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美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents One Boring Saturday.
内容表 1 无聊的星期六。
4 The Loft.
4"龙卷风".
6 Benjamin’s Bathtub.
6 Benjamin的浴缸。
8 Under the Cowboy’s Hat.
8 在牛仔帽下.
11 The Creature from Copernicus Crater.
11 从哥白尼克赖特。
15 Great-Grandpa George.
(原始内容存档于2017-10-12). Grand-Grandpa George.
21 Glossary.
21 词汇表。
24 One Boring Saturday Raindrops splattered the asphalt like a million exploding firecrackers.
24 一个无聊的星期六雨滴像一百万起爆竹一样溅出沥青。
Miguel lined up toothpicks in the shape of a rocket ship on the counter.
米格尔在柜台上用火箭船的形状排出牙签.
Working at his family’s sandwich shop was not Miguel’s idea of an exciting Saturday afternoon.
Miguel在家中的三明治店工作,
Neither was doing homework.
也没有做功课。
He had an essay due on Monday, and, of course, he hadn’t even started!
他的论文应于星期一提交,
Reading is an Adventure by Miguel Ventura Reading is truly an adventure.
阅读是米格尔·文图拉的"冒险" 阅读确实是一场冒险
Biographies can teach us unusual things about peoples’ lives.
生理学可以教我们关于人民生活的不寻常的东西。
Westerns are full of rootin’ tootin’ cowboys and cowgirls.
西方人充斥着自来自来自来自来自来自去的牛仔和女牛仔。
And science fiction can bring us face-to-face with scary, out-of-this world creatures!
科幻小说可以让我们面对 可怕的世界外生物!
“It’s slow now,” Miguel’s mom said.
Miguel的母亲说,
“Go start your essay.”
“请开始你的作文。 “
“It’s too hard.”
“这太难了。 “
Miguel munched the last pickle from the jar.
米格尔从罐子上取出最后的泡菜
“I can’t write an essay about ‘Reading Is an Adventure’.”
“我不能写一篇关于`阅读是一种冒险'的文章。 “
“That doesn’t sound so bad,” Miguel’s mom said.
Miguel的母亲说,
“It does to me.”
“这对我很重要。 “
“Peel these,” she slid a box of cucumbers over to him, “or start your essay.”
她把一盒黄瓜塞给他, “
Not much of a choice, Miguel thought.
Miguel认为选择不多
“Fine, I’ll do the essay.”
“好吧,我做散文。 “
He dragged himself to the back room and plopped down on a box.
他把自己拖到后室,并被一个盒子压倒.
He stared at the lines on his paper.
他盯着报纸上的台词
His mind was empty, like the pickle jar.
他的头脑是空的, 像腌菜罐。
How could reading be an adventure?
阅读怎么会是冒险?
The Loft A tall, red ladder stood along the wall and Miguel wandered over to it.
龙卷风 一个高高的红色梯子站在墙上,米格尔徘徊在墙上.
Miguel’s mom used the ladder to reach the high boxes in the storage room.
Miguel的母亲用梯子到达储藏室的高箱.
The ladder was so old that strips of red paint peeled off the wooden rungs.
梯子太老了 红漆条从木头上剥去
Miguel put his foot on the first rung and looked up—a loft he’d never noticed!
Miguel把脚放在第一跑道上,
Miguel tugged himself quickly up the ladder.
米格尔迅速拉上梯子
Crack!
崩溃!
The topmost rung snapped.
最顶端的跑道断了
Miguel began to slide.
米格尔开始滑倒.
His heart raced.
他的心在跑动。
Red paint chips fluttered down onto his hair like confetti.
红色的油漆芯片像粉丝一样倒在他的头发上
Miguel caught his foot on a rung and pushed off hard, leaping up into the loft.
米格尔抓住了脚踩到跑道上并用力地推下,跃入了阁楼.
He made it!
他来了!
Miguel found dusty boxes stacked to the ceiling, old magazines and newspapers littering the ground, and a sagging, purple couch.
米格尔发现堆放在天花板上的灰尘盒,旧的杂志和报纸在地上乱扔,还发现一个下沉的紫色沙发.
Old posters plastered the walls—posters that even in their faded condition, screamed with color and interesting designs.
旧的海报给墙上贴上石膏 -- -- 海报即使已经淡出,也用颜色和有趣的设计来尖叫。
One read The Great Gallardo!
一个读"伟大的伽拉多"!
It showed a hooded figure beneath an arch of shooting stars.
它显示一个被罩住的人物 在一拱射出恒星下。
A glittery black chest with a lock fit snugly up against the couch.
一个闪闪发光的黑色胸口 有锁 紧贴在沙发上
Tiny pictures carved into the wood seemed to dance across the lid—ships sailed, horses trotted, and stars twinkled.
被刻入木头的细小相片似乎会跳过船盖-出海相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去
Miguel looked down at his feet and found an old skeleton key.
米格尔向下看他的脚,并发现了一把旧骨架钥匙.
Its shape and shine had almost worn away, but a golden letter G still beamed through its dullness.
它的外形和发光几乎已经磨损了,但是一个金色的字母G仍然通过它的沉闷而被束起.
Miguel kneeled next to the chest.
米格尔跪在了胸部旁边.
He cleared cobwebs from the keyhole and turned the key in the lock.
他从钥匙孔里清除出蜘蛛网,把锁里的钥匙翻了.
It clicked!
它点击了!
Benjamin’s Bathtub Miguel lifted the lid to the old chest, hoping to find gold coins, jewels, or swords inside.
本杰明的"Bathtub Miguel"将盖子抬到旧胸口,希望在里面找到金币,珠宝或剑.
He peeked inside, and his heart sank.
他偷看里面,心脏也沉了
The chest was full, not with treasure, but with books.
胸口已满,不是用宝来取取,而用书来取取取.
“Who would keep old books in such a cool trunk?”
“谁会把旧书放在这么酷的箱子里? “
he asked himself, picking up a thick, black book with fancy lettering: The Story of Benjamin Franklin.
他问自己,拿起一本厚厚的黑书 上面写着: 本杰明·富兰克林的故事.
“Ugh,” he muttered, “a boring biography.”
他轻轻地说:“一部无聊的传记。 “
He tried to put the book back, but for some reason he felt he had to open it.
他试图将这本书放回原处,但由于某种原因,他觉得必须打开这本书.
He focused on the words, Chapter Eight: Benjamin’s Bathtub, when his mom’s voice distracted him.
他专注于这些词,第八章:本杰明的"浴缸",当时他母亲的声音让他分心了.
“Miguel, what are you doing?”
“米古尔,你在做什么? “
she called out from the diner’s front counter.
她从餐厅的柜台打电话来。
“Reading.”
“阅读。 “
“Really?”
“真的吗? “
his mom asked.
他妈妈问。
“Yeah, really.”
“真的, “
He glanced back down at the words: During the American Revolution.
他回头看这些话: 美国革命期间.
but they became strangely fuzzy and danced around on the page.
但他们变得奇怪 模糊和跳舞 在页面上。
Miguel squeezed his eyes shut.
米格尔闭上了眼睛
His balance shifted, as if the floor moved beneath him.
他的平衡发生了变化,好像地板在他下面移动了。
Salty air stung his eyes and tingled his tongue.
咸出出出出出出相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相
Miguel no longer smelled the dusty, old loft.
米格尔不再闻起尘埃相去来,老相去去去.
“I’m an old man of seventy,” a man’s voice called out, “on a perilous journey to France.”
" 我是一个70多岁的老人, " 一个人的声音喊道, " 在去法国的一次危险的旅程中。 “
Miguel opened his eyes to find himself aboard a ship on the ocean, sitting on a wooden lid that covered a.
米格尔睁开眼睛,发现自己在一艘船上,坐在一个覆盖了a的木盖上.
a bathtub!
一个浴缸!
One end of the lid was open, and out popped an old man’s head.
盖子的一端是开着的,
“Temple, my grandson, America shall be free!”
“我的孙子,美国将获得自由!”
The man looked directly at Miguel.
那个人直接看着米格尔.
An image of a face on an old half-dollar that he had gotten from his own grandpa flashed before Miguel.
一张他从外公那里得到的一张半美元老相片 在米格尔面前闪过
This was Benjamin Franklin!
这是本杰明·富兰克林!
Miguel had been transported into the biography he had flipped open, and now Ben Franklin thought Miguel was his grandson, Temple!
米格尔被运入他翻开的传记,现在本·富兰克林认为米格尔是他孙子"坦普尔"!
“Ah, I do wish I were in fair health like you,” Ben said.
“哦,我的确希望我像你一样健康。”
“Then I could make my daily swim at sea.
“然后,我可以每天在海上游泳。
Now I must resort to these baths to soothe my aching joints.”
现在,我必须使用这些浴缸来舒缓我的痛关节。 “
Miguel tried not to giggle—biographies could reveal intimate details about a person.
Miguel试图不笑 -- -- 书画可以揭示一个人的隐私细节。
Miguel remembered learning that Ben Franklin traveled to France to ask for help in America’s fight against the British.
米格尔记得得知本·富兰克林去法国寻求美国对英作战的帮助.
He couldn’t imagine that Franklin actually brought along a bathtub!
他无法想象富兰克林真的带了浴缸!
“I have so many questions,” Miguel started.
米格尔首先说,“我有许多问题”。
But before he could finish, Ben Franklin’s face blurred.
但还没结束,本·富兰克林的脸就模糊了.
Miguel shut his eyes and held his breath.
米格尔闭上了眼睛,屏住呼吸.
The dusty smell of the loft once again tickled his nose.
楼阁出尘出香再作痒相.
He was back.
他回来了
Under the Cowboy’s Hat Miguel shut the biography and put it back in the chest.
在牛仔帽Miguel下,
How could that have happened?
怎么会这样?
he thought.
他认为。
Maybe reading biographies isn’ t so boring after all.
或许阅读传记并不无聊。
A leather-bound book titled Riding Roundups sat in the row next to the Ben Franklin biography.
本·富兰克林传记的旁边排着一本皮书,书名是《骑马围捕》。
“Must be a western,” Miguel said, looking at the cowboys on the cover.
Miguel说,“一定是个西部人。”
He opened the book and read.
他打开书并阅读.
Just as Miguel turned the page to Chapter Five: Under the Cowboy’ s Hat, the words flipped upside down and backward.
Miguel将这一页翻到第五章:牛仔帽下,
Miguel covered his eyes with his hands.
米格尔用手遮住他的眼睛.
A strong wind that blew against his cheeks brought with it the smell of sweet sagebrush —and stinky cow manure.
强烈的风吹向了他的脸颊,带来了甜味的圣草笔的气味——和臭臭的牛粪.
Miguel was on the prairie, surrounded by a dozen cowboys and hundreds of longhorn cattle.
米格尔在草原上,被一打牛仔和数百头长角牛所包围.
“Lasso those horns!”
"把角拉开"
a cowboy shouted at him from behind.
一个牛仔从后面朝他叫喊
A rope trembled in Miguel’s hands as he realized he’d become a cowboy in the Old West.
Miguel意识到自己会成为老西方的牛仔,
Before Miguel could take a breath, the cowboy slipped out his rope, flew past Miguel, lassoed the bull’s horns, and circled his stallion around a tree.
在米格尔喘口气之前,牛仔从绳子上滑出,飞过米格尔,拉起牛角,并围绕一棵树盘旋他的马匹.
Miguel stared in awe.
米格尔非常敬畏
“Cowboy Max,” one of the other cowhands shouted, “is still as quick as lightning!”
「牛仔麦克斯」,
Cowboy Max could ride the roundups and knew the wildest tricks of all!
牛仔麦克斯可以骑 围观,并知道 最疯狂的把戏!
“Get a move on, Greenie,” Cowboy Max said, nodding his head toward Miguel.
“Greenie,”牛仔Max说,
Miguel remembered that cowhands in the Old West drove longhorn cattle up trails from Texas to Kansas.
米格尔回忆起"老西部"的牛掌将长角牛从德克萨斯州开到堪萨斯州.
Being called a “greenie” must mean that he didn’t know what he was doing.
被叫作"绿地"(Greenie)一定意味着他不知道自己在做什么。
Boy, are they right!
他们说得对!
he thought.
他认为。
Back at camp the smell of coffee and smoked meat hung in the air.
回到营地,咖啡和熏肉的味道被吊在空中。
Miguel watched the men sitting near the fire playing poker and telling stories.
米格尔看着坐在火附近的人玩扑克并讲故事.
Cowboy Max removed his black hat and out fell a long gray braid tied with a red ribbon.
牛仔麦克斯取出黑色帽子,出道后倒下一条被红色丝带捆绑的长灰色辫子.
Miguel’s mouth dropped.
Miguel的口才倒地了。
Cowboy Max was a lady!
牛仔麦克斯是个女人!
She smiled at Miguel.
她对米格尔微笑.
“Sorry, Greenie, thought you knew.”
"对不起,格林,以为你知道。 “
He shook his head.
他摇头了
“They call you Cowboy Max.”
“他们叫你牛仔麦克斯。”
“It’s short for Maxine,” she said.
她表示,
“Some people don’t like women who wear breeches and speak up for themselves.”
" 有些人不喜欢穿胸罩为自己说话的妇女。 “
“You still ride?”
" 你还在骑? “
“You bet,” said Maxine.
Maxine说:“你打赌,”
“I’m my happiest when I’m with my herd.”
我最开心的是, “
“You’re brave,” said Miguel.
Miguel说, " 你勇敢 " 。
“Just lucky,” she said.
她说,“只是幸运。”
“I get treated fairly in these parts.
“我在这些地方受到公平对待。
A lot of women ranchers don’t.”
许多女性牧场主没有。 “
Miguel had many questions, but the stars began to blur.
米格尔有许多问题,但星星开始模糊.
He felt dizzy, so he shut his eyes.
他觉得头晕,所以闭上了眼睛。
In an instant, Miguel found himself back at the loft.
在一瞬间,米格尔发现自己回到了阁楼.
The Creature from Copernicus Crater Miguel sat down on the floor.
来自哥白尼克赖特·米格尔的克赖特人坐在地上.
Life was tough on the prairie, especially for women.
草原上的生活很艰难,特别是女人。
He never imagined westerns were so interesting!
他从未想象过西方人这么有趣!
It was getting late, but Miguel had to try one more book.
已经很晚了,但Miguel得再试一本书
A small book with a silver moon on the cover called The Creature from Copernicus Crater grabbed his attention.
封面上写有"银月"的一本小书"来自哥白尼克赖特"(The Creature)"抓住了他的注意力.
Science fiction?
科幻小说?
he thought.
他认为。
That’s weird, the first chapter starts on page 214.
第一章从第214页开始,
Miguel began to read, “Colonel Chan guarded the underground lunar outpost.
Miguel开始读到:“陈上校守卫了地下月球前哨。
He hadn’t seen another living thing for two years until.
他两年前没有看到其他活物。
Suddenly the words streamed together.
忽然相接出语.
adangerousandmysteriouscreatureappearednearthecrater!
危险而神秘的造物 出现在魔器附近!
Miguel shivered and closed his eyes.
米格尔颤抖并闭上了眼睛.
The air seeping into his nostrils smelled artificial, like the air at a hospital.
渗入他鼻孔的空气有人工气味,就像医院的空气.
Computers beeped in the distance.
电脑在远处鸣叫
Miguel opened his eyes to find himself in an underground laboratory.
米格尔睁开眼睛发现自己在一个地下实验室.
Countertops were jammed with high-tech equipment—cameras, scanners, and other strange contraptions.
柜台被高科技设备-相机、扫描仪和其他奇怪的装置所卡住。
Jars full of rocks, dust, and liquids filled the shelves.
堆满了石头 灰尘和液体 都填满了货架
Miguel picked up a jar and read: Copernicus Crater Lunar Rocks.
米格尔拿起一罐并读到: 哥白尼克来特克来特克来特岩.
“Lunar rocks?”
“岩石? “
Miguel whispered.
米格尔耳语。
“I’m on the moon!”
“我在月球上! “
Miguel raced out the lab’s door and through long, silent corridors, hoping to find a view of the moon.
Miguel跑出实验室的门,穿过了漫长而寂静的走廊,希望能找到月球的视野.
He followed the red lights that dotted the floor.
他跟着点起地板的红灯
He pushed open a door that read “Exit Room.”
他推开了一扇门,上面写着“出门室”。 “
Something beeped in the pocket of his jumpsuit.
他的外衣口袋里有东西响了
Miguel pulled out a radio communicator.
米格尔拔出无线电通讯员.
“Colonel Chan?”
“陈上校? “
a woman said.
一个女人说。
“This is Mission Control.”
“这是飞行任务控制。 “
Miguel pressed the red button and tried to sound official.
米格尔按下红色按钮并试图发出官方声音.
“This is Colonel Chan.”
“这是陈上校。”
“This is Colonel Lundy,” she said.
她说,“这是Lundy上校”。
“We need you to get outside now and investigate some strange activity near the crater.”
“我们现在需要你到外面去调查该陨坑附近的一些奇怪活动。 “
Miguel gulped.
Miguel gulped. (英语).
Being on the moon alone would be terrifying!
独自在月球上是可怕的!
“Get out there now, and report back what you find.”
“现在出去,报告你找到什么。 “
Colonel Lundy said.
伦迪上校说的
I can do it, he told himself as he tried to figure out how to work the spacesuit.
我可以做到这一点,他告诉自己 当他试图想 如何工作太空服。
After all, I’m an astronaut now.
毕竟我现在是宇航员了。
He put on his helmet, engaged the door, and stepped out onto the moon.
他戴上了头盔,与门对开,并出站到月球上.
The sky was deep black.
天空是深黑色的。
Miguel stepped forward and hopped into the air.
米格尔挺身而出并跳入空中.
Lunar gravity made him as light as a feather!
月亮引力让他像羽毛一样轻!
I must weigh less than twenty pounds!
我体重必须不到二十磅!
he thought.
他认为。
He leaped and jumped across the silvery gray hills, leaving boot marks in the dust.
他跳出并跳过银灰色的山丘,在灰尘中留下了靴子痕迹.
He looked up and stopped dead in his tracks.
他抬头一看,在轨迹上停止了死亡.
There in the sky hung a crescent-shaped Earth!
天空上挂起一幅月亮状的地球!
Then Miguel sensed a dark shape moving toward him.
然后Miguel感觉到一个黑暗的形状朝他移动
He turned, and something struck him from behind, sending him sailing through the air like a helium balloon that had been cut free.
他转过身来,有东西从后面击中他,让他像一个被割开的氦气球一样从空中航行.
He couldn’t stop!
他无法停止!
Miguel floated past a tower, clung to the side, and shimmied down to the ground.
米格尔从一塔上浮出水面,向一旁倾斜并被击倒地上.
There, Miguel came face to face with the ugliest creature he’d ever seen!
米格尔和他见过的最丑陋的生物面对面。
Bulging, laser-like eyes glowed from the fleshy face of a creature almost as white as the moon.
类似激光的光眼 从生物的肉质相上发光 就像月亮一样白
Miguel threw his body forward, hop- skipping out of there as fast as he could.
Miguel把他的尸体往前扔 跳出那里越快越好
Red laser eye-shots whizzed passed Miguel.
红色激光射出米格尔的眼球
He lunged for the lunar outpost in a panic.
他在恐慌中冲入了月球前哨.
His breath fogged his visor.
他的呼吸雾化了他的外观。
He tripped on a rock and tumbled forward, doing a complete somersault in the air.
他绊倒在岩石上并向前倒下,在空气中做一个完整的摩尔索.
The creature groaned, its gooey arms almost upon him.
怪物呻吟着 它的柔软的手臂几乎落在他身上
Miguel tapped all the buttons on the door panel, finally opening the door.
米格尔把门板上的所有按钮都按了下来,终于打开了门.
He slipped through just in time!
他来得正好!
As Miguel stumbled in, he accidentally activated his radio communicator.
Miguel偶然闯进来时,他意外地启动了他的收音机.
“Mission Control.”
“任务控制。 “
“Something tried to kill me!”
“有人想杀我! “
Miguel gasped.
米格尔被毒死
But before anyone could answer, the Exit Room walls blurred.
但是在没人能回答之前 出口室的墙就模糊了
Miguel closed his eyes and was happy to feel the soft, warm couch beneath him.
米格尔闭上了眼睛,很高兴能感觉到他下面那柔软温暖的沙发.
Great-Grandpa George Miguel slumped over onto the chest.
爷爷 乔治·米格尔倒在胸前
Science fiction was terrifying and thrilling all at the same time!
科幻小说吓人 让人兴奋
he thought.
他认为。
The shop would be closed soon, and Miguel knew that after his mom locked the doors, she would ask to see his essay.
店会很快被关闭,米格尔知道在他妈妈把门锁上后,她会要求看他的文章.
He put the books back, leaving the key in the lock.
他把书放回去,把钥匙放进锁里.
When he got down from the loft, Miguel picked up his pencil.
当他从阁楼下来时,米格尔捡起他的铅笔.
It felt good in his hand.
他手上感觉很好
Ideas were fresh in his mind, so Miguel’s words flowed easily, like pouring syrup on pancakes.
他的想法很新鲜,所以米格尔的话语流得很快,比如将糖浆倒入煎饼上.
Miguel finished his outline and read it to his mom.
米格尔完成了他的大纲,并读给他的妈妈听.
“Not bad for someone who thinks reading is boring,” she said.
她表示:「读书很无聊,
“I found some stuff up in the loft back there.
“我在后面的阁楼里发现了一些东西。
“Your great-grandpa’s stuff?”
" 你曾祖父的东西? “
his mom said.
他妈妈说。
“Great-Grandpa George?”
“乔治爷爷? “
“Yes, he was a magician called the Great Gallardo!”
“是的,他是一个术士,称为伟大的伽拉多!”
“Really?”
“真的吗? “
“He performed all over the world,” she said.
她说,“他在世界各地表演。”
“And he ran his magic shop right here.”
“他在这里经营他的魔法店。 “
Reading is an Adventure by Miguel Ventura Reading is truly an adventure.
阅读是米格尔·文图拉的"冒险" 阅读确实是一场冒险
Biographies can teach us unusual things about peoples’ lives.
生理学可以教我们关于人民生活的不寻常的东西。
Westerns are full of rootin’ tootin’ cowboys and cowgirls.
西方人充斥着自来自来自来自来自来自去的牛仔和女牛仔。
And science fiction can bring us face-to-face with scary, out-of-this world creatures!
科幻小说可以让我们面对 可怕的世界外生物!
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
为何不告诉我? “
“Maybe I was waiting for the right time.”
“也许我在等待正确的时机。 “
Miguel’s mom winked.
Miguel的母亲眨眼了。
“You know the most magical thing about him?”
“你知道他最神奇的事情吗? “
Miguel’s heart raced.
米格尔的心跳加速.
“What?”
“什么情况? “
Glossary awe (n.)
术语awe (n.)
feelings of wonder and respect (p.
感到惊奇和尊敬(p.
12) biography (n.)
12) 传记 (n.
a true story about a person’s life written by someone else (p.
一个真实的故事,一个人的生平由别人写作(p.
8) breeches (n.)
8) Breeches (n.) (英语).
pants, especially short pants that end around the knee (p.
裤子,特别是膝盖上末端的短裤(p.
13) confetti (n.)
13) 孔雀 (n.
small bits of colored paper thrown in celebration (p.
在庆典中抛出的小块有色相纸(p.
6) contraptions (n.)
6) 装置 (n.
interesting, unfamiliar devices (p.
有趣而不熟悉的设备(p.
15) crater (n.)
15) 陨坑 (n.
a hole or hollow formed by an impact often made by a meteor (p.
由经常由流星(p.
17) high-tech (adj.)
17)高科技 (adj.
technologically complex (p.
技术复杂(p.
15) intimate (adj.)
15) 亲密关系(adj.)
most personal, private (p.
最个人的,私人的(p.
10) laboratory (n.)
10) 实验室(n.)
a place where experiments are done (p.
试验地点(p.
15) lasso (v.)
15) 拉索(五.
to throw a rope or leather strip tied with a slipknot to catch animals (p.
将绳子或皮条捆绑起来抓动物(p.
12) perilous (adj.)
危险(adj.)
dangerous (p.
危险(p.
9) plastered (v.)
9) 石膏(五.
fastened on or pasted on to cover (p.
被紧贴或粘贴以覆盖(p.
7) resort (v.)
7) 度假地(五.
to seek relief (p.
寻求救济(p.
10) sagebrush (n.)
10）蒿属灌木（名词）
a woody shrub with silvery leaves found in the dry, western United States (p.
美国西部干燥地出土出土出土有银质叶子的木质灌木(p.
12) science fiction fiction having to do with some actual or (n.)
12)科幻小说与一些实际或(n.
imagined scientific phenomenon (p.
想象中的科学现象(p.
15) skeleton key a key with teeth filed away so that it can (n.)
15) 骨架键 一个有牙齿的键被拖走,这样它就可以(n.
open different, simple locks (p.
打开不同的,简单的锁(p.
7) transported (v.)
(7) 运输(五.)
carried from one place to another (p.
从一个地方运到另一个地方(p.
10) western (n.)
10) 西部 (n.
a story about life in the western United States, particularly in the late 1800s (p.
关于美国西部,特别是1800年代末的生活的故事(p.
11) “He loved to read more than anything else.”
11) “他更喜欢阅读任何其它东西。 “
Miguel smiled.
米格尔笑了
His mom smiled back.
他妈妈笑了回来。
Thanks to The Great Gallardo’s books, maybe Miguel did too.
感谢 Gallardo的书,
He couldn’t wait to find more adventures in the glittery black chest in the loft.
他迫不及待想在阁楼的黑胸中找到更多的冒险。