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《 Stanley》 斯坦利 by Syd Hoff悉德·霍夫
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☟ A long time ago there were no houses and people lived in caves. 很久以前, 人们是住在山洞里而不是房子里。 C2 j& f% @% w- \
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☟ Stanley lived in a cave, but he did not like it. 斯坦利就住在一个山洞里,但并不喜欢它。 The cave was cold. So Stanley was cold. 山洞冷的时候,斯坦利就很冷 。 6 X2 N5 B1 Q* s
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☟ His head hurt because he had to sleep with it on arock. 他的头不舒服,因为他只能枕着石头睡觉。 ; B& Y) }0 ?8 \8 l3 m
Bats flew around as though they owned the place. 蝙蝠在山洞里飞来飞去,就好像这里是属于它们的。 . h3 X+ }6 u" M W
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☟ “Why can't we find a better way to live?” asked Stanley. 为什么我买不能找到一个更好的地方住?”斯坦利问道。
: |0 S4 Y! Z5 T& `* N“This is good enough for us,” Said the other cavemen. "Why isn't it good enough for you?" “对我们来说,这里已经足够好了” 一个山洞人说。 “为什么对于你它不好呢?” . \- x9 {1 Z0 U' I& }& I
1 J2 I" I# K) j5 \) Y' n; l/ F6 P8 v2 [☟ The cavemen carried clubs . They were very tough. 山洞人们都带着棍棒。 他们都很粗暴。
; W5 g7 {2 u- J- y: G6 @9 b5 V) ^Stanley was tough ,too. 斯坦利也很粗暴。
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, t: P9 S, L! f4 l. l! p$ x☟ But he liked to plant seeds in the ground and watch them grow. 但是他喜欢在地里种上种子,看着它们长大。
2 y u/ |3 ]/ L! L; T$ {$ T" cHe liked to paint pictures. 他喜欢画画。 * ?! T' z) }6 d
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☟ He liked to te nice to people. 他对其他人很友善。 " v) Q J/ A/ ~* E& k" j( L T
He was kind to animals. 他也很善待动物。 , S8 p) G5 N2 H# S5 v( J& u; g
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☟ The other cavemen did not want Stanley to act this way. "Can t you act more like a caveman ?"they asked. 其他山洞人不喜欢斯坦利这样做。 “你不能像个山洞人那样做事吗?”它们问。
' Y) Y: o4 w# b" i3 H9 FStanley did not anwer. He went on planting seeds and painting pictures. 斯坦利不回答。 他继续种东西和画画。
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☟ He went on being kind to animals and nice to people. 他继续善待动物和对他人友善。
: z) S0 D) f9 W4 m: EHe even started saying things like “please, ”and “thank you,”and “lovely day today, isn t it?” 他甚至开始说些这样的话“请、谢谢”, “多好的一天啊,是吗?
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☟ This made the other cavemen very angry. “You can t live here ,”they said. “Beat it!” 这使其他山洞人很恼火。 “你不能住在这里”它们说。 “揍他!”
# a. @+ S% n/ bThey threw rocks at Stanley and chased him away . 它们向斯坦利扔石头,把他赶跑了 。 $ r) E( y- S. f) A
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☟ "We're sorry you lost your cave," said the animals.' C& o& S- r. {
"I don't care," said Stanley." It was cold anyway." “对于你失去了你的山洞,我们很遗憾”动物们说。 “我不在乎”斯坦利说。 “山洞其实很冷。”
4 x8 d" D5 @' n. JHe looked for a place to live.* B% p k9 ]6 {0 o
"You can't live in a nest," said the birds. 他要去到一个地方居住。 “你不能住在鸟巢里”鸟们说。
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☟ “you can t live in the water ," said the fish. “你不能住在水里”鱼说 。
' d; W, }5 D8 A, [9 z3 p( c“you can t live in the ground ," said a worm. “你不能生活在地下”蚯蚓说 。
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☟ “Maybe I can live in a tree,” said stanley . “也许我能只在一棵树上”斯坦利说。
) O" C/ l1 x' o8 Z/ K( P7 P “Not while I m up here,” said an ape . “当我不在树上的时候”一只猿猴说。
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☟ “Maybe I can live in space,” said Stanley. He jumped off a rock. “也许我能住在太空”斯坦利说。 他从一块石头上跳下。 , u f0 f1 e$ O" z. U
“Ouch!”said Stanley. “I can t live in space!” “哦”斯坦利说。 “我不能住在太空中。” . c, P4 l5 F) K& D7 i2 |5 _
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☟ Stanley saw a field. “Does any body mind if I live here?” he asked. 斯坦利看到一个地方, “有人介意我住在这里吗?”他问。 , J7 S; E% r, K- d
"I don't mind if you don't snore." said an animal. Who was going to sleep. “如果你不打鼾的话,我不介意”一个动物说。 它正准备睡觉。 # J7 [4 ~: `, c z& g
0 a9 _, I/ n0 U! _* F☟ "I don't mind if you don't eat too much grass," said an animal who was eating . “如果你不吃太多的草,我不介意,” 一个正吃草的动物说。 " \( ^* c% D) \+ R- o5 ]
“I don't mind if you don t take up too much room,” said a very, very big animal. “如果你不占很多空间的话,我不介意”, 一只体型很大的动物说。+ s8 G+ ~% Q4 S5 ~: P
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☟ Stanley made himself at home. “This is not bad,”he said. 斯坦利待在自己家里。 “这儿没有床”他说 。
6 [- @3 k9 L/ BBut suddenly the wind blew and Stanley was cold. The rain fell and he was wet. 但是突然刮起风来了,斯坦利感到很冷。 下起雨来了,他全身湿透了。 6 c( Y3 s: ]/ W2 y6 T
: `1 l) X" Q) Y% O3 P1 c7 k/ K- x☟ "This is worse than the cave,"said Stanley. He made walls to keep out the wind. 这比在山洞里更糟”斯坦利说。 他开始修墙来挡风。
7 b2 \5 Y$ O e) ^, eHe made a roof to keep out the rain. 他搭起房顶来挡雨。
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( O0 A9 o! {- M☟ He made a door, windows and chimney. He made a house ! 他做了一个门,和窗户、烟囱。 他造好了一座房子!
, C* ]1 K( c# ]' G- s“That's the first house I ever saw,” said a field mouse. “这是我看到的第一所房子”一只地鼠说。
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' p* o( j" Q* j☟ “It's the first one Iever made,” said Stanley. “Won't you stay here and live with me ?” “这是我盖的第一所房子”斯坦利说, “你愿意住在这里和我作伴吗?”
0 H" T& M& {8 l5 P! _8 l$ i"I can't. I belong in the field. But I will come and visit you from time to time," said the field mouse. “不行,我属于土地。 但是我会经常来拜访你的”地鼠说。
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☟ Stanley painted pictures. 斯坦利又开始画画了。 2 d2 P3 a! C/ Z" _7 W
He planted seeds in the ground and watched them grow. 他种上植物的种子,看着他们长大。
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☟ He loved his house .But he was lonesome. “I wonder how my friends are,” he said. 他喜欢他的房子。但他很寂寞。 “我想知道我朋友们的看法”他说。
) P2 G. G1 E" L. ^( B* J+ dThe cavemen were out hunting for animals . They carried their clubs. 山洞人们出去狩猎。 他们带着他们的棍棒。
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☟ “Look who's after us with their silly clubs ,” said the animals. “Let s chase them out of here.” 看看谁和这些愚蠢的棍棒在一起,这些动物说。 让我们把他们从这里赶走。 _& [/ G! x4 T# p( Y/ F8 P& S* x
They chased the cavemen . Stanley saw the cavemen running. 他们追赶山顶洞人。 斯坦利看到山顶洞人在跑。 8 C+ R1 |8 S- U* v; S
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☟ “Don t be afraid,” he said . “I won't let them hurt you.” 不要害怕,我不会让他们伤害你们的。
/ b' g7 n& @5 |1 U4 ~$ a" V1 o% LHe made the animals go away. 他让动物们离开了 。 ( x8 ?/ D) W1 p+ O9 W: L
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☟ “You saved us , Stanley,” said the cavemen . “Thank you.” He loved his house .But he was lonesome. “I wonder how my friends are,” he said. 他喜欢他的房子。但他很寂寞。 “我想知道我朋友们的看法”他说。
) j5 o, |! {- q% F) Z0 iThe cavemen were out hunting for animals . They carried their clubs. 山洞人们出去狩猎。 他们带着他们的棍棒。 9 V/ ]& p8 n4 b4 D5 h
# {( n* C; r1 A* a7 K3 W/ x5 |4 k8 i☟ “Look who's after us with their silly clubs ,” said the animals. “Let s chase them out of here.” 看看谁和这些愚蠢的棍棒在一起,这些动物说。 让我们把他们从这里赶走。
, l t3 ]$ S! }/ `7 s0 H* E, R# N" AThey chased the cavemen . Stanley saw the cavemen running. 他们追赶山顶洞人。 斯坦利看到山顶洞人在跑。
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☟ “Don t be afraid,” he said . “I won't let them hurt you.” 不要害怕,我不会让他们伤害你们的。 % P2 {! z" {$ [* L3 a2 U% R
He made the animals go away. 他让动物们离开了 。 . I F4 N2 P s' t
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☟ “You saved us , Stanley,” said the cavemen . “Thank you.” “你救了我们”,这些山顶洞人说, “谢谢你。” . w( n2 Q1 |6 @, o
“Come back and live in our cave,” said one caveman. “回来跟我们一起住在山洞里”山顶洞人说。
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☟ “Caves are old-fashioned,”said Stanley. “Come and see where I live.” 洞穴过时了,来看看我住的地方。
' H0 V' {4 r5 r% S7 [6 n* A2 X) nHe showed them his house. 他给他们展示了他住的房子。
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" V f" H [& Q0 ?" h2 Y T* Q7 V☟ “A cave is for bears. A house is for people,” said Stanley. “洞穴是给熊住的。 房子是人住的。”斯坦利说。 3 h; W: \9 E9 i8 D
“You are right ,Stanley,” said the cavemen. “This is the way we want to live.” “你是对的斯坦利,”山顶洞人说, “这是我们想要的生活方式。”
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☟ They all made houses. 他们都在建造自己的房子。
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Stanley showed them how to paint pictures and plant seeds. 斯坦利给他们展示怎么样画画和种植物种子 。
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☟ He showed them how to be nice to each other and kind to animals , and everybody was happy. 他教他们如何需要彼此善待动物。 每个人都很高兴。
1 N1 }3 [" h; K2 d$ Q: i7 S& Y 必学词汇
0 i" \0 h8 B! R# U2 [5 Z$ e. |5 yA long time ago 很久以前; 悠远 caves 洞穴( cave的名词复数 ) flew 飞行; 飞( fly的过去式 ) as though 好像, 仿佛; 浑似 cavemen 史前石器时代的穴居人( caveman的名词复数 ); clubs 棍棒,狼牙棒(club的名词复数) plant seeds 播种 paint pictures 画画 go on 继续 chased 追捕(chase的过去式与过去分词形式) looked for 寻找,渴望 live in 住在学习[工作]的地方; 住在; 存在于…; 为…而生存 a nest 一窝 ape 猿猴 snore 打呼,打鼾 take up 占据 blew 吹,刮; 吹响; 吹气( blow的过去式 ); 刮风 worse than 坏于… roof 屋顶 chimney 烟囱; 壁炉 live with 与…一起生活 belong in 属于 from time to time 不时,偶尔,间或; 时而 lonesome 寂寞 hunting for 狩猎,打猎 be afraid 恐怕,害怕
' z# J8 K5 \! j2 u go away 离开; 消失 Come back 回来 old-fashioned 过时的 how to 如何做,操作方式 3 g+ l/ G/ b: Y' g
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