Good Story
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Trying to Write.
试图写的内容表 。
4 The Beginning.
4 开始。
6 The Parts.
6 各编。
9 The Middle.
9"中间".
12 The Beginning of the End.
12 结束的开始。
16 What Happens?
16 什么情况?
19 The End.
19 结束。
21 Glossary.
21 词汇表。
24 Trying to Write Tyler had been staring and frowning at his pen for so long that he started to feel as if it were staring back at him.
24,试图写泰勒 一直盯着并皱眉 在他的笔这么久, 他开始感觉好像 它在盯着他。
Write a story, write a story, write a story.
写出一个故事,写出一个故事,写出一个故事.
he kept thinking.
他一直想着
What do I know about writing a story?
我对写故事了解多少?
He raised his head from his desk and gazed out the window to see children playing in the afternoon sunlight in the park across the street.
他从桌子上抬起头来从窗户外望去,看到孩子们在对面的公园里在下午的阳光下玩耍.
Tyler could almost hear them laughing.
泰勒几乎可以听到他们笑。
Writing is such a waste of time, he thought as he started idly tapping his pen.
写作太浪费时间了,他以为他开始轻率地敲笔。
“That’s very annoying,” said a voice, “and it gives me an awful headache.”
”一个声音说, “这让我头痛。 “
Tyler glanced around his room but didn’t see anyone.
Tyler在房间一看,
“Who said that?”
“谁说的? “
“I did,” the voice came again.
“我做到了”,声音又来了。
“It was bad enough when you were merely staring and frowning at me, but tapping me against this desk is too much.”
“当你只是盯着我并皱眉的时候,这已经够糟了,但是用这个桌子来敲我太过分了。 “
Tyler eyed his pen.
泰勒看着他的笔。
I must have really gone crazy.
我一定是疯了
“What are you working on, anyway?”
“反正,你在忙什么? “
the pen asked.
笔问.
This isn’t happening, Tyler thought.
Tyler认为,
Should I answer?
我应该回答吗?
“It’s extremely rude not to reply when you are asked a question,” the pen grumbled.
笔者抱怨说,
“I.
“一.
I have to write a story for English class,” he answered shyly, “though I don’t really know how.”
我不得不为英文课写个故事, “
“A story!
“一个故事!
Hmmm.”
嗯……”
The pen paused.
笔已暂停.
Tyler could tell the pen was trying to restrain its excitement.
泰勒可以告诉笔 试图抑制它的兴奋。
“I know a bit about stories—I was designed as a writer’s tool.
“我知道一些关于故事的故事—— 我被设计成作家的工具。
Nothing like the scratching of a good story, I must confess.
我不得不承认,没有什么比一个好故事的刮伤更难了
You could compose a tale about a rude boy who stares and frowns at others and is generally annoying.”
你可以编个故事 说一个粗鲁的男孩 盯着别人并皱眉 通常很烦人 “
“Would you help me?”
“你会帮我吗? “
Tyler asked.
泰勒问。
“I’m very sorry for staring and frowning at you.”
我非常抱歉, “
The pen seemed to think for a moment, and then it said, “Since you put it that way, I will happily assist you.”
这支笔似乎在想一想,然后它说:"既然你这么说,我很乐意协助你。 “
The Beginning “Fantastic!”
开始的“美妙!”
Tyler said.
泰勒说。
“Where do we start?”
“从何说起? “
“You already have,” the pen told him.
"你已经有了",钢笔告诉他。
Tyler must have seemed confused because the pen sighed and said, “Close your eyes and remember.
泰勒似乎很困惑,因为钢笔叹息地说,“闭上你的眼睛,记住。
I gave you a perfectly magnificent place to start.”
我给了你一个绝佳的起点 “
Tyler did as he was told and said, “A rude boy who stares and frowns at others?”
泰勒照他说的做,他说:“一个无礼的男孩,他盯着别人并皱眉? “
“Exactly.
“确切地说。
Congratulations, you have a main character, and that character has traits, or characteristics, that make him interesting.
恭喜,你有一个主角, 和这个角色有特征, 或特征,让他有趣。
Does this special character have a name?”
这个特殊人物有名字吗? “
“Jackson.
“杰克逊。
I’ve always enjoyed the name Jackson,” Tyler said.
我一向喜欢杰克逊这个名字,
“Jackson it is, then.
“那么,杰克逊就是这样。
Now your character, Jackson, stares and frowns at others.
现在,杰克逊,你的角色 盯着别人并皱眉
These are decent traits, but what other characteristics could he have?
这些是体面的特质, 但他还有什么其他的特质呢?
Think about his appearance.”
考虑一下他的外表 “
Tyler started to imagine: “He’s small—smaller than everyone else—and he constantly wears a bright green cap.
泰勒开始想象: " 他比其他人还小,而且他经常戴一顶明亮的绿色帽子。
People tease him for wearing it, but he doesn’t let it bother him.
人们嘲笑他穿着它,
He stares at people and frowns if they come too close because he’s scared they might steal his cap.
他盯着人们并皱眉,
The cap covers his blue hair.”
盖盖其蓝发. “
“You’re shockingly talented,” the pen said.
笔头写道,
“Are all of these characteristics coming from your imagination?”
“所有这些特点是否都来自你的想象? “
“Nope.
“无。
One of my friends dyed her hair blue, and it looked really amazing—until it started to fade.
我的一个朋友把头发染成蓝色, 看起来非常惊人—— 直到它开始消失。
She wore a green cap to hide her hair until the color washed out.
她戴起绿帽来遮住头发,直到颜色被冲走.
Also, my best friend is the smallest guy in school, but he’s the best at almost every sport.”
我最好的朋友是学校里最小的人, “
“I sensed you were a natural.
“我感觉到你是天生的。
When writing a story, you can sometimes benefit from drawing on the people and things surrounding you and giving them a little twist before you put them down on the page.
在写故事时,你有时可以借鉴周围的人和事物,并在你把它们放入页面之前给他们一点曲折,从中获益.
Jackson sounds like a fascinating character, but we need more than a character— something needs to happen to him.”
杰克逊听起来像一个迷人的角色,但我们需要的不仅仅是一个角色——他需要出事. “
Tyler considered this for a minute before saying, “The school bully steals his cap, of course!
Tyler在说“学校欺负者偷走了帽子,
The bully is gigantic, like a mountain—in fact, that’s his nickname: Mountain the Gigantic Bully.
他的绰号是:Gigantic Bulley山。
It’s the first day of school.
这是学校第一天。
no, it’s Jackson’s first day of middle school, and Mountain, who is older, sees Jackson’s green cap during lunch.
不,这是杰克逊上中学的第一天,年纪较大的Mountain在午餐时看到杰克逊的绿帽.
Green is Mountain’s favorite color, so he walks over, lifts Jackson off the ground, and snatches the cap.
Green是Mountain最喜欢的颜色,
Jackson stares at him and frowns as hard as he can, but he can’t stop Mountain.”
杰克逊凝视他,并眉头尽发,但他无法阻止"山". “
The Parts “Wait a second!”
各部分 “等一下!”
the pen interrupted.
笔断了
“Whew, you’re whizzing ahead.
“哇,你正在呼啸。
Do you know what you’ve accomplished?”
你知道你的成就吗? “
Without opening his eyes, Tyler shook his head.
没有睁开眼睛,泰勒摇起头来.
“You’ve invented a setting!
"你创造了一个环境!
That’s where the character is—where the story happens.
故事发生的地方。
I should say characters now because Mountain is one, too.”
我现在应该说人物,因为"山"也是一个人。 “
“I had no idea writing was this exciting,” Tyler said.
Tyler说:“我不知道写作如此令人兴奋。”
“You also created a conflict,” the pen continued, “and every great story has a conflict.
“你还制造了冲突”,笔子接着说,“每个伟大的故事都有冲突。
A conflict comes from a character, Jackson, wanting something, in this case his green cap; but something else has to stand in the way of Jackson getting what he wants, and that’s our massive Mountain.”
冲突来自一个角色,杰克逊,他想要一些东西,在这种情况下,他的绿色帽子;但是其他的东西必须阻止杰克逊得到他想要的东西,这就是我们的大规模山. “
“I just started writing, and I already have all that?”
“我刚刚开始写作,我已经拥有所有这些? “
asked Tyler.
问泰勒。
“You sure do—plus one additional thing: the beginning of your plot,” answered the pen.
" 你确实做了 -- -- 再加上另外一件事:你的阴谋的开始, " 回答钢笔。
“The plot is what happens in the story—the events.
" 情节就是故事中所发生的事——事件。
Every story has a beginning, middle, and end.
每个故事都有开始,中间,结束.
The beginning is where you create your characters, setting, and conflict, and where you begin your plot.
开始是创造角色,设置,冲突, 开始你的情节。
The middle is where things become interesting.
中间是事物变得有趣的地方.
What happens after Mountain steals Jackson’s cap?”
山偷杰克逊的帽子后会怎样? “
“I don’t know,” Tyler said.
“我不知道,”泰勒说。
His head spun with plots and settings and characters and conflicts.
他的头部有地块和设置 还有人物和冲突
What if I make a mistake?
如果我犯了一个错误呢?
What if I write the story wrong?
如果我写错了呢?
he thought.
他认为。
“It seemed so easy a second ago, and now my mind is blank.
“刚才似乎如此容易,现在我脑子一片空白。
I can’t imagine a thing!”
我无法想象任何事情。
“Writer’s block!”
" Writer的块! "
blurted the pen.
模糊了笔.
“The worst foe of every author.
“每个作者的最坏敌人。
You can only battle this monster with writing.
你只能用写作来对付这个怪物
Write through it, brave scribe!
通过它写,勇敢的文士!
The pen is mightier than the sword!”
笔比剑更有力!”
“You just got really weird,” said Tyler.
Tyler说,“你只是变得很奇怪。”
“I’m attempting to keep your spirits up,” the pen replied.
我试图保持你的精神,
“What about the setting?
“背景如何?
Do I describe it more?
我还能描述更多吗?
Do I need more characters?
我需要更多角色吗?
Is the conflict enough?”
冲突够吗? “
The questions spilled out, and if the pen had eyes, Tyler felt as if it might have rolled them.
问题流出,而如果笔有眼睛,泰勒觉得可能已经卷起.
“I understand now—you’re thinking too much,” the pen explained.
笔头解释道,
“Most of these concerns take care of themselves when you start writing—trust me.
" 这些关切中的大多数在开始写作时会照顾好自己——相信我。
Now close your eyes and place yourself in Jackson’s shoes.
现在闭上眼睛,把自己放在杰克逊的鞋上。
That beast of a Mountain has stolen your favorite green cap, and you’re standing in the lunchroom in front of everyone.
山上那只野兽偷了你最喜欢的绿帽, 你站在大家面前的午餐室里。
They can all see your blue hair.
他们都能看到你的蓝发
What would you do?”
你会怎么做? “
The Middle “I’d take my cap back,” said Tyler.
Tyler说,
He began to imagine himself in Jackson’s place.
他开始想象自己在杰克逊的位置.
He felt the embarrassment, the people staring at him, at his blue hair.
他感到尴尬,人们盯着他,他的蓝发。
It felt horrible, and suddenly Tyler knew what needed to happen.
感觉糟透了 突然泰勒知道该怎么做
“Since staring and frowning didn’t work, Jackson doesn’t know what else to do.
但杰克逊却不知道还能做什么。
He thinks everyone is staring at him and laughing at his blue hair, so he runs to the bathroom and hides in a stall.”
他认为大家都在盯着他并取笑他蓝色的发型,于是跑去浴室并躲入一个摊子. “
“Maybe you should start writing this down so you don’t forget anything,” the pen suggested.
“也许你应该开始写下来,
Tyler began to write, and the words flowed onto the page.
泰勒开始写作,词流到页面上.
He could hear the pen sighing, “There’s nothing like the scratching of a good story, I must confess.”
我不得不承认, “
When Tyler finished what he had already imagined, the story continued easily.
当泰勒完成了他已经想象的,故事很容易地继续.
Revisiting what he’d written helped to spark new ideas.
重新审视他所写的文章,
“Jackson stays in the stall for the rest of the lunch recess, feeling humiliated and sorry for himself.
“杰克逊在午餐休息的余下时间留在摊上,感到耻辱并为自己感到遗憾。
Then the bell rings, and he has to return to class.
然后铃声响起,他必须返回课堂。
Because he has always stared at people and frowned, he doesn’t have any friends, but without his cap, he doesn’t stare or frown at anyone.
因为他一直盯着人和皱眉, 他没有任何朋友,
He becomes really uncomfortable when people start to notice his blue hair.
当人们开始注意到他的蓝发时,他变得非常不舒服.
When they tell Jackson how cool his hair is, he doesn’t believe them.
当他们告诉杰克逊他的发型有多酷时,
He thinks they’re making fun of him.”
他认为他们在取笑他。 “
“What lovely, depressing details,” said the pen.
笔上写道,
“After school, Jackson sees Mountain waiting for the bus, wearing his green cap.
“放学后,杰克逊看到Mountain在等公交车,戴着绿帽。
Everyone is laughing, and Jackson thinks they’re laughing at his blue hair, even though they tell him it’s so cool.
杰克逊认为他们嘲笑他的蓝发,
He wants to get his cap back, but he can’t imagine how because Mountain is so enormous.”
他想要拿回帽子, “
“You’re an impressive writer,” said the pen.
“你是一个令人印象深刻的作家。”
“You’re building the tension in the conflict as the plot continues moving forward, just like a professional.
“你像一个专业人员一样,在继续推进阴谋的同时在冲突中制造紧张局势。
That’s what’s supposed to happen in the middle of the plot.”
这应该是在阴谋中发生的。 “
“Wait,” Tyler interrupted, “I’m confused about tension.
“等等,”泰勒打断说,“我对紧张局势感到困惑。
Tension can happen when something gets stretched, but I don’t understand how a conflict can be stretched.”
紧张可能发生, “
“I can see how that might not make much sense,” replied the pen.
笔回答说,“我看得出来,这也许不太合理。”
“Tension is what happens when the conflict becomes more intense.
“当冲突更激烈时,就会发生敏感情况。
In this example, Jackson’s desire for his cap has increased because of his embarrassment, but the thing standing in his way—Mountain—also seems stronger, as if he’s almost impossible to overcome.
以这个例子来看,杰克逊由于尴尬的缘故,对自己的盖子的渴望已经增加,但挡住他路的东西-山地-也显得更强大了,仿佛他几乎无法克服.
The strain, or pull, between Jackson wanting his cap and Mountain standing in his way is called tension.”
杰克逊想要他的帽子 和山地挡道之间的压力 叫做紧张 “
“Oh, I think I understand now.
“我想我现在明白了。
Making things more difficult for my character to get what he or she wants increases the tension.”
使我的性格更难得到他想要的东西 加剧了紧张 “
“You learn so quickly.
“你学得这么快。
Please, continue with your story.”
请继续你的故事。 “
“At home,” Tyler began, “Jackson rummages through all the hats in his house.
“在家中”,泰勒开始说,“杰克逊在他的家里的帽子上翻了一遍。
Because he’s so small, he can’t find one that fits—except for a winter hat that his grandma made for him.
除了外祖母为他所制作的冬帽,
It has a giant pom-pom on the top, but Jackson figures wearing a pom-pom is less embarrassing than letting people see his blue hair.”
它的顶部有巨大的pom-pom,但杰克逊人物穿pom-pom比让人们看到他的蓝色发型更不尴尬. “
The pen giggled to itself, and Tyler had to wait for it to finish before continuing.
钢笔笑了起来,泰勒只好等待完成再继续.
The Beginning of the End “Now that he has something to cover his hair, he starts to plan how to get his green cap back from Mountain.
他开始计划如何从山上取回绿帽。
He imagines crazy ideas like creating a pair of wings and swooping down to steal it back.
他想象出一些疯狂的想法,比如创造出一对翅膀并俯冲来取回.
He thinks of building a tank out of soup cans that shoots sticky chewing gum.
他考虑用汤罐来建造一个能打出粘性咀嚼口香糖的罐子.
He pictures ways to give himself superpowers, such as being bitten by an alien cat or being struck by lightning.
他描绘了赋予自己超能力的方法,比如被外星猫咬了或者被闪电击中.
He doesn’t really have enough supplies or time to make any of these ideas work, so he finally decides on a simpler plan.”
所以他终于决定了一个更简单的计划。 “
“It sounds as though we’re barreling toward the ending of the plot,” said the pen.
笔头写道, “这听起来像是我们正向着阴谋的收尾开炮。
“That’s when you’ve built the tension to the point that the conflict is about to explode.
冲突即将爆发。
Then you have an important event near the end of a story, called the climax, in which we discover whether the main character, Jackson, gets—or doesn’t get—what he wants and what happens afterward.
然后,你有一个重要事件 接近一个故事的结尾, 叫做高潮, 在其中我们发现主角,杰克逊, 得到-或不得到-他想要的, 以及之后会发生什么。
Hurry and finish it!
快点完成它!
You can’t leave me hanging in suspense.”
你不能把我留在悬念中。 “
“The next day,” Tyler said, “Jackson slinks to school wearing the hat with the giant pom-pom on the top to cover his blue hair.
" 第二天, " 泰勒说, " 杰克逊穿着帽子去学校,顶上戴着巨大的小便池来遮住他的蓝发。
Everyone at school laughs at him because the hat looks ridiculous, and it’s also really warm outside.
学校的每个人都嘲笑他, 因为帽子看起来很可笑,
His teachers force him to take off the hat in class because the people behind Jackson can’t see the board.
他的老师强迫他在课上摘下帽子,
He’s more and more embarrassed, but he can handle it because he has a plan to get his green cap back.
他越来越丢脸, 但他能应付, 因为他有把绿帽拿回来的计划。
Finally, during lunchtime, Jackson can put his plan into action.”
最后,在午餐时间,杰克逊可以将他的计划付诸行动. “
“Very interesting,” the pen interrupted.
" 非常有趣",笔被打断。
“I can feel the tension building.”
“我能感觉到紧张局势的加剧。 “
“Jackson sneaks into the lunchroom, trying not to be noticed, which is pretty difficult with a giant pom-pom on top of his head.
“杰克逊偷偷地走进午餐室,试图不被注意,这在他的头顶上有一个巨大的小便便便相当困难。
He doesn’t stare at anyone or frown in the slightest.
他一丝不挂,
Mountain sits at a table in the center of the room, and everyone around him is laughing.
山上坐在房中央的一桌,周围的人都笑了.
Even though they’re not even looking at Jackson, he thinks they’re laughing at him.
虽然他们甚至不看杰克逊,
Anger sweeps over Jackson, which gives him the courage to set his plan in motion.”
愤怒地扫荡了杰克逊,这让他有勇气启动他的计划. “
What Happens?
什么情况?
“What’s his scheme?
" 他有什么计划?
What’s he planning?”
他有什么计划? “
the pen hissed.
钢笔在发抖
“I don’t know,” Tyler said.
“我不知道,”泰勒说。
“Maybe Jackson could steal his cap back and run away.
“也许杰克逊可以偷回他的帽子并逃跑。
Maybe Mountain swats him away, and Jackson has to wear the pom-pom hat forever.
也许Mountain把他甩了 Jackson必须永远戴着这顶小帽子
Maybe Jackson shaves his head.
也许杰克逊剃了头。
Maybe someone else steals his pom-pom hat and he has to create a plan to steal both hats back.
也许还有人偷了他那顶小帽子 他必须想出一个把两顶帽子都偷走的计划
This story has too many endings.”
这个故事的结局太多. “
“Deciding on an ending is difficult, I admit,” said the pen.
我承认,“决定结束是困难的。”
“However, most stories have only one ending, and it’s your duty to find the one that finishes the story you’re telling.
但大多数故事只有一个结局,
It’s not easy, but I never said writing a story would be simple.”
我从未说过写故事会很简单。 “
“How do I choose the right one?”
“我如何选择正确的一个? “
Tyler asked.
泰勒问。
“Close your eyes, imagine each one, and ask yourself if this is the story you’re telling.
“闭上眼睛, 想象一下每一个,
You might attempt to write a few down to see where they end up.
你可能会试图写一些下来 看他们最终会在哪里。
You’re not carving things in stone here.
你没有用石头来雕刻东西。
You can always go back and revise, or make changes.
你总是可以回去修改或改变。
Revision is very important in storytelling.”
订正在讲故事方面非常重要。 “
Tyler went through the endings in his mind, but none of them seemed quite right.
泰勒在脑海中经过了最后的结局,但似乎都没有任何一个是相当正确的.
He even scribbled down a few ideas but quickly crossed them out.
他甚至写下一些想法,但很快就将它们划出.
The ideas were boring, or silly, or didn’t make any sense.
这些想法很无聊, 或愚蠢,
He sat there for a long time—so long that he heard the gentle snores of the pen from his desk.
他在那里呆了很久,听到书桌上温和地打呼噜声。
Then, with a jolt, he exclaimed, “I’ve got it!”
然后,他带着欢呼声说,“我得到了!”
“Huh, what?”
“啊,怎样? “
asked the pen, waking.
问起笔来,醒来。
“Oh, the story.
“哦,故事。
Please, continue.”
请继续 “
The End “During a big outburst of laughter, Jackson quickly climbs onto the table, runs to the middle, and snatches his cap right off Mountain’s giant head!
最终“在大闹起的笑声中,杰克逊迅速爬上桌子,跑到中间,从山地的巨头上抢走他的帽子!
What he sees, however, stops him cold: Mountain has dyed his hair green.”
然而,他所看到的却使他变得冷淡: 山已染发青. “
“Jackson asks Mountain what’s happening with his hair, and Mountain, who looks pretty embarrassed, explains that after he stole the cap, he saw Jackson’s blue hair and thought it looked really cool.
" 杰克逊问出"Mountain"的发型是怎么回事,看起来相当尴尬的Mountain解释道:"他偷走了帽子后,看到了杰克逊的蓝色发型,觉得看起来真的很酷.
Since his favorite color was green, he decided to color his hair green instead of blue.
由于他最喜欢的颜色是绿色的,他决定把发色取而代之为蓝色.
He kept it under the cap because he wasn’t sure if the other people at school would think it was cool, too.”
校方也觉得这很酷。 “
“Excellent writing,” said the pen.
笔写得非常好。
“When you have two characters talking to each other, it’s called dialogue.”
“当你有两个角色互相交谈时, “
Tyler nodded and continued, “Jackson stands on the table for a minute, examining Mountain’s hair, and then he declares that Mountain’s hair looks great.
泰勒点头继续说, " 杰克逊站在桌子上一分钟,检查了山的发型,然后他宣布山的发型很好。
When he says this, he takes off the pom-pom hat.”
当他说这个时,他脱掉了 pom -pom 帽子。 “
“Mountain asks him how he gets his hair so blue, and Jackson tells him that it grows that way.
“山地问他,他的头发怎么这么蓝;杰克逊告诉他,头发是那样长的。
Mountain says that’s the most amazing thing he’s ever heard and invites Jackson to sit with him and his friends.”
他邀请杰克逊和朋友坐在一起。 “
“After lunch, Jackson realizes that people weren’t laughing at his blue hair, but at Mountain for wearing a hat that didn’t fit his massive head.
杰克逊在午餐后意识到人们并没有嘲笑他的蓝发,
He also realizes that his blue hair, the thing that makes him unique, the thing that he has been embarrassed about for so long, was the key to making friends.”
他也意识到他的蓝色发型,使得他独有的事物,他长久以来一直感到尴尬的事物,是交朋友的关键. “
“That’s wonderful,” said the pen.
笔上写道,
“An exceptional ending.
“一个不寻常的结局。
I kind of want to cry, but I don’t want my ink to run.”
但我不希望我的墨水运行。
“Thank you,” said Tyler.
泰勒说,“谢谢你”。