School Report
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Chapter One.
第一章的内容。
4 Chapter Two.
4 第二章,第2节。
6 Chapter Three.
6 第3章 (中文(简体) ).
8 Chapter Four.
8 第4章 (中文(简体) ).
10 Chapter Five.
10 第5章 (英语).
13 Chapter Six.
13 第6章 (中文(简体) ).
17 Glossary.
17 词汇表。
20 Chapter One “OK, class, here is your next task.”
20 第一章“好吧,各位,这是你们的下一项任务。 “
Page grabbed a pen.
Page抓住了一支笔。
“ As you know, we have been studying the different Native American tribes that lived here before the European settlers arrived,” Mr.
“...... 正如你们所知,我们一直在研究在欧洲定居者到来之前就住在这里的不同美洲原住民部落。
Lee said.
李说.
“Today, each of you will pick one tribe.
“今天,你们各选一个部落。
In one week you will give a report on it to the class.
一个星期后你就会向班级报告
I have a list of tribes for you to pick from,” Mr.
我有一份部落名单,供你们选择。
Lee continued.
李继道.
“Let’s line up in alphabetical order, then pick the tribe you want to study.”
" 让我们按字母顺序排好队,然后挑选你想学习的部落。 “
Page let out a small groan.
佩克放出个小叹息来.
Her friend Jack let out a giggle.
她的朋友杰克放出一个笑话。
His last name was Alba—first on the class roll.
他的姓叫阿尔巴 排在排行榜首位
Page’s name was Wales.
Page的名字是威尔士。
She was the very last.
她是最后一个
By the time Page got to Mr.
等Page找到Mr.
Lee’s desk there was only one tribe left, the Makah.
Lee的书桌只剩下一个部落,马卡人。
The Makah?
马卡?
Page said to herself.
Page对自己说。
I’ve never even heard of them.
我从未听说过他们。
Out loud she said, “Thank you, Mr.
她大声地说,“谢谢你,先生。
Lee.”
李".
“Page, the Makah are a very interesting tribe from the Pacific Northwest.
“Page, Makah是一个来自西北太平洋的非常有趣的部落。
I’m sure you’ll enjoy learning about them.”
我敢肯定,你会喜欢了解他们的。 “
Page had her doubts.
Page有她的疑虑。
Chapter Two That night, Page was on the phone with Jack.
第 二 章 决 定 那天晚上,Page和Jack在电话里
“Jack, you are so lucky!”
杰克,你真幸运!
“I know.
“我知道。
First pick of all the tribes,” he answered.
他回答说,首先挑选所有部落。
“So I picked the Mohawk.
“所以我选了莫霍克号。
Finding information on one of the largest tribes in the Northeast will be easy.”
寻找东北地区最大的部落之一的信息是容易的。 “
Page replied, “ And I’ve got some small tribe way up in the Northwest.
Page回答说,“我在西北地区得到了一些小部落。
How am I supposed to find anything on them?”
我该怎么在他们身上找到什么? “
“Well, that’s what you get for having a last name that starts with W,” Jack teased.
“嗯,这就是你用W开头的姓得到的,”杰克开玩笑地说。
“Yeah, and you, Mr.
“对,还有你,先生。
Alba, always first on every class roll.
阿尔芭,总是在每本课的第一。
It’s not fair!”
这不公平。
Page said.
Page说。
“Hey, I can’t help that,” Jack answered.
“嘿,我无能为力,”杰克回答说:
“But I do know I’ll easily get the best grade in the class on my report,” he bragged.
他吹嘘道, “但我确实知道, 我很容易在课堂上拿到最好的成绩。”
“Oh yeah?”
“是吗? “
Page challenged.
页面被挑战 。
“I bet I’ll do better than you even though my tribe is less known.”
“我敢打赌,即使我的部落不太为人所知,我也会比你做得更好。 “
She wasn’t sure if she could do this or not.
她并不確定她能否做到这一点。
She hated to let Jack brag without putting up a fight.
她讨厌让杰克自吹自擂,而不反抗.
“You think so?”
“你这么认为? “
Jack answered.
杰克回答说。
“Then let’s make a bet.”
" 那么我们打个赌吧。 “
“You’re on,” Page countered.
" 你上场了 " ,页面反驳。
“Let’s bet a banana split at Homer’s Ice Cream Shop.
「让我们在荷马的冰雪店赌一分香蕉。
The loser has to buy.
失败者必须购买。
That will be you, Mr.
这就是你,先生。
Alba!”
阿尔巴!"
Chapter Three Page knew that she would have a hard time finding information on the Makah; so she began researching the very next day.
第三章 Page知道她很难找到关于"马卡"的信息;因此她第二天就开始了研究.
She asked her mother to take her to the huge downtown public library after school.
她要求她的母亲在放学后带她去巨大的市中心公共图书馆.
For a moment Page was in shock.
一瞬间,Page震惊了。
The main floor of the library looked as big as a city block.
图书馆主楼外观与城市街区一样大.
People were scattered at tables and desks, and there were stacks and stacks of books stretching off into the shadows; a huge staircase led up to other floors.
人们被分散在桌子和桌子上,还有堆放和堆放的书被伸入阴影;一个巨大的楼梯导致其他楼层.
Then Page remembered Mr.
然后Page想起了Mr.
Lee’s advice about researching in a library: “ Always look for the reference desk.
Lee关于图书馆研究的建议: " 总是找参考资料台。
The librarian can answer most of your questions.”
图书馆员可以回答你的大部分问题。 “
Sure enough, the librarian was able to help her.
当然,图书管理员可以帮助她。
Page soon had five books on the Makah.
Page很快有五本关于马卡的书.
With her arms full, she headed to a desk in a quiet corner and settled down.
双臂满满地,她走到一个安静角落的办公桌后安顿下来.
Chapter Four Page learned that the Makah were small in number, but were very powerful and wealthy.
第四章 国家 佩奇得知了马卡人的人数很少,但非常强大和富有.
They lived on a peninsula on the Northwest coast of North America, near what is now Seattle, Washington.
他们生活在北美西北海岸的一个半岛上,靠近现在的华盛顿西雅图.
Their land was covered with thick forest and surrounded on three sides by the ocean.
他们的土地被茂密的森林所覆盖,并被三面环绕出海洋.
Trees, fish, and animals were plentiful, and they supplied all of the Makahs’ needs.
树木、鱼和动物繁多,它们满足了马卡人的所有需要。
Groups of families lived together in large houses made of cedar wood.
由雪松木制成的大型房屋中,各家庭群体共同生活.
These houses were very long, with many rooms.
这些房子很长,有很多房间。
They were called “longhouses.”
他们被称为“长屋”。 “
The Makah had permanent villages along the Pacific Ocean coast.
马卡河沿太平洋海岸有永久村庄.
In the summers, they would move to temporary camps along the streams and rivers.
在夏季,他们将沿着溪流和河流迁移到临时营地。
When they weren’t fishing for salmon swimming upstream from the ocean, they would gather berries in the forest.
他们不会在森林中采集浆果。
The Makah were known as skilled whale hunters.
马卡人被称为熟练的鲸鱼猎人.
They carved giant canoes from the trunks of huge cedar trees—canoes large enough to handle the heavy waves of the ocean.
他们从巨型雪松树的树干上雕出巨型独木舟——大到足以应付大海的重浪.
Groups of Makah warriors learned to read the winds and waves of the Pacific Ocean.
马卡战士的团体学会了读取太平洋的风浪.
They used only paddles and small sails when they headed far out of sight of land in search of whales.
他们只用划桨和小帆 当他们远离陆地寻找鲸鱼时
Hunting whales on the open ocean was very difficult and dangerous.
在公海上捕鲸是非常困难和危险的。
The effort was worth it.
这是值得的。
One whale could provide enough food, oil, and materials for making tools to supply a village for an entire year.
一只鲸鱼可以提供足够的食物、石油和材料来制造工具,供应一个村庄整整一年。
The ability to hunt whales was seen by the Makah as a great test of courage.
马卡人认为捕鲸的能力是对勇气的伟大考验.
It was a source of pride for the whole tribe.
这是整个部落的骄傲
Looking up at the clock on the wall, Page finally closed her last book.
看着墙上的钟,Page终于关闭了她的最后一本书.
She gathered her books and headed toward the library entrance to meet her mother.
她收集了她的书籍,并去图书馆入口去见她的母亲。
Wow!
哗!
she said to herself.
她对自己说。
I can’t wait to tell Jack what I found about the Makah.
我迫不及待想告诉杰克我发现了什么关于马卡。
What a tribe!
真是个部落!
I bet the famous Mohawk couldn’t hunt whales from a canoe.
我敢打赌著名的莫霍克无法从独木舟上捕取鲸鱼。
Smiling to herself, she added, Jack doesn’t have a chance in our bet.
她补充道, 杰克在我们的赌注里没有机会,
Chapter Five As soon as Page got home, she called Jack to tell him all she’d learned.
她给杰克打电话, 告诉他她学到的一切。
“So,” Page began on the phone, “I found out so much about the Makah.
“所以,”Page在电话里说:“我发现了关于马卡的很多事情。
They lived in these long, wooden houses.
他们住在长长的木屋里
“Called ‘longhouses’?”
" 唤作"长屋"? “
Jack interrupted.
杰克打断。
“Yes,” Page responded.
“是的”,Page作了答复。
“How did you know?”
“你怎么知道的? “
“Because the Mohawk lived in the same type of houses.”
“因为Mohawk人住在同一类房屋中。 “
“Well, the Makah carved their family’s history into long wooden poles and placed them outside their houses.
" 那么,马卡人将家人的历史刻入了长长的木柱并把他们安置在自己家外.
I bet the Mohawk didn’t do that!”
我敢打赌,莫霍克没有这样做! “
“No, but the Mohawk lived along the streams and rivers in the summer,” Jack said, “to fish for salmon swimming upstream from the ocean.”
“没有,但莫霍克人夏天沿着溪流和河流生活,”杰克说,“为了从海洋上游游泳而捕鱼。 “
“Oh,” Page answered, surprised, and a little disappointed that the Makah had so much in common with the Mohawk.
“Oh,”Page回答说,
“Well, I bet the Mohawk didn’t hunt whales, so what else was unusual about them?”
我打赌莫霍克人没有捕鲸, “
Page asked.
页面问.
Jack answered, “The Mohawk were one of five separate tribes that joined together, sort of like the fifty states joining to form one country.
Jack回答说,“莫霍克人是五个独立部落之一,他们联合起来,就像50个邦联合起来组成一个国家。
They became one of the biggest nations, called the League of Peace and Power, in North America.
他们成为了北美最大的国家之一,被称作"和平与权力联盟".
They had a very complex system of government.
他们有一个非常复杂的政府制度。
In fact, when the American colonists began forming the United States government, they borrowed some of the League’s ideas for the U.
事实上,当美国殖民者开始组建美国政府时,他们为U借用了联盟的一些想法.
S.
师曰.
Constitution.”
宪法。 “
“So, part of our government is based on the Mohawk government.
“所以,我们政府的一部分基础是莫霍克政府。
Wow!”
哗!"
Page answered.
页面回答。
“I never knew that.
“我不知道这一点。
But you know, aside from the Makah hunting whales, and the size and complexity of the Mohawk tribe, they were really very similar to each other.”
但是除了马卡捕鲸之外, 莫霍克部落的规模和复杂性, 它们彼此非常相似。 “
“I know,” Jack answered.
“我知道,”杰克回答。
“Hey, I have an idea.
“嘿,我有一个想法。
Maybe we could present our reports together!”
也许我们可以一起提交报告。
“Yeah,” Page answered excitedly.
“是的”,Page激动地回答。
“Even though they lived on opposite coasts, and one tribe was small while the other was part of a large nation, we could show how similar they were.”
“尽管他们生活在对岸,一个部落很小,而另一个部落是一个大国的一部分,但我们可以表明他们是多么相似。 “
“ And then we could finish up with the one big difference for each tribe—the Makah as whale hunters, and the Mohawk with their complex government.”
“...... 然后,我们可以完成每个部落最大的区别, 马卡人作为捕鲸者, 莫霍克人与其复杂的政府。 “
Page thought for a moment.
Page想了一会儿
“Hey, what about our bet?
“嘿,我们的赌注呢?
If we go together, how do we know who won?
如果我们一起去,我们怎么知道谁赢了?
Who buys the banana splits?”
谁买香蕉分? “
The phone was silent for a moment, then Jack answered, “Don’t worry.
电话静了一会儿,杰克回答说:“别担心。
If we do well, I have a feeling it will work out.”
如果我们做的好,我有种感觉 它会成功。 “
Chapter Six Three days later the research projects were presented at school.
第六章 三天后,这些研究项目被提交学校。
All day long, students shared what they had learned about the Native American tribes of North America: The daring horsemanship of the Dakota as they hunted buffalo on the Great Plains; Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce outsmarting the U.
每天都有学生分享自己对北美原住民部落的了解: 在大平原上猎取水牛时,达科他人的大胆马术;约瑟夫酋长和内兹珀斯人比U更聪明.
S.
师曰.
Army as the Nez Perce tried to escape to Canada; and the giant, stone houses built into the walls of desert canyons by the Ancient Puebloans.
当内兹珀斯人试图逃到加拿大时的军队;而由古老的人民建造入沙漠峡谷墙壁的巨型石屋.
Finally, it was Jack and Page’s turn.
终于轮到杰克和佩吉了。
Mr.
先生,请问...
Lee had agreed to let them present together.
李同意让他们一起来
Page looked over at Jack, smiled, and then pulled down the giant map of the United States.
佩奇看了杰克一眼,笑了一笑,然后拉倒了美国的巨型地图.
Jack stood off to the left side of the map, and Page walked over to the right side of the map.
杰克站到地图的左侧,佩奇走到地图的右侧.
Page began: “Even though these two tribes, the Mohawk and the Makah, lived on opposite coasts, they shared an amazing number of similarities.
页面开始 : “尽管这两个部落,即莫霍克和马卡人生活在对岸,但他们有着惊人的相似之处。
As Page and Jack finished their report, they encouraged their classmates to research how members of the Mohawk and Makah nations live today.
在佩奇和杰克完成报告后,他们鼓励同班同学研究莫霍克和马卡人民族成员今天的生活方式.
Mr.
先生,请问...
Lee walked up with a smile on his face.
李自成一笑而起而来.
“V ery well done, you two.”
“你们干得不错。 “
He turned to the class.
他转向了班级。
“Thank you, all of you.
“谢谢大家。
Your reports were excellent!
你的报告很出色!
I think we can now all see how amazing these Native American nations are.”
我想我们现在都能看到这些美洲原住民国家有多神奇。 “
Then, with a wink and a sneaky grin on his face, Mr.
然后,用眨眼和 偷偷地笑着,先生。
Lee leaned closer to Page and Jack and whispered, “ And, by the way, the banana splits at Homer’s, they are on me.”
Lee靠近Page和Jack并悄悄地说道:“顺便说一句,在荷马的香蕉裂开,它们就在我身上。 “