Tierra讲故事 100个睡前英文故事

Some kids are scared to go to the dentist, but not me. （有些孩子非常害怕看牙医，但我不是。）I have a funny dentist. （我有一个非常有趣的牙医。）His name is Dr. Smiley face.（他叫微笑脸医生。） I don't think that's his real name, but that's what he tells all the kids who come to see him.（我觉得拿不是他的真名字，但他是这么告诉所有来看医生的孩子的。） He has a cool waiting room. （他有一间非常凉爽的等候室。）It has video games and a big toy box. （那有游戏机和一个大大的玩具箱子。）Dr. Smileyface always wears funny hats. （微笑脸医生总是戴着有趣的帽子。）Somtimes he has his face painted. （有的时候他把脸刷上油彩。）He asks funny questions like, "Are you married yet?" and "Do you eat flowers to make your breath smell so sweet?" That makes me laugh.（他会问一些有趣的问题比如“你还没有结婚吗？”，“你平时吃花朵来保持你的口气清新吗？” 那总会让我大笑。）One time, he told me this joke, "What has lots of teeth, but never goes to the dentist? A comb!" （有一次，他给我讲了一个笑话“什么有许多牙齿，但从来不看牙医？一把梳子！”）When I laughed, he pulled out my tooth. （但我大笑的时候，他就把我的牙拔出来了。）It didn't hurt at all!（一点都不疼！） He also teaches me how to take care of my teeth because he says he doesn't want me to get a really big cavity.（他也教我怎样照顾我的牙齿因为他说他不想让我有一个大大的牙洞。）Before I go home, he always gives me a surprise. （在我回家之前，他总是给我一个惊喜。）Last time I went, he gave me a rubber spider to scare my mom with.（上一次我去，他给了我一个橡胶的蜘蛛吓唬我妈妈。）

Word list:（词汇列表）

comb: a small, plastic object for brushing hair; （梳子）

cavity: a hole in someone's tooth from eating too much sugar. （牙洞）

I peered into my drawer. What should I wear today?（我看了一眼我的抽屉。今天我穿上什么呢？）Ah! That's it! I dove down to find my favorite red sweater way at the bottom. （啊！对了！我翻到最底下找到了我最喜欢的红色毛衣。）That sweater always made me feel good.（那件毛衣总是让我感觉很棒。） I pulled it on and headed for the kitchen.（我穿上了然后走到了厨房。）

"Hi Mom. May I go over the Nick's house?" I asked.

（“嗨，妈妈。我可以去尼克家玩吗？”我问。）

"Sure, Ryan," she said, but then she looked up. "Hey, do you really think you need a wool sweater today?"

（“当然，莱恩。”妈妈说，然后她抬起头。“嘿，你真的觉得今天要穿一件羊毛毛衣吗？”）

I looked down. I loved this sweater. Why did it matter that it was wool?

（我低头看了看。我喜欢这件毛衣。是不是羊毛的很重要吗？）

"Wool clothing is made for warmth," Mom went on. （妈妈继续说：“羊毛服装是用来保暖的。”）"It's very hot outside. You'll roast." I promised to come back and change if I got hot. Mom raised an eyebrow, but she said okay.（“今天外面非常热，你会热坏的。” 我答应了妈妈如果热的话就回来换衣服。妈妈挑了挑眉毛，还是同意了。）

I was back in about five minutes. Mom was right. （不到五分钟我就回来了。妈妈是对的。）

Word list:（词汇列表）

wool: a very warm material made from the fleece of sheep; （羊毛的）

peered: looked （看）

roast: to feel very hot.（烤制）

Once upon a time, Rita Rabbit was complaining to Diana Duck. "You always have fun, swimming around in the lake. I wish I was a duck. You're lucky." （从前，兔子瑞塔跟鸭子戴安娜抱怨说：“你总是很有乐趣，在湖里游来游去的。我希望我是一只鸭子。你真幸运。”）Diana Duck said, "Oh really? Well, I wish I was a rabbit! You can hop so fast and go so far. I think you'r lucky!" （鸭子戴安娜说：“哦，是吗？我倒希望我是一只兔子。你可以跳得很快很远。我觉得你才幸运！”）Just then the Good Fairy appeared and said, "You are both lucky! I will grant you each your wish." （就在那是，美好仙女出现了，说：“你们都很幸运！我会帮你们实现愿望。”）All of a sudden Rita Rabbit became a duck! She waddled to the lake and went for a swim. （突然，兔子瑞塔变成了一只鸭子！她蹒跚地走到湖里去游泳。）Diana Duck became a rabbit and hopped down the road as fast as she could go. （戴安娜鸭子变成了一只兔子，拼命地在路上快跳。）At the end of the day, Rita was wet and cold. She missed her family. She missed her home in the hole at the bottom of the hollow tree. She wanted to hop over there, but it was too far, and all she could do was waddle. （这一天结束了，瑞塔浑身又湿又冷。她想家了。她想念在一棵空空的大树地下的树洞里的家。她想跑回去，但是太远了，她现在只能慢慢地走。）Diana was having trouble, too. She had hopped so far away that she got lost. She began to cry. She wanted to go home to the lake. （戴安娜也遇到了麻烦。她跑的太远了，迷路了。她开始哭，她想回到湖里的家。）Just then ... POOF! The Good Fairy appeared again. She granted Rita and Diana one more wish.（就在这个时候，噗呋！美好仙女又出现了。她又帮瑞塔和戴安娜实现了一个愿望。）

Word list:（词汇列表）

hop: jump（跳、蹦）

fairy: a mythical creature with wings（仙女）

grant: give something to someone（给与）

waddle: walk with short, slow steps（蹒跚而行）

hollow: with a big hole（空的）

Ant and Grasshopper

蚂蚁和蝗虫

Ant hurried back and forth．

蚂蚁匆匆忙忙地来回忙活着。

Each time he went，he carried another small piece of food back to his nest．

每次他回巢，他都会带回来一小块食物。

I have to fill the nest，I have to fill the nest，he said to himself as he worked．

“我得把巢填满，”他一边工作一边自言自语。 

Grasshopper watched．He thought Ant was silly．

蝗虫在一边看着，他觉得蚂蚁很傻。

“Come and relax with me，”he called to Ant．

“来和我一起休息，”他对蚂蚁喊道。

Ant didn't stop working．“Oh no，I can't．I must get more food for winter．I have to fill the nest．”

蚂蚁并没有停止工作。“哦，不，我不能休息。我必须为冬天储存更多食物。我必须填满巢穴。” 

All summer Grasshopper relaxed and did nothing．

整个夏天，蝗虫都闲着，什么也没做。

And all summer Ant worked very hard gathering food for winter．

整个夏天蚂蚁都很辛苦地收集食物过冬。

When the leaves had fallen off the trees，a cold wind began to blow．

当树叶都从树上掉落下来时，寒风开始刮起来。

Ant crawled safely into his warm nest，but Grasshopper had nowhere to go．

蚂蚁安全地爬进温暖的巢穴里，但蝗虫却无处可去。

In spring，when fresh，green buds were on the trees，Ant came out of his nest．

春天，当树上长出新鲜的绿芽时，蚂蚁从巢里出来了。

Where was Grasshopper？He was nowhere to be found！

蝗虫在哪里？他已无处可寻！ 

Word List

hurried：moved quickly 匆忙地

nest：a small house made of sticks and plants 巢穴

buds：beginnings of flowers 萌芽

Billy's Bad Dream

Billy的噩梦

Last night，Billy had a bad dream！

昨晚Billy做了个噩梦！

He dreamed that he was lost in a jungle．

他梦见自己在丛林里迷路了。

It was very dark and there were vines everywhere．

天很黑，到处都是藤蔓。

He saw a vine hanging in front of him．

他看见一枝藤蔓垂落在他面前。

Suddenly the vine moved！It was a snake！

突然，藤蔓动了！是条蛇！

Billy ran away as fast as he could．

Billy拼劲全力地跑。

Then a monkey flew by．

这时一只猴子飞过。

It swooped down and stole his banana！

它猛扑下来偷了他的香蕉！

Billy felt very hungry．

Billy感到很饿。

He saw a big bush with big，red berries on it，but when he reached to take one，they all flew away．

他看见一大片灌木丛，上面结着红色的大浆果，但当他伸手去摘时，浆果都飞走了。

They looked like flying spiders．

他们看起来像会飞的蜘蛛。

Billy started to shout，and then he woke up．

Billy 开始大叫起来，然后他就醒了过来。

Billy's mom told Billy not to worry．

Billy的妈妈告诉Billy别担心。

He was safe now-not in a scary jungle．

他现在很安全——不是在可怕的丛林里了。

Then she told him she thought she knew why he had such a bad dream．

然后她告诉Billy她知道Billy为什么会做这样的噩梦。 

Billy asked her why．

Billy问她为什么。

“Do you remember what bedtime story I read you last night？”Billy's mom asked．“It was called The Scary Jungle Book！”

“你还记得昨晚我给你读了什么睡前故事吗？”Billy的妈妈问。“那本书的名字叫《可怕的丛林》 ！”

Word List

jungle：land with a lot of plants，trees，and animals 丛林

vines：very long，thin plants藤蔓

Mia's black cat climbed to the top of a telephone pole and couldn't get down.（ 米娅的黑猫爬到了电话杆的顶上下不来了。）"Come down, Spooky!" cried Mia. （“快下来，斯普琪！”米娅喊道。）She thought hard. What could she do? （她努力地想，自己能做什么呢？）She went across the street to ask Mr. Carson for help. （她跑到街对面向卡森先生寻求帮助。）He was a firefighter before he retired.（ 他退休之前是一位消防员。）"What's the matter, Mia?" asked Mr. Carson when he saw Mia's tears.（“怎么了，米娅？”他看到米娅哭了于是问道。） "My cat is up that pole, and I can't get her down!" （“我的猫跑到杆子上面去了，现在弄不下来了。”）Mr. Carson hugged Mia and said, "I'll call my buddies at the fire station. They will come and help."（卡森先生抱了抱米娅说：”我这就给我消防局的伙计们打电话。他们会来帮忙的。“） A few minutes later, Mia saw the fire truck coming.（ 几分钟之后，米娅看到消防车到了。）The firefighters parked near the pole and raised a long ladder to the top. （那些消防员们把车停在了杆子附近，然后举起一个长长的梯子伸到顶端。）A firefighter climbed the ladder and reached out for Spooky.（一位消防员爬上了梯子，伸手去够斯普琪。） Just then, Spooky jumped to a nearby tree branch, climbed down the tree, and ran into the backyard. （就在那个时候，斯普琪跳到了附近的树枝上，顺着树爬了下去，跑到了后院。）Mia said, "Spooky! You naughty cat!" （米娅说到：”斯普琪！你个淘气的猫！“）Mr. Carson and the firefighters laughed and laughed.（卡森先生和消防员们都笑了。）

Word list:（词汇列表）

retired: stopped working because of old age（退休）

buddies: friends（伙计，朋友）

branch: arm of a tree（树枝）

naughty: bad（淘气）

A Pleasant Tale

一个讨人喜欢的传说

The king had made a law．

国王制定了一项法律。

The people of the town had to be pleasant to the princess．

镇上的人必须对公主友好。

Each day，the princess stood on the castle wall so everyone could be pleasant to her．

每天，公主都站在城墙上，这样每个人就能有机会对她表示友好。

And each day，a few people looked up pleasantly．

每天只有几个人友好地抬头看公主。

No one waved or smiled．

没有人向公主挥手或者微笑。

This made the princess sad and mad．

这让公主伤心又生气。

One day，she noticed a market girl in the marketplace．

有一天，她注意到市场上有个卖货的女孩。

The market girl waved and everyone she met waved back to her．

女孩向看到的人挥手示意，别人也向她挥手。

They smiled．They looked pleasant．

他们向她微笑，看起来很友好。

The princess had the girl brought to the castle．

公主命人把女孩带到城堡里。

“Why do people wave and smile at you？Why are they pleasant？”demanded the princess．

公主质问道：“为什么人们向你挥手微笑？为什么他们对你很友好？”

The market girl thought this was a silly question．

卖货的女孩认为这是个愚蠢的问题。

“Perhaps it is because I wave and smile at them，”she said pleasantly．

“也许是因为我向他们挥手微笑，”她友好地说。

The next day，the princess stood on the castle wall and waved．

第二天，公主站在城墙上挥手。

She even smiled．

她甚至微笑了。

Down in the marketplace，the market girl waved and smiled back．

下面市场上的卖货女孩也向她挥手微笑。

This made the princess happy．

这让公主很开心。

Word List

law：rule that everyone has to follow 法律

pleasant：nice，kind 友好的

marketplace：a special place in a town where people can go to buy fruit，vegetables，meat，and other food 市场

Dave and Grant Love Kayaking

Dave和Grant喜欢划皮划艇

Dave and his friend Grant love to go kayaking in the summer．

Dave和他的朋友 Grant很喜欢在夏天划皮划艇。

Dave's kayak is yellow，and Grant's is red．

Dave的皮划艇是黄色的，Grant的是红色的。

Whenever it is not raining，they go kayaking in the small lake in town．

只要不下雨，他们就在城里的小湖上划皮划艇。

They look for fish，turtles，and muskrats when they go kayaking．

他们在皮划艇上寻找鱼、海龟和麝鼠。

They also like to see ducks and loons．

他们也喜欢看鸭子和潜鸟。

Sometimes they bring fishing rods so they can try to catch fish．

有时他们会带鱼竿，这样他们就可以尝试钓鱼。

Sometimes they just paddle around．

有时他们只是四处划水。

They have the most fun when they race each other in their kayaks．

当他们比赛划皮划艇赛时，他们玩得最开心。

They always pack a lunch．

他们通常会打包午餐。

They have a favourite place on the lake to stop and eat their sandwiches．

他们在湖边有一个最喜欢的地方，可以停下来吃三明治。

After lunch，they paddle around some more．

午饭后，他们会再划一会。

Then they stop again to have some cookies．

然后他们又停下来吃饼干。

Sometimes they are very busy，but they go for at least half an hour each day．

有时他们会很忙，但他们每天至少去划半个小时。

They really love kayaking．

他们真的很喜欢划皮划艇。

Word List

kayak：a small boat for usually one or two people 皮划艇

muskrat：a large rodent that lives mostly in lakes and rivers麝鼠

loon：a bird that can dive under the water 潜鸟

fishing rod：a long stick used for catching fish钓杆

paddle：move around用桨划船

My class is going to the movies on a field trip next week. （我们班下周要去看电影。）We have to get permission slips signed before we go.（我们去之前必须得到同意签字回执才行。）We also need to ask our parents if they can drive us to the movie theatre.（我们也需要问自己的父母是否能够开车送我们到电影院。）We are going to see a movie that tells the story of a book we read. （我们要去看的电影是讲述一本书的故事，这本书我们读过的。）We love it when movies are made from books.（我们很喜欢自己看过的书被制作成电影。） It is fun to compare the movie to the book. （把书很电影做一个对比很有意思。）I usually like the book better.（我通常更喜欢书。）

We get to the movie early so we can buy popcorn. （我们早一点到电影院这样可以买爆米花。）Some of us buy candy and drinks, too. （有一些人也会买糖果和饮料。）We all enjoy the movie.（我们都喜欢看电影。） When we go back to school, we talk about the things in the movie and the book. （当我们回到学校的时候，都在谈论电影和书里的情节。）They are similar, but we all agree the book is better. Books let you picture the characters any way you want to.（它们很类似，但我们一致认为书会更好一些。书让我们以自己想要的方式去想象那些人物。）

Word list:（词汇列表）

field trip: a short school trip to a museum, par, theatre, etc. to learn things away from the classroom （实习；考察旅行）

permission slips: pieces of paper for a parent to sign to show it is okay for their child to go somewhere（同意回执）

character: people in a book or movie（人物）