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《 Stanley》 斯坦利 by Syd Hoff悉德·霍夫
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; ?/ a4 o. K7 V# Y2 E☟ 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。
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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 。 $ r0 K8 q. p& L$ F% S5 |
4 ~' P' b/ q1 [$ f2 q+ Y/ d; c☟ 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。
9 \- U1 P2 E$ q) F; T0 [! ABats 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。 " Y* n6 J X! y+ W
d- m$ \! e8 T( g4 m☟ “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。 " ] U( s4 J+ c- f0 ~+ c3 B5 E6 `
“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?” 0 S# Y% F2 B9 T5 |1 u7 y( w
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☟ The cavemen carried clubs . They were very tough. 山洞人们都带着棍棒。 他们都很粗暴。 0 A- W! b e. T# m6 Z7 X
Stanley was tough ,too. 斯坦利也很粗暴。 " V* y; M- F( @3 \& f; k
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☟ 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。
! `" {. Y" J0 g/ c I0 o" lHe liked to paint pictures. 他喜欢画画。 7 W/ r' S' _% @& g( V* _
' l* s1 X; _0 }& t% F' m☟ He liked to te nice to people. 他对其他人很友善。
: t! H K6 N- C! ?; C He was kind to animals. 他也很善待动物。
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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。
+ p9 f# d2 f) t1 \( 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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/ a ]. n' q% n" m☟ He went on being kind to animals and nice to people. 他继续善待动物和对他人友善。
) E: C4 b) ~$ S8 C$ @He 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? " i, x9 k; m& e' d& G
& L3 k( `' F+ E0 i& ^☟ 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!”
: f0 S4 S4 D0 oThey threw rocks at Stanley and chased him away . 它们向斯坦利扔石头,把他赶跑了 。 & ?# H6 ~2 d: y* }+ b+ Y! f
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☟ "We're sorry you lost your cave," said the animals.
. F4 F \ \1 ]2 N; {"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。”
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"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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- X% F* J6 N- k☟ “you can t live in the water ," said the fish. “你不能住在水里”鱼说 。
8 t7 J. p& Q% K. m. \. F“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。
6 ^( U9 w" Q, Y+ ?) A F& C- B H “Not while I m up here,” said an ape . “当我不在树上的时候”一只猿猴说。 . @4 x& x+ b+ h1 Q3 N7 ~' Y& d
l7 v3 [% W/ `$ x; [☟ “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。
+ N! n' y6 Z$ L2 x9 T6 e( u“Ouch!”said Stanley. “I can t live in space!” “哦”斯坦利说。 “我不能住在太空中。”
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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。 6 U) [% G6 J. E. m8 C9 H/ ~
"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。
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4 F- X: G+ t- D- i0 {☟ "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。 u$ R' t) O; o2 e! r( w
“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。" ^8 T/ Q6 `. z' g, F) S1 G
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3 b9 t3 H- P1 E. j5 _$ m4 R$ n9 q☟ 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 W, ?+ w* Y o
But 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。 ; B* z$ B9 H7 h9 Y; e! P
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☟ "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。 8 t2 L( P( Q! n& D% S$ O+ D3 ?6 E+ A
He made a roof to keep out the rain. 他搭起房顶来挡雨。 ' x1 J1 y; _1 t- G1 M5 p) @2 W
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☟ 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!
2 z; W% m9 o* L% A. I" T$ E+ B$ ?“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。 / g0 e0 e8 K ~: e8 u, C% r5 h
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☟ “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?”
7 I* M) y& Z) ^9 Z5 J0 u4 s"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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$ r# s+ E4 z0 X7 ?0 `7 q; C☟ Stanley painted pictures. 斯坦利又开始画画了。
0 p& m f1 K+ }- ~2 g! z- x& zHe 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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% O5 A# Y3 X* Z3 @4 _☟ 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。
0 }3 f4 P- u4 Z* f% u4 p1 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。
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, }, \. D8 m" Y8 @* Z( ]) 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。
$ H, ^" `' } S5 F' `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。 - V( @! m9 G8 W+ d; t' j; }
1 c+ ~$ |: s/ i' q0 a☟ “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。
' e0 y' u0 L. G5 [' Y. A4 MHe made the animals go away. 他让动物们离开了 。 2 V0 C& L/ Z8 N2 j, R# _- ?* F) U
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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。
4 Q) a3 x( r E) \; [' zThe 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。
8 y: W4 e: L; z3 wThey 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。 ) Q; ?+ u" @. u6 n# C
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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。
% s7 ]" q# L/ k/ X* z8 pHe made the animals go away. 他让动物们离开了 。
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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。”
9 d9 S3 h k* Z& n: V“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。 ; H, w {* i6 ^4 |" D9 F7 i
% p+ g S9 D8 ~: e; S. S1 r☟ “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。
* @* B5 E9 Y- y) s/ V/ F4 H: C; i9 LHe showed them his house. 他给他们展示了他住的房子。 + v( y" m$ K8 h! N) g
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☟ “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。
: h h% Q5 h$ x# G“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。” # | j8 @) t! p( p
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☟ They all made houses. 他们都在建造自己的房子。
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+ E6 k e5 j) s/ i4 J; b9 N* bStanley 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。 + {6 h6 W9 C' \. \
必学词汇( ?5 ~4 t; L8 n2 I0 B' A U
A 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" b) v+ e k' I$ @$ r+ n4 J/ ?
go away 离开; 消失 Come back 回来 old-fashioned 过时的 how to 如何做,操作方式 ; L, h) c c) ?8 H' m
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