for Freedom

美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习

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目录运行。

4 Momma.

四个妈妈。

6 The Barn.

6""巴"号.

8 The Gully.

8"古来".

10 The River.

10"河报".

14 Glossary.

14 词汇表。

20 Running It was too dark outside.

20 运行 外面太黑了 外面太黑了

Usually, we got up before the sun rose, but I could tell that it was too early for my father to be shaking my arm.

通常,我们起床前太阳升起, 但我可以说,为时尚早, 我父亲在摇动我的手臂。

“Daniel!”

"丹尼尔!"

he whispered.

他悄悄地说

“No,” I groaned.

" 不,"我叹了口气。

I had been picking cotton all day.

我整天都在采棉花

I could still feel my fingers throbbing as I tried to wave my father away.

我仍然能感觉到手指被抽动 当我试图挥动我的父亲离开。

He picked me up by the arms and carried me outside.

他扶起我,把我抬出门

“Shh, now,” he said, and I fell asleep again.

他说,“现在,”我又睡着了。

Daddy was the carriage driver for Mr.

爸爸是马车司机 先生。

Mary was grown now, and Momma was gone.

玛丽现在长大了 妈妈也走了

I must have muttered in my sleep, because I heard Daddy saying “Shh,” again.

我一定是在睡觉时哑了声 因为我又听到爸爸说"嘘"了

I woke up and saw dark trees.

我醒来看见了黑树

I heard soft footsteps all around.

我到处听到柔软的脚步声

I looked over my shoulder and saw the bent back and shoulders of Emmy, another field worker on the cotton plantation.

我从肩膀上看了一眼,看到艾美的背部和肩膀被弯曲了, 棉花种植园的另一个田地工人。

She walked with her head down, moving at a very quick pace.

她低头走来,走得很快.

“Can I get down?”

“我可以下来吗? “

I asked my father.

我问我父亲。

Emmy whipped her head around and gave me a cold look.

艾美把她的头打得满地找牙,给我冷眼相看.

She put her fingers to her pursed lips and kept moving.

她把手指放入她包里并不停地移动。

Suddenly, I realized what was going on.

突然间,我意识到发生了什么。

We were running.

我们在跑步

Momma Momma was sold a few years ago, when I was still too young to work in the fields.

妈妈妈妈几年前被卖了,那时我还太年轻,不能去田地工作.

Mrs.

夫人,请原谅

Winters used to send me to the local inn, where I did cleaning.

温特斯曾经把我送到当地客栈,在那里我做了清洁.

The inn paid me for my work.

客栈付我工作的钱

But I had to take the money right home and give it to Mrs.

但我得把钱直接带回家给太太

Winters.

温特斯

She would count every cent and tell Momma to spank me good if she thought even one penny was missing.

她会数每分钱 并告诉妈妈 打屁股我好 如果她认为连一分钱都没了。

Momma would make it look like she was doing what she was told, but she would just tap me lightly.

妈妈会让事情看起来像是在听话 但她会轻轻拍我

I would yell and cry like it really hurt.

我会大喊大叫 哭得像真的疼一样

That seemed to make Mrs.

这似乎使夫人。

Winters happy.

冬来欢喜.

One night I came home from the inn as usual.

有天晚上,我像往常一样从旅馆回家

It had been a windy day, and a dollar had blown out of my hands.

今天天气好风,一美元从我手中吹出。

Mrs.

夫人,请原谅

Winters noticed the missing money right away.

温特斯立刻注意到了钱的缺失.

She called in the cook and told her to spank me hard.

她叫厨师来 叫她狠狠地打我

The cook didn’t know about Momma’s trick, so she spanked me as hard as she could.

厨师不知道妈妈的把戏,

I yelled and cried for real.

我大叫并哭着求真.

After it was over, I asked the cook where Momma had gone.

结束了之后,我问厨师妈妈去了哪里。

“Well, Mistress Mary’s about grown now.

“玛丽太太现在已经长大了。

I suppose they sold your momma to someone who needed her,” she said.

我想他们把你妈妈卖给一个需要她的人,

I felt like my heart fell down a deep well and landed on the bottom with a cold splash.

我觉得我的心好像从一口深井下倒了下来,并被一股冷水泼到地上.

Daddy’s eyes looked hollow when I got back to our one-room shack.

当我回到单间小屋时,

He only said one thing about Momma being sold: “Someday, we’re going to be free, and we’ll find her.”

他只说妈妈被卖掉的一件事:“总有一天,我们会自由的,我们会找到她。 “

That day of freedom was today.

自由的那一天就是今天。

The Barn “Haul in,” Emmy said.

艾美说,

She pointed across a field at an old sagging barn, and we went inside.

她指向一个老地方,我们进去了

She felt around the floor until she found a trap door.

她在地板上摸来摸去 直到她找到一扇陷阱门

She motioned us all into a small space under the floor.

她把我们都带到地板下的一个小空间里

Everyone had to lie down in order to fit.

每个人都得躺下才能适应

Emmy closed the door behind her and it was silent.

艾美关闭了她身后那扇门,然后就沉默了.

Eventually I leaned toward Daddy.

最后我向爸爸倾斜了

“Do we have to stay here all day?”

“我们是否必须在这里呆上一整天? “

He nodded and put his fingers to his lips.

他点头把手指放在嘴唇上

“Sleep,” he said.

他说,“睡觉,”。

I didn’t think I could sleep.

我无法入睡,

I still felt like I had energy running through all my muscles.

我仍然感觉我的肌肉充满了能量

Soon we would find Momma!

我们很快就会找到妈妈的!

But I kept still.

但我一直没动

Sunlight began to peek through the boards above us.

日光开始从我们上面的板子上偷看

Feet began to thump over our heads.

脚开始撞到我们的头上

I could tell that all of us were scared.

我可以告诉大家,我们都害怕。

No one was sleeping.

没有人睡觉。

We heard the other slaves talking as they worked.

我们听到其他奴隶在工作时说话

Did they know we were here?

他们知道我们在这里吗?

I almost wished that I could peek my head through the trapdoor and whisper, “Come with us!

我几乎希望我能从门上偷看我的头,低声说:“跟我们走!

Come and be free!”

自由吧!”

But I kept silent, and they kept working.

但我保持沉默,他们继续工作

The Gully The hours last a long time when you’re crouched in an uncomfortable position.

古利号 时间会持续很长时间,

But finally, night fell.

但最后夜幕降临了

The noises from the barn had been silent for some time, but still we waited.

谷仓里的噪音已经沉默了一段时间了 但我们还是在等

Finally, Emmy pushed open the door and a gust of the sweetest fresh air in the world came rolling down into that tiny space.

最后,艾美推开门,一阵最甜美的新鲜空气 滚入了那个小空间。

She led us into the woods again, and we all began walking.

她又把我们带入了树林 我们开始走路

I was so happy to be out of that cramped space that I began to run.

我很高兴能走出我开始跑步的狭窄空间

The others started going faster, too.

其他人也开始加快速度。

We came to a dark road and started hopping, skipping, and jumping.

我们来到了一条黑暗的道路 开始跳跳跳跳

Someone in the back even giggled.

后面有人还笑了

We were going to be free!

我们本来要自由的!

I could feel the cold air from the north pouring down toward me and making my legs springy and light.

我能感觉到北方的冷空气 朝我倒下 使我的腿充满春光

Suddenly, I heard sounds that made every inch of my skin feel like ice.

突然间,我听到声音 让我的皮肤感觉像冰.

Hounds!

猎犬!

Someone was coming after us.

有人在追我们

We all looked to Emmy.

我们都在看艾美

“Gully!”

高丽!

she whispered.

她低语了

She went leaping through the trees, and we leaped after her.

她从树上跳过 我们跟着她跳过

We rushed down a steep hill until our legs hit swampy water.

我们冲下一个陡峭的山,直到我们的腿被沼泽水淹没。

It got deeper and deeper.

它越来越深。

It was up to my thighs, then my chest.

那是我的大腿,然后我的胸部。

Daddy pulled me up on his shoulders.

爸爸把我拉到他肩膀上 把我拉起来

It looked like we were in trouble—we couldn’t swim, but Emmy led us toward the opposite shore.

但艾美带领我们走向对岸。

There were stumps sticking out of the water there, and if we stood still, under the pale moonlight our heads would look like more stumps, especially to someone across the swamp.

那边的水里有树桩 如果我们不动 月光下 我们的脑袋会更像树桩 尤其是对沼泽另一边的人来说

We heard the men and hounds come crashing down the gully.

我们听到人和猎犬 撞倒了沟渠。

They came to the edge of the swamp where the water kept the dogs from following our scent.

他们来到了沼泽的边缘 水阻止了狗跟随我们的气味。

The dogs howled and roared like they wanted to charge across the swamp and attack us.

狗吼叫叫叫叫声好像要冲出沼泽攻击我们

Then I heard the sound of a shotgun loading.

然后我听到枪口装弹的声音

The roar of the gun swept across the water and echoed back.

枪声的咆哮横扫了水面,并回放.

It startled me so badly that I made a peep before I could stop it.

它让我惊呆了 在阻止它之前我偷窥了一下

Emmy’s hand swiftly and silently came up and closed over my mouth.

艾美的手迅速而无声地伸出,

The sound of another shot blasted out across the water.

另一发子弹的声音在水中传出

The men were trying to scare us into making noise and showing ourselves.

那些人想吓唬我们制造出噪音和展示自己

After a long time, they turned and led the hounds back up the gully.

经过了很长一段时间后,他们转身并带领猎犬回到了沟里.

We kept still for another half an hour before we dared to creep back out of the swamp.

我们只留了半小时 才敢爬出沼泽

There was no more running or laughing when we got back on the road.

当我们回到路上时,再也没有跑步或取笑了。

The River We passed many days in hidden spaces in the homes and barns of people who helped us along the way.

河边 我们经过了许多天 在隐蔽的空间 在家园和谷仓里 人们帮助我们一路。

We spent many nights walking silently through the woods, cold and hungry.

我们花了许多晚上 默默地走过树林 寒冷而饥饿

We had little food of our own and had to rely on the people who helped us to give us food.

我们自己的食物很少,不得不依靠帮助我们提供食物的人.

Now came the hard part.

现在到了最难的部分。

We had to cross the Ohio River in order to get to freedom.

我们不得不渡过俄亥俄河 才能获得自由

Emmy gathered us in a tight circle.

艾美把我们聚集在一个紧凑的圈子里

“You’re going to have to do something that seems completely wrong,” she whispered.

她悄悄地说,

“You’re going to go up to a white man and let him put you in chains.

" 你会上到一个白人身上,让他把你铐起来。

But he’s going to help you.

但他会帮助你。

You’ll look like his slaves.

你们看起来像他的奴隶。

No one will suspect you when he leads you across the bridge.”

没有人会怀疑你 当他带领你过桥。 “

We met the white man, Mr.

我们遇到了白人,先生。

Avery, just before dawn.

艾弗里,就在黎明前

Emmy wished us luck before she headed south again to find more slaves and lead them to freedom.

艾美祝我们好运,然后她再次去南方寻找更多的奴隶,带领他们走向自由.

Mr.

先生,请问...

Avery took most of our clothes and packed them in a trunk.

Avery拿走了我们大部分的衣服 把它们装入后备箱里

He put us in shackles.

他给我们戴上了枷锁

Daddy looked scared.

爸爸看起来很害怕。

I suddenly wondered if this was all a trick for Mr.

我突然想,这对先生来说是不是个把戏?

Avery to capture runaway slaves.

Avery去抓逃跑的奴隶

I started to cry.

我开始哭。

I hated those chains.

我恨那些链子。

All I could think about was how Momma’s hands and feet would have been in them as they led her away.

我唯一能想到的是妈妈的手和脚是如何被带去的。

“We have to trust him,” Daddy said.

" 我们必须相信他, " 爸爸说。

But his voice didn’t sound so sure.

但他的声音听起来不太肯定。

Mr.

先生,请问...

Avery led us through the streets.

Avery带领我们穿过了街头.

The white people ignored us.

白人无视我们

The black people glanced quickly at us and then looked away.

黑人很快地看着我们,然后就视而不见。

Mr.

先生,请问...

Avery led us onto the bridge.

Avery带我们上桥了

I was crying, because I was still so afraid that he would turn us around and sell us again.

我哭了,因为我仍然害怕他把我们转来转去再卖掉。

But then I felt my feet touch the soft soil on the Ohio side of the river.

但后来我觉得我的脚触摸了俄亥俄河畔的软土.

Somehow, my tired feet could tell that I was free.

不知怎的,我的脚很累 可以说我自由了

Even though I was still in the shackles, I felt the weight of them disappear.

虽然我还在枷锁里,但感觉它们的重量消失了.

“We did it, Daniel,” Daddy said with a shaky voice.

“我们做到了,丹尼尔,”爸爸以摇晃的声音说。

“Someday we’ll go back for her.”

“总有一天我们会回去找她。 “

Frederick Douglass was born into slavery, but escaped and became the publisher of the North Star, an anti- slavery newspaper.

弗雷德里克·道格拉斯生来就沦为奴隶,但逃脱了,并成为了"北极之星"的出版商,"反奴隶"报.

Douglass’s house in Rochester, New York, was one of the last “stations” for hundreds of escaping slaves fleeing to Canada.

道格拉斯在纽约罗彻斯特的住宅是数百名逃到加拿大的奴隶最后的"站"之一.

Levi Coffin was a white anti-slavery activist in Ohio who reported helping an average of 100 escaping slaves a year for 33 years.

莱维·克芬是俄亥俄州一位白人反奴隶制活动家,他报告说平均每年帮助100名逃出奴隶长达33年.

His house, where many slaves hid, rested, were fed, and clothed, is on the National Register of Historic Places.

他所住的房子,许多奴隶躲藏,休息,被给养,被穿衣服,都列在"国家历史地名登记册"上.

Harriet Tubman was a former slave who became known as “Moses” for her 19 trips to the South to help at least 300 escaping slaves flee north.

Harriet Tubman是一位前奴隶,因19次前往南方帮助至少300名逃出奴隶向北逃去而被称作“摩西”。

At one time, a reward of $40,000 was offered for her capture.

曾一度为她被俘获提供4万美元的奖励.

The Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad was a loosely organized network of homes, trails, and people whose goal was to help slaves from southern states flee north to freedom.

地下铁路 地下铁道是一个组织松散的网络,由住宅,小道,以及旨在帮助来自南方各州的奴隶向北逃往自由的人所组成.

After the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, the goal was to get escaping slaves as far north as Canada.

1850年"逃亡奴隶法"颁布后,目标是让奴隶逃到最北到加拿大.

The Fugitive Slave Act allowed slave owners to recapture escaped slaves in the northern free states and take them back to the South.

逃亡奴隶 法案允许奴隶主在北方自由州收复逃脱的奴隶并带回南方.

Hefty fines and jail time were the punishment for anyone who helped escaping slaves.

高额罚款和监禁时间是对任何帮助逃离奴隶的人的惩罚。

After some slaves were freed, they went back south to lead others north to freedom.

在一些奴隶被放出后,他们又回南方去带领其他奴隶去向北方自由.

Glossary activist (n.)

词汇活动家(n.)

a person who works to bring about social or political change (p.

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18) flee (v.)

18) 出逃(五.

to run from something, often from a dangerous situation (p.

以逃避某种事物,往往来自危险的情况(p.

17) fugitive (n.)

17) 逃犯(不详)

a person who is running from something, usually legal authorities (p.

个人逃避某事,通常是法律当局(p.

17) gully (n.)

17) 沟利 (n.

a small valley or trench created by the action of water wearing away land (p.

由水吞噬地而生出的小山谷或壕沟(p.

11) hounds (n.)

11) 猎犬 (n.

members of a group of dogs bred to chase game on the ground (p.

一群狗养成的队员在地上追逐游戏(p.

11) inn (n.)

11) 客栈 (n.

a place where travelers can sleep and eat meals (p.

旅行者可以入睡和吃饭的地方(p.

6) muttered (v.)

6) 哑巴(五.

said quietly under one’s breath (p.

低声自语（短语）

5) network (n.)

5) 网络 (n.

a group of computers or things that are connected to each other (p.

一组互相连接的计算机或东西(p.

17) plantation (n.)

17) 种植园 (n.

a large farm with many workers (p.

一个拥有许多工人的大型农场(p.

5) scent (n.)

5)气味 (n.

a smell, usually a pleasant one (p.

气味,通常为愉快(p.

12) shackles (n.)

12) 枷锁 (n.

a pair of metal loops, usually connected with a chain, that holds together a person’s wrists or ankles (p.

一对金属回路,通常与一条链相接,可以将一个人的手腕或脚踝相接(p.

15) throbbing (v.)

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feeling a repeated, pounding pain (p.

感觉有再三地痛(p.

4) A Famous Place on the Underground Railroad Artist’s rendering: Levi and Catharine Coffin greet escaping slaves at their home in Newport, Indiana.

4)地下铁道艺术家作画上出名的地方:莱维和克塔琳·克芬在印第安纳州纽波特的家中迎接逃离奴隶.

The Coffins are credited with helping thousands of former slaves.

咖啡馆被誉为帮助了上千名前奴隶.

Today, the Levi Coffin House is a National Historic Landmark site and museum.

今天,列维·克芬之家是一个国家历史地标遗址和博物馆.

Children can explore the small upstairs room where the Coffins hid slaves.

孩子们可以去探究Coffins藏有奴隶的小楼上房间.

A bed could be moved to conceal the door.

床可以挪去隐藏门.

They can also see a wagon used to hide slaves on the move.

他们也可以看到一辆用来隐藏行走中的奴隶的马车.