to the Future
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
All Play and No Work “Score!”
所有游戏和不工作“分数” !
Miguel Ventura’s fingers flew over his video controller.
Miguel Ventura的手指飞过他的视频控制器。
He zapped swarms of alien crab monsters that cruised the beach on his TV.
他用他的电视在沙滩上游荡着一群外星螃蟹怪物
“I just beat the game!”
“我刚刚打败了游戏!”
“Ya-hoo!”
"哟呼!"
his friend Trevon yelled.
他的朋友特瑞冯大叫。
They slapped a high-five.
他们打了一巴掌。
“Time to get to work,” said Miguel’s sister, Teresa, as she checked her list.
Miguel的姐姐Teresa在检查名单时说,
“Dishes first, then laundry, vacuuming, and dusting.”
“先洗衣服,再洗衣服,再去吸尘。 “
“Sorry, sis.”
“对不起,妹妹。”
The boys laughed.
孩子们笑了
“We only finished the first game.”
“我们只完成了第一场比赛。 “
“Nine more to go!”
“还有更多的事要做!”
Trevon added.
Trevon)补充.
Teresa planted herself in front of the TV screen.
特蕾莎把自己安插在电视屏幕前.
“Mom and Dad said we could only stay home if we did our chores.”
“妈妈和爸爸说,只有我们做家务,我们才能留在家里。 “
The Ventura family owned a sandwich shop, which is where Miguel and Teresa often spent their afternoons and weekends helping out.
文图拉家族拥有一家三明治店,米格尔和特蕾莎经常在那里度过下午和周末来帮忙.
“You’ve got a handle on it, Tee.”
“你已经掌握了,Tee。”
Miguel slid her aside.
米格尔把她拉到一边去
“Fine!”
"不错!"
Teresa tossed her list at Miguel.
特蕾莎把她的名单扔在了米格尔
“You’ll get grounded, not me.”
“你会被禁足的,不是我。 “
Trevon shoved chips into his mouth.
Trevon把薯条塞进他嘴里了
Crumbs cascaded down his chin like a waterfall.
他的下巴像瀑布一样凸起
Miguel flopped onto the cushions of the couch.
米格尔倒在沙发上
“This is the life!”
“这就是生命!”
Vrrroooom!
乌鸦!
Teresa revved the vacuum in front of the TV.
特蕾莎重拾了电视前的真空.
“Move!”
滚开!
Miguel yelled.
米格尔大叫。
Teresa shrugged.
特蕾莎发抖了
He flipped off the switch.
他把开关翻了
“You two are slugs!”
你们是流星。
She yanked the cord.
她拉了绳子
“Wasting your life away.”
“浪费你的生命。 “
“If this is the life of a slug.
“如果这是一发子弹的生命。
Trevon said.
特雷冯说。
we’ll take it.”
我们接受。 “
Miguel answered.
米格尔回答。
“We’ve got all the time in the world.”
“我们拥有世界上所有的时间。 “
Five minutes later, the phone rang.
五分钟后 电话响了
“It’s for you, Trevon!”
"这是给你的,特瑞冯!"
Teresa called out.
特蕾莎打电话来了
“Hello?”
“哈罗? “
Trevon mumbled into the phone.
Trevon在电话里喃喃自语
“Why?”
“为什么?”
He shrugged.
他发抖了。
“Fine.
“不错。
Be home in a minute.”
马上回家 “
“What’s up?”
" 这是怎么回事? “
Miguel asked.
米格尔问。
“Mom says I have to go,” he said.
“妈妈说,我得走了。”
“What did you do, Tee?”
“你做了什么,特伊? “
Miguel rushed through the house.
米格尔冲出房子
“You called Trevon’s mom to get him to leave, didn’t you?”
你打电话给特瑞冯的妈妈让他离开, “
Silence.
安静
“I’ll show her,” Miguel muttered under his breath as he slipped out the door, heading directly for the sandwich shop.
Miguel滑出门后, 悄悄地向三明治店走去。
“Even without Trevon, there’ll be no chores for me.”
“即使没有Trevon,我也不会干活。 “
Miguel had found the Great Gallardo’s books last year in an old chest up in the loft of his parents’ shop.
Miguel去年在父母商店的阁楼上发现Great Gallardo的书。
The books belonged to his greatgrandpa, a magician called the Great Gallardo.
这些书属于他的曾祖父,一个叫"大伽拉多"的魔术师.
Somehow, Miguel was able to travel into the stories and become a character.
不知何故,米格尔得以走入故事并成为人物.
Getting lost in the center of the Earth was the scariest thing he had done.
在地球中心迷路是他做过的最可怕的事
Becoming the Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz had been the most fun.
成为奥兹巫师的稻草人是最有趣的
Dust covered the chest of books.
尘盖出书之胸.
An old wrench stuck out from the lid.
一个老扳手从盖子上卡出。
Miguel slipped it into his pocket, knowing that he’d need it on his journey.
Miguel知道旅途需要它,
Even after so many trips, he didn’t have a clue how the magic worked.
即使经过这么多次旅行,他也不知道魔法是如何起作用的。
Miguel pulled out a small blue book.
米格尔拿出了一本蓝色的小书
“The Time Machine by H.G.
“H.G.的时代机器。
Wells,” he said.
Wells,”他说。
“Cool, I get to go to the future!”
“酷,我要走向未来!”
He started reading from page 326.
他从第326页开始阅读.
“I heard nothing but the cracking of twigs under my feet, my own breathing, and the throb of my blood vessels in my ears.”
“我只听到脚下树枝被打裂,呼吸不息,我的血管被塞入耳朵。 “
The words danced across the page and Miguel’s heart quickened its beat.
Miguel的心跳加快了节奏。
“then some underworld Morlocks voices there caught I had heard and several they sounds in I closing and me the on the in and were.
“然后,我在那里听到一些冥界的莫洛克斯声音,在我关闭时听到几个声音,而我的声音是插入的。
Miguel’s view blurred.
Miguel的观点模糊了。
His head whirled.
他的头在发抖
Light coming through the window zipped in and out.
灯光从窗外传出
Miguel spun faster and faster.
米格尔跑得越快越快
Light and dark transformed into gray.
光和暗转化为灰色.
Was this time traveling?
这次是旅行吗?
Miguel’s body grew heavy and suddenly flung forward, slamming to the ground.
Miguel的遗体越发沉重,
Then all went dark.
然后一切都变黑了
Humanity Lost Miguel found himself lying in a forest clearing at the base of a hill.
人类失去的米格尔发现自己躺在一座山的地基上的一片森林中.
A small girl lay curled up behind him.
一个小女孩在他身后被卷起来
Curly hair adorned with flowers framed her face, which had delicate features.
卷发被花纹所笼罩 她的脸有微妙的特征
Who was she?
她是谁?
A fire hissed from across the clearing.
从对面的空地喷出火花
Flickering beams of light from the fire danced across the girl’s dress.
火光闪闪地闪出光芒,
Flames sprang up from a pile of wood to catch nearby trees and bushes on fire and traveled through the forest like a pack of lions.
火焰从一堆木头起来接住附近的树木和起火的灌木,并像一包狮子一样从森林中穿行.
Miguel panicked.
米格尔慌了。
As he jumped to his feet, he kicked an iron bar on the ground.
当他跳到自己的脚上时,他踢了地上一个铁棒.
Voices mumbled in the darkness beyond the firelight.
声音在火光外的黑暗中流出
Bushes rustled.
布什生锈了。
Footsteps padded the ground.
脚踩地上
Miguel turned round and round.
米格尔转了身
Someone was coming.
有人来了。
Something was coming.
东西来了。
The flames exposed several white creatures with gorilla-like faces rushing toward him.
火焰暴露出数个白色生物 有大猩猩般的脸朝他冲来
Standing upright, they were about the same size as Miguel.
站直了 他们和米格尔差不多大
Suddenly he remembered the story.
他突然想起这个故事
These things were called Morlocks, ape-like beasts that lived underground.
这些东西被称作"莫洛克斯"(Morlocks),类猿类的野兽生活在地下.
and they were cannibals!
他们是食人族!
Miguel gulped.
Miguel gulped. (英语).
The Morlocks nearly surrounded him.
莫洛克一家几乎包围了他
“Wake up, little girl.”
“醒醒,小女孩。 “
He shook her, keeping one eye on the Morlocks.
他震撼她 盯着莫洛克一家
Her big blue eyes opened.
她的大蓝眼睛睁开了.
“I’m Weena.”
“我是维娜。
“That means I’m the time traveler!”
“这意味着我是时间旅行者! “
He picked her up.
他把她带走了
“And we’re dinner for those Morlocks!”
我们为那些莫洛克家的晚餐!
Weena jumped out of his arms and sprinted into the forest, which grew brighter and hotter from the inferno.
维娜从怀中跳出并冲入了森林,森林从地狱中变得更明亮更热.
Miguel reached out, but she slipped away.
Miguel伸出手 但她溜走了
For a moment, Weena stopped in front of the blaze, mesmerized by the dancing flames.
一瞬间,薇娜就停在了火焰前,被起舞的火焰所迷惑.
Then she moved forward.
然后,她向前移动。
“No, fire!”
“不,开火!”
He motioned toward the heat.
他向着高温运动
“Ouch!”
"乌!"
Weena had no clue what he was saying.
维娜不知道他在说什么
From the story, Miguel knew that 80,000 years into the future, human beings had changed and split into two groups.
从故事中,米格尔知道未来有8万年,人类已经变了,分成了两组.
Weena was an Eloi, the people who lived aboveground.
维纳是Eloi人 住在地上的人
Over time, their easy life had made them weaker and less intelligent than the Morlocks, who were the primitive worker-class who lived underground and built machinery.
随着时间的推移,他们的平易近人的生活使得他们变得比莫洛克人更弱,更缺乏智慧,而莫洛克人则是生活在地下并建造机械的原始工人阶级.
The Morlocks only came aboveground at night to hunt the Eloi.
莫洛克人只在夜间从地上赶来猎取埃洛伊人.
Miguel shivered.
米格尔发抖了
Smoke burned his nostrils.
烟烧了鼻孔.
Weena stumbled back to where they started and collapsed.
维娜跌倒回到了他们开始和倒塌的地方.
He tried to wake her, but he could barely tell whether she was breathing.
他试图叫醒她,但他几乎无法分辨她是否呼吸.
From behind, Miguel felt fingers cling to his back.
从背后,米格尔感觉手指紧紧地贴在背后.
They gripped his neck and arms.
他们抓住了他的脖子和手臂。
He swiveled around, bent down, and grabbed the iron bar off the ground.
他四处走来走去,弯下腰,并抓住了地上的铁棍.
“I’m not your dinner!”
“我不是你的晚餐!”
He lunged toward the Morlocks, waving the bar in the air.
他冲向莫洛克一家 挥舞起酒吧来
“Get away from us!”
“离我们远点!”
The Morlocks scattered.
莫罗克一家散去.
He turned back.
他回头了
Weena had disappeared!
维娜失踪了!
His heart fell; he hadn’t protected her.
他没有保护她。
Another Morlock tugged at his ankle.
又一个莫洛克在脚踝上拉了一把
Miguel kicked his foot out and scrambled up the hill.
米格尔把他的脚踢出并跑上山去.
A Beautiful Machine From the hilltop, the glow of the fire illuminated the entire forest.
美丽的机器 火光照亮了整个森林
Ashes and embers littered the ground, burning Miguel’s feet.
灰烬和灰烬倒地了,
He wrapped huge green leaves around them.
他把巨大的绿叶包裹在他们周围。
A group of trees exploded like dynamite, sending Miguel to the ground.
一群树木像炸药一样爆炸,将米格尔送入地.
The ape-like creatures froze near the edge of the blaze.
类猿类生物在火焰边缘被冻死
The fire singed their white hair, creating a putrid stench.
火会唱出他们的白发 产生一股臭味
They fell like dominoes, succumbing to the hungry beast of a fire.
他们像多米诺人一样倒下 屈服于火中饿死的野兽
They, like Weena, had never seen a blaze like this.
他们像薇娜一样 从未见过这样的大火
The future was nothing as Miguel imagined.
未来和米格尔想象的一模一样
The surviving Morlocks streamed through the trees, the fire chasing them like a monster.
幸存的莫洛克人从树上流出,火象怪物一样追逐.
Miguel followed them.
米格尔跟着他们
Maybe they would lead him back to the time machine, and he could get home.
也许他们会把他带回时光机 他就可以回家了
Miguel hustled past trees as tall as buildings and brushed against blue flowers as big as his face.
Miguel把树爬过像建筑物一样高的树 和像他的脸一样大的蓝花相撞
There was no technology in the future, and Miguel surmised that was the reason why nature flourished.
未来没有技术,米格尔猜测这是自然繁荣的原因.
The Morlocks disappeared into an underground passageway, leaving Miguel alone near a marble statue of a sphinx.
莫洛克一家消失于地下通道中,让米格尔独自一人靠近一尊狮身人面像的大理石雕像.
The shiny valves around the sphinx’s bronze base shimmered in the firelight.
狮身人面像的铜基周围的闪亮阀门被火光所照亮。
In the story, the Morlocks unscrewed the valves to open this statue so they could capture the time traveler inside it.
在故事中,莫洛克人解开阀门打开了这尊雕像,以便能捕捉出里面的时间旅行者.
Miguel was too close behind them for the Morlocks to set the trap this time.
Miguel在他们身后太近了 莫洛克家族这次无法设定陷阱
Miguel had figured it out—the time machine was inside!
Miguel想通了 时间机器在里面!
Miguel pulled on the valves.
米格尔拉出阀门。
Twisted.
扭了又扭。
Tugged.
塔盖德。
They slipped through his fingers.
他们从他手指上滑了下来。
Dread spread over him like a storm cloud.
恶道散于他上相如暴云.
How would he get to the machine?
他怎么会去机器?
Miguel thought of Weena.
米格尔想到了维娜
Then he thought of Teresa and how he’d been mad at her when he left.
然后他想起了Teresa,
What if he never made it back?
如果他没回来怎么办?
Miguel leaned against the statue.
米格尔靠在雕像上
Something from his pocket clanked against the bronze.
他口袋里的东西与青铜相撞
The wrench from the loft!
阁楼里的扳手!
He ripped the tool from his pocket and fit it onto the valves.
他从口袋里扯出工具 把它装入阀门
Perfect!
不错!
He torqued them hard.
他把他们推得很用力
The front panel of the statue came loose, slid down into the ground, and revealed the time machine!
雕像前面板松开后滑入地上,并揭示出时光机!
Miguel rushed over.
米格尔冲过来了
It was beautiful; a cross between a race car and the gears of a fancy watch.
很漂亮,赛车和华丽手表的齿轮之间的十字架
The rectangular metal frame supported twisted crystal and ivory bars that interconnected, creating one continuous pattern.
长方形金属框架支撑了相互连接的扭曲晶体和象牙条,形成了一种连续的模式.
It was like the ultimate brain puzzle, the kind you could work on for hours yet never solve.
这就像一个最终的大脑谜题, 那种你可以工作 几个小时,但从来没有解决。
But to Miguel, the idea of time travel was the biggest puzzle.
但对于米格尔来说,时间旅行的想法是最大的谜题.
He knew it was impossible in the real world, but he fantasized about moving through space and time: the fourth dimension.
他知道这在现实世界中是不可能的,但他幻想着穿越空间和时间:第四维.
The front panel inside held two levers and three dials labeled with the numbers up to a million.
内部的前置面板有两把杠杆和三把标有最多一百万数字的拨号.
The levers would take him forward and back.
操纵杆会把他往后推
The dials would show how many days he’d traveled.
拨号会显示他旅行了多少天。
How would he know which one to push?
他怎么知道哪一个可以推?
The bronze panel of the statue shot up and clanked shut.
雕像的青铜面板被击出并被钉住
He was trapped in the dark!
他被困在了黑暗中! 他被困在了黑暗中!
His hands fumbled for the levers.
他的手为操纵杆而颤抖
He heard murmurs.
他听到喃喃自语。
Footsteps.
脚步.
Laughter.
笑声。
Miguel was not alone.
米格尔不是一个人
Warm bodies pressed near him.
温暖的尸体压在他附近。
They pulled on his clothes.
他们拉起他的衣服。
Tugged at his feet.
被他脚下绊住.
Grabbed his shoulders.
抓起他的肩膀来。
He backed against the panel, kicking, screaming, and flailing his arms, surrounded by the Morlocks’ musty smell, their steaming breath, their fury.
他向面板站后,踢打、尖叫并挥起他的手臂,周围是莫洛克人的浓郁气味、他们的气息和愤怒。
Miguel fumbled in his pockets.
米格尔的口袋被打翻了
He pulled out the wrench and waved it.
他拔出扳手挥出.
One of the Morlocks knocked it away.
其中一个莫洛克人把它撞了
He felt the prick of teeth against his neck.
他觉得牙齿刺在脖子上
Miguel lunged forward, knocking his head into the closest Morlock for the ultimate head-butt!
米格尔向前冲出头顶 撞入最接近的摩洛克顶上
In that same instant, he reached out for the levers.
在同一瞬间,他伸出了杠杆。
The Morlocks tumbled out of the machine as Miguel’s fingers clamped down onto metal.
Morlocks在Miguel的手指被压入金属后,
He pulled hard.
他用力拉着
Blackness disappeared.
黑色已经消失了。
Gray haze.
灰雾.
Whirling thoughts.
发作想.
The dials spun wildly, like the second hand on a clock.
拨号像时钟上的第二只手一样疯狂地转动
All at once, Miguel’s body surged forward.
Miguel的遗体一跃而出。
Everything stopped.
一切都停下来了。
He’d gone forward.
他向前进。
Fast forward.
快速前进。
Dying to See the Future Miguel found himself thrust upon a black, endless plateau scattered with black bushes.
死去见未来 米格尔发现自己被推向了被黑灌木丛所散布的黑色无尽高地.
The land was flat with no mountains, hills, rivers, or oceans.
土地平坦,没有山地、丘陵、河流或海洋。
The sun hung in the gray sky.
太阳挂在了灰色的天空。
The fiery star was now orange, and its rays pulsed as if it were losing power.
发烧的恒星现在是橙色的,它的射线脉冲得好像失去动力了一样.
From across the plain, a long creature crawled toward Miguel on thousands of feet.
从平原对面 有只长长的生物爬向了米格尔 在上千英尺处
It rose thirty feet high and had overlapping greenish-black plates covering its body.
它升起30英尺高, 并有重叠的绿色-黑色板块覆盖它的身体。
Multiple black eyes stared him down.
多只黑眼睛盯着他
As it got closer, two horn-like antennas stretched out like hands.
随着它的接近,两个角状的天线像手一样伸出.
It was a giant centipede, and it was coming after him!
是一个巨大的百分百, 它来追他!
Miguel scrambled back into the machine.
米格尔跑回机器里去了
He tugged on a lever.
他拉了个杆子
Instantly, the sky grew darker.
瞬间,天空变暗了
He whirled forward, but the alternating of day and night—sunrise and sunset—slowed.
他旋来旋去,昼夜相交,日出而日出;
The dials spun forward again and again.
拨号反复地前出.
The time machine stopped abruptly.
时光机突然停了下来
The sun, now red and large, hung along the horizon.
太阳现在又红又大 挂在地平线上
The sky was an inky black, missing its moon, and highlighted by only a few pale stars.
天空是黑黑的,缺少了它的月亮,只有几颗苍白的恒星突出显示.
Like the scarlet of the sun, reddish rocks lined the beach where Miguel stood.
就像太阳的花纹一样,红地的岩石在米格尔站立的海滩上排出一行.
Strange fluorescent green plants seemed to be the only thing growing.
奇怪的荧光绿色植物 似乎是唯一生长的东西。
The ocean was still—no waves, no breakers, no wind.
大海还是没有大浪 没有断层 没有风
Miguel sat down.
米格尔坐下。
It was hard to breathe.
很难呼吸
He remembered the same feeling when he’d hiked up Mount Whitney, the tallest mountain in California, with his mom.
他记得同样的感觉, 当他爬上惠特尼山时,
Oxygen was scarce.
氧气很稀少
The bitter cold nipped at his fingers as he cruised over the rocky beach.
苦寒的冰被他指着 在岩石多的海滩上游走
The red ball in the sky was a sad picture of what the sun used to be.
天上的红球是太阳曾经的悲哀相片.
Was he witnessing the death of the sun and the end of life on Earth?
他见证了太阳的死亡和地球上生命的终结吗?
He swallowed.
他吞了东西
Such a huge question was hard to comprehend.
如此巨大的问题很难理解。
A gust of fear and sadness brushed across him.
恐惧和悲哀的一股气息 笼罩在他身上
He had to get home.
他必须回家。
But how?
怎么会呢?
From the craggy shore, Miguel stepped down onto a boulder.
米格尔从克洛基海岸踏上巨石
It moved under his feet!
它移动在他的脚下!
He jumped back when a huge claw reared up from the ground.
当巨大的爪子从地上爬出时,他又跳了回来.
It was a crablike creature as big as a table!
它像蟹一样的生物 像桌子一样大!
Its huge antennas swung like whips right at Miguel.
它的巨大天线像鞭子一样在米格尔附近摇晃.
As he scrambled backward, Miguel tripped, slamming into the rocky shore.
当他向后冲去时,米格尔被绊倒了,被撞入了多岩石的岸上.
The crab moved forward, its huge claws grasping, its eyes gleaming toward its next meal.
螃蟹向前走, 它巨大的爪子抓住, 眼睛闪闪发光地朝下顿饭的方向走去。
Miguel ran.
米格尔跑了。
As he turned back, the crab opened its mouth and lunged toward Miguel.
当他回头时,螃蟹张开口向米格尔进发.
Antennas swept over the back of Miguel’s neck.
安特南斯横扫了米格尔的后颈.
His foot caught between two rocks.
他的脚被两块石头夹住
He tugged.
他拖了下来。
Jerked.
混帐
Kicked.
被踢伤了
He was stuck!
他被卡住了! 他被卡住了! 他被卡住了! He was stuck!
The crab came closer.
蟹更来相近.
Miguel squirmed.
米格尔被压住了
Closer.
近一点
Miguel yelled.
米格尔大叫。
Closer.
近一点
Miguel grabbed small rocks off the ground and began to throw.
米格尔从地上取出小石头并开始投掷.
He picked up one after another, left hand, right hand, tossing them as quick as he could.
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The creature flinched.
生物退缩了。
Miguel bounced more rocks against its hard shell.
米格尔在坚硬的外壳上弹出更多的石头.
The crab slowed.
螃蟹减速了
It was working!
还在工作!
Left.
左边
Right.
对
Left.
左边
Right.
对
He pictured himself in front of his TV, blasting the alien crabs from his video game.
他在电视前自相残杀 从他的电子游戏中爆出外星螃蟹.
But this time, it was all too real!
但这次太真实了!
With one last heave, Miguel sent a basketball-sized rock sailing right into the crab’s mouth.
Miguel用最后一发力将一块篮球大小的岩石划入螃蟹口中。
Its huge claws crossed in front.
它巨大的爪子穿过前面
Its antennas swayed.
其天线相摇.
Miguel froze.
米格尔冻结。
And then the crab turned and crawled away.
然后螃蟹转身并爬走.
“Ya-hoo!”
"哟呼!"
He wished Trevon could have seen this victory.
他希望特雷冯能看到这场胜利.
Miguel reached down and untied the shoe stuck between the rocks.
Miguel伸了下并解开被困在岩石之间的鞋.
His foot slipped out, and he headed for the time machine.
他的脚滑出 他朝时光机走去
The time machine had to be the key to getting home.
时间机器必须是回家的关键。
Miguel remembered that the time traveler had ended up back in his laboratory when he went backward in time.
米格尔记得,时光旅行者在及时后退时最终回到了自己的实验室.
Maybe Miguel would end up back at home if he tried to go backward in time instead of forward.
也许Miguel会回到家里 如果他试图及时落后而不是向前
He sat in the saddle seat, pulled the other lever, and closed his eyes.
他坐在马鞍座上,拉起另一把杠杆,闭上了眼睛.
He twirled.
他扭来扭去。
He spun.
他发作。
He could feel the air being sucked out of his lungs.
他能感觉到肺被吸出空气
Then suddenly, he was in the loft!
然后突然,他在阁楼里!
Miguel left the shop and ran home.
米格尔离开店后跑回家去.
He found Teresa dusting the living room.
他发现特蕾莎在客厅打扫
“Nice of you to show up,” she said.
她说,“你来真好。”
Miguel walked over to her, grabbed the rag, and began to clean the bookshelf.
米格尔走到她身边,抓住了布,开始打扫书架.
“Who are you?”
“你是谁? “
she asked.
她问。
“Not my brother— he doesn’t work.”
“不是我哥哥,他不工作。 “
“Great-Grandpa Gallardo helped me out.”
“Grandpa Gallardo帮助了我。 “
Miguel thought of his fast-forward trip to the future and sadness filled his heart.
米格尔想到了自己快速前进的未来之行,而悲伤充满了内心.
“Time is short.
“时间很短。
You never know how bright or dark the future will be.”
你永远不知道未来会有多光明和黑暗 “
He dusted the books.
他把书都擦了
“And hard work keeps you strong and smart.”
“辛勤工作使你坚强而聪明。 “
He smiled at Teresa.
他对特蕾莎微笑
“You’re off the hook this time,” she smiled back.
她笑了起来。
“But only if I get to zap alien crabs while you work!”
但只有我在你工作时能吃到外星蟹!