牛津阅读树是英国牛津大学出版社组织多位儿童阅读教育专家，经过二十多年的不断研究及发展而出版的阅读教材。这是一套学龄前及小学孩子培养阅读兴趣的寓教于乐的儿童英语读物。
牛津阅读树是英国牛津大学出版社组织多位儿童阅读教育专家，经过二十多年的不断研究及发展而出版的阅读教材。这是一套学龄前及小学孩子培养阅读兴趣的寓教于乐的儿童英语读物。《牛津阅读树》在英国是家喻户晓的英语学习材料，在全球亦有一百多个国家用它作为外语学习教材。
今天给大家介绍的是The Litter Queen，快和小编一起看看到底发生了什么有趣的事情吧！
Wilf and Wilma's mum and dad took some of the children for a picnic. They went to a place called White Horse Hill.
Wilf和Wilma的父母带一些孩子去野餐。他们去了一个叫白马山的地方。
It was a warm summer s day and there wasn't a cloud in the sky.
这是一个温暖的夏天，万里无云。
It was a perfect day for a picnic in the country.
今天是在乡村野餐的最佳日子.
Wilma's mum had brought lots of food so everyone had something to carry. 'We'll have our picnic at the bottom of the hill,’she said. 'I know a good place to sit.'
Wilma的妈妈带了很多食物,所以每个人都有东西要拿。“我们将在山下野餐，”她说。'我知道有个好地方可以坐。'
Wilma's dad spread out a rug and everyone sat down.
Wilma的爸爸摊开地毯,大家都坐下。
'This is a great picnic,' said Biff. ' These sandwiches are really good.’
“这是一次很棒的野餐，”Biff说。'这些三明治真的很棒。'
'And this is a great place on a day like this,' said Wilma. 'I can see for miles.'
“在这样的日子里，这是个很棒的地方，”Wilma说。'我能看得到几英里外。'
'You can see even more from the top ofthe hill, said Wilma's dad.
“从山顶上你可以看到更多的东西，”Wilma的爸爸说。
After the picnic, the children wanted to walk up the hill. Biff and Wilf began to run ahead.They both wanted to be first to get to the top.'I'll race you up there,’ called Biff.
野餐后，孩子们想在山上散步。Biff和Wilf开始向前跑，他们都想成为第一个到达山顶的人。“我比你快到山顶。”Biff大叫。
Wilma's mum called everyone back. 'Look at all the litter youve left behind, ’she said.
Wilma的妈妈叫大家回来。“看看你们留下的垃圾，”她说。
Wilma's mum made the children pick up the litter. She told them to put it in a bag.
Wilma的妈妈让孩子们捡起这些垃圾。她让他们把它放进袋子里。
'We'll take the litter back to the car with the picnic things,’ she said. 'This place would look terrible if everyone left cans and packets behind. '
她说：“我们要把野餐垃圾带回车上。如果每个人都留下罐头和包裹的话，这个地方看起来会很糟糕。”
They took the picnic things back to the car, then they walked up the hill. It took quite a long time to get to the top.Everyone sat down for a rest.
他们把野餐的东西带回车上，然后走上山去。到达山顶还需要很长时间，每个人都坐下来休息一下。
'Dad's right, 'said Wilma.'I can seefor miles and miles. The houses and cars look really small.'
“爸爸是对的，”Wilma说，“我能看好远好远。房子和汽车看起来真的很小。
A strange-looking aircraft flew past. 'What's that?' asked Chip.' It looks like a flying chair.'
一架奇怪的飞机飞过.。“那是什么？”Chip问。'看上去像张飞天椅。'
'It's a microlight,' said Wilma's dad.
“这是微光，”Wilma的爸爸说。
'I suppose it is a bit like a chair with wings.'
“我想它有点像一张带翅膀的椅子。
'I'd love to fly in one,' said Biff.
“我想坐一架飞机，”Biff说。
'I wouldn't, said Chip. 'It doesn't look safe.’
“我不想，”Chip说。"看起来不安全。
They walked back through a wood. Floppy ran in and out of the trees. Suddenly he yelped.
他们穿过一片树林走回来。Floppy在树的中间穿梭。突然他
'Oh no! said Chip. 'Look at Floppy. I think he's hurt himself.
叫喊。“哦，不！”Chip说。“看看Floppy。我想他伤到自己了。’
Floppy couldn't walk properly. He startedto limp. His paw was bleeding.
Floppy不能好好走路了。他开始一瘸一拐。他的爪子在流血。
Wilma's mum looked at Floppy's paw.'It looksas if he's cut it, 'she said.
Wilma的妈妈看了看软盘的爪子，她说：“看上去好像是他割的。”
Wilf found a broken bottle. 'He must have cut it on this, 'he said.
Wilf发现了一个破瓶子。他说：“他踩在上面了。”
Wilma's mum was angry.lt's so dangerous to leave broken bottles lying about, 'she said.
Wilma的妈妈很生气，她说，'把破瓶子到处乱扔是很危险的。'
The children wanted to play cricket, so they had a game before they went home.
孩子们想玩板球，所以他们回家前玩了一场比赛。
Floppy tried to join in, but he couldn't because his paw was too sore.
Floppy试图加入，但他不能,因为他的爪子太痛了。
'Poor old Floppy! 'said Biff. 'Just his luck to step on some broken glass!'
“可怜的老Floppy！”Biff说。“只是他幸运地踩到了碎玻璃上！
At last, it was time to go home.
最后，是时候回家了。
'Thank you for taking us, 'said the children.'AlI this fresh air has made me hungry, 'said Wilma's dad. 'Maybe we can stop for something to eat on the way home.
“谢谢你带我们来，”孩子们说，“我觉得这新鲜空气让我饿了，”Wilma的爸爸说。也许我们可以停下来吃点东西在回家的路上。
'Hooray! 'said everyone.
“万岁！”大家都说。
Everyone wanted chicken and chips, so Wilma's dad stopped to get some.
每个人都想要鸡肉和薯条，所以Wilma爸爸停下来买了一些。
'I wonder why food tastes better when you eat it outside,' said Wilf.
“我不知道为什么,在外面吃东西时，感觉食物味道更好，”Wilf说。
'It tastes good because we re all hungry,' said Wilma's dad.
“味道很好，因为我们都饿了，”Wilma的爸爸说。
When they had finished, Chip and Wilf looked for the litter bin. There was only one bin and it was full. Chip threw his litter on the ground.
他们吃完后，Chip和Wilf去找垃圾箱。只有一个垃圾箱，里面满了。Chip把垃圾扔在地上。
'I don't think we should do that,' said Biff.'Well, what else can we do?' said Wilf. 'The litter bin is full, so what does it matter?'
“我认为我们不应该那样做，”Biff说，“那么，我们可以怎么做呢？”Wilf说。“这个垃圾桶满了，所以没关系吗？”
The children were tired after the picnic. Chip was glad to get into bed. The magic key was in the box next to Chip's bed. Suddenly the key began to glow.
野餐后孩子们都累了。Chip很高兴地上床睡觉。魔法钥匙在Chip床边的盒子里。突然，钥匙开始发光了。
'Oh no!' gasped Chip. 'This means a magic adventure, and I'm on my own. Kipper's asleep, and Biff is still downstairs.
“哦，不！”Chip喘着气。“这意味着一场神奇的冒险，我只能靠自己了。”。Kipper睡着了，Biff还在楼下。
The magic whisked Chip through the doorof the little house. He felt himself spinning round and round.
魔法使Chip从那所小房子的门口穿过。他觉得自己在转了一圈又一圈。
'Help! Help! called Chip. He knew that hewas not going to enjoy this adventure.'I wish Biff was here,' he thought.
“救命！救命！’Chip叫道。他知道他不会喜欢这次冒险的。“我真希望Biff在这儿，'他想。
The magic took Chip to the Litter Queen's palace. It was a horrible place. There was litter and junk everywhere. The Litter Queen was sitting on her throne. She had two giant rats by her side.
魔法把Chip带到了垃圾女王的地方.。那是个可怕的地方。到处都是垃圾和垃圾。垃圾女王坐在她的王位上。她身边有两只大老鼠。
'I knew this was going to be a bad adventure,' thought Chip.
'我知道这是个很糟糕的冒险,'Chip想。
'Welcome to my kingdom, 'said the Litter Queen. 'You can start work right away.'
“欢迎来到我的王国，”垃圾女王说。“你可以马上开始工作。”
'Start work?' gasped Chip. 'What do you mean?"
“开始工作？”Chip喘着气。“你什么意思？"
'Your job is to help me spread litter and junk everywhere. There are still plenty of pretty places to spoil.
"你的工作就是帮我把垃圾和垃圾到处传播。还有很多漂亮的地方可以破坏。"
The Litter Queen took Chip to her Litter Centre.There were piles of litter and junk everywhere.
垃圾皇后把Chip带到了她的垃圾中心，那里有成堆的垃圾。
'It looks horrid, said Chip.' And it smells."
“看上去很可怕，'Chip说。”。"而且闻起来很臭。"
Horrid? Horrid?' snapped the Litter Queen. She stamped her foot crossly. 'It's lovely. And it's time for you to do some work.’
“可怕？“可怕？”垃圾女王厉声说。她怒气冲冲地踩着脚。“这是多么可爱。现在你要做一些工作。”
The Litter Queen gave Chip a uniform to put on.
垃圾女王给Chip一件制服穿上。
'Take a large bag and fill it with litter, ”she ordered. 'You can start by making a mess of a few parks and playgrounds. If you don't make a good job of it, I'll get very angry.'
“拿一个大袋子，装满垃圾。”她命令道。"你可以先把几个公园和游乐场弄得一团糟。如果你做得不好，我会非常生气的。"
'Oh, I don't like this,' thought Chip,unhappily.
“哦，我不喜欢这个，”Chip不高兴地想。
The Litter Queen took Chip to a park.She told him to start spreading litter.
“女王把Chip带到一个公园，让他开始撒垃圾。”
The park looked tidy. but soon it was covered with cans and paper.
公园看上去很整齐，但很快就变成了满是罐头和纸。
Chip didn't want to spoil the park.'It looked good before we came,' he thought. 'But now it looks horrid.'
Chip不想破坏公园。“我们之前来的时候都看上去很好，"他想。“但是现在看起来很可怕。
The Litter Queen watched Chip. 'Come on!Come on! she shouted crossly. 'I want this park to look a complete mess.'
垃圾女王看着Chip。“快点！快点！”她生气地喊道。“我想让这个公园看起来一团糟。”
Chip wanted to throw all his litter in a bin, but he was afraid of the Litter Queen.
Chip想把他所有的垃圾扔到垃圾桶，但他害怕女王。
'This is a horrid adventure,' he thought.
“这是一次可怕的冒险，”他想。
'These are my microlights,' said the Litter Queen. 'I use them to spread litter all over the countryside. You will fly in this microlight, 'she said.
“这些是我的微光，”垃圾女王说。'我用它们在乡村上空来散布垃圾。你将在微光上飞行，'她说。
'I don't want to,' said Chip.'I don't want to throw litter all over the countryside.'
“我不想，”Chip说，“我不想乱扔垃圾到乡村。”
'How dare you!' screamed the Litter Queen.'Do as you’re told. If you don't, I will lock you up with my giant rats."
“你怎么敢！”垃圾女王尖叫道。“照我告诉你说的去做。”
Chip was so frightened of the Litter Queen that he climbed on to the microlight.
。如果你不这样做，我就把你和我的大老鼠关在一起。“Chip很怕垃圾，他爬上微光。
'I wish this adventure was over, 'he thought.
'我希望这次冒险结束，'他想。
The microlight took off. Soon it was flying over the countryside.
微光起飞了。很快，它就飞入了乡村。
Chip held on tight. Below him he could see meadows and fields. He could seestreams and tiny houses. He could seewoods and green hills.
Chip紧紧抓住。在他下面他可以看看草地和田野。他会看房子和小房子。他可以看见树林和青山。
'The countryside looks so pretty, 'he thought.
“乡间真漂亮，”他想。
'Oh no!' gasped Chip. 'That looks like the place where we had our picnic. I can see the wood where Floppy cut his paw.'
'噢，不！'Chip喘着气。'那看起来就像我们野餐的地方。我能看到Floppy割伤他的爪子的那片树林。'
The microlight began to fly lower. This was the place he had to drop the litter.
微光开始往下飞。这是他不得不丢垃圾的地方。
'I don't want to drop litter here,' he thought.
“我不想在这里丢垃圾，”他想。
'I hate the magic key,' said Chip. 'I don't like this adventure, and I wish it was over.'Suddenly, the microlight went out of control. It began to spin. It went roundand round, getting faster and faster.Chip's bag of litter burst open.
Chip说：“我讨厌魔法钥匙。”。“我不喜欢这次冒险，我希望这一切都结束了。”突然，微光失控了。它开始旋转。它转了一圈又一圈，越来越快了。Chip的垃圾袋破了。
Chip was falling. He seemed to be fallingfor a very long time.
Chip掉了下去。他似乎跌倒了很长一段时间。
He was falling with the litter. There were cans and bottles and bags and wrappers.Everything was spinning round and round.
他正和垃圾一起掉下去。那里有罐头，瓶子，袋子和包装纸，每件东西都在旋转。
The magic key flew out of Chip' s pocket.
魔法钥匙从Chip的口袋里飞了出来。
'Where's the magic key?' shouted Chip.'I must find the magic key!
“魔法钥匙在哪里？”Chip喊道，“我必须找到那把魔法钥匙！”
Chip was in bed.The adventure was over.But was it a magic adventure or just a bad dream? Mum and Dad heard Chip shouting. They came into his room to see what was wrong.
Chip躺在床上，冒险结束了，但这是一次神奇的冒险，还是只是噩梦？爸爸妈妈听到Chip的喊叫声。他们走进他的房间看看是怎么回事。
'You were having a bad dream, said Mum.'I expect you ate too much at the picnic.'
“你在做恶梦，”妈妈说，“我猜你在野餐时吃太多了。'
'It was a magic adventure, 'said Chip. 'But I lost the key.'
Chip说，’这是一次神奇的冒险。可是我把钥匙丢了。”
Dad looked at Mum. 'Perhaps he's not well,'he said. 'Perhaps he's got a temperature.'
爸爸看着妈妈。'也许他身体不舒服，'他说。“也许他发烧了。'
The next day, Chip was at school. He spoke to Mr Johnson in the playground.
第二天，Chip在学校。他在操场上对Johnson先生说。
'Look at all the litter, ’he said. 'There are crisppackets and wrappers all over the ground.’
“看看所有的垃圾，”他说。“地上到处都是脆皮和包装纸。’
'Yes,' said Mr Johnson. 'But how do we stopeveryone from throwing litter on the ground?
'是的，”Johnson先生说。'但是，我们如何才能阻止每个人把垃圾扔到地上呢？'
'Let's do a litter project, 'Chip said.
Chip说：“让我们做个小项目吧。”
The children in Mr Johnson's class picked upall the litter around the school.Then they made posters and wrote stories.
Johnson先生班上的孩子们捡起了学校周围的垃圾，然后他们制作了海报，写了一些故事。
Mr Johnson put the project in the 'Save our Countryside competition.
Johnson先生把这个项目列入了“拯救我们农村”的竞赛中。
Mr Johnson's class won the competition. Chip wona special prize for his story called 'The LitterQueen. An important person came to give out the prizes.
Johnson先生的班级赢得了比赛。Chip因他的故事“垃圾女王”获得了一个特别奖。一位重要人物前来颁奖。
'That was a very good story, Chip, 'she said.'It was a nightmare! 'said Chip.
“那是个很好的故事，Chip."她说。”那是个噩梦。”Chip说。
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