Ricardo’ s Dilemma
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
“Oh yeah, of course I’m excited.
我当然很兴奋,
Thanks, Mrs.
谢谢,夫人。
Periwinkle.
佩里温克勒.
I’ll see you tomorrow.”
明天见。 “
Ricardo forced a smile for his teacher as he walked quickly past her and into the hallway.
里卡多在迅速走过她并走入走廊时,为老师取出一笑.
The truth was, he was much more excited about the playoff soccer match against the Tigers, and the match was going to start in less than two hours.
事实是,他对于季后赛足球对阵"虎"的比赛更为兴奋,比赛将在不到两个小时的时间里开始.
Ricardo was the leading scorer on his team, and the playoff game was all that his mind had been occupied with for several days.
里卡多是自己球队的主要得分者,而季后赛正是他的思想被占据了好几天.
He reached the front door and headed outside.
他到达了正门,然后向外走去。
His fast-paced walk turned into an enthusiastic sprint as he pulled his cap tightly down over his head.
他的快速行走变成了热情的冲刺,因为他把帽子紧紧地拉倒在他的头上.
“Look out, Tigers, here we come!”
“老虎们,我们来了!”
he shouted.
他大叫着
Chapter 1 “Now listen up, class.
第一章“现在听好,同学们。
Don’t forget to bring a sack lunch tomorrow for our field trip!
别忘了明天给我们的出行带来麻袋午餐!
We’ll have such a wonderful time!”
我们将会有一个美好的时光。
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
Periwinkle called out.
佩里温克勒喊了出来。
Luckily, the end of the school day had finally arrived.
幸运的是,学校的结束终于到了。
The bell rang, and Ricardo was almost safely out the door when Mrs.
钟声响起,里卡多几乎安全地走出了门 当夫人。
Periwinkle stopped him in his tracks.
佩里温克勒阻止了他
“Aren’t you looking forward to our field trip for tomorrow?
“难道你不期待我们明天的实地考察吗?
I am very excited for you to see the ballet and tour the Opera House.
我非常兴奋你看到芭蕾舞 并参观歌剧院。
I know you’ll just love it.”
我知道你会喜欢的。 “
“That’s great, dear.
" 这是伟大的,亲爱的。
Now, are you ready?
现在,你准备好了吗?
We have to get going.
我们得走了。
I agreed to go on the field trip with you and your class since I have the day off work.
我同意与你和你的班级进行实地考察 因为我有休息的一天。
I think it’s wonderful that your teacher is taking you to see the ballet.
我认为你的老师会带你去看芭蕾,
Cinderella is such a fun story, and besides, not everyone has the opportunity to see all that’s happening backstage before the show begins.
灰姑娘是个有趣的故事, 此外,
This is going to be a fabulous day.
这将是一个美妙的一天。
I can feel it in my bones,” she said with a wink of her eye.
我从骨子里就能感觉到,“她说,她的眼睛眨了一下。
Ricardo rolled his eyes, then grabbed his backpack and said, “Okay, let’s get this over with.”
Ricardo卷起他的眼睛, “
Little did he know that this excursion would change his life forever!
他不知道这次出游会永远改变他的生活!
Chapter 2 The following morning, Ricardo sat smiling as he remembered the winning goal he had scored at the playoff match.
章 次 页 次 2 次日早上,里卡多在回忆自己在季后赛中打入的入球时,坐在微笑.
“I knew we would win!”
“我知道我们会赢!”
he told his mother as she joined him at the breakfast table.
他告诉他的母亲,当她加入他 在早餐桌。
“We’re going to be the champions this year.
“我们今年将成为冠军。
I can feel it in my bones!”
我骨子里都能感觉到!”
The tour guide told the students that these were the stars of the ballet, which, Ricardo supposed, would explain why everyone was meandering around in tights and slippers.
导游告诉学生,这些是芭蕾舞团的明星,里卡多认为,这可以解释为什么每个人都穿紧身衣和拖鞋来兜圈子.
Some were stretching their long legs toward the ceiling while standing on one foot, and some were turning in circles again and again, arms stretched above their heads.
有些人站在一脚下向天花板伸展出长腿,有些人则反复地转来转去,双臂伸到头上。
Still others were sitting on the floor, their upper bodies bent incredibly far to one side while they rolled their ankles in circles.
还有其他人坐在地上,他们的上身令人难以置信地弯曲到一面,而他们把脚踝卷成圆圈。
They seemed to be focused so intently on what they were doing that they didn’t notice anyone around them.
他们似乎如此热衷于他们的行为,
Ricardo watched, amazed by their concentration.
里卡多看着, 惊讶于他们的集中。
He couldn’t have imagined that ballet dancers were so serious about their work.
他无法想象芭蕾舞者对工作如此认真。
“Just like a player warming up before a big game,” he thought to himself.
“就像一个玩家在一场大游戏前热身,”他自想的。
Chapter 3 As the class entered the Opera House, Mrs.
第三章 由于班级进入了歌剧院,夫人.
Periwinkle gave their tickets to the man at the counter.
佩里温克把门票给了柜台的那个人
He made a call on his tiny black walkie-talkie, and soon a tall, skinny man appeared.
他给他的小黑对讲机打了个电话,很快出现了一个高个子又瘦的男子.
Max was his name, and he had rosy cheeks and an enormous smile that made it almost impossible for anyone not to like him.
马克思是他的名字,他有玫瑰花脸和巨大的微笑,使得任何人都几乎不可能不喜欢他.
With an exuberant wave, he led the class to an expansive space where a variety of strangely dressed people were milling around.
以一股出众的浪潮,他带领班级进入了一种宽阔的空间,在那里出众出众地穿出奇特的服装来人行人行人行道.
“Wow!
“哇!
This is really cool,” he exclaimed to his mother.
这真的很酷,“他向母亲呼喊。
She smiled and said that she thought so, too.
她笑着说她也这么想
Quickly, he looked down and stopped smiling.
快 他低头笑了
He reminded himself that he was a boy who liked sports, not the ballet, and he looked around, wondering if any of the guys had noticed his enjoyment of the field trip.
他提醒自己,他是一个喜欢运动的男孩,而不是芭蕾舞,他四处看一看,不知道有没有男生注意到他享受了实地考察.
“Still safe,” he thought, assured that most everyone had been listening to Max.
他认为,“仍然安全”,他保证说,大多数人都在听马克思的话。
He heard Mrs.
他听见了
Periwinkle say that the show was about to begin.
佩里温克勒表示节目即将开播.
Max led them from the backstage area and down the stairs to where they would watch the show.
麦克思带领他们从后台区域走下楼梯,到那里观看演出.
As everyone sat in their places, the lights dimmed and the orchestra began to play.
当大家坐在自己位置上时,灯光暗淡,管弦乐团开始演奏.
Ricardo couldn’t wait for the curtain to open.
Ricardo迫不及待要打开窗帘。
Max led the class to the backstage area where all the scenery pieces had been arranged and were now ready for the show.
马克思带领班级进入后台区域,所有风景片都安排好了,现在已经准备上演.
There were brightly colored costumes, and he could hear the orchestra warming up in the background.
有明亮出彩的服装,他可以在背景中听到管弦乐的暖和.
Everything looked so huge that it made Ricardo feel very small.
一切看起来如此之大,以至于它制造 里卡多感觉很小
The stage floor would soon be filled with the twirling, stretching bodies they had just seen in the studio.
舞台上很快会充满了他们刚刚在工作室里看到的被扭动,伸缩的身体.
Ricardo felt the excitement grow even more as the luminous and colorful lights flashed on from the sides of the stage.
里卡多感到兴奋的滋润更加浓厚,随着从舞台两侧闪出光芒和多彩的灯光.
The next morning he shared his thoughts with his mother.
第二天早上,他与他的母亲分享了他的想法。
“I think we should visit a dance studio and find out how much it would cost to take a few classes.
“我认为我们应该参观一个舞蹈工作室,看看需要多少课。
That way, you could find out if you really like it or not,” she said.
这样,你就可以知道自己是否真的喜欢,“她说。
Chapter 4 That night, Ricardo found it challenging to fall asleep as he lay in bed remembering the day.
章 次 页 次 那晚4点 里卡多在躺在床上回忆那天时 发现睡着了很困难
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
Periwinkle was right — it was a cool field trip!
佩里温克勒说得对,这是一个很酷的实地考察!
He couldn’t keep his eyes off the dancers.
他无法把眼睛放在舞者面前。
They were so strong, so athletic, so powerful and graceful.
他们是如此强大,如此运动,如此强大和优雅。
Was it possible to be all of those things at once?
有可能同时成为所有这些东西吗?
He remembered being so proud of his heritage when he saw the names of two Latino dancers.
他记得在看到两个拉丁舞者的名字时,为自己的遗产感到非常骄傲.
One was even named Ricardo.
一个甚至被命名为"里卡多".
They seemed to enjoy themselves so much when they were on stage.
他们上台时似乎很享受
At that moment, Ricardo decided that he wanted to learn more about ballet.
此时,里卡多决定想更多地了解芭蕾舞.
Over the next few months, Ricardo took several lessons.
在接下来的几个月里,里卡多学习了多门课程.
His interest in dance began to grow, and his instructor told him that he was a natural.
他对舞蹈的兴趣开始增长,他的教官告诉他他是天生的.
Playing sports had made him strong.
运动使他变得强大。
His strength helped him perform new and difficult steps.
他的实力帮助他完成了新的艰难的步骤.
He found that ballet was intense and challenging, but when he got something right, it made him feel like he was on top of the world.
他发现芭蕾舞是激烈而有挑战性的,但当他得到一些正确的东西时,这让他觉得自己在"世界之巅".
Little did he know that someday his dance skills would help him in ways he could not have imagined!
他不知道有一天 他的舞蹈技巧 会帮助他的方式 他无法想象!
Ricardo really wanted to learn how to do all of the amazing things he saw the dancers perform.
里卡多真的想学习如何做所有令人惊奇的事情,他看到舞者们表演.
But what would his friends think?
但他的朋友会怎么想?
There weren’t many boys who took ballet, and he was afraid his friends would poke fun at him.
他担心朋友会嘲笑他。
But Ricardo was self-confident.
但里卡多自信无比.
He was comfortable with himself, so he decided he would try a few classes.
他对自己很自在,于是决定尝试几门课.
But he definitely did not want to share his plans with his pals.
但他绝对不想和朋友分享他的计划
At least not yet.
至少还没有
“Definitely gold.
“当然是黄金。
And I hope it is six feet tall!”
我希望它能高六英尺!”
that they could pull it off.
他们能成功
Ricardo had been busy during the playoffs, but he managed to make it to ballet class three nights a week.
里卡多在季后赛期间一直很忙活,但是他还是成功进入了每周三晚的芭蕾班.
It had become very important to him, and the better he got at it, the more he knew that he wanted to dance forever.
这对他来说已经变得非常重要了,他越是了解它,就越知道他想永远跳舞.
Chapter 5 One summer afternoon, Ricardo was wandering through the city zoo with his best friend, Zach.
章 次 页 次 5,一个夏天下午,里卡多和他最好的朋友扎克一起在城市动物园中徘徊.
They had just finished a great soccer match—winning five to zip!
他们刚刚完成了一场精彩的足球比赛 5胜1平
“Boy, it just seems like it’s impossible for us to lose lately!
「孩子,
Our team this year is the best team I’ve ever been on.
今年的团队是我参加过的最好的团队。
I don’t want the season to ever end,” Zach said.
Zach表示,
“Do you think our championship trophy will be silver or gold this year?”
“你认为我们的冠军奖杯今年是银还是金? “
Ricardo smiled as he remembered all the girls telling him that he was so cool for learning ballet.
里卡多微笑地回忆起所有的女孩,告诉他他很擅长学习芭蕾.
Surely the guys would understand at least that part of it.
这些人至少会明白那部分
At least he hoped they would.
他至少希望他们能来
He took a deep breath and got ready to spill his guts to his best friend.
他深呼吸,准备向好友吐出他的肠子.
Just then the strangest thing happened, and it happened so quickly that Ricardo didn’t have time to think—he just went into action.
里卡多没有时间去思考,
But Ricardo realized he couldn’t keep his dancing a secret from his friends for much longer.
但Ricardo意识到他不能让自己的舞蹈为朋友保密,
He just hoped that they would somehow understand.
他只是希望他们能理解
Today, at the zoo, he had planned to break the news to Zach.
今天,在动物园,他计划 向扎克透露这个消息。
He practiced what he was going to say a million times in his mind.
他在思想中练习了无数次自己要说的话.
He thought and thought.
他思考和思考。
Finally, he came up with a list of reasons why someone would want to learn ballet.
最后,他想出了一个人想学习芭蕾舞的理由清单.
He practiced saying the reasons over in his mind.
他练习说出他心中的原因
in dance class who want to be his friend.
在舞蹈课上 谁想成为他的朋友。
“Yikes!”
"哎哟!"
yelled Ricardo as he sprang into action.
在里卡多出现时大喊大叫
Without even thinking, he put all of his ballet training to the test.
连想都没想,他就把全部的芭蕾训练都做了测试.
He ran toward the pond as fast as his legs could carry him and leaped into the air in a marvelous grand split.
他跑到池塘去 他的腿能抬起他 并跳入空中
Flying high through the air, he snatched up the baby.
他从空中飞来,抢走婴儿
His fantastic leap and split was so fast and so high that it carried him over the pond.
他的惊人的飞跃和分道扬镳 飞得如此之快和高 就把他抬到池塘上
He looked down to see the hungry crocs with their large jaws wide open.
他俯视地看到饥饿的鳄鱼 它们的大下巴宽放.
He landed gracefully on the other side, holding the baby safely in his arms.
他轻而易举地落在另一边,把婴儿安全地抱在怀里。
Chapter 6 Ricardo and Zach had just arrived at their favorite part of the zoo—the crocodile pond.
第六章 里卡多和扎克刚刚到达了他们最喜欢的动物园部分——鳄鱼池.
They loved watching the enormous reptiles.
他们喜欢看巨大的爬行动物。
Ricardo had visited the zoo a lot, but he had never seen anything as crazy as what happened next.
里卡多曾经常去动物园参观,但他从未见过像接下来发生的事情那样疯狂.
The boys were walking toward the croc pond when Ricardo noticed a baby girl crawling up onto the teeter-totter.
当Ricardo发现一个女孩爬到地上时 男孩们正在走去鳄鱼塘
Then from out of nowhere came this whirling, twirling, crazy kid.
然后不知从哪冒出来的 这个疯狂的疯子
The kid suddenly jumped onto the raised end of the teeter-totter, not even noticing the baby!
这孩子突然跳到梯子上 连婴儿都看不到
He was yelling over his shoulder to his friend, “Hey, dude!
他朝他的朋友叫道:“嘿,伙计!
Get on!”
上车!”
As he jumped on one end, it slammed down and sent the other end flying upward.
当他跳到一端时,它被撞倒并送去另一端向上飞去.
The infant was sent flying through the air, straight toward the crocodiles.
婴儿被送出空中飞去,直奔鳄鱼.
Had he actually saved the mayor’s daughter from the hungry crocodiles?
他是否真的从饥饿的鳄鱼手中救出市长的女儿?
Well, that’s what the newspapers said the next day.
报纸第二天就这么说了。
And that’s what the newspeople from the television station said when they interviewed Ricardo.
电视台的记者在采访里卡多时也这么说。
“How did you ever learn to leap so high and so gracefully?”
“你是如何学会跳得如此高而优雅的? “
they asked.
他们问。
Ricardo looked straight into the camera and, speaking into the microphone, replied proudly, “Ballet!
里卡多直视相机,在对着麦克风说话时,自豪地回答道:"巴尔莱特!
I love to dance.”
我喜欢跳舞。 “
From that moment on, the secret was out.
从那一刻起,秘密就暴露了。
But he wasn’t embarrassed.
但并不尴尬。
Instead, he was quite happy that he no longer had to keep his love of ballet a secret.
相反地,他相当高兴的是,他不再需要把自己对芭蕾的爱保守为秘密了.
And no one ever made fun of his love of dance.
没有人会嘲笑他喜欢跳舞
People all around clapped and cheered, “Hooray for the hero!”
人们欢呼“为英雄欢呼!
Ricardo couldn’t believe it.
Ricardo无法相信。
A bulky man with bushy hair ran toward him as he held the baby tightly.
一个大块头有毛的男人 紧紧地抱着孩子朝他跑去
“Thank you, thank you, my lad, for saving my baby’s life,” he cried.
" 谢谢你,我的孩子,谢谢你救了我孩子一命, " 他哭了。
“How can I ever repay you?
“我怎么报答你?
I insist on throwing a party in your honor.
我坚持为你开派对
Tell all your family and friends to be sure to come.
告诉你所有的家人和朋友 一定要来
The whole city will be invited!
整个城市都会被邀请!
No expense will be spared.
任何费用都无法幸免。
I want to properly thank you, my hero!”
我想好好谢谢你,我的英雄!”
Just as Ricardo thought things couldn’t possibly get any more exciting, he heard someone calling the man with bushy hair “Mr.
Ricardo认为事情不可能更令人兴奋,
Mayor.”
市长。”