Ambition
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Summer 1862 Chapter One The War Between the States had begun last year.
1862年夏天 第一章 国与国之间的战争去年开始
The North was fighting the South.
北方当时正与南方作战.
Fathers were fighting sons; brothers were fighting each other.
父子相争;兄弟相争.
Sally was thankful as she set the table that her family had not been torn apart by this terrible war.
莎莉在摆桌子时感激她的家人没有被这场可怕的战争撕裂.
Sally could smell the bacon cooking in the kitchen.
莎莉能闻到厨房做培根的味道
She knew that she and her family were lucky.
她知道她和她的家人很幸运
They had enough food to eat.
他们有足够的食物吃。
Other families did not.
其他家庭没有。
The prices for food had gone way up when the war started.
当战争开始时,粮食价格已经上涨了。
Many families had already lost sons and brothers to the war.
许多家庭已经在战争中失去了儿子和兄弟。
Sally was thankful that her father and brother had not gone to fight.
莎莉感谢她的父亲和哥哥没有去打仗.
Sally’s father was a surgeon.
Sally的父亲是外科医生。
He took care of soldiers who were hurt fighting in the war, and Sally’s brother Alexander helped him.
他照顾了在战争中受伤的士兵,而莎莉的弟弟亚历山大帮助他.
Sally wanted to help her father, too.
莎莉也想帮她父亲
She had watched him closely over the years.
这些年来,她一直密切注视着他。
She practiced what she learned by bandaging wounds on her dolls.
她通过在娃娃上被打伤来练习自己学到的.
Now she could help injured animals.
现在她可以帮助受伤的动物。
But her mother discouraged her interest in being a doctor.
但是她母亲却劝阻她做医生的兴趣.
She would say, “I need your help at home.
她说:“我需要你在家里帮忙。
Besides, no man wants a surgeon for a wife.”
而且,没有人想要一个外科医生为妻子。 “
Sally finished setting the table for breakfast.
莎莉把桌子摆好吃早餐了
Her mother brought in the food and put it on the dining table.
她的母亲把食物带入餐桌。
Sally rang a small silver bell to let her father and brother know that breakfast was ready.
莎莉敲了个小银铃让她父亲和弟弟知道早餐已经准备好了.
“Good morning, Sally,” said her father as he walked into the dining room.
她父亲走进餐厅时说:“早安,莎莉”。
He doesn’t look as if he had been up for hours operating, thought Sally.
他似乎没有像他已经做了几个小时的手术,
Her father seemed to love his work even though it was difficult.
她父亲似乎爱他的作品,尽管这很困难.
With the war, his work had him awake at all hours of the day and night.
随着战争的到来,他的工作使他在白天和晚上的每一个小时都醒了.
Father gave Sally a kiss on the forehead before taking his seat at the head of the table.
父亲在坐上桌头前给莎莉一个额头接吻.
“What a lovely breakfast, Virginia,” he said to his wife as he served himself.
“多么可爱的早餐,弗吉尼亚”,他在服侍自己时对妻子说。
Then he passed the eggs to Alexander.
后来他把鸡蛋传给了亚历山大.
“Thank you, Father,” said Alexander, “but I don’t think I can eat this morning.”
“谢谢, 父亲亚历山大说:“但我认为我今天早上不能吃东西。 “
“Are you ill?”
“你生病了吗? “
asked Virginia.
问了弗吉尼亚
Sally saw the worry on her mother’s face.
Sally看到母亲脸上的忧心。
Their neighbors had lost their baby to illness earlier that year, and Sally’s mother feared the worst when someone in their family became ill.
当年早些时候,他们的邻居因病失去了孩子,而莎莉的母亲担心当他们家里有人生病时最糟糕.
“The boy’s not ill, Virginia,” Sally’s father said in a booming voice.
" 弗吉尼亚,男孩没有生病。 " 萨利的父亲用一个繁荣的声音说。
Then he chuckled.
然后他笑了起来。
“I’m afraid our son still cannot stand the sight of an operation,” he said.
“恐怕我们的儿子仍然无法忍受一场行动,”他说。
“He almost fainted early this morning at the field hospital while I was working on a boy’s badly wounded leg.”
" 今天早上,他几乎晕倒在野战医院,当时我正在做一个男孩受了重伤的腿。 “
Alexander got the chance to do what Sally dreamed of doing.
亚历山大得到了做莎莉梦想做的事的机会.
But Alexander wanted to be anything but a surgeon.
但亚历山大除了做外科医生外,什么都想做.
Sally’s anger had risen when she realized that.
萨莉意识到这一点后,她的愤怒就上升了.
It was not fair.
这不公平。
Sally dreamed that one day she would help people as her father did.
莎莉梦到有一天她会像她父亲一样帮助别人.
But she kept that dream a secret.
但她把那个梦保密了
She knew her mother would dig her heels in and say, “No man would want a doctor for a wife and that’s that.”
她知道她母亲会挖出她的脚跟来,并说:"没有男人会想要一个医生来代替妻子,就是这样. “
Chapter Two After breakfast, Sally cleared the table and washed the dishes.
第二章 早餐后,莎莉清理了桌子并洗了盘子.
Then she dusted the books in her father’s study.
然后她把书放在她父亲的书房里。
She knew all his books by heart.
她全心全意地知道他的书
When she was young, her father let her look at the pictures of the human body.
年轻时她的父亲让她看人体的照片.
He taught her the names of all the bones and organs.
他教她所有骨骼和器官的名字.
As Sally got older, her free time was spent sneaking into the study to read his books again and again.
随着莎莉年长了,她的空闲时间被花在了潜入书房去反复阅读他的书.
She hoped that one day she could persuade her parents to let her help at the field hospital.
她希望有一天她能够说服她的父母让她在野外医院帮忙.
She just had to think of a way to do it, otherwise her life’s ambition might have to remain a dream.
她只好想出一个办法, 否则她一生的野心就只能是梦想了。
Sally had been secretly watching her father do operations.
莎莉一直偷偷看着她父亲做手术
She hid so he would not know she was there.
她藏起来了 这样他就不会知道她在那里了
At first, the sight of blood had upset her.
起初,血的出现让她心烦意乱.
But she reminded herself that her father was saving a life.
但她提醒自己,她的父亲在拯救生命.
Being able to save someone’s life seemed noble to Sally.
对莎莉来说,
Sally watched her father’s operations from her secret hiding place in a closet.
Sally从她藏在衣柜里的秘密藏身处观看了父亲的手术.
She snuck away from her chores every chance she got.
她一有机会就溜走
She feared getting caught sneaking around.
她害怕被人抓到偷偷摸摸的
She did not want to upset her mother.
她不想让她妈妈难过。
She wanted to respect her wishes, but becoming a doctor was important to Sally.
她想尊重自己的愿望,但成为一名医生对莎莉很重要.
When the day came for Sally to persuade her parents, Sally wanted to be ready for it.
当莎莉要说服她父母的那一天到来时,莎莉想做好准备.
Sally continued watching her father, and wrote down what she saw him do in a secret notebook that she kept hidden under her bed.
莎莉继续看着她的父亲,并记下了她看见他用她一直藏在床下的秘密笔记本做的.
Chapter Three One afternoon, Sally was alone at home doing the laundry.
第三章 一天下午 莎莉独自在家洗衣服
Her mother was at the home of a neighbor, helping other women make bandages from old sheets.
她的母亲在一个邻居家里,帮助其他妇女用旧床单做绷带.
Sally heard cannon shots in the distance.
萨利听到远处有炮声.
Another battle, she thought.
她想再打一场
More wounded soldiers.
更多伤兵.
She pictured her father and brother working at the field hospital, tending to the wounded soldiers.
她想象她的父亲和兄弟在野战医院工作,照顾受伤的士兵。
Sally gathered up the clean, wet clothes from the laundry tub to take them outside to the clothesline.
莎莉从洗衣浴中把干净的湿衣服收集起来,带到外边去取衣绳.
The clothes were piled so high in her arms that she did not see the soldier coming toward her.
衣服被高高地堆在她怀里,她没有看到士兵朝她走来。
She nearly jumped out of her skin when he called to her.
当他打电话给她时 她几乎跳出她的皮肤。
Startled, she dropped the clean laundry on the ground.
吓一跳 她把干净的洗衣服扔在地上
The soldier was wounded, but the cut was not too deep.
士兵被打伤,但伤口没有太深.
Sally saw that blood was soaking through the sleeve on the soldier’s uniform.
萨利看到士兵制服上袖子上流出血来。
She ripped one of the sheets and wrapped it tightly around his wound to stop the bleeding.
她撕开一张床单,紧紧地把它包裹在他的伤口上以止血.
“Please, could you help my friend John,” begged the soldier.
“请帮助我的朋友约翰,”这名士兵恳求。
“He got shot in the leg.”
“他被击中了腿部。 “
Sally ran into the house and grabbed her father’s spare medical bag.
Sally跑到屋里抢了父亲的备用医疗袋。
She took the ripped sheet and got some water from the well, then followed the soldier down the road.
她拿着被撕开的床单从井里取出一些水来,然后跟着士兵走下路来。
As they hurried along, the soldier introduced himself.
当他们匆匆赶来时,士兵自我介绍。
His name was George, and he was not much older than Sally.
他的名字叫乔治,他没有比莎莉大很多.
George’s friend was not far away.
乔治的朋友并不遥远。
John was sitting against a tree, his leg bleeding badly.
约翰坐在一棵树上 他的腿出血严重
Sally gave the boy some water, then turned to treat his wound.
莎莉给了他一些水,然后转身去治疗他的伤口.
She washed away his blood with the water, but the blood swiftly covered the wound again.
她用水把他的血冲走,但血很快地又将伤口盖住.
She saw enough to know that a lead bullet was not very deep in his leg.
她看到足够知道一发铅弹在他腿上不是很深.
Sally tore a bandage from the sheet, then took the forceps from her father’s bag.
Sally从床单上撕开绷带,
She gripped the end of the bullet with the forceps and pulled it from John’s leg.
她用强力压住子弹末端,
Next, Sally quickly wrapped the bandage tightly around the wound to stop the bleeding.
接下来,莎莉迅速将绷带紧地包裹在伤口上以止血.
The pressure from the bandage would keep him from losing too much blood and becoming unconscious.
绷带的压力会防止他失血过多而失去知觉.
Once Sally was sure the bleeding had slowed, she would have to take the boy to her father.
一旦莎莉确定出血减慢了 她就得带孩子去找她父亲
George watched Sally work.
乔治看莎莉的工作。
“You bandaged his leg as well as a doctor would have,” he said, impressed with Sally’s skill.
" 你给他的腿打上绷带,还有医生, " 他说,对莎莉的技巧印象深刻。
“Where did you learn to do that?”
“你在哪里学的? “
“My father is a surgeon,” said Sally.
Sally说:“我父亲是外科医生。”
“He must be very proud of you,” said George.
乔治说:“他一定为你感到非常骄傲。”
Sally hoped so, but she knew her mother would be angry if she found Sally covered in blood, wrapping bandages around men’s legs.
莎莉希望如此,但她知道她的母亲会生气,如果她发现莎莉被鲜血所覆盖,将绷带包裹在男人的腿上.
Sally was so lost in thought and so focused on her work that she did not hear her father and brother as they came up behind her.
莎莉在思索中迷路了,专心于她的工作,以至于她没有听到她的父亲和兄弟在她身后出现.
“You did a good job with that bandage, Sally,” said her father.
她的父亲说,“你用绷带做的很好。”
“Better than I could do,” admitted Alexander.
“比我做得更好”,亚历山大承认。
Sally appreciated the praise.
莎莉很欣赏你的赞美
Then she saw her mother walking toward them.
然后她看见她母亲走向他们
Chapter Four “What is going on here?”
第四章 国家 “这是怎么回事? “
Sally’s mother demanded.
萨莉的母亲要求.
“Sally!
“萨利!
Are you hurt?”
你受伤了吗? “
“It looks like we have another doctor in the family,” explained Sally’s father.
Sally的父亲解释道,
Virginia’s face turned sour.
弗吉尼亚脸色变酸.
“Look at your dress.
“看看你的裙子。
It’s filthy!”
这是肮脏的!
“Maybe Sally can help you at the field hospital instead of me,” suggested Alexander.
“也许莎莉可以在野战医院帮助你,
“I need Sally at home,” Sally’s mother insisted.
“我需要萨莉在家”,
“She has chores to do.”
“她还有活要做。 “
“Mother,” Sally began tentatively, “I have been secretly watching Father work for years.
“母亲”萨利起初是暂时的,“多年来我一直秘密地看父亲的工作。
I know what to do and what would be expected of me.
我知道该做什么 以及期待我做什么
I have dreamed of being a surgeon.
我梦想成为一名外科医生
Please let me help Father.”
请让我帮助父亲。 “
Sally watched as a range of emotions raced across both her parents’ faces—fear, anger at having been deceived, and even a bit of pride.
莎莉看着一系列的情绪在她父母的相貌上奔跑——害怕被欺骗而愤怒,甚至有些自负.
“I don’t know, Sally,” Virginia said as she started to walk toward the house.
“我不知道, 莎莉,”弗吉尼亚说,
Sally’s father invited the young soldiers to the house so he could check their wounds.
Sally的父亲邀请了年轻士兵到家里检查他们的伤口。
Once that was done, Virginia offered to cook a meal for all of them.
完成后,弗吉尼亚主动提出为所有人做一顿饭.
Sally helped her mother prepare and serve the food.
莎莉帮助她的母亲准备并服务食物.
They even served a pie for dessert.
他们甚至给甜点送了个派
The men were grateful for the home-cooked meal as well as to Sally for bandaging their wounds.
男人们感谢家用餐 感谢莎莉把伤口绑了起来
After saying their thanks and goodbyes, they left to rejoin their troop.
在表示感谢和告别后,他们离开去重新加入部队.
“I’ll clear the table,” offered Alexander, eager to stay away from the field hospital.
亚历山大急于远离野战医院。
“Sally, would you like to come to the field hospital with me?”
“萨利,你想和我一起去野外医院吗? “
asked her father.
问她父亲。
Sally looked to her mother.
莎莉看着她的母亲。
Virginia’s expression said everything.
Virginia的言论说出了一切。
She was not pleased, but she loved her daughter too much to build a fence around her dream.
她并不高兴,但是她太爱她的女儿,无法在她梦中筑起围栏.
Sally gave her mother another long look, and then said yes to her father.
莎莉又给她母亲长相看一眼,然后对父亲答应了.
Sally’s mother helped her find suitable clothes for her new work.
Sally的母亲帮助她找到适合她新工作的衣服.
She ended up wearing some of Alexander’s clothes.
她最后穿着亚历山大的一些衣服.
There were changes going on in their country, and changes at home as well.
他们的国家正在发生变化,国内也发生了变化。