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《 Stanley》 斯坦利 by Syd Hoff悉德·霍夫
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u) s1 P! t! k☟ 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。 6 j6 O7 Y; Q/ y8 B5 V' k
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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 。 5 P+ p+ s5 N, x, }9 t
" L( Q# p; j7 [☟ 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。 ; d8 e1 L8 k$ p& r
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。 . X3 r c% U2 A( k! T Y5 c
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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。 : D+ v. H8 I4 S$ V5 G8 i
“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?”
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6 M3 I# e. B& G7 A# j☟ The cavemen carried clubs . They were very tough. 山洞人们都带着棍棒。 他们都很粗暴。 # b! M' L6 m5 j2 I
Stanley was tough ,too. 斯坦利也很粗暴。
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* D d; h4 F3 _+ y☟ 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。 % x: S4 d% t) T6 c( N! X
He liked to paint pictures. 他喜欢画画。 5 v+ j9 {5 M3 S
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☟ He liked to te nice to people. 他对其他人很友善。 ( ~, y; X2 b b7 \! ^; z$ F
He was kind to animals. 他也很善待动物。 " p+ j3 a5 J! ]- s0 _3 P1 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。
9 o$ U8 T+ @6 {5 B. sStanley 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。 ; b( V( K" O' v/ Y7 s3 m* _
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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。 - p/ }7 F+ W# l6 S+ b+ Q, S
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?
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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!” ( j) \- o0 W5 Y' |
They threw rocks at Stanley and chased him away . 它们向斯坦利扔石头,把他赶跑了 。
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0 v0 y+ ^0 c/ o( j☟ "We're sorry you lost your cave," said the animals.
& x6 R! N& [7 [, o* ["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。” 7 V' n- I- A# l5 j% s
He looked for a place to live.
+ V' l- o1 R* \' Z. N0 u- r"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。 ) ~5 f& |" q6 A7 s. f. }1 y
0 z! D' Y5 Q# _$ H! i☟ “you can t live in the water ," said the fish. “你不能住在水里”鱼说 。
7 t) ]0 L1 {1 s! A7 w" ?“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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1 Z0 K Z0 d r. e5 i1 b) \0 }☟ “Maybe I can live in a tree,” said stanley . “也许我能只在一棵树上”斯坦利说。 + t: U; J% t7 X0 I" t
“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。 2 I' j; U5 |6 }, S5 g" f& B
“Ouch!”said Stanley. “I can t live in space!” “哦”斯坦利说。 “我不能住在太空中。” . [6 W/ E" O3 y1 h
% [* X: \% k* V1 V5 L☟ 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。
. i! S$ @+ y5 Z m2 f g"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。 7 s! H N% ]3 u$ {, T
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☟ "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。 ; I( X; W; J& H9 Y8 \3 T
“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。
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" q1 Y2 I1 R4 ~1 l* n7 z☟ 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 。 0 r% ~+ X0 o4 O1 N
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。
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1 m+ [5 n7 T+ U☟ "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。 5 M5 M: |/ [" }4 t* H
He made a roof to keep out the rain. 他搭起房顶来挡雨。 / X ]; p0 s. P. G
3 u5 b& {& N% ?+ l7 |☟ 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!
8 q( ^7 n, D5 P8 x5 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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☟ “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?”
$ }6 y! k* D) [# B1 |( H! q% W% u"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。 " Z8 c7 E; T- O% E$ Y5 O
He planted seeds in the ground and watched them grow. 他种上植物的种子,看着他们长大。 9 z9 m* l3 y# {) U
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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。 " R# L8 @% c+ [. J3 H1 x' c
The 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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* B, N2 I" S3 P& C; t! i- t; J☟ “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。
# ^, E% N5 f% q# \- V! gThey 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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5 ]# \/ T# Y9 w7 i) @☟ “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。
% ^) |3 L1 p W$ z' bHe 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.” 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 R* N3 [9 U* c/ d* o
The 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。 6 K0 i. g. f# J0 a: {$ ?9 U8 R0 P' }
& M9 F) ^/ e5 x4 f. E9 P' `" 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。
- V6 D* F( A0 z1 RThey 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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, B8 n6 v8 t9 }8 h G: k☟ “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。
! { E9 ~/ c* r1 AHe made the animals go away. 他让动物们离开了 。 ' Y* y$ A# c) q6 [9 M( a b
! L! s% Z) T8 I6 J0 N1 |# a/ e☟ “You saved us , Stanley,” said the cavemen . “Thank you.” “你救了我们”,这些山顶洞人说, “谢谢你。” / F, B) s6 q' Z# h
“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。 8 U+ a' I! ~% L! [
He showed them his house. 他给他们展示了他住的房子。 i- w5 G5 m% o4 F' \" y9 Q9 n
q& j4 t6 ?) _* a☟ “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。 ( s. Y+ e4 M. w" \* c
“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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% ?2 F& o' A6 |$ C9 \☟ They all made houses. 他们都在建造自己的房子。; n2 `- c$ e* d
- }3 W3 Y5 G( F4 e$ M8 _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 。 , [2 O3 _+ f* k# O
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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。 ' ^& i$ z" X* Q
必学词汇) c/ E6 l% W/ ]" J! H
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
" \6 |& A S% Q! m+ i go away 离开; 消失 Come back 回来 old-fashioned 过时的 how to 如何做,操作方式 ( a* r" F5 n$ k$ ^5 m
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