Connections
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
A chill crawls down Sarah’s spine as she steps into the darkness beyond the doorway of the house in the woods.
当莎拉踏入树林中屋门外的黑暗时,
She blinks, her eyes adjusting to the lack of light, and for a moment she glimpses something very strange and disorienting: a world turned in on itself, where fragments of earth and stone float aimlessly among plates, candlesticks, and various other objects.
她眨了眼,她的眼睛适应了光线的缺乏,她一瞬间看到了一些非常奇怪和令人不快的东西:一个自相残杀的世界,在板子、烛台和其他各种物体之间,地上和石头上无目的地地漂浮着碎片。
As quickly as it appeared, the vision recedes, and she stands with Jake on a sturdy wood floor, ducks quacking behind them, in a dimly lit room she immediately recognizes.
她和Jake站在一个坚固的木地板上, 鸭子在他们身后, 在她立刻认出来的一个暗淡的房间里。
She has been there before.
她以前去过那里
“How did we get back to Porter’s Mill?”
“我们是如何回到波特磨坊的? “
she asks no one in particular.
她没有特别问任何人。
The room looks cleaner and more welcoming than the one in the Hollow, but it’s the same room, she has no doubt.
房间看起来更干净、更受欢迎,
She steps farther inside, and the door slowly groans closed as Jake proceeds to inspect their surroundings.
她走得更远, 门慢慢呻吟关闭 随着杰克去检查他们的周围。
The same curved staircase disappears up into the second floor.
同样的弯曲楼梯消失在二楼.
No toys litter the floor, but a few chests and shelves neatly line the walls, filled with plates, flowers, and other knick-knacks perfectly arranged.
没有玩具在地板上乱扔, 但一些胸口和架子 整齐地排出墙壁, 充满了盘子,花, 和其他尼克斯-knack 完美安排。
It seems more like a showroom than a house where someone lives.
这似乎更像是一间展示室 而不是有人住的房子
“Jake, don’t touch anything,” Sarah snaps as Jake reaches for a small cowboy figurine on a shelf.
「杰克, 别碰任何东西, 莎拉在Jake在架上拿起个小牛仔花果时,
Startled, he bumps the statue and it shatters on the floor.
吓一跳,他撞倒了雕像 并砸碎了地板。
“Oh, he can do no harm here,” a woman’s voice says from the top of the stairs.
" 哦,他在这里没有坏处, " 一个女人的声音说,从楼梯上方。
The woman is stunning, with a gentle smile, sparkling eyes, and thick brown hair pulled into a careless bun.
女人令人惊叹 有温柔的微笑 有闪闪发光的双眼 浓褐色的头发拉入一个粗心的包子
She wears a simple, old-fashioned dress of dark red.
她穿着一出朴素而老式的深红色相接裙.
“Sarah, it’s so lovely to see you,” she continues as she descends the staircase.
「莎拉,见到你真好」,
Thomas pads down behind her and leaps into her arms, purring loudly as his tail flicks back and forth.
汤玛斯在她身后跳入她怀中, 他的尾巴弹起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起来来。
“It’s nice to meet you, too,” Sarah replies, filled with conflicting emotions.
Sarah回应说,
Something about this woman unnerves her, but at the same time, the strange lady radiates a wonderfully maternal energy that makes Sarah want to hug her.
关于这个女人的有些事让她心烦意乱,但与此同时,这个陌生的女士却散发出美妙的母性能量,使莎拉想拥抱她.
Jake seems to feel no such conflict as he embraces the woman heartily.
Jake似乎没有感觉到这种冲突 因为他心怀着女人
“It’s lovely to see you, too, Jake,” the woman says, patting his head.
”这个女人说,
“I’m sorry I broke your cowboy,” he says.
“对不起我打断了你的牛仔,
The woman smiles and winks at him.
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With a flick of her manicured finger, the figurine reassembles itself on the shelf.
用她修剪的手指一闪一闪, 浮雕重新组装自己在架子上。
“What’s your name?”
“你叫什么名字? “
Jake asks in wonder.
杰克问了个奇怪。
“Oh, how rude of me—I’m Queen Tatiana, but my friends call me Tati.
“哦,我多么粗鲁——我是塔蒂安娜女王,但我的朋友叫我塔蒂。
Your mother has told me so much about you, Sarah.”
你妈妈跟我说了很多关于你的事,莎拉 “
“You knew my mom?”
"你认识我妈妈吗? “
Sarah squeaks and leaps forward.
莎拉一叫一叫,一跃而出.
“Correction, child—I know your mother.
" 赔偿、儿童 -- -- 我认识你的母亲。
She’s here in the palace with me.”
她和我在这里 “
Tati flashes one of the kindest smiles Sarah has ever seen.
塔蒂闪出莎拉见过的最美笑容之一.
“Can I see her?
“我能见她吗?
Where is she?”
她现在在哪? “
“Of course, my dear.
“当然,亲爱的。
Follow me.”
跟我来 “
Queen Tatiana motions up the stairs and starts her ascent.
塔蒂亚娜王后向上移动 开始升起
Sarah’s emotions surge, and she can hardly contain her impatience.
Sarah的情绪激增,
It takes everything she has not to bound ahead, like Jake.
这需要一切她没有束缚 前面,像杰克。
When he reaches the upper landing, he freezes.
当他到达上层着陆时,他会被冻结.
As Sarah approaches, she understands why.
随着莎拉临近,她理解原因.
While the lower level looks like Porter’s Mill, the upper level resembles a castle out of a fairy tale.
虽然下层看起来像波特磨坊,上层却像童话中的城堡.
Intricate stained-glass windows stretch into the sky, flanked on either side by stone pillars covered with slender vines that erupt with clusters of enormous, fragrant blossoms, like wedding bouquets.
密不可分的彩玻璃花窗伸入天空,两侧由石柱相接而起,花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花起花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花被花
“Welcome to my humble abode,” the Queen says, gesturing around her.
女王说,“欢迎来到我卑微的住所,”在她周围游荡。
Sarah gapes up to the ceiling and wonders how they could have ever overlooked such a structure from the outside.
Sarah一直躲到天花板上 不知道他们怎么会从外面忽略这种结构
As she watches, it seems as if the glass and stone near the top are shaking slightly, as though they’re barely holding together.
似乎顶部附近的玻璃和石头稍有摇晃,
She blinks, and everything seems solid again.
她眨了一眼,一切看起来又很稳固了
The passage they step into appears to have no end and no doors, but that doesn’t faze the Queen as she begins to saunter away, her shoes clacking on the reflective tiles.
他们走进的通道似乎没有尽头,也没有门, 但是这不会让女王迷惑,
Jake and Sarah follow, marveling at their surroundings.
杰克和莎拉跟随, 惊叹他们的周围。
After a while, the Queen halts, and Thomas leaps to the ground.
过了一阵子,王后就停了下来,而托马斯也一跃而下.
“Here we are,” she says and waves her delicate hand toward one of the windows.
她说,“我们在这里,”她向一扇窗户挥起她微妙的手。
“Straight through there.”
“从那里走过去。 “
Something doesn’t feel right to Sarah, and she pauses, clutching Jake’s arm.
莎拉觉得有些不对劲,
“ Are you telling me to walk through a window?”
“...... 你想让我从窗户走出去吗? “
she asks.
她问。
“That doesn’t seem safe.”
这似乎不安全。 “
“It’s perfectly harmless,” the Queen sighs as she strides over and thrusts her hand through the window with no resistance.
女皇叹息说, “这是完全无害的,”她挺身而出,毫不反抗地把手推入窗户。
The glass separates, and an opening spreads out beneath her hand, as if the glass itself were just a reflection on a sheet of cascading water.
玻璃分开了,一个开口在她手下被打出,仿佛玻璃本身只是一盘相接相接相接的水的倒影.
In the opening, Sarah sees only absolute darkness.
在开场白中,莎拉只看到绝对的黑暗.
Jake leans forward to try to see more, and Sarah knows that if she didn’t have his arm, he would be through the opening in a heartbeat.
Jake向前倾斜,试图看到更多,而Sarah知道,如果她没有他的手臂,他会在一瞬间通过开口.
“There’s nothing in there but blackness,” she says, and the Queen scowls for an instant before taking a deep breath and closing her eyes.
她说,“里面除了黑色,什么也没有。” 女王在深呼吸并闭上她的眼睛之前,一瞬间就溜了一下。
Softly at first, light begins to radiate from within the darkness.
一开始轻轻地,光线开始从黑暗中发出辐射.
Images begin to solidify: a white fence, a green yard, trees, blue sky, a house—her house, the old Victorian, the front door opening, a person stepping onto the porch.
图像开始被固化:一个白色的栅栏,一个绿色的院子,树木,蓝色的天空,一个房子——她的房子,老维多利亚式的房子,前门打开,一个人踩上门廊.
It’s her mother.
这是她的母亲。
Sarah swallows back a sob at the sight of her mom on the front porch, waving, smiling, and beckoning Sarah to join her.
莎拉在前门廊上看到她妈妈一眼就咽回了口水,挥起手来,微笑地叫着莎拉加入她.
Every thread of her being screams at her to run to her mom—but something is still not right.
她每条线索都向她尖叫,
She blinks back tears and looks at the Queen, who has a smile plastered on her face, but for the first time, Sarah realizes the Queen’s expression hides an immense amount of strain and tension, as if holding her hand in the glass requires incredible effort.
她眨回眼泪并看着脸上贴有微笑花纹的女王,但莎拉第一次意识到女王的表达掩盖了巨大的紧张和紧张,仿佛握住手在玻璃上需要令人难以置信的努力.
“What are you waiting for?”
“你们还在等什么? “
the Queen asks.
皇后问.
“Go to her.
“去见她。
She’s waited so long.”
她等了这么久。 “
“It can’t.
“它不能。
It can’t be real,” Sarah replies, her voice cracking.
这不可能是真的,
“Go and see for yourself, child,” the Queen says.
女王说,“你自己去看看,孩子,”
“You can hold her, talk to her, love her—all the things you’ve been dreaming about your whole life are waiting for you on the other side of the glass.
“你可以抱住她,和她说话,爱她——所有你一生所梦想的东西都在玻璃的另一边等着你。
You do want to see your mother, don’t you?”
你想见你妈妈,不是吗? “
“Yes,” Sarah whispers.
“是的,”莎拉低语。
“You do love your mother, don’t you?”
“你确实爱你的母亲, “
“Y.
“Y. 对
Yes.”
对。”
“Then go to her, quickly.
“那么就赶快去找她。
You can have everything you’ve ever wanted if you just go to her.”
如果你只是去找她, “
Sarah can restrain herself no longer.
莎拉不能再约束自己了
She gives in to her tears as she dashes through the opening in the glass, across the grassy yard, and into her mother’s arms.
在她从玻璃开口、穿过草地院子并进入她母亲的怀抱时,她流出泪来。
They embrace each other for a long time, Sarah unwilling to release her mom after so many years.
他们拥抱对方很长一段时间,莎拉在这么多年后不愿释放她的母亲.
When they finally pull away, her mom takes her inside and gives her lemonade and cookies as they sit on the couch.
当他们最后拉走, 她的妈妈带她进去 给她柠檬汁和饼干 当他们坐在沙发上。
Sarah recounts her life story from as far back as she can remember.
莎拉回忆起她的生活故事
She tells about her childhood, her school, her friends, Dad, Aunt Terra, her goldfish that died and the cat that ate it; the school play when she forgot her lines; her favorite food (roast beef) and how she can’t get enough; the choir concert when she got sick behind the risers and kept singing; the night she, Qynn, and Jake were first lost in the Hollow; the frightening laughter following them; the journal; Qynn’s Uncle Jasper; the scissors, lamp, and key.
她讲述了自己的童年、学校、朋友、爸爸、Terra姨妈、她死去的金鱼和吃了它的猫;她忘记台词时的学校戏;她最喜欢的食物(烤牛肉)以及她拿不来的东西;她生病后继续唱歌的唱诗班音乐会;她、Qyn和Jake第一次在Hollow被迷路的夜晚;他们之后可怕的笑声;日记;Qyn的Jasper叔叔;剪刀、灯和钥匙。
Whenever Sarah asks what her mom has been doing, she says, “Waiting here for you,” and asks Sarah another question.
每当Sarah问起她妈妈在做什么, 她说“在这里等你”,
When Sarah is finished telling her mom everything she can think of, it’s nearly dark.
当Sarah告诉妈妈她想到的一切,
They go into the dining room, where a feast of roast beef with all the fixings sits on the table.
他们进入了餐厅,餐桌上摆放着一席烧牛肉和所有的修具.
She’s almost surprised when her dad and Aunt Terra come in from the kitchen, smiling and laughing.
她的父亲和姨妈Terra从厨房进来时,
Why should she be surprised?
她为什么要惊讶?
She’s home, with her mom.
她和妈妈在家。
Of course they should be here; they’re a family, and families eat dinner together.
当然,他们应该在这里;他们是一家人,家庭一起吃晚饭。
The dinner tastes better than anything she’s ever eaten, and they all talk and talk and talk until, by the time dessert is finished, Sarah is nearly delirious with happiness.
晚饭味道比她吃过的东西都好,他们都说出话来说话,直到甜点完成,莎拉几乎神志不清地感到幸福.
After dinner, they sit on the porch and watch fireflies twinkle in the air.
晚饭后,他们坐在门廊上,在空中看着萤火虫闪闪发光.
A while later, a woman in a red old-fashioned dress comes up the walk.
不久后,一位穿一身红色老式裙子的女人上前走来.
“ Are you enjoying your time with your family, Sarah?”
“...... 莎拉,你和你家人玩得开心吗? “
she asks, smiling.
她问,微笑。
Sarah recognizes her, but the memory is distant and foggy.
莎拉认出来,但记忆却遥远而雾霾.
Sarah nods and squeezes her mother’s hand.
Sarah点头并捏住她母亲的手。
The woman smiles and snaps her fingers, and everything around Sarah changes to sand— including her mother’s hand.
这名女子微笑并扭断了手指,莎拉周围的一切都变成了沙 -- -- 包括她母亲的手。
“NO!”
"没有!"
Sarah screams, clutching handfuls of sand and weeping.
莎拉叫了起来, 抓住了一堆沙子并哭泣。
The memory of everything that has happened comes crashing down on Sarah.
所发生一切的记忆 都会在莎拉身上崩溃
“You bring her back—now!”
"你现在就把她带回来!"
“I’m sorry—I know this hurts, but you have to make a choice,” the Queen kneels down, an expression of honest concern and pity on her face.
“对不起, 我知道这很痛, 但你必须作出选择,” 女王跪下,
“I can bring her back, along with your family and your friends—everything you ever wanted and dreamed of.
" 我可以带回她,连同你的家人和你的朋友——你曾经想要和梦想的一切。
I can make all your pain go away, all your loneliness.
我可以让你所有的痛苦消失 你所有的孤独
It will be like it never happened.
它会像它从来没有发生过。
All you have to do is say you’ll stay, and that you’ll help me.
你只需要说你会留下来,
Will you stay and help me?”
你会留下来帮我吗? “
The turmoil in Sarah’s head reaches a breaking point.
Sarah的头部动荡到了一个突破点。
Something is very wrong here.
这里出事了
The Queen is dangerous, but her mother has been living here for years unharmed.
王后虽有危险,但她的母亲一直居住于此多年没有受到伤害.
She says she can make the terrible things go away, but what kind of help does the Queen want from her?
她说她可以让那些可怕的事情消失 但女王想要什么帮助?
Does it matter?
这很重要吗?
Is there anything she wouldn’t do for her mom?
她会不会为妈妈做任何事?
All she has to do is say— “Yes.”
她要做的就是说:“是的。 “
The Queen smiles, but this time it’s triumphant.
女王微笑,但这次是胜利。
She takes a deep breath, waves her hand, and the world returns to the way it was.
她深吸一口气,挥起手来,世界恢复了原来的样子.
Sarah’s hand firmly grasps her mother’s, and they all watch as the woman in the red dress walks away.
Sarah的手牢牢地抓住了她的母亲,
“Who was that?”
“那是谁? “
Sarah asks.
莎拉问.
“Just a nice new neighbor,” her mom says.
她妈妈说,
“It’s time for bed, honey.”
" 该睡觉了,亲爱的。 “
As Sarah gets ready for bed, she can’t shake the feeling that she is forgetting something.
Sarah准备睡觉时, 她无法动摇自己忘记什么的感觉。
“There’s someone else who’s supposed to be here, right?”
“还有别人应该在这里, “
like a cowboy—where did he go?”
像牛仔一样 他去哪儿了? “
“I don’t know who you’re talking about, my love,” her mom says.
“我不知道你在说什么,
“Perhaps you’re thinking of your favorite bedtime story.”
“也许你在考虑你最喜欢的睡前故事。 “
“A m I?
“我是谁?
” “Yes, the one about the girl and the cowboy who go through a magical doorway and are chased by frightening creatures before finding a palace and living happily ever after.”
“是的,是关于女孩和牛仔的,他们穿过一个神奇的门道,被可怕的生物所追赶,然后才找到一个宫殿并幸福地生活。 “
“Oh, yeah,” Sarah says, “that is my favorite story, Mom.
莎拉说:“这是我最喜欢的故事,
Would you tell it to me again tonight?”
今晚再告诉我一次好吗? “
“Of course I will.”
“我当然会。 “