The Village
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Sarah blinks and groans.
莎拉眨眼和呻吟。
Her head aches, and her back itches from the coarse grass beneath her.
她的头痛,背痒 从她下面的粗草。
She remembers walking through the ornate door in the Cave of the Lost and falling, and a bright white light surrounding her.
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Qynn had been holding her hand, but they weren’t strong enough.
Qyn一直握着她的手,
The wind had forced them apart.
风迫使他们分开。
The last thing she remembers is curling into a ball and covering her head with her hands before everything went dark.
她记得的最后一件事是卷入一球,并用手遮住她的头,以免一切变暗.
A gust of chilly wind sends shivers down her spine as she stands up.
当她站起来时,一阵寒风会让她的脊椎发抖
Tall grass that reaches her waist waves in the breeze, sounding like gentle ocean waves.
在微风中到达她腰部的高地草, 听起来像温和的海浪.
A full moon hovers peacefully overhead.
满月在空中和平地徘徊
Far in the distance, over what looks like miles of rolling hills, the lights of a small village twinkle.
在遥远的距离上, 在几英里外的滚滚的山地上, 一个小村庄闪闪发光.
It’s a nice night, Sarah thinks, but the thought is quickly followed by another: Where am I?
莎拉认为这是一个美好的夜晚, 我这是在哪?
She definitely isn’t in the Hollow anymore, or anywhere else she can recognize.
她肯定不在谷地,
She doesn’t panic.
她并不惊慌。
The environment of clean, crisp air carrying the sound of the ocean of grass makes panic all but impossible—but a lump of persistent anxiety forms in the pit of her stomach nonetheless.
清净而脆的空气环境 带着一股草的海洋的声音 使恐慌无从谈起...
She scans her surroundings to see if she can locate Qynn or Jake, but she only finds more grass and the distant, inviting lights.
她扫描周围,看看能否找到克恩或杰克,但她只发现更多的草地和遥远的,会邀请灯光.
Then she hears a faint noise that could be someone calling out, but it’s hard to tell over the sound of the grass shifting.
她听到微弱的叫声,
The noise comes again, and she moves through the grass, toward where she thinks it’s coming from.
她从草地上走来,
The lump of anxiety in her stomach grows, but Sarah presses on.
她的胃里有点焦虑 但莎拉坚持了下来
It’s definitely a voice calling out, but she can’t distinguish what it’s saying.
她无法分辨所言。
She continues to cautiously wade through the high grass toward the voice.
她继续小心翼翼地从高地向着声音走去。
Suddenly, she can make out what it’s saying.
突然间,
“Oooodieeee!
“呜呼!
Oooodieeee!”
奥迪——！”
It’s Jake!
这是杰克!
She breaks into a run, calling out, “Jake, is that you?
她冲出跑道,喊道:“杰克,是你吗?
It’s Sarah!
这是莎拉!
Where are you?”
你们在哪? “
Jake’s blond head pops up from the grass nearby like a jack-in-the-box, his eyes red and puffy as though he’s been crying.
Jake的金发头从附近的草地上弹出,
“I can’t find Odie!”
我找不到奥迪!
he cries as he runs toward her.
他朝她跑去的时候哭着
“He always comes when I call.”
“我打电话时他总是来。 “
He collides with Sarah, wrapping his skinny arms around her waist and wiping his wet face on her costume.
他与莎拉相撞,将他瘦的手臂包裹在她的腰上并擦去她服装上湿相.
“It’s okay,” she says as she rubs his back.
“没关系,”她说,
“He has to be around here somewhere.”
“他必须在这里的某个地方。 “
After a few moments, Jake starts to calm down.
过了一会儿 Jake开始冷静下来了
“Have you seen your sister?”
“你见过你的妹妹吗? “
Sarah asks.
莎拉问.
Jake shakes his head and wipes his nose on his sleeve.
杰克摇起头来把鼻子擦到袖子上.
“What should we do?
“我们该怎么办?
Where are we?”
我们在哪里? “
Jake is suddenly almost in tears again.
Jake突然又流了眼泪
Crying seems like a viable option to Sarah right now—if nothing else, it would feel good.
哭对莎拉来说是可行的选择,
She knows she can’t, though.
她知道自己做不到,
She has to watch out for Jake now—she has to get them home.
她现在得照顾Jake 她得让他们回家
The lump in her stomach grows.
她肚子里的肿块长了
She takes a deep breath and says, “I don’t know where we are, but if Qynn and Odie are around, they’re probably heading for that town over there.
她深呼吸说道, “我不知道我们在哪里, 但如果昆和欧迪在附近,
I think we should do that, too.
我想我们也应该这样做。
What do you think?”
你觉得呢? “
Jake takes a long look at the lights in the distance and sniffs.
Jake长途跋涉地看着远处的灯光并嗅探.
When he turns back, his characteristic smile has returned.
当他回头时,他的特征微笑又回来了.
“Yep, they would go there.
“是的,他们会去那里。
Let’s go!”
让我们去!
Jake bounds toward the lights like an excited puppy, and Sarah has to scramble to keep up.
Jake像只兴奋的小狗一样向着灯光走去 Sarah必须跑去跟上
After a while, he slows to a walk, which Sarah is thankful for.
过了一段时间后,他缓步走去散步,莎拉对此十分感激.
They continue for what seems like hours through the tall grass, going up and down the gentle slopes of the hills.
它们持续了好几个小时 穿过高地的草地 上下走入温和的山坡
Each time they come to the top of a hill, the lights look a little closer, but the moon never seems to move.
每次他们来到一山顶上,灯光会显得更近一些,但月亮似乎从未移动.
It’s as if time is standing still in this peaceful place.
似乎时间还停留在这个和平的地方。
“Something’s burning,” Jake says after a while.
Jake说:“有些东西在燃烧,
The change has been so subtle that Sarah didn’t notice, but now she catches the faint odor of smoke.
改变如此微妙, 莎拉没有注意到,
“Maybe they have a campfire!”
“也许他们有营火!”
“Maybe,” Sarah replies and groans as they start to ascend another hill.
“也许,”Sarah回答并呻吟着,他们开始登上另一座山。
Exhaustion is starting to settle into her legs and back—she had already abandoned her fairy wings.
她的腿和背部开始变得疲惫——她已经抛弃了仙翼。
Jake seems inexhaustible, scampering up the hill with a broad grin.
Jake似乎无穷无尽 笑得一团糟
He reaches the top before Sarah and freezes.
他在莎拉冻死前到达顶部
“We’re here!”
“我们来了!”
he cries.
他哭着
Sarah clambers over the crest and looks down at a tiny village straight out of a fairy tale.
莎拉在山峰上 俯瞰着童话故事里 直指一个小村庄
Warm yellow light illuminates the small windows of the quaint homes surrounding a central, open area.
温暖的黄色灯光照亮了包围着一个中央,开放地段的奇特住宅的小窗户.
Tall chimneys poke out from steeply sloped roofs, and tendrils of smoke disappear into the night sky.
高大的烟囱从陡坡的屋顶伸出来 烟雾的卷发消失在夜空中
Sarah can’t help but be calmed by the sight.
Sarah不能不为目光所镇定。
It seems like a quiet, happy place.
这似乎是一个安静,快乐的地方。
She smiles, feeling the anxiety in her stomach lessen slightly.
她微笑,感觉胃中的焦虑略微减轻.
“Take my hand,” she instructs Jake as they start to walk down the hill toward a dirt path between two of the homes.
"抓住我的手," 她指示 杰克,当他们开始走下山去 走一条土道 在两个家庭之间。
The smell of smoke is stronger now, but it comes with something else: the scent of cooking food.
烟味现在更浓了,但又伴随着别的东西:烹饪食物的气味.
Sarah’s stomach grumbles, and she realizes they haven’t eaten in a long time.
莎拉的胃部不适,
As they pass between the houses, she peeks into a window.
当他们穿过房子之间时,她偷看一扇窗户。
No one is inside, but a healthy fire burns in the hearth under a bubbling pot.
里面没有人,但是一个健康的火烧在了一个起伏的锅下。
A few wooden chairs surround the fire, a small table between them, and a bed with thick quilts sits in one corner.
几把木椅围起火来,中间有一张小桌子,有厚被子的床坐一角.
Something about the town and the homes strikes Sarah as familiar, but she can’t quite place it.
镇上和家里有些东西让Sarah很熟悉,
She doesn’t have time to dwell on the thought, as a fat white cat emerges from around the corner of a house and leaps into Sarah’s arms.
她没有时间细谈这个想法,
“What are you doing here?”
“你在这里做什么? “
it asks.
它问。
Sarah can’t speak.
莎拉不会说话。
She just stares at the creature in her arms, its bright yellow-green eyes staring right back.
她只盯着怀中生物, 它的明亮的黄绿色眼睛正后视.
“Awesome,” Jake says, “a talking cat!”
Jake说“一只说话的猫!
“We need to go—NOW!”
" 我们需要去... 不! “
the cat snaps and smacks Sarah across the face with its white paw.
猫会用白色的爪子打她的脸
“Move it.”
“走开。 “
“What’s going—” A loud rumbling interrupts her, and the ground begins to shift.
" 发生什么事了 - " 一声隆隆地打断她 地面开始变了
Sarah pulls Jake into the large open dirt area in the center of town.
萨拉拉出 杰克进入了镇中心大开阔的泥土区.
Wood creaks and cracks as the small houses collapse in on themselves, the healthy fires within igniting the walls and roofs.
木屑和裂缝随着小屋倒塌 墙壁和屋顶被烧成灰烬
With a loud whoosh, the buildings are completely engulfed in flames that leap into the sky and quickly dissipate, while the fire catches the grass at the edge of town and spreads outward, scorching the fields beyond.
建筑被大叫声所吞没,被火焰所吞没,火焰会飞入天空并迅速消散;而火将草地接上城边并蔓延出外,烧焦了外出地.
The rumbling stops for a moment, and Jake and Sarah watch the ring of fire spread further and further outward, engulfing everything in its path and burning faster than anything they’d seen before.
Jake和Sarah看着火圈进一步蔓延,
“Run!”
"跑来跑去!"
the cat screams, but it’s too late.
但为时已晚,
The ground around them explodes with muffled booms and cracks.
他们周围的地面会以被搅拌的隆起和裂缝来爆炸.
Sarah grabs Jake and shields him and the cat from the shower of soil, rocks, and ash.
萨拉抓住 Jake把他和猫从泥土、岩石和灰烬中挡住
When Sarah releases the two, she’s completely unprepared for what she sees.
Sarah释放两人后,
Surrounding them is a menacing group of what look like octopi, though each has far more than eight tentacles.
环绕着它们,是一群像奥克托皮的东西, 尽管它们都有远不止8个触角。
Some are the size of a fist, while others look as if they could lift a small house.
有些是拳头的大小,而另一些则看起来像可以举起一幢小房子.
Their bulging heads swell and contract as if they’re breathing, and their tentacles squirm across the ground like snakes on the hunt.
他们的头部膨胀而收缩,
The suckers on each wriggly appendage have frightening rows of small, sharp teeth around the edges.
每个小附着物上的吸虫 边缘周围有一排小而尖的牙齿
Jake stands frozen in awe, his mouth gaping in an amazed smile.
Jake在恐惧中僵持着 他的嘴唇在令人惊讶的笑容中裂开
Sarah holds the cat tighter and reaches for Jake’s hand.
莎拉把猫抱得更紧,
The world around them is utterly silent.
他们周围的世界完全沉默。
“What do we do now?”
“我们现在该怎么办? “
she whispers, too frightened to speak normally.
她低语,太害怕不能正常说话。
“Whatever they want us to,” the cat replies, sounding tense but defeated.
“无论他们要我们做什么,”猫们回答说,听起来紧张但被打败。
“It’s too late.
“为时已晚。
We’re trapped.”
我们被困住了。 “