Route 66
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Introduction.
导言表。
4 America’s Main Street.
美国主街4号.
5 Route 66 in Popular Culture.
5 大众文化66路.
8 Roadside Attractions.
8路边吸引.
10 Cadillac Ranch.
10个凯迪拉克牧场.
11 Elmer’s Bottle Tree Ranch.
11 埃尔默的瓶子树牧场.
12 Blue Whale.
12"蓝鲸".
12 A Land of Giants.
12 一个巨人之地。
13 Dinosaurs by the Dozen.
13 恐龙被"数十".
14 Saving Route 66.
14 省道66号.
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 Introduction It’s 1957.
导言 这是1957年。
You take the top down on your cherry-red convertible.
你拿上你的樱桃红色敞篷车。
Rock ’n’ roll music blasts from the speakers.
摇滚乐从演讲者口出。
Ahead of you is nothing but open road.
离你远一点就是开路
Could this drive get any better?
这个驱动器能更好吗?
You think not—until you pass a three-story- tall ice cream cone covered in sprinkles.
你想想,直到你通过一个三层高的冰激凌圆锥 覆盖了喷出。
Your mouth waters.
汝口出水来.
Should you stop?
你该停下来吗?
Wait—there’s a cheeseburger the size of a bus.
等等 有辆大巴这么大的起司汉堡
Time for a quick lunch instead!
是时候吃个快餐了!
When it’s time to rest for the night, you park next to your teepee-shaped hotel room.
在晚上休息的时候,
What a spectacular day it was on the road!
多么壮观的一天 它在路上!
Who knows what tomorrow will bring?
谁知道明天会带来什么?
This was no imaginary road trip.
这不是想象中的公路旅行。
You’ve just taken a real road trip down America’s favorite highway, Route 66.
你刚刚踏上了美国最喜爱的公路66号公路的公路。
Route 66 takes drivers across the entire American West.
66号公路的司机横跨整个美国西部
America’s Main Street Have you ever seen a road map of the United States?
美国的主要街道 你见过美国的行进图吗?
It looks a lot like an enormous spiderweb.
它看起来像一个巨大的蜘蛛网。
Huge highways zigzag from coast to coast.
从海岸到海岸的高速
They connect nearly every city in between.
它们连接着几乎每一个城市
Getting around is easy: just jump in a car and hit the road!
绕来绕去很容易:只是跳入一辆车去上路!
A hundred years ago, driving across the country wasn’t quite so easy.
百年前,
Most “roads” were just small dirt trails.
大多数“道路”只是小道。
Cars often broke down, got stuck in mud, or popped tires on jagged rocks.
车经常被撞倒,被困入泥地,或者被撞出轮胎被堵住的岩石所撞出.
In the 1920s, the United States government created a new system of numbered highways to make driving cross-country easier.
1920年代,美国政府创立了由编号高速公路组成的新系统来方便驾驶越野.
The first highway to be fully paved stretched 2,400 miles (3,862 km) from Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California.
首条被完全铺平的高速公路从伊利诺伊州芝加哥至加利福尼亚州洛杉矶,绵延了2400英里(3,862公里).
Its name was Route 66, but many fondly called it the “Main Street of America.”
它的名称是66号公路,但许多人喜欢称之为“美国主街”。 “
America’s Main Street was soon put to the test.
美国"主街"很快被试.
In 1929, hard times hit the United States.
1929年,困难时期打入了美国.
Many banks failed, causing people to lose their savings.
许多银行倒闭,导致人们失去储蓄.
A great number of people lost their jobs and homes as well.
许多人也失去了工作和家园。
The period that followed was known as the Great Depression.
随后的时期被称为"大萧条".
Meanwhile, a series of droughts—long periods without rain—destroyed many farms.
与此同时,一系列干旱 -- -- 长时间无雨 -- -- 摧毁了许多农场。
The hardest-hit areas were in Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico.
最受打击的地区是堪萨斯州,科罗拉多州,俄克拉何马州,德克萨斯州和新墨西哥州.
This historic time period was known as the Dust Bowl era.
这个历史时期被称作"尘碗时代".
Suddenly, many people were forced to leave their homes to seek a better life elsewhere.
突然,许多人被迫离开家园去其他地方寻求更好的生活。
Many believed paradise could be found in California.
许多相信天堂可以在加利福尼亚州找到.
Thousands packed up their belongings and made the long journey west.
上千人收拾了他们的财物,并完成了向西的漫长旅程.
How did they get there?
他们怎么到那儿的?
On a new road named Route 66.
在一条被命名为66号公路的新路上.
The Dust Bowl in Literature The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck, is a classic novel published in 1939.
由约翰·斯泰因贝克所著的"The Dust Bowl in Literial The Grapes of Wrath"是1939年出版的一出经典小说.
It is about a family fleeing Oklahoma during the Dust Bowl era and making the long journey down Route 66 to seek work in California.
这是关于一个家庭逃离俄克拉荷马 在尘土碗时代, 并做长途旅行 在66号公路到加利福尼亚寻找工作。
Steinbeck described Route 66 as “the mother road” and “the road of flight.”
Steinbeck将66号公路描述为“母道”和“出行道”。 “
On December 8, 1941, the United States entered World War II.
1941年12月8日,美国进入二战.
Soldiers, workers, and supplies needed to be quickly transported from around the country to military bases in the West.
士兵、工人和用品需要从全国各地迅速运至西方的军事基地。
How did they get there?
他们怎么到那儿的?
On Route 66, of course!
当然是在66号公路上
Restaurants, gas stations, and hotels began to spring up along the route to serve these wartime workers.
餐厅,加油站,酒店开始沿途涌出为这些战时工人服务.
When the war ended in 1945, Americans celebrated.
1945年战争结束后,美国人庆祝.
Soldiers came home, started families, and purchased cars.
士兵们回到了家,建立了家庭,并购买了汽车。
Many wanted to drive their new cars west to see sights like the Grand Canyon—by way of Route 66!
许多人想驾驶新车西行,
In the 1930s, 1.
20世纪30年代 1.
2 million people moved to California.
200万人移居到加利福尼亚州.
About 16,000 of them went because of difficult conditions during the Dust Bowl era.
其中约有一万六千人因"尘碗"时代条件困难而去.
Route 66 in Popular Culture The years after World War II were great days for Route 66.
大众文化66号路线 二战后是66号公路的好日子.
Shiny new cars and yellow Checker cabs cruised up and down the route.
光辉出行的新车和黄查克出租车上下巡航路线.
In 1946, a song called “Route 66” became a top hit.
1946年,一首被称作"Route 66"的歌曲成为了一首最受欢迎的歌曲.
Its most famous line urged listeners to “get your kicks on Route Sixty-Six.”
它最出名的一行敦促听众“在第六十六号公路上踢你一脚。
This song helped make the highway famous.
这首歌帮助使高速公路出名.
In 1960, a new TV show called Route 66 followed two friends who drove across the country in a Corvette.
1960年出演了一部名为"66号公路"(Route 66)的新电视剧,跟随两个朋友乘坐一辆Corvette出道.
They weren’t going anywhere in particular; instead, they were looking for adventures on the road.
他们并没有特别去任何地方,
By 1970, most of the original Route 66 was bypassed by a new highway.
到1970年,原有的66号公路大部分被一条新的高速公路绕道.
However, Route 66 remained part of American popular culture through the end of the century.
然而,66号公路在世纪末仍是美国流行文化的一部分.
The popular television show Route 66 aired from 1960 to 1964.
受欢迎的电视剧"66路"从1960年到1964年播出.
The original version of the song “Route 66” was performed by the Nat King Cole Trio in 1946.
歌曲"Route 66"的原始版本由纳特·金·科尔三重奏于1946年出演.
Fast forward to the year 2000.
快速推进到2000年.
John Lasseter, the director of Pixar Animation Studios, was driving along Route 66 with his family.
皮克斯动画工作室的主任约翰·拉斯特(John Lasseter)正和家人一起驾驶66号公路.
He fell in love with the imaginative buildings and colorful art he saw.
他爱上了他所看到的有想象力的建筑和多彩的艺术.
He decided to turn his experiences into a Disney-Pixar movie called Cars, which was released in 2006.
他决定将他的经历改编为迪士尼-皮克斯电影"车",于2006年上映.
Lasseter sent a team down Route 66 to do research for the movie.
拉斯特派了一支队伍下来66号公路为电影做研究.
Some of the roadside art they found inspired characters in Cars.
他们发现的一些路边艺术在"汽车"中具有灵感的人物.
They used Route 66 landmarks in the movie.
他们在电影中使用了66路地标.
For example, the Wigwam Motel in Holbrook, Arizona, became the Cozy Cone Motel.
例如亚利桑那州霍尔布鲁克的Wigwam汽车旅馆成为了Cozy Cone汽车旅馆.
Cars was so successful that many families who saw it decided to take their own vacations along Route 66.
汽车非常成功,许多看到汽车的家庭决定沿着66号公路自行度假.
This made the route popular again.
这让路线再次流行.
This rusty tow truck (top) in Galena, Kansas, became the inspiration for the Cars movie character Tow Mater (bottom).
这辆在堪萨斯州加莱纳(英语:Galena (top))生锈的拖车成为了"卡斯"电影角色"拖特"(英语:Tow Mater (bottom))的灵感.
Roadside Attractions Museums, motels, and shops are found along Route 66 in every state the route passes through.
路边吸引博物馆,汽车旅馆和商店 沿66号公路在经过的每一个州。
Route 66 is also full of unique art, historic gas stations, and theaters.
66号公路也充满了独特的艺术,历史性的加油站,以及剧院.
In addition, travelers can see live shows.
此外,出行者还可以看活节目.
For instance, you can see a Native American dance ceremony in New Mexico or a rodeo in Oklahoma.
例如,你可以在新墨西哥州看到美国原住民的舞蹈仪式,或者在俄克拉荷马州看到牛仔竞技.
One thing’s for sure—you won’t be bored on Route 66!
在66号公路上,
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Cadillac Ranch sits in a pasture where cows graze.
凯迪拉克 牧场坐落在牧地上 有牛吃草
Cadillac Ranch In 1974, some artists buried ten Cadillacs nose down in a field, rear bumpers sticking straight up toward the sky.
卡迪拉克牧场 1974年,一些艺术家将10个凯迪拉克斯的鼻子埋在了田地上,后保险杠直指上天.
Now the cars are every color of the rainbow because visitors have covered them with spray paint.
现在的车都是彩虹的颜色 因为游客用喷漆覆盖了它们
At the nearby VW Slug Bug Ranch in Conway, Texas, five colorful Volkswagen Beetles stick out of the ground.
在德克萨斯州康威市附近的VW Slug Bug牧场,有5个多彩的大众蜜蜂从地上伸出来.
Growing up, Elmer Long collected bottles and other items people had thrown away.
长大后,埃尔默·朗收集了瓶子和其他物品被人们扔掉.
The Blue Whale of Catoosa, Oklahoma, has a boardwalk along its spine.
俄克拉荷马州卡多萨的"蓝鲸" 脊椎有一条行走道
Elmer’s Bottle Tree Ranch Folk artist Elmer Long built Bottle Tree Ranch out of recycled bottles, car parts, and other objects—including buffalo jawbones.
Elmer的瓶子树牧场民俗艺术家Elmer Long建造了瓶子树 从回收的瓶子、汽车零件和其他物体 -- -- 包括水牛下颌骨 -- -- 中取出牧场。
When the desert wind blows through the open bottles, the air fills with music.
当沙漠风吹出开瓶后,空气会充满音乐.
Blue Whale What do you give the woman who has everything?
蓝鲸 你给那些拥有一切的女人什么?
Hugh Davis built his wife an 80-foot (24.
休·戴维斯以80英尺(24.
4 m) blue whale for their anniversary.
4米) 为纪念他们的周年而放出蓝鲸.
For many years, kids loved to slide and dive from the Blue Whale’s body into the swimming hole below.
多年来,孩子们都喜欢从蓝鲸身上滑出并潜入下面的游泳洞.
A Land of Giants Route 66 is truly a land of giants.
66号公路的巨人之地 确实是巨人之地
A California factory built thousands of huge fiberglass statues.
一个加州工厂建造了上千个巨大的玻璃纤维雕像.
Businesses along Route 66 used them for advertising.
66号公路沿线的企业将其用于广告.
The factory added costumes to turn them into cowboys, Native Americans, astronauts, and even chickens.
工厂增加了服装来将她们变成牛仔,美国原住民,宇航员,甚至鸡.
Many of the biggest statues on Route 66 are food statues.
66号公路上许多最大的雕像是食物雕像.
Enormous oranges, donuts, cheeseburgers, and ice cream cones make for a mouthwatering ride.
浓橘子,甜甜圈,起司汉堡等,和冰激凌圆锥可以作口水出行.
Look out the window near Collinsville, Illinois, and you may see the largest catsup bottle in the world!
看着伊利诺伊州科林斯维尔附近的窗户 你可能会看到世界上最大的猫咪瓶
Brooks Catsup Bottle Water Tower, Collinsville, IL Paul Bunyon, Atlanta, IL Chicken Boy, Los Angeles, CA Gemini Giant, Wilmington, IL Dinosaurs by the Dozen On Route 66, you can be greeted by prehistoric creatures of all shapes and sizes.
布鲁克斯 Catsup Bottle水塔 科林斯维尔 伊尔·保罗·布尼翁 亚特兰大 伊尔·鸡男孩 洛杉矶 CA双子巨人 威尔明顿 伊尔·恐龙 由"多曾路66"提供,可以由各种形状和大小的史前生物迎接.
Dinny is likely the largest concrete dinosaur in America.
丹尼可能是美国最大的混凝土恐龙.
He is 150 feet (45.
他有150英尺(45.
7 m) long and lives at a dinosaur park in Cabazon, California.
7米)长并活在加利福尼亚州卡巴松的一个恐龙公园.
Claude Bell built the park to attract visitors to his nearby restaurant, the Wheel Inn.
克洛德·贝尔(Claude Bell)建造了公园,以吸引游客来到他附近的餐馆"轮子客栈".
The dinosaur park became famous.
恐龙公园出名.
It was even featured in the 1985 movie Pee-wee’s Big Adventure.
甚至在1985年电影"皮威"(Pee-wee's Big Adventure)中登场.
Mr.
先生,请问...
Rex, a three-story Tyrannosaurus rex, is a popular feature at Cabazon Dinosaurs.
雷克士(Rex)是一款三层的暴龙雷克士,是卡巴松恐龙的流行地物.
Dinny cost $300,000 and was made from roadside materials.
Dinny花费了30万美元,由路边材料制造。
Saving Route 66 With Route 66’s popularity came traffic— lots of it.
与66号公路一起拯救66号公路,
Heavy traffic caused the highway to deteriorate.
繁忙的交通导致高速公路恶化.
From 1956 through the 1980s, new interstates—high-speed highways with many lanes—were built around Route 66.
从1956年到1980年代,新的州际公路——有多条车道的高速高速公路——围绕66号公路建成通车.
As more travelers took interstates, businesses on Route 66 suffered, and many closed.
随着更多的出行者搭乘了州际公路,66号公路上的企业遭受了损失,许多人关闭了.
Peeling paint, faded signs, and boarded-up windows became common sights.
穿行的涂料,被淡出的迹象,而被登入的窗户也成为了常见的景点.
In 1999, the United States Congress passed a law to protect Route 66.
1999年,美国国会通过了一项保护66号公路的法律。
The government offered money to help businesses and towns pay the cost of preserving important landmarks.
政府出钱帮助企业和城镇支付保护重要地标的费用.
Now Route 66 is growing popular again as many return to seek its amusing artwork and creative spirit.
现在66号公路越来越受欢迎,
The best way to catch the spirit of Route 66 is to drive it.
捕捉66号公路精神的最好方式是驾车.
You’re sure to have an unforgettable American experience of your own!
你们一定有自己难忘的美国经历!
Route 66 Red Rocker, Fanning, MO Glossary bypassed (v.)
66路 红摇滚 福宁 MO 词汇被绕过(v.)
passed by or avoided, often to make a process quicker or easier (p.
通常为了让过程更快或更容易(p.
8) convertible (n.)
8)可兑换(n.
(v.)
(五.)