and the Badge
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Bookstore Treasure.
内容书店财宝列表.
4 Over the River.
4过河.
9 Through the Woods.
页:1 穿过伍兹河
13 To Grandmother’s Hotel We Go.
13去祖母旅馆,我们去。
18 The Patch, One of Many.
18 补丁, 万事万事中的一个
22 Glossary.
22 词汇表。
24 Bookstore Treasure I watched Nana wind through the busy city streets with her favorite scarf wrapped tight.
24 书店 宝藏我看着娜娜风 在繁忙的城市街道上 带着她最喜欢的围巾紧紧地包裹着
Her face was stern as she moved through the crowds of people with a book in her hand.
在她手持一本书的人群中 她的表情很严谨
Then she saw me, looking through the window down at her, and smiled.
然后她看见我 从窗外看着她 微笑着
It turned out the book was for me.
原来这本书是给我的
It was a Junior Ranger Handbook for Yosemite National Park, and before dinner I was halfway through it!
这是约塞米蒂国家公园的《少年游骑兵手册》 晚餐前我刚吃到一半
Although Nana hated bugs and trees and bushes and bears, she knew I loved the outdoors, and it meant a lot that she would find a book just for me.
虽然娜娜讨厌虫子和树 灌木丛和熊 她知道我爱户外的动物
After I finished the book, I put it on my shelf next to some other books by my favorite author, John Muir, the famous conservationist and naturalist.
在完成这本书后,我把它放在我最喜欢的作者约翰·缪尔(John Muir)所著的一些其他书籍旁边的书架上,他是著名的保护主义者和自然主义者.
He did so much to conserve nature that some people call him the father of our national park system.
为了保护自然,他做了很多工作 有些人称他为我们国家公园系统的父亲
That night I could barely sleep.
那晚我几乎睡不着
The activities in the Junior Ranger book kept running through my mind.
少年游侠书中的活动 一直在我脑海中流传
It said that the more activities I did, the closer I would be to earning the official Junior Ranger badge.
上面说,我所做的活动越多,我就越接近获得官方的"少年游骑兵"警徽.
I wanted that badge.
我要那个徽章
I thought how proud John Muir might have been to know that a kid could help preserve Yosemite years after he had written about the need for people to preserve it.
我想约翰·缪尔可能很骄傲 他知道一个孩子能帮助保存约塞米蒂多年 他写道人们需要保存它
John Muir, a naturalist, geologist, and more, argued in the late 1800s that the natural beauty of Yosemite must be saved for future generations to see.
约翰·缪尔(John Muir),一位自然学家,地理学家等,在1800年代后期认为,"约塞米特"的自然美貌必须保存给后人看.
The next morning, I woke up early, pulled the new book off the shelf, and started to do the activities.
第二天早上,我早起,把新书从书架上取出,开始做活.
First, I did the word find; then, I drew a “Save the Bears” poster, which I presented to Nana.
首先,我找到了这个词;然后,我绘制了一张“拯救熊”海报,我提交给了娜娜。
She smiled and said, “That’s nice.”
她微笑道:"这很好. “
Then I asked her, “Nana, I really want the Junior Ranger badge, but to get it I have to go to Yosemite National Park and complete some more activities.
然后我问她:“娜娜,我真的想要少年游骑兵徽章,但为了得到它,我必须去约塞米蒂国家公园,完成一些更多的活动。
Will you take me?”
你会带我去吗? “
Nana shook her head.
娜娜摇头了
“You know how I hate the outdoors.”
“你知道我多么讨厌户外。 “
Then I think she saw the look of disappointment on my face because she said, “Well, you do have a birthday coming up.
然后我想她看到了我脸上的失望,因为她说,“嗯,你的生日到了。
I was going to get you that stereo you wanted, but I guess if we watched our pennies and camped out, a trip to Yosemite wouldn’t cost much more.”
我本来想给你买你想买的收音机, 但我猜如果我们看我们的便士和露营, “
That weekend, Nana and I packed the car with a cooler of drinks and food, sleeping bags, pillows, and blankets.
那周末,我和娜娜把车装上 冷饮和食物,睡袋,枕头和毯子
Although Nana was a real trooper about it all, I knew she would rather stay in a hotel than go camping.
虽然娜娜是个真正的警察 我知道她宁愿呆在酒店里 也不愿去露营
Over the River About an hour before we arrived at the park, we had to take a long detour because of a fire on a hill.
在到达公园前一个小时左右,我们因山上起火而不得不绕道走很长一段路.
There was a lot of smoke, and I saw a helicopter drop water on the fire.
当时烟雾多出,我看见一架直升机向火上倒水.
Finally, we drove into Yosemite National Park.
最后,我们开车进入了约塞米蒂国家公园.
Nana smirked as we wound through, admiring the fauna and the lush, green natural surroundings.
娜娜笑了起来,我们伤透了, 欣赏动物群和茂密的自然环境。
“Maybe this trip won’t be so bad after all,” she said—though the frown on her face told a different story.
“也许这次旅行毕竟不会那么糟糕,”她说,
At Housekeeping Camp, we stopped at the ranger’s office to pick out our campsite.
我们停在护林员办公室,
I think Nana was getting into the trip because she asked more questions than I did.
我觉得娜娜去旅行 是因为她问我的问题比我多
Eventually, a ranger showed us where our campsite was located on a map—beside Merced River.
最后,一名护林员向我们展示了我们营地的位置,即位于Merced河外的地图上。
Despite her grumbling, Nana seemed pleased to have a view of a rushing river nearby.
尽管她抱怨,娜娜似乎很高兴看到附近一条急流的河流.
Our site was beautiful and the sound of water—a sound I never heard back in the city— was so close I could almost touch it.
我们的遗址很美,水的声音——我在城里从未听到过的声音——离这里太近,几乎可以触摸到它。
I wondered if it was the same view John Muir might have had years before.
我怀疑这是否和约翰·缪尔几年前一样
Nana especially liked that we had a tent cabin rather than a plain tent and that we didn’t have to sleep on the ground.
Nana特别喜欢我们有一个帐篷小屋而不是平地帐篷,
Instead, the cabin had a bunk bed.
相反,小屋有一个铺床。
A helicopter drops water on a fire near Yosemite in 2008.
2008年有一架直升机向约塞米蒂附近的一起火灾下水.
Nana and I built a campfire using some small kindling and newspaper she had brought along.
娜娜和我用她带来的小火柴 和报纸建了个营火
We roasted hot dogs and covered them in mustard, and for dessert, we roasted marshmallows.
我们烤了热狗,用芥子把它盖了起来 为了甜点,我们烤了棉花糖
After dinner, Nana and I sat by the fire, planning the next day.
晚饭后,娜娜和我坐在火边,计划第二天.
I told her that I needed to get started on earning my Junior Ranger badge.
我告诉她,我需要开始 获得我的少年游骑兵徽章。
Now that she was here, I think Nana wanted to help preserve Yosemite as much as I did!
现在她来了,我想娜娜想像我一样 帮助保护约塞米蒂!
The next morning, I looked through my Junior Ranger Handbook as Nana stretched what she called her “aching feet.”
第二天早上,我翻阅了《少年游侠手册》, “
I thought it was pretty funny, since she walked miles every day in the city, but suddenly setting up camp and sleeping on a bunk bed had her feeling grouchy and sore.
我觉得这很有趣, 因为她每天走几英里 在城市里, 但突然建立营地 睡在平铺床上 让她感到烦躁和痛苦。
As for myself, I needed to complete five activities to earn my badge, but the good news was that the word find and bear poster I did at home—luckily I’d brought them along—counted.
但好消息是我在家找到海报,
That left only three more activities, and the badge would be mine!
只剩下三次活动了 徽章是我的!
Through the Woods I asked Nana if she would help me, and she said she would.
通过伍兹,我问娜娜是否愿意帮助我,她说她愿意.
I hoped it would take her mind off her complaining.
我希望这能让她不再抱怨
Together we looked at the list of programs being offered in the daily camp newsletter, Yosemite Today.
我们一起研究了难民营每日通讯“今日约塞米蒂”中提供的节目清单。
We found a Junior Ranger program being offered at 3:00 that afternoon at Happy Isles Nature Center.
我们发现一个少年游骑兵计划 于下午3点在快乐岛自然中心提供。
With that settled, Nana helped me make a checklist: Word find?
娜娜帮我做了一个核对表: 找到消息了吗?
Check.
检查。
Bear poster?
熊海报?
Check.
检查。
Happy Isles?
快乐岛?
Check.
检查。
That left only two activities to do!
只剩下两次活动了!
I wasn’t too worried about running out of choices because there were 14 activities listed in the handbook.
我不太担心没有选择,
As Nana and I considered our many options, I wondered what John Muir might have picked because several of them seemed to be his specialty.
作为娜娜和我考虑了很多选择,我想知道约翰·缪尔可能选了什么,因为其中几个似乎是他的专业.
Luckily, they looked like things I might be interested in doing as well.
幸运的是,他们看起来像 我可能有兴趣做的事情。
Activity 7 was about the giant sequoias, which were by the Wawona Hotel, a place Nana wanted to visit.
活动7是关于巨型sequoias,它们位于Wawona酒店,是娜娜想参观的地方.
Activity 9 was about the Ahwahneechee Indians.
活动九是关于阿瓦赫尼采印第安人的。
That activity looked promising.
这项活动看来很有希望。
For one thing, the Indian Village of Ahwahnee was very close to where we were camping, and for another thing, I’d always been interested in Native Americans and how they lived.
首先,印度的Ahwahnee村非常接近我们的营地,
The real clincher was that Nana seemed eager to tag along.
真正的Clincher是, 奶奶似乎热衷于跟着。
After shaking hands on it, Nana and I decided we would begin by going there.
在握手之后,奶奶和我决定 我们从那里开始。
This giant sequoia, called the California Tunnel Tree, had a tunnel cut into it for visitors to pass through.
这个巨大的sequoia,被称为"加利福尼亚隧道树",有一个隧道被切入,供游客通过.
We went to the Indian Village and took the self-guided tour.
我们去了印第安村 参加了自导自演
We learned a lot as we walked from displays to replica buildings.
我们从展出到复制建筑 学到了很多东西
The Indians called their valley Ahwahnee, which means “valley with the gaping mouth” and called themselves the Ahwahneechee, which means “dwellers in Ahwahnee.”
印第安人称他们的谷地为Ahwahnee,意思是“用相隔口的瓦利”,自称为Ahwahneechee,意思是“Ahwahnee的居民”。 “
During the cold winters, the Ahwahneechee traveled to the foothills where the climate was milder.
在寒冷的冬季,阿瓦赫涅切人前往了气候较温和的山脚.
In the spring, they returned to the High Sierra and Yosemite.
在春季,他们回到了高山和约塞米特.
They found food that included leaves, stems, seeds, bulbs, and berries.
他们发现了包括叶子、茎、种子、灯泡和浆果在内的食物。
Black oak acorns also made up a big part of their diet.
黑橡子也构成其饮食的一大部分.
“I guess they didn’t have fast food and pizza,” I said as we learned more about their diet.
「我想他们没有快餐和披萨,
“No,” Nana agreed, “but they sure had the right idea.
“不,”娜娜同意,“但他们确实有正确的想法。
I bet they had a lot less problems with their health than your old Nana does!”
我敢打赌,他们的健康问题 比你老奶奶要少很多! “
After we finished the tour, Nana and I looked at my handbook again—only two activities to do before I got my badge!
我们参观完之后,娜娜和我又看了我的手册——在我拿到徽章之前,只有两个活动要做!
We took the shuttle to Happy Isles Nature Center, where there were four trails teaching about the area’s four different environments: forest, river, talus, and fen.
我们搭乘太空梭前往Happy Isles自然中心,那里有四条小道,教人们了解该地区的四个不同环境:森林、河流、塔卢斯和芬。
A park ranger took us on the talus trail.
一个公园护林员带我们上塔卢斯小道
We had no idea what “talus” was but soon found out that talus is made up of the rocks that pile up at the bottom of a cliff from rock falls.
我们不知道什么是"塔卢斯",但很快发现塔卢斯是由从岩石倒下而起的悬崖下堆积而成.
Rock falls are often caused by roots that can grow through the cracks in rocks and cause them to break loose.
岩石倒地往往由能从岩石的裂缝中生长出并导致其松开的根来引起.
Earthquakes, rainstorms, and snowmelt also can cause rocks to split and tumble down mountainsides.
地震,暴雨和雪融也会导致岩石分崩离析并倒塌下山坡.
Wow!
哗!
So many natural forces are responsible for changing Earth’s surface.
如此多的自然力量是改变地表的原因.
To Grandmother’s Hotel We Go That evening, since Nana had been such a great sport, we decided to pack up our campsite and spend a night at the Wawona Hotel.
去祖母的旅馆,我们去 那天晚上,由于娜娜是这么棒的运动,我们决定收拾好营地,在瓦沃纳酒店过夜.
Not only would Nana get a good night’s sleep and not wake up so cranky, we would be closer to the giant sequoias in the morning.
不仅娜娜能睡个好觉,
The Wawona Hotel has been helping guests in Yosemite since the late 1870s.
自1870年代后期起,华花酒店一直在约塞米蒂帮助来宾.
It was tough to leave the peaceful water, but the hotel turned out to be equally stunning.
离开和平之水很困难 但酒店也同样令人惊叹
There were six white buildings with wide porches and verandas with vines growing on them and a fountain of flowing water in the center of the courtyard.
有6所白色建筑,有宽廊和花廊,上面有藤蔓生长,庭院中心有流水喷泉.
It was quite a contrast to where we stayed the night before.
和我们前一晚住的地方 形成鲜明对比
After breakfast, we packed the car and headed to the Mariposa Grove of Big Trees.
早餐后,我们收拾好车,去大树的马里波萨树林.
Once there, I would complete my last activity by wandering among the giant sequoias.
一旦到了那里,我会完成我的最后一项行动, 在巨大的sequoias之间徘徊。
We took the shuttle to the Mariposa Grove, and from there, we took the tram ride to see and hear about the “Big Trees.”
我们乘太空梭去马里波萨树林,从那里,我们乘有轨电车去看并听到“大树”。 “
The Ahwahneechee’s word for big trees was “wah-wo-nah.”
Ahwahaneeche对大树的说法是"哇-wo-nah". “
We learned that there are almost 500 giant sequoias and some of them have been alive for almost 2,000 years.
我们得知,有近500个巨型sequoia,其中一些已经活了近2000年.
The tram stopped at the Grizzly Giant, which is estimated to be about 1,800 years old, just over 200 feet tall, and has a trunk with a diameter of nearly 30 feet.
有轨电车在灰熊巨人站停了下来,估计该地有约1800年历史,高仅200多英尺,有直径近30英尺的树干.
It was so amazing to look up, ant-like, at the base of these towering, magnificent trees.
它是如此惊人的仰望,像蚂蚁一样, 在这些高耸起的,宏伟的树木的地基。
Even Nana couldn’t help but gaze, ever upward, as the trees disappeared into the hazy thick clouds above.
连娜娜也忍不住仰视,
On the way out of Yosemite, I handed my book to a Ranger so that she could sign-off on the activities I completed.
在离开约塞米蒂的路上,我把我的书交给了一位游骑兵,以便她可以签下我完成的活动.
She, in turn, handed me a trash bag.
她又递了个垃圾袋给我
She said that my last task was to collect a bag of trash because rangers always leave a place better than they had found it.
她说我最后的任务是收集一袋垃圾 因为护林员离开的地方总是比找到的地方好
After a short time, picking up the candy and gum wrappers that tourists sadly leave behind, I returned to the Ranger’s station.
不久后, 我回到游侠站,
She thanked me and then had me recite the Junior Ranger oath.
她感谢我,然后让我背诵小游侠的誓言。
The Patch, One of Many I said proudly, “As a Yosemite Junior Ranger, I promise to do all that I can to help protect the animals, birds, trees, flowers and other living things, the scenery, and the other special qualities and places in Yosemite National Park.
补丁,很多补丁之一 我自豪地说,“作为一名青年游骑兵,我保证将尽我所能地帮助保护动物、鸟类、树木、花卉和其他活物、风景以及约塞米蒂国家公园的其他特殊品质和地点。
I will continue to learn about the nature and the history of the park even after I leave Yosemite.”
我离开Yosemite后,将继续了解公园的性质和历史。 “
The park ranger signed my handbook and handed me my first Junior Ranger patch.
公园护林员签了我的手册 给了我第一个少年护林员补丁
The patch was so cool—brown and shaped like an arrowhead with a big bear paw right underneath the words “Junior Ranger Yosemite.”
这块地皮很凉爽,外形像箭头,在 " 少年游侠Yosemite " 二字下方有一只大熊爪。 “
I was so proud, and Nana gave me a big smile.
我非常骄傲,娜娜给了我一个大笑容.
During the long drive back through Yosemite National Park, Nana and I stopped many more times to take photos.
在穿越约塞米蒂国家公园的长途跋涉中,娜娜和我多次停下来拍照.
We were both sad to leave, even Nana, but to cheer me up Nana handed me a long list of national parks where I could earn more Junior Ranger patches.
我们都伤心地离开了,甚至娜娜, 但为了让我高兴 娜娜给了我一长串的国家公园清单, 我可以在那里得到更多的少年游骑兵补丁。
She said I needed to decide where we—that’s right, “we”—could drive next summer and then to circle the ones I wanted to visit.
她说我需要决定明年夏天可以开车,
There are so many.
有这么多。
How will I ever choose?
我怎么选择?
I asked Nana to help, and she was more than happy to do so.
我让娜娜帮忙 她非常乐意
I think she has finally gotten over the fear of the outdoors.
我想她终于摆脱了对室外的恐惧
John Muir would be proud of both of us.
约翰·缪尔会为我们俩感到骄傲
Glossary conservationist one who works to protect the environment (p.
致力于保护环境的词汇保护学家(p.
5) fauna animals of a particular region (p.
5)特定区域的动物群(p.
9) fen a low, flat, swampy area (p.
9) fen a 低地平地多沼泽地(p.
17) giant sequoias very tall evergreen trees with massive trunks that are usually reddish in color (p.
17) 巨型花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花序花.
14) High Sierra the Sierra Nevada mountain range of eastern California, which runs through Yosemite National Park (p.
14) 加利福尼亚州东部的内华达山脉高山山脉,穿过约塞米特国家公园(p.
15) Native people who lived in the Americas Americans before Europeans arrived, sometimes called “Indians” (p.
15) 在欧洲人来之前居住在美洲美洲的原住民,有时被称作"印第安人"(p.
14) naturalist someone who studies nature and the history of nature (p.
14) 研究自然和自然历史的自然主义者(p.
5) oath a formal promise (p.
5) 宣誓正式承诺(p.
21) preserve to maintain or keep in an unchanged condition (p.
21) 保持或保持状况不变(p.
11) replica a copy or reproduction of something (p.
11)复制了某种东西的副本或复制品(p.
15) verandas large porches attached to buildings (p.
15) 建筑上附着的大廊(p.
19) Cathedral Rocks (left) loom over Yosemite Valley.
19) 大教堂岩 (左) 在约塞米特谷上空相望.
Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir in 1906 (top) and visitors in 1902 (right) stand on Glacier Point.
1906年西奥多·罗斯福和约翰·缪尔(英语:John Muir (top))和1902年(右)游客站在冰川点上.