Amazon River
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Chapter 1: Hammock Life “Cammy, just try to say it once: Obrigada.
第1章:汉堡生活 “卡米,只要说一次:奥布里加达。
It means ‘Thank you.’”
意思是"谢谢"。
“Dad, I already told you!
"爸爸,我已经告诉你了!
I don’t speak Portuguese, and I don’t want to learn.”
我不说葡萄牙语, “
Cammy’s mom rolled her eyes.
Cammy的妈妈转出她的眼睛。
Most of the trip had been like this.
大部分时间都是这样
For some reason, Cammy was not enjoying the adventure.
由于某种原因,Cammy不享受这次冒险.
Most twelveyear-olds would think a boat ride up the Amazon River was pretty cool.
大多数12岁的孩子会认为 搭船上亚马逊河很酷
Cammy poked at her food.
Cammy朝她的食物戳一戳
“This is the third lunch in a row they’ve served this same fish.
这是他们连续第三次为同鱼吃午饭。
I’m getting tired of it.”
我厌倦了。 “
“It’s a good thing we brought our own food,” said her dad.
她的爸爸说,
“Yeah, but too bad there are ants in our food,” continued Cammy.
Cammy继续说,
“They climbed right up the poles and into our stuff.
“他们爬上柱子和我们的东西。
How did they get on the boat anyway?”
他们是怎么上船的? “
“They must have paid money like the rest of us,” responded her mom with a smile.
她的妈妈笑了一下,
Cammy laughed.
卡美笑了起来
“And did the mosquitoes pay, too?
“蚊子们也付出了代价吗?
Because I’ve got a few bites here on my arm.
因为我手臂上有些咬痕。
See?”
看到没? “
Cammy held out her tan and bumpy arm.
卡米伸出了她的棕色和起伏的手臂。
“If I get malaria, I’m holding you two responsible.
「如果我得了疟疾,
This trip was your idea.”
这次旅行是你的主意 “
“Is there anything that you do like about this trip?”
“你是否喜欢这次旅行? “
her dad asked.
她爸爸问。
“Let’s see.
" 让我们看看。
that there are only three days left until Manaus?
直到玛瑙斯还有三天时间吗?
Come on, Dad, you know I like watching the sunsets.
来吧,爸爸,你知道我喜欢看日出。
And yesterday Mom and I saw one of those cool pink dolphins.
昨天我和妈妈看到了一头很酷的粉红海豚
There!
那边!
That was pretty positive, eh?
这是相当积极的,是吧?
Obrigada.”
谢谢。”
“Well, Ms.
“嗯,女士,
Smarty Pants,” her mom began, “tomorrow we’re going to arrive at a town called Santarém.
她的妈妈开始说, “明天我们要去一个叫Santarém的小镇。
That will be something new to look at.”
这会是新的东西看。 “
“Do we get to get off?”
“我们能下车吗? “
Cammy asked.
卡米问。
“No, but you’ll get to see an Amazon town up close.
亚马逊的小镇会很近,
And some new people will get on.”
有些新人会上场的 “
“What if I did get off?
“如果我下车了呢?
And slipped into the jungle and never came back?”
滑入丛林却再也没回来? “
“Then we’d just have to live without you, my dear,” said her mom with a smile.
她的妈妈笑了一下,
After finishing lunch in the cafeteria, Cammy and her parents walked back to their covered sleeping area.
在自助餐厅吃完午餐后,Cammy和她的父母走回了被覆盖的睡区.
They each climbed into their own hammock.
他们各自爬入自己的吊床.
For three days now they had traveled upriver on this big boat.
三天来,他们一直 沿着这条大船上游
Every once in a while they passed little wooden houses on the bank of the river, but mostly it was just one thick, green jungle.
他们偶尔会经过河岸上的小木屋,但大多只是一片厚而绿色的丛林.
Cammy reached for her travel journal to reread her first three entries.
Cammy找来她的"旅行日记" 来重读她的前三个条目
March 24, 2002 Today we left Canada and landed in a city called Belem.
2002年3月24日 (中文(简体) ). 今天我们离开加拿大,降落在一个叫Belem的城市.
My parents and I are going to travel up the Amazon River in a big three-story boat that carries mostly local Brazilians.
我和我爸妈会乘坐一艘大三层的船 沿着亚马逊河上行驶 搭载大部分当地巴西人
Mom and Dad did it about 20 years ago.
20多年前,爸妈都做了
(I think they’re trying to relive the olden days.)
(我想他们想重温旧时光)
We’re going to sleep in big hammocks for six nights!
我们要睡在大吊床里六个晚上!
March 25, 2002 Today was our first day on the boat.
2002年3月25日 (中文(简体) ). 今天是我们上船的第一天
My parents are talking to people in Portuguese, and I can’t understand anything.
我的父母在和葡萄牙人交谈,
I couldn’t sleep very well in my hammock.
我睡得不好,
Mom says I’m getting cranky already.
妈妈说,我已经发狂了。
But nobody here is my age!
但这里没有人是我的年龄!
I wish I was back in Vancouver with my friends.
我希望我回到温哥华 与我的朋友。
Brian is having a party on Friday, and our soccer team has a tournament over the weekend.
布莱恩周五有个派对 我们的足球队周末有个比赛
March 26, 2002 Today was better.
2002年3月26日 (中文(简体) ). 今天还好
A Brazilian man had a soccer ball, so we played on the top deck.
一个巴西人有足球 所以我们在甲板上打球
It was fun until somebody kicked the ball overboard!
这很有趣,直到有人踢出球出水!
Then we sat up top and watched the sun set.
然后我们坐在顶上 看着太阳落下
It’s cool here because you can see forever.
这里很酷,因为你可以永远看到。
And the air here is kind of sweet.
这里的空气很甜美
Dad says to breathe it in deep now, because it’s the best air in the world.
因为这是世界上最好的空气。
Chapter 2: The Canoe People On the following day the boat stopped in Santarém, a medium-size town on the bank of the river.
第2章:独木舟人 次日,该船在河岸上一个中等规模的城镇圣塔雷姆停放.
A Brazilian family boarded and hung their hammocks in the sleeping area.
一个巴西家庭登上并挂吊床在入睡地上.
There was a girl about Cammy’s age.
有个女孩跟卡米差不多大。
She had curly black hair and a big smile on her face.
她有卷发的黑色发型,并脸上有一个大笑容.
“Hello, do you speak English?”
“你好,你会说英语吗? “
the girl asked Cammy with a foreign accent.
那个女孩用外口音问Cammy
“Yes,” answered Cammy.
“是的”,”对Cammy作了回答。
“And you are Brazilian?
“你是巴西人吗?
How did you learn English?”
你怎么学英语的? “
“My family live for one year in Toronto, Canada.
“我的家人在加拿大多伦多居住了一年。
So I go to school with Canadian kids and learn English.
所以我和加拿大孩子一起上学,学英语。
My name is Gabriela.”
我的名字是加布里埃拉。 “
“Cool.
“冷静。
My name is Cammy.
我的名字是卡米。 。 。
It’s nice to meet you.
很高兴认识你。
Hey, do you want to check out the boat?”
你想看看船吗? “
Gabriela smiled.
加芙丽拉笑了
“Yes, sure,” she said.
她说,“当然,”
“Let’s go see.”
" 让我们来看看。 “
The two new friends explored the boat from front to back.
两个新朋友从前到后探索了这艘船.
When they finally reached the top deck, Santarém was already out of sight.
当他们最终到达顶层甲板时,桑塔雷姆已经不在视线之内了.
As they gazed out over the wide river, Cammy spotted two little canoes paddling toward the boat.
当他们望向宽阔的河流时, Cammy 发现两只小独木舟正向着船行走。
A man was in one canoe and two young boys were in the other.
一个男人在一艘船上,两个男孩在另一艘船上。
Their skin was dark brown.
他们的皮肤是深褐色的。
When they reached the side of the boat, they slapped their paddles hard against the water.
当他们到达船的一侧时,他们向水面猛烈地扇了桨.
“What are they doing?”
“他们在做什么? “
Cammy asked.
卡米问。
“They are asking for things, like food,” Gabriela answered.
Gabriela回答道,
“It is kind of like a tradition.
“这是一种传统。
Those people are very poor.
这些人非常贫穷。
So the people on these big boats help them out.”
因此,这些大船上的人帮助他们。 “
Just then somebody from the lower deck threw a white plastic bag into the water.
刚才有人从下层甲板上扔了个白色塑料袋入水.
It landed near the two boys.
它降落在两个男孩附近。
They paddled over to the bag and picked it up before it sank.
他们划到袋子上 在它沉没之前把它捡起来
Cammy rested her elbow on the railing and stared out at the canoe family.
卡米把肘子放在栏杆上 望着独木舟一家
“I wonder what their lives are like,” she said.
“我不知道他们的生活是怎样的,”她说。
“Do you think we could make a bag to throw to them?”
“你认为我们可以做个袋子来扔给他们吗? “
“Do you want to?”
“你想吗? “
asked Gabriela.
问加布里埃拉。
“Yeah, let’s go.”
" 是啊,我们走吧。 “
The two girls raced back to Cammy’s hammock.
两个女孩跑回了Cammy的吊床。
Cammy emptied two plastic grocery bags and shook out the ants.
卡米清空了两个塑料杂货袋,并震出蚂蚁.
They quickly filled each bag with fruit, crackers, and a can of soda.
他们很快就把每袋的水果,饼干和一罐苏打水装满了.
Cammy also put in a bracelet that she had made.
Cammy还戴上了她制作的手镯.
Then they ran to the lower deck.
然后他们跑到下甲板。
“Hey, look,” pointed Gabriela, “there’s another canoe coming.”
“嘿,你看,”加布里埃拉指出,“还有一艘船要来。 “
A young boy and an older girl paddled hard to reach the big boat.
一个小男孩和一个大女孩拼命地划去大船
Then they slapped their paddles against the water and stared up at the two girls.
然后他们朝水边打桨 盯着两个女孩看
Cammy and Gabriela threw their bags in close proximity to the canoe.
卡米和加布里埃拉把行李扔到离"独木舟"相近的地方.
The older girl paddled while the young boy scooped them up.
年纪较大的女孩在小男孩挖出他们时划了桨。
He handed the bags back to the older girl.
他把袋子交给了那个年纪较大的女孩
Cammy could see her pull out the bracelet.
Cammy能看到她把手镯取出
She held it in her palm and carefully examined it.
她手掌上握着并仔细检查.
Cammy squinted to see her face, but the canoe had already drifted too far away.
Cammy斜视地望着她的脸,但独木舟已经漂得太远了.
Chapter 3: While the Boat Slept The following day was one that Cammy would never forget.
第3章:在沉睡时 第二天是Cammy永远不会忘记的一天。
The swaying of the hammock somehow woke her up early.
吊床的摇摆让她早起
She rolled over to see what time it was.
她翻过来看看几点了
The sky was almost totally black, but she could tell that it was dawn.
天空几乎完全是黑色的, 但她可以告诉它是黎明。
There was a hint of fuchsia in the black and a faint streak of orange below.
黑色有肉花的提示 下方有一点橙色
Everyone else was still asleep, rocking quietly back and forth.
其他人仍然在睡觉,悄悄地回荡.
Cammy’s tan feet slipped into her sandals, and she walked up to the top deck.
Cammy的棕色脚滑入了她的凉鞋中,
The air still smelled like fresh rain.
空气中仍然有新鲜的雨味.
Cammy took a slow, deep breath, inhaling through her nose.
卡米慢慢地深呼吸 从鼻子中吸入
Everything was silent except for the chug and hum of the boat’s engine.
除了船引擎的口香糖和口香糖,
The sky grew lighter purple, and Cammy could see where the sun was going to rise.
天空变得更淡紫色,卡美可以看到太阳会升起的地方.
As she looked across the water toward the trees, she spotted a small person paddling a canoe toward the boat.
当她对着水向着树看时,她发现一个小人向船横行一艘船.
Cammy ran downstairs and quietly filled up another plastic bag.
Cammy跑到楼下 悄悄地装了个塑料袋
Then she ran to the lower deck, but the canoe was still not close enough.
后来她跑到下层甲板上,但舟子仍然不够接近.
Then she climbed to the upper deck.
然后她爬上上层甲板。
Maybe if she threw it hard enough, the canoe person could reach the bag before it sank.
也许如果她把它扔得够硬的话,"独木舟"的人可以在袋子沉没之前到达.
Cammy stood up on the middle rail and pressed her knees into the top rail for support.
卡美站起中轨站起脚来将她膝盖压入了上轨站以获得支持.
She cocked her arm back, and then swung it forward with all of her might.
她把手臂往后拉 然后用她所有的力量往前摇
The plastic bag flew out into the river.
塑料袋飞出入河.
But Cammy’s body leaned too far forward, and her knees pivoted over the rail.
但Cammy的身体向前倾斜太远,她的膝盖被铁道接住。
She fell down, down, down, into the Amazon River.
她倒下,倒下,倒入了亚马逊河.
Cammy’s body sank deep underwater.
卡米的尸体沉入水下深处.
When she finally surfaced, the boat was already fifty meters away.
当她终于浮出水面时,这艘船已经是50米外了.
“Heeeeelp!”
"万岁!"
she screamed at the top of her lungs.
她的肺部上方尖叫着
“Somebody help me!”
"有人帮帮我!"
Cammy frantically swam in the direction of the boat.
卡米疯狂地游向了船的方向.
But it continued to chug upstream while the current carried her farther downstream.
但是它继续向上游倾泻 而水流将她带到更下游
Nobody was standing on the decks.
没人站在甲板上
Nobody had seen her fall.
没有人看到她倒下。
The sun was not even up yet.
太阳还没有升起
The passengers were still asleep in their hammocks.
乘客还在吊床中入睡.
Chapter 4: The Little River Cammy felt two hands grab onto her shoulders.
第4章:"小河卡米"感觉两只手抓住了她的肩膀.
Before she knew it, they had pulled her up and into a canoe.
在她知道之前,他们把她拉上来并拉入了独木舟.
Suddenly she was resting on a huge fish, almost as big as herself.
突然她躺在一条大鱼上 几乎和自己一样大
It was cold, slimy, and still breathing.
它很冷,黏糊糊的,还有呼吸
“Ahhhhhh!”
"呜呼!"
she screamed, and jumped away from the fish.
她尖叫着 从鱼上跳出
A little giggle came from the back of the canoe.
有一点笑从后舟来.
Cammy turned around.
卡米转身了
The canoe’s paddler was a little boy no more than eight years old.
独木舟的桨手是一个小男孩,不过8岁。
He had dark brown skin and straight black hair.
他有深棕色的皮肤和直发黑色.
He wore a red shirt and blue shorts, and his feet were bare.
他穿了一件红衬衫和蓝色短裤,脚被赤出.
The boy stared at Cammy like she was from another planet.
那个男孩盯着Cammy 就像她来自另一个星球
Then he looked at the fish and laughed again.
后又相视取出鱼来再取笑.
Cammy studied him distrustfully.
卡米不信任地研究过他.
The little boy paddled the canoe toward the shore.
小男孩把独木舟划到岸边
There were no houses in sight, but Cammy did spy a narrow tributary winding back through the jungle.
看不到任何房屋,但卡米确实监视了一条狭窄的支流从丛林中汇回.
The boy expertly steered the canoe into that opening, and soon they were traveling deeper into the rainforest.
男孩们精通地把独木舟引入了那个开口处,很快他们又深入了雨林.
Tree branches and leaves formed a thick green canopy overhead.
树枝和树叶在上方形成了厚绿色的树冠.
Vines hung down to the water.
藤被吊倒于水上.
The little river narrowed.
小河缩小了
The loudest sound was the light splashing of the boy’s paddle in the water.
最响亮的声音是男孩的桨被轻轻地溅入水中。
Bird and animal chatter echoed throughout the forest like background music.
鸟和动物的聊天声像背景音乐一样在森林里回响
After another hour of paddling, they arrived at a small house.
再过一个小时,他们到达了一座小房子。
It was all made of wood: the roof, the walls, the porch, and the steps leading down to the little river.
全由木制而成:屋顶,墙壁,门廊等,并有阶梯通向小河.
There was no glass in the windows and no door on the entrance.
窗户上没有玻璃,入口上也没有门。
They were simply open.
他们只是开放。
When the little boy shouted up to the house, three kids appeared in the doorway.
当小男孩向房子大叫时,有3个孩子出现在门道上.
They stared at Cammy for a moment and then disappeared back inside.
他们盯着Cammy呆了一会儿 然后就消失了
She could hear them whispering and giggling.
她能听到他们低语和笑声
Finally, a boy in cut-off shorts ran down the stairs and tied up their canoe.
最后,一个穿被截断短裤的男孩跑下楼梯并绑起他们的独木舟.
He touched Cammy’s blond hair and stared at her as if she were an alien.
他抚摸了Cammy的金发并凝视她,视她为外星人.
Then the two brothers picked up the big fish and quickly ran into the house.
后来两兄弟取出大鱼来,迅速跑入了屋中.
Cammy suddenly felt very afraid.
卡米突然感到非常恐惧.
Besides the house, she could not see any other signs of human existence.
除了这所房子,她看不到任何其他人类存在的迹象。
And the jungle was so thick that she could hardly see the sky.
丛林很茂密 她几乎看不到天空
A big mosquito landed on her arm and started sucking her blood.
一只大蚊子落在她手臂上,开始吸她的血.
She slapped at it frantically.
她疯狂地打了一巴掌
“Ahhhh!”
"唉哟!"
Another one landed on her neck.
又一个落在她脖子上
“Malaria!”
玛利亚!
she screamed, as her hands spun like an out-of-control windmill, slapping her body up and down.
她尖叫着 她的手像一个失控的风车一样摇晃 上下地拍打她的身体
Giggles came from the direction of the house.
吉格尔斯来自房子的方向。
Four curious faces peeked out of the window.
4个好奇的脸从窗外偷看.
But when Cammy looked up, they ducked down.
但当Cammy抬头时,他们躲了下来.
Their giggles turned into loud laughter.
他们的笑声变成了大声的笑声。
That’s when Cammy started to cry.
Cammy开始哭泣。
She lay down on the ground in a ball and sobbed until her whole body trembled.
她躺在地上 在一个球并被泣下 直到全身颤抖。
Everything was different here, her parents were far away, and these weird kids didn’t even speak her language.
她的父母离家很远, 这些奇怪的孩子甚至不会说她的语言。
She was lost in the middle of the Amazon rainforest!
她迷失在亚马逊雨林中央!
Cammy closed her eyes and everything went blank.
Cammy闭上了眼睛,一切都是空白的。
Chapter 5: The First Night When Cammy felt a hand on her forehead, the sky was almost completely dark.
第5章: 第一次夜晚时 卡米感觉她额头上有一只手,天空几乎完全黑暗.
Rain had started to fall.
雨开始倒下。
She could hear it dripping through the trees.
她能听到树上滴出的声音
Cammy’s tears had dried, and she was starting to feel cold and wet.
Cammy的眼泪已经干涸,
The hand she felt was that of the oldest girl, maybe two years younger than Cammy.
她觉得那只手是最年长的女孩 也许比Cammy小两岁
Her face was soft and round, with kind eyes that looked like those of an older woman.
她的脸很柔软而圆润,眼神好似一个年长的女人.
“Ixtola,” she said to Cammy.
她对Cammy说“Ixtola,”
She put her hand on her chest and repeated, “Ixtola.”
她把手放在胸前,
Cammy looked up at her and smiled.
卡美抬头看着她并微笑.
“Cammy,” she said.
她说“艾米,”
“I’m Cammy.”
“我是Cammy。 “
Ixtola helped Cammy to her feet and up the wooden steps.
伊克斯托拉帮忙 卡米站到她脚上 爬上木阶
On the porch stood a short man with his arms crossed.
门廊上站着一个手交叉的矮人。
His eyes studied Cammy distrustfully as she ducked under the doorway.
他的眼睛在她躲在门道下时 不信任地研究了卡米
Inside it was dark except for a fire in the middle of the room.
里面很黑,除了房间中间有起火
Shadows danced on the wooden walls.
影相舞起于木墙.
The two boys sat on the floor near the fire.
两个男孩坐在火灾附近的地上。
The littlest girl helped a woman peel vegetables over a table.
那个小女孩帮一个女人把蔬菜剥到桌子上
That woman had black hair with gray streaks in it.
那个女人有黑色头发 有灰色的花纹。
Her eyes were a deep, dark coffee color.
她的眼睛是深黑的咖啡颜色
She smiled at Cammy and motioned for her to sit.
她对Cammy微笑并提议让她坐下.
Cammy sat on the floor next to her friend, the paddler.
卡米坐在她的朋友"桨手"旁边的地上.
Ixtola’s mother handed them bowls containing something white that looked like soup.
Ixtola的母亲递给他们的碗,里面装有看起来像汤的白色东西.
It had vegetables, leaves, fish, and other stuff in it.
里面有蔬菜、叶子、鱼和其他东西。
There were no spoons.
没有勺子。
Cammy closed her eyes and took a small sip.
Cammy闭上了眼睛 喝了一小口
“Mmmm,” she sighed, opening her eyes.
她叹了口气,睁开了眼睛。
The entire family laughed.
整个家庭都笑了
They were relieved that she liked the food.
他们很放心她喜欢食物
After dinner, Cammy sipped her tea and watched everyone’s shadows dance on the walls.
Cammy在晚饭后倒了茶,
She also watched the smoke blow out of the window and into the Amazon sky.
她还看着烟从窗外吹出并进入亚马逊天空.
Wow, Cammy thought to herself, last night I fell asleep next to my parents on the boat.
哇 Cammy自己想 昨晚我睡在船上我父母旁边
Tonight I’m in the middle of the Amazon, getting fed by natives.
今晚我在亚马逊中部,
Then Cammy slowly looked around the room.
然后Cammy慢慢地看着房间周围.
The family was softly talking and had stopped staring at her.
家人说话温和,不再盯着她看。
She took the opportunity to study their faces, dirty fingernails, and bare feet.
她借机研究了他们的相貌,肮脏的指甲和赤脚.
These were the kind of exotic people that she had only seen on television.
这些是她只在电视上看到的那种异国情调的人。
But tonight they did not seem very exotic.
但今晚他们看起来并不陌生
This was just a family talking after dinner.
这只是一个家庭在晚饭后说话。
Each person had a name, just like in Cammy’s family.
每个人都有一个名字,就像Cammy的家人一样。
Chapter 6: A World Away March 30 This was my first full day here.
第6章:世界之行 30 这是我在这里的第一个一整天。
My brain hurts from trying to communicate with them.
我和他们交流会很痛
I feel really tired.
我觉得很累
Last night my body was really itchy.
昨天晚上我身体真的很痒
I think there are fleas in my bed.
我觉得床上有跳蚤
And I kept thinking about my parents.
我一直想着我的父母
March 31 This morning Ixtola and I went to the garden and pulled up manioc roots.
3月31日,日内瓦 今天早上,伊克斯托拉和我去了花园 拔出马诺克根来
In the afternoon we saw a group of little monkeys up close!
下午我们看到一群小猴子靠近!
And then we found some bananas just growing on trees!
然后,我们发现一些香蕉 只是种植在树上!
Ixtola cut them down with her machete.
伊克斯托拉用她的砍刀砍了他们
April 1 Today they gave me canoe lessons.
4月1日,今天他们给我上独木舟课
Ixtola’s dad said to give me one of their canoes to go to Santarém.
Ixtola的爸爸说,
From there I can get back on a big boat.
从那里我可以回到一条大船。
We can’t really talk to each other, but we use our hands until we understand.
我们无法彼此交谈,
Ixtola’s little brothers taught me how to count to ten.
Ixtola的弟弟教我数到十。
From her favorite tree, Cammy stared down the little river.
从她最爱的树上, Cammy 在小河下望去.
Tomorrow she would get in the canoe and paddle downstream.
明天她会下游划船
She folded up the piece of paper that Ixtola had given her and looked back at the wooden house.
她把伊克斯托拉送给她的那张纸叠了起来,回头看木屋.
This place didn’t seem so strange anymore.
这个地方似乎不再奇怪了。
Cammy would miss Ixtola’s family, but she promised to return.
Cammy会想念Ixtola的家人,
Maybe she would show the rainforest to her own kids someday.
也许有一天她会把雨林带给自己的孩子
Chapter 7: Looking Up The big boat had reached Manaus, picked up new passengers, and turned around to chug back downstream.
第7章:寻找 大船已经到达了马瑙斯,接了新的乘客,然后转回下游的Chug.
Johnnie and Jared were two of its new passengers.
Johnnie和Jared是它的两名新乘客.
Their parents had brought them all the way from Australia to see the Amazon rainforest.
他们的父母把他们从澳大利亚一路带到亚马逊雨林。
They had already slept in hammocks for three nights.
他们已经睡了三晚了
The big boat was getting close to Santarém.
大船离桑塔雷姆越来越近了
“What do you suppose their life is like?”
“你猜他们的生活是怎样的? “
Johnnie asked his older brother.
约翰尼问他哥哥。
“I don’t know,” Jared answered, “but they do get to canoe all day.
“我不知道,”贾里德回答说,“但他们整天都坐上独木舟。
Look, they just grabbed the bag of cookies you threw down!”
你看,他们只是抓住了你扔下来的饼干包".
Johnnie and Jared watched from the top deck as a little boy with brown skin opened up the plastic bag.
约翰尼和贾里德从上层甲板上看起,作为一个有棕色皮肤的小男孩打开了塑料袋.
“I wonder what kind of house they live in,” Johnnie wondered out loud.
“我不知道他们住什么样的房子,”约翰尼大声问起。
“It’s probably like that small wooden one,” said a man who was leaning on the rail.
「这大概像一个小木头,
Johnnie looked over at him and nodded.
约翰尼看着他并点头。
Next to the man was a woman.
旁边那个男人是个女人
She clutched a plastic bag in her right hand.
她把一个塑料袋放在了她的右手。
“Excuse me, but are you going to throw that too?”
"对不起,但你也要扔吗? “
Johnnie asked.
强尼问.
The woman looked at him and tried to smile.
妇人相视而想取笑.
“Yes, but I’m just waiting for the right moment.”
“是的,但我只是在等待正确的时机。 “
“What’s inside?”
“里面有什么? “
he asked.
他问。
“A wish,” she said.
她说,“一个愿望”。
“Hey look, there comes another canoe person now!”
"嘿,看,现在又来了个独木舟人!"
Jared exclaimed.
贾瑞德赞叹.
From the upper deck they could see a person paddling hard toward the big boat.
从上层甲板上,他们可以看到一个人向大船猛行而行
It looked like a small girl.
它看起来像一个小女孩。
She slapped her paddle into the water and waved her arms.
她把桨子打入水中并挥起手臂。
The woman stood on the middle rail and threw the bag as hard as she could.
这名女子站在了中间的栏杆上,并尽可能地用力地扔出包来.
The girl paddled to the bag and put it in the canoe.
女孩划到袋子上,放入了独木舟.
She opened it up and peered inside.
她打开了它,在内部观察。
Jared looked through his binoculars.
贾里德用望远镜看
“That’s strange,” he said.
" 这很奇怪, " 他说。
“It looks like she has blond hair.”
“看来她有金发。 “
The man excitedly tapped Jared on the shoulder.
他兴奋地敲打了Jared的肩膀。
“Excuse me,” he asked, “but can I look through those for a second?”
“对不起,”他问道,“但我能看看这些吗? “
Jared handed him the binoculars.
杰瑞德把望远镜交给他
The man looked through them and started laughing out loud.
这名男子透过他们看去并开始大笑.
“Is it her?
“是她吗?
Is it her?”
是她吗? “
the woman asked.
那个女人问的
The man laughed again.
那个人又笑了
“It’s Cammy alright!”
" 这是Cammy好! "
he exclaimed.
他赞美。
“You threw that bag down to your very own daughter!”
“你把那包扔给了你自己的女儿! “
Something splashed so hard next to Cammy that it almost tipped her over.
有东西在Cammy旁边溅得那么重 差点就告诉她了
She regained the canoe’s balance and looked down into the river.
她重新找回了独木舟的平衡并俯视了下入了河中.
A man’s face slowly emerged from the water.
一个人的脸从水中慢慢地出现.
“Can you give me a lift, young lady?”
“小姐,你能载我一程吗? “
he said.
他说。
“Dad!
“爸爸!
What are you doing here?”
你在这里做什么? “
“That’s what I wanted to ask you,” he said, out of breath.
" 这就是我想问你的, " 他说,气喘吁吁地。
“But first help me into the canoe.”
“但首先要帮助我入舟。 “
Cammy pulled her dad up into the canoe and gave him a big, wet hug.
卡美把她的父亲拉上独木舟,给了他一个大而湿的拥抱.
“I fell off the boat.
“我从船上掉下来。
I didn’t jump,” she wanted to make clear.
我并没有跳,
“But I learned a lot of things.”
“但我学到了很多东西。 “
“Well, I jumped,” her dad said.
她爸爸说,
“And I hope it was worth it.”
“我希望这值得。 “
Cammy looked up at the big boat as it chugged farther away.
Cammy看着那艘大船, 它在更远处被挤出.
She could see her mom waving from the top deck.
她可以看到她妈妈从甲板上挥手。
Cammy waved and blew kisses until she couldn’t see her mom anymore.
Cammy挥手接吻,
Then she turned to her dad and said, “It’s only about ten hours to Santarém, you know.”
然后她转而去找她的父亲说,“去桑塔雷姆只有十个小时。 “
“What do you have in the basket?”
“篮子里有什么? “
her dad asked.
她爸爸问。
“Enough food for the both of us?”
“我们两人的食物足够吗? “
“Let’s see.
" 让我们看看。
I’ve got bananas, manioc bread, and lots of mangoes.
我有香蕉、木薯面包和许多芒果。
There are um, dois, três, quatro, cinco, seis, sete, oito, nove, and dez.”
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Cammy’s dad smiled.
Cammy的父亲笑了一下。
“So you could learn a foreign language from natives, but not from your own father, eh?”
“这样你就可以向本地人学习外语,但不能向自己的父亲学习,是吧?”
Now I want to learn from you, too.
现在我也想跟你学学
Could you teach me to count up to twenty in Portuguese?”
你能教我用葡萄牙语数到二十吗? “
“That depends on how well you canoe, my dear,” Cammy’s dad said as he relaxed his hands behind his head.
Cammy的爸爸在放松双手后说:
“This trip was your idea.”
“这次旅行是你的主意。 “