让你难堪. “
Theo stormed toward them, his eyebrows furrowed in anger.
西奥冲向他们 他的眉毛愤怒地咆哮
“What’s the deal?”
“有什么交易? “
he asked Morty.
他问了莫蒂。
“You made me look bad on Monday,” Morty explained.
莫蒂解释道,
“I didn’t set you up,” Theo said, shaking his head.
Theo说,
“I didn’t even notice what you were wearing.”
“我甚至没有注意到你穿的是什么。 “
Before Morty could think to respond, the bell rang, and Theo was walking away.
在莫蒂想着回应之前,钟声响起,而西奥正在走开.
When Morty got back to the classroom, the photos of his birthday surprise were face down on his desk.
莫蒂回到教室后,他生日惊喜的照片被倒在他的桌子上.
Morty, Ben, and Fred walked home from school in uncomfortable silence.
莫蒂,本,和弗雷德从学校走回家,在不舒服的沉默中.
“Getting even feels lousy,” Morty finally said.
莫蒂最后说,
Hurting Theo had been bothering him all day.
伤害 西奥一整天都在骚扰他
His classmates had avoided him after seeing how cruel he was to his friend.
他的同班同学们在看到他对朋友有多残忍后避开了他.
Now things were off with his best friends, too.
他的好友们也一样
“Would you have felt guilty if you hadn’t gotten caught?”
“如果你没有被抓, “
Ben asked.
本问.
“Yes,” Morty replied.
“是的”,Morty回答说。
“I felt awful when I saw Theo’s face turn beet red like that.
"当我看到 Theo的脸变红了,
I know how it feels to be teased.”
我知道被人取笑的感觉 “
“You can fix it, Morty,” Fred said as he scampered to his front door.
“你可以解决的,莫蒂,”弗雷德说,当他骗到前门时。
When Morty got home, he took the phone into his room and shut the door.
莫蒂回家后,把电话带入他的房间并关上门.
He scattered the birthday photographs across his bed and studied them one at a time.
他把生日相片撒到床上,一次研究一次.
He couldn’t help but smile when he saw his friends looking so happy.
他看到朋友看起来很快乐,
He remembered how special he felt that day.
他记得那天他有多特别
After hesitating for a moment, he picked up the phone and dialed Theo’s number.
在犹豫片刻后,他接起电话并拨打西奥的电话。
When Theo picked up, Morty said, “Hey, it’s me.”
莫蒂说:“嘿,是我。 “
Theo didn’t respond, and Morty felt a lump forming in his throat.
莫蒂觉得喉咙有块肿块,
Morty swallowed hard, still looking at the photos.
Morty还看相片呢
“I’m really sorry,” he said.
他说:“我真的很抱歉,”
“You made my birthday super fun, and now I don’t feel like we’re friends.”
“你让我的生日超级有趣, “
“When everyone was teasing you, I laughed,” Theo replied.
Theo回答说,
“It seemed funny at the time, but I didn’t think about how you would feel.
“当时这似乎很有趣,
That’s not what a friend would do.
朋友不会这么做。
I’m sorry, too.”
对不起, “
“Getting even was a scummy move,” Morty admitted.
Morty承认,
“I was mad about being teased, but I realize now that it doesn’t really matter what people say if they aren’t your friends.
我对被人取笑很生气, 但我现在意识到,
You’re my true friend.
你是我真正的朋友,
I hope you’ll forget what I did.”
我希望你能忘记我的所作所为。 “
“Sure, I’ll forget, but Peter will still tease us,” Theo said with a sigh.
“当然,我会忘记,但彼得仍然会取笑我们,”蒂奥叹气地说:
“We’ll stand by each other,” Morty promised.
莫蒂答应说,
“Friends stick together.”
“朋友团结在一起。 “
“Yeah,” Theo agreed.
“是的,”西奥同意。
“Who says Magic Mice and rainbows can’t be powerful?”
“谁说魔法老鼠和彩虹不能强大? “
They both started cracking up, and Morty finally started to feel good again.
他们两人都开始裂开,而莫蒂最终又开始感觉良好.