Chick-a-Dude
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents An Unexpected Guest.
目录 意外嘉宾。
4 Welcome to Our Home.
4 欢迎来到我们的家。
7 Wearing Out His Welcome.
7号 穿出他的欢迎。
10 A Home of His Own.
10 自己家园。
12 Glossary.
12 词汇表。
14 An Unexpected Guest Ffffffft.
14 意外来宾Ffffft。
Christine’s mom struck the match and lit the kiln as the potters circled the furnace.
Christine的妈妈在锅炉上盘旋时,
They pictured the freshly sculpted beads, bowls, mugs, and vases waiting to bake on the kiln shelf at 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
他们描绘出新出土的雕花珠,碗,杯子等花瓶等于2000华氏度的窑架上烘烤.
They imagined how the glaze would make each earthenware piece come alive in brilliant, shiny colors.
他们想象出光泽会如何让每块地器 以闪亮的颜色活着
Since second grade, Christine Brice came to her mom’s pottery studio on Fridays after school.
自二年级起,克莉丝汀·布里斯(Christine Brice)在放学后于星期五来到她母亲的陶器工作室.
Christine’s mom created unique clay beads for jewelry, but Christine was more interested in the potter’s wheel.
Christine的母亲为珠宝创造了独特的粘土珠,但Christine对陶器的轮子更感兴趣.
So she learned to sculpt pottery from her mom’s friend and business partner, Mrs.
因此她从她母亲的朋友和生意伙伴"夫人"那里学会了雕塑陶器.
Rodriguez, who created earthenware bowls on a potter’s wheel.
罗德里格兹在锅炉的轮子上创造了地器碗.
Her mom said apprenticing under an expert was one of the best ways to learn a craft.
她妈妈说,在一位专家的带领下安抚是学习工艺品的最好方法之一.
“Your vases are so unique, Christine,” cooed Mrs.
“你的花瓶太独特了,克莉丝汀。”
Rodriguez, wiping her clay-covered hands with a towel.
罗德里格兹 用毛巾擦擦她粘土的手
“I bet they sell out at the craft fair.”
“我敢打赌,他们在工艺展上卖出。 “
“I’m just excited they’re considered good enough to be entered in the community-wide fair!”
我感到兴奋的是,
squealed Christine.
尖叫克莉丝汀。
“Shhhh!
“嘘!
Do you hear that sound?”
你听到了吗? “
interrupted Mrs.
打断了夫人
Brice.
布莱斯
The potters froze everything except their eyes, which shot up to the rafters.
锅匠们冻结了除眼睛以外的一切, 眼睛射向了木筏。
Chirp, chirp, chirp.
Chi, chi也.
“Well, I’ll be!”
「我会的!
exclaimed Mrs.
赞叹夫人.
Rodriguez.
罗德里格兹
A baby robin struggled out of a dark corner.
一个孩子在黑暗角落挣扎着
Scritch scratch.
斯克赖克.
Scritch scratch.
斯克赖克.
The chick walked shakily along the rafters—unaware that its life was in danger not only from the increasing heat, but also from an accidental tumble to the wooden planks below.
这只小鸡在木筏上走来走去,
“It’s too late to turn off the kiln!”
“关闭窑已经太迟了!
panicked Mrs.
惊慌失措,夫人。
Brice.
布莱斯
“That chick will roast up there!”
"那小鸡会在那里被烤焦! “
“Ladies, we’ve got to rescue that little fella!”
"女士们,我们必须救出那个小家伙!"
the enormous ladder while carrying an empty box.
巨大的梯子,同时携带一个空箱。
She managed to coax the chick toward the box with chirping noises.
她设法用鸣叫声把小鸡逼向盒子
The potters gathered around when she and the chick safely reached the ground.
当她和小鸡安全地到达地上时,陶工们聚集了周围.
“Well, chick,” said Mrs.
"嗯,小鸡," 夫人说:
Brice, “we saved you from roasting like a marshmallow, but now what?”
Brice, “我们让你免于被烤成棉花糖, “
Welcome to Our Home Smiling broadly, Christine rolled into the house holding the box on her lap.
欢迎来到我们的家园 笑一笑,克莉丝汀滚入她腿上拿着盒子的房子.
“What’s in the box?”
“盒子里有什么? “
asked Mr.
问:
Brice, his curiosity piqued, knowing the fired pottery wouldn’t be ready until the next day.
Brice, 他的好奇心充斥着,
That was what typically made his daughter smile like a Cheshire cat.
这就是他女儿的笑容 像一只切希尔猫
“Yeah, what’s in the box?”
“是的,盒子里有什么? “
echoed Christine’s brother, Rick.
与克莉丝汀的哥哥里克一样,
The chick answered the question for both of them with a chirp like a high-pitched whistle.
小鸡用像高音哨子一样的鸣叫来回答两人的问题.
Christine spoke a mile a minute as she described the rescue and how they waited for the mama bird to return.
克莉丝汀每分钟说一英里 她描述了营救情况 他们如何等待母鸟回来
She explained how they waited and waited, but the chick’s mother failed to appear, so Christine volunteered to care for the chick until it was strong enough to fly.
她解释了她们是如何等待和等待的,但小鸡的母亲没有出现,于是克莉丝汀自愿照顾小鸡,直到它足够强大能飞.
“Rick, would you grab the aquarium from the attic?
“里克,你能从阁楼拿下水族馆吗?
I think it will be perfect,” said Christine.
我认为这将是完美的,“克里斯蒂娜说。
As Rick flew out of the kitchen, Misty entered.
当瑞克飞出厨房时,米斯蒂进入了厨房.
She slowly headed to the box—ears perked, tail stiff, hair up.
她慢慢地走到盒子去 耳朵被挖出 尾巴僵硬 有发型
Her nose twitched as rapidly as a hummingbird’s wings—furiously sniffing the chick she couldn’t see.
她的鼻子像蜂鸟的翅膀一样快地抽搐了,
Then she broke into a deep and angry bark.
然后她冲入了深而愤怒的树叫.
“Uh-oh,” said Christine, grabbing Misty’s collar just in time.
Christine说, " Uh-oh, " 抓住了Misty的领子。
Misty obeyed commands most of the time, however, the temptation appeared to be too much for her training.
然而,迷雾在大部分时间里服从命令,但这种诱惑似乎对她的训练来说太过分了.
She struggled against Christine’s grip as Mrs.
她以夫人的身份与克莉丝汀的牵制斗争.
Brice and Rick transferred the chick from the box to the aquarium.
布莱斯和瑞克把小鸡从盒子里转移到了水族馆.
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
Brice cleared a high shelf in the kitchen for the chick’s aquarium—safe from their 110-pound bounding Labrador retriever, Misty.
Brice在厨房为小鸡的水族馆清理了高架,
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
Brice lined the aquarium with newspaper, placed a shallow dish of water in the corner, and folded one of Rick’s soccer socks into a cozy nest.
Brice用报纸给水族馆排线,在角落放入一盘浅水,把Rick的一双足球袜子折成舒适的巢穴.
When Rick asked what robin chicks eat, Mr.
瑞克问Robin小鸡吃什么时 先生
Brice grabbed a plastic cup and headed to the garage for shovels and flashlights.
布莱斯抓住了塑料杯并去车库取铲子和手电筒.
“Worms,” he called over his shoulder.
" 虫子, " 他肩上呼唤。
“Let’s get digging, gang!”
「我们去挖吧,
“Chirp, chirp, chirp!”
"鸣叫,鸣叫,鸣叫!"
Christine squeaked as she dropped worms into the chick’s gaping beak after her family’s garden-digging adventure.
克莉丝汀在她家的园林探索历险之后,
She then helped her parents prepare the family’s dinner.
然后她帮助她的父母准备了家里的晚餐。
After their own stomachs were full, the Brices watched the chick gobble up more worms, then they all headed to bed.
在他们自己的肚子满了之后,布里斯人看着小鸡爬上更多的蠕虫,然后他们都去睡觉了.
Before crawling under the covers with her novel, Christine went online using her computer and Web browser and learned that in addition to worms, robins eat berries and fruits, such as grapes, cherries, and tomatoes.
在用她的小说爬入被子下前,克莉丝汀使用她的电脑和Web浏览器上线,并得知除了蠕虫外,罗宾斯还吃浆果和水果,如葡萄,樱桃和番茄.
At breakfast, Christine mimicked a mama bird by “chirp, chirp, chirping” as she dropped worms and grape halves into the chick’s waiting beak.
在早餐时,克莉丝汀用"鸡叫"(chirp, herp, chirping)来模仿一只母鸟,当她把蠕虫和葡萄倒入了小鸡的候鸟喙中。
Over buckwheat waffles and strawberries, the family voted to name the chick Chick-a-Dude because, as Rick commented, “He looks like a cool dude when he sticks out his chest.”
因为,正如Rick所评论的那样,“他像一个酷哥,当他伸出胸膛时。 “
Wearing Out His Welcome All morning, Chick-a-Dude looked to the nearest person for food whenever he heard, “Chirp, chirp, chirp.”
穿出他的欢迎 整个早上,Chick-a-Dude一听到他的声音,就向最近的人们寻找食物,“Chirp, Chirp, Chirp, Chirp. “
Everyone enjoyed the fluffy chick—everyone, that is, except Misty, whose stress level had not decreased since the Brices took Chick-a-Dude into their home.
每个人都喜欢这个花花公子,除了米斯蒂之外,她的压力没有降低,因为布莱斯人把小鸡带到家里。
That afternoon, while Christine wrote invitations in her bedroom for her upcoming birthday party, Misty sat beneath Chick-a-Dude’s aquarium in the kitchen and stared at the unwelcome houseguest.
当天下午,当克莉丝汀在卧室里为即将到来的生日会写出邀请函时,米斯蒂坐在厨房Chick-a-Dude的水族馆下方并观看了不受欢迎的客房客.
“WOOF!
“呜!
WOOF!”
呜!"
A terrified Chick-a-Dude sprung into the air as though lifted like a puppet by a string and landed—plonk!
一个被吓坏了的奇克-阿-杜德从空中涌出,仿佛像被绳子抬起的傀儡一样,然后就降落了!
—in an empty stew pot on the stovetop.
在炉顶上的一个空的炖锅里
Christine heard the commotion and raced to the kitchen.
克莉丝汀听到骚动并跑去厨房.
“I think we need to get you to a safer place,” she told Chick-a-Dude, “and give you your territory back,” she told Misty.
她告诉了Misty。 她对Chick-a-Dude说,
A Home of His Own “You must be Christine and Chick-a-Dude,” guessed a woman named Kay as they entered the yard gate.
“你一定是克莉丝汀和Chick-a-Dude”,
“We spoke on the phone.
“我们通过电话交谈。
I’m so glad you found us on the Internet.”
我很高兴你在网上找到我们。 “
“My mom drove me right over after we spoke.”
我妈妈开车送我过去, “
“You did the right thing by bringing Chick-a- Dude to the Wildlife Rescue Center,” said Kay.
Kay说,“你把Chick-a-Dude带到野生动物救援中心,这样做是正确的。
“Hundreds of species of injured or orphaned wildlife—mammals, birds, and reptiles—come through these doors, and our staff is trained to provide the best possible care for all of them.”
" 无数受伤害或成为孤儿的野生动物——哺乳动物、鸟类和爬行动物——从这些门进来,我们的工作人员受过培训,能够为所有人提供尽可能最好的照顾。 “
Kay went on to explain that a veterinarian would examine Chick-a-Dude.
凯继续解释兽医会检查小鸡狗
Then, because Chick-a-Dude already had his flight feathers, he’d stay in the flight cage where he’d practice flying with other rescued birds.
因为Chick-a-Dude已经拥有了飞行羽毛,
He’d be fed every 30 minutes by hand—food and vitamins.
他每30分钟就吃一餐,
After two or three weeks of all this nurturing, he’d be released into the wild near other robins where he should thrive.
经过两三个礼拜的培育后,
“What a relief!”
“多么宽慰!”
said Christine, scooping pasta onto everyone’s plate that evening.
Christine说,当晚把面条塞到每个人的盘子上。
“Chick-a- Dude’s going to be A-Okay.”
" 花花公子会好起来的。 “
“That chick was totally cool,” added Rick.
“那个小鸡完全很酷”,Rick也补充说。
“I’ll miss the little guy’s ‘chirp, chirp, chirping’.”
" 我会怀念这个小家伙的"发作,发作,发作". “
“Grrrrrr WOOF!”
"呜呜!"
Misty growled as she slept curled up on her pillow.
当她睡在枕头上时 迷雾会长起
“Misty won’t,” giggled Mrs.
“Misty不会,
Brice.
布莱斯