Tierra讲故事 100个睡前英文故事

Going to the Library

去图书馆

The library is a great place to visit for help with school work，and for fun．

图书馆是一个做作业和享受时间的好地方。

You can go to your library，and there will always be someone there to help you find what you want．

你可以去图书馆，总会有人帮你找到你想要的书。

That person is a librarian．

那个人就是图书管理员。

You can ask your librarian to help you find books about any subject that interests you．

你可以让图书管理员帮你找到任何你感兴趣的学科的相关书籍。
Libraries have books about everything from airplanes to zebras．

图书馆里有各种各样的书，从飞机到斑马，应有尽有。

If you like to read fiction，your librarian can suggest adventure books，fantasy books，and much more．

如果你喜欢看小说，图书管理员会向你推荐惊险小说、幻想小说以及其他类型的小说。

If you are having a hard time finding an answer to a question，ask your librarian to help you find the answer．

如果你很难找到一个问题的答案，可以去向图书管理员寻求帮助。

Your librarian can help you locate information in magazines，newspaper articles，and on the computer．

图书管理员可以帮助你在杂志、报纸文章和电脑上找到相关信息。

Libraries are also great places to go if you want a quiet place to read or study．

如果你想要一个安静的地方阅读或学习，图书馆是个好去处。

They have areas with cozy chairs where you can curl up and read a book．

图书馆有专门的区域会摆放舒适的椅子，你可以在那里蜷缩起来，静静读一本书。

They also have tables and chairs where you can work on school reports．

他们也有桌子和椅子，你可以在那里写学校的报告。

Don't forget to visit your library，and remember to thank your librarian for their help．

别忘了去图书馆，也记得感谢图书管理员的帮助。

Word List

fiction：stories that are not true小说

locate：find确定……的位置

cozy：comfortable舒适的

Tyler asked his mom if he could ride his bike to the park. "As long as you wear your helmet when you are riding, " she said. （泰勒问他妈妈他能不能骑自行车去公园。”只要你骑车的时候戴上头盔就可以。“妈妈说。）

When Tyler got to the park, it was filled with people holding garbage bags.（当泰勒到公园的时候，到处都是拿着垃圾袋的人。）A lot of his friends were there, and so were his teachers.（他的很多朋友都去那了，老师们也去了。） His friend Bella said, "Everyone is pitching in and cleaning the park today. " （她的朋友贝拉说：”大家今天都在出一份力清理公园。）She asked Tyler if he would help. "Sure," Tyler said and asked for a garbage bag.（她问泰勒是不是要一起帮忙。泰勒说：“当然了。”然后也要了一个垃圾袋。）

There was garbage everywhere. （到处都有垃圾。）Tyler piked up candy wrappers. juice boxes, newspapers, and apple cores. It was really gross.（泰勒捡了糖纸、果汁盒子、报纸和苹果核。真的有点恶心。）After an hour, he had filled three garbage bags. His friends filled a lot of garbage bags, too.（一个小时之后，他装满了三个垃圾袋。他的朋友也装满了好多垃圾袋。）

When everyone was finished, one of the teachers loaded the filled garbage bags into his pick-up truck to take them to the dump. （当大家都忙完了，其中一位老师把所有的垃圾袋都装进他的小货车带到垃圾场。）The park looked great. （公园看起来棒极了。）Then they put up signs around the park that said, "Please place garbage in garbage cans and keep the park clean."（然后他们在公园里贴上一些告示，上面写着“请把垃圾扔到垃圾桶，保持公园整洁。”）

The teachers bought pizza and lemonade for everyone who helped clean the park.（ 老师们给帮忙清理公园的每一个人都买了匹萨和柠檬汁。）After they ate, Tyler and his friends put their garbage into the garbage cans.（吃完了以后，泰勒和朋友们把垃圾都扔进了垃圾箱。）

Word list: （词汇列表）

helmet: protection for your head （头盔）

pitching in: helping （帮忙，出一份力）

core: the middle of an apple, where the seeds are （核）

dump: a large place where everyone's garbage goes.（垃圾场）

Sarah's family's washing machine stopped working, so her dad ordered a new one. It was going to be delivered on Saturday. （莎拉家的洗衣机坏了，所以她爸爸又订购了一台新的。周六就会送到了。）

On Saturday, Sarah and her friend Emily sat in the front yard waiting for the delivery. （到了周六，莎拉和她的朋友艾米莉坐在前院等着快递。）They were excited because they knew that they would get to play with the box. "Big boxes are so much fun," said Sarah.（他们非常兴奋，因为他们知道他们很快就能玩那个大盒子了。莎拉说：”大盒子太有意思了。“）

Emily agreed and said, "We can make the box into whatever we want. Here comes the delivery truck!" （艾米莉也这么认为，说：“我们可以把盒子做成我们想做的东西。快递卡车来了！”）

As soon as the washing machine was out of the box, Sarah and Emily took out some crayons and colored all over it. （洗衣机一拿出盒子，莎拉和艾米莉就拿出了一些蜡笔开始给大盒子涂色。）They turned it into a pink, blue, and yellow clubhouse.（他们把大盒子变成了一个粉色、蓝色和黄色的妙妙屋。）

It was their clubhouse for a while, and then it was a fancy car. （一会是一个妙妙屋，一会是一辆漂亮的车。）After that, they cut out a square on one side and made it into a TV.（又一会，他们在一侧剪了一个正方形，把大盒子变成了电视机。）They acted out their favorite TV shows for the rest of Sarah's family. It was a fun day for everyone.（他们为莎拉的家人表演他们最喜欢的电视节目。对大家来说都是有趣的一天。）

Word list: （词汇列表）

washing machine: a large machine for washing clothes （洗衣机）

clubhouse: a secret place for friends to meet （俱乐部、会所、妙妙屋）

Every spring Max and his brother Will go to the pond at the end of their street to look for tadpoles. （每年春天麦克斯都和他的弟弟威尔去街角的那个池塘找蝌蚪。）They love to catch them so they can watch them turn into frogs.（他们喜欢抓蝌蚪这样他们就能观察蝌蚪变成青蛙。）

This spring when Max and Will go to the pond to catch tadpoles, they see a turtle sitting on a log enjoying the Sun. "Look at the cool turtle," says Will.（今年春天麦克斯和威尔去池塘抓蝌蚪，他们看见一个乌龟坐在一根圆木上看太阳。“看那个酷酷的乌龟。”威尔说。）

"Should we try to catch it?" Max asks.（“我们应该抓住它吗？”麦克斯问。）

Will answers, "I like catching tadpoles better." Max agrees with Will. （威尔回答：“我更喜欢抓蝌蚪。”麦克斯也这么想。）

They fill their bucket with tadpoles and head home.（他们把蝌蚪装满了水桶就回家了。）When they get there, they empty the bucket into a big, wide tub.（当他们到家的时候，他们把所有的蝌蚪倒进了一个大大的白色的浴缸。）They cover the tub with a screen so animals can't get to the tadpoles. （他们把大浴缸盖住了，这样动物们就抓不到蝌蚪了。）They keep the tub in the shade so the water does not get too hot.（他们把浴缸放到了阴凉处，这样水就不会变热。）

Max and Will go to the pond every day to bring back fresh water and leaves from the bottom of the pond for the tadpoles to eat.（麦克斯和威尔每天都从池塘底部带回一些新鲜的水和叶子给蝌蚪吃。）

After six weeks, the tadpoles grow into frogs. Then Max and Will take them back to the pond so they can live happily ever after.（六周之后，蝌蚪长成青蛙了。然后麦克斯和威尔把他们带回到了池塘，这样他们就能开心地生活啦。）

Word list:（词汇列表）

pond: small lake （池塘）

tadpole: a very small animal with a tail, before it becomes a frog （蝌蚪）

tub: a container for holding water （浴缸）

shade: area away from the Sun （阴凉处）

Playing Catch

玩接球

Kate and her brother Jake like to play catch．

凯特和她哥哥杰克喜欢玩接球游戏。

They play with softballs，footballs，and tennis balls．

他们玩垒球、足球和网球。

They toss balls back and forth in the yard all the time．

他们一直在院子里来回投掷球。

Sometimes they go to the park to have more space for throwing the balls further．

有时，他们去公园，那里空间更多，可以将球扔得更远。

When it is raining out，they play catch in the basement．

下雨的时候，他们就在地下室玩接球游戏。

They use a tennis ball，because it bounces off the basement walls．

他们用网球，因为网球可以从地下室的墙上再反弹回来。

Jake is going to soccer camp for a week this summer．

今年夏天杰克打算去足球场露营一个星期。

Kate is sad because she won't have anyone to play catch with while he is gone．

凯特很伤心，因为他不在的时候，她找不到人一起玩接球了。

The week before Jake leaves，they go to the park together．

杰克离开前的一个星期，他们一起去公园。

There is a girl tossing a ball by herself．

有个女孩一个人扔球玩。

Kate and Jake invite her to play with them．

凯特和杰克邀请她和他们一起玩。

Her name is Brooke．

她叫布鲁克。

Kate is happy because she has a new friend to play catch with while her brother is at camp．

凯特很高兴，因为哥哥去露营的时候，她可以和新朋友一起玩接球。

Word List

toss：throw lightly 投掷

basement：the lowest floor of a house or building 地下室

Who Invented the Sandwich？

谁发明了三明治？

Schoolchildren in some countries often eat sandwiches．

一些国家的学生经常吃三明治。

However，there is some argument about who thought of putting food between two slices of bread．

然而，对于是谁想出在两片面包之间放食物，有一些争论。

Some people think it was a man named John Montagu．

一些人认为是一个叫约翰·蒙塔古的人。

He was a man who lived in England a long time ago．

他是一个很久以前住在英国的人。

He lived in a town called Sandwich．

他住在一个叫 Sandwich的小镇。

This man loved to play card games．

这个人喜欢玩纸牌游戏。

Once he was so busy playing cards，he did not want to stop to eat．

他一旦忙着打牌，就不想停下来吃饭。

He asked his cook to put some meat between two slices of bread so he could eat and play cards at the same time．

他让厨师在两片面包之间放些肉，这样他就可以一边吃饭一边玩牌。

So，John Montagu ate the world's first sandwich．

于是，约翰·蒙塔古吃上了世界上第一个三明治。

However，the people of France do not believe this story．

但是，法国人不相信这个故事。

They say that French farm workers and travellers would often prepare meat or fish between two slices of bread，but they did not have a special name for it．

他们说，法国的农场工人和旅行者经常在两片面包之间放些肉或鱼，只是他们没有为此命名而已。

Word List

invent：a person who invents something is the first to make it 发明

sandwich：two slices of bread with a filling of meat，cheese and other food between them 三明治

Why the Sea is Salty

为什么海是咸的

A long time ago，the sea tasted like rain．

很久以前，大海的味道尝起来像雨。

There was a friendly giant who kept salt in his cave across the sea．

有一个友好的巨人，他把盐藏在海对面的洞穴里。

People crossed the sea and asked for salt to make their food taste better．

人们横渡大海，来找他要盐，以使食物的味道更好。

One day there was a storm．

一天有一场暴风雨。

The people could not go out to the sea for a long time．

人们很长一段时间都不能出海。

They ran out of salt．

他们的盐用光了。

The kind giant stretched his leg across the sea so that the people could walk to his cave．

好心的巨人把腿伸向大海，这样人们就可以走到他的洞穴里去了。 

However，the giant's foot landed on an anthill．

然而，巨人的脚落在了一个山丘上。
Big，red ants started biting the giant's leg．

大红蚁开始咬巨人的腿。
The people filled their bags with salt and began to return home．

人们在布袋里装满了盐，开始回家。

The ants bit the giant's leg again．

蚂蚁又咬了巨人的腿。

The giant cried out and put his sore leg into the sea．

巨人大叫一声，把疼痛的腿伸进海里。

The ants fell in the water，and so did the people and the bags of salt．

蚂蚁掉进水里，人们和盐袋也掉了下来。

The giant saved the people，but the salt melted in the water．

巨人把人们救了上来，但盐在水中融化了。

From that day on，the sea was salty．

从那天起，海水就咸了。

Word List

cave：a large，natural hole in a mountain 洞穴

kind：very friendly 友好的

anthill：a large nest built by ants 蚁穴

giant：a very big person 巨人

The Fox and the Stork

狐狸和白鹳

One day，a fox invited a stork to his den for dinner．

一天，一只狐狸邀请白鹳到他的窝去吃晚饭。

The stork sat down at the table，and the fox brought out two bowls of soup．

白鹳坐在桌子旁，狐狸拿出两碗汤。

The fox quickly licked up all the soup in his bowl，

狐狸迅速把碗里的汤舔光了，

but the stork could not drink any of the soup because the bowl was too shallow for her long beak．

但白鹳喝不到一点汤，因为碗太浅了，而她的嘴太长。

The fox licked his lips and asked，“Why didn't you eat your soup？”

狐狸舔了舔嘴唇，问道：“你为什么不喝汤？”

And before the stork could answer，the fox took her bowl and licked it up．

白鹳还没来得及回答，狐狸就拿起她的碗，舔了起来。

The stork，who was polite，said only，“It was polite of you to invite me to dinner．I would like to invite you to my place for dinner tomorrow．”

白鹤很有礼貌，她说：“你邀请我吃饭是很礼貌的，我想请你明天去我家吃晚饭。”

The next evening，when the fox sat down at the stork's table，soup was served in tall，heavy jars．

第二天晚上，狐狸坐在白鹳的桌子旁，汤被放进又高又重的罐子里端了上来。

The stork drank down her soup happily，but the fox could not get at the soup inside．

白鹳高兴地喝下了汤，但狐狸却喝不到里面的汤。

This time，the fox was hungry—but he was also wiser．

这一次，狐狸挨饿了——但他也更聪明。

Word List

stork：a very tall bird with long legs and a long beak 白鹳

beak：the mouth of a bird 嘴

shallow：not deep  浅的

jar：a container made of glass 罐子

wiser：smarter 更聪明

Kelly's Broken Wrist

Kelly的手腕断了

My big sister Kelly fell off her bicycle on the weekend．

周末，我的姐姐Kelly从自行车上摔下来了。

Luckily，she was wearing a helmet．

幸运的是她当时戴着头盔。

She didn't hurt her head，but she broke her wrist．

她没有伤到头，但手腕骨折了。

My dad and I took my sister to the hospital．

我和爸爸送姐姐去医院。

A man at the hospital took an x-ray of Kelly's wrist．

医院的一位男医生为Kelly的手腕做了x光检查。

Then another person put a plaster cast on her wrist．

然后另一位医生在她的手腕上铸了石膏。
Kelly said I could write something on her new cast．

Kelly允许我在她的石膏上写点东西。

I was the first person to sign my name．

我是第一个在她的石膏上签名的人。

I also drew a happy face with coloured felt pens．

我还用彩色马克笔画了一张笑脸。

I think Kelly is brave because she didn't cry．

我觉得Kelly很勇敢，因为她没有哭。

When Kelly goes skateboarding，though，she always wears a helmet，wrist guards，elbow pads，and knee pads．

但是当Kelly 去滑滑板时，她总是戴着头盔、护腕、护肘和护膝。

It is very important to protect ourselves when we play sports．

当我们运动时，保护自己是非常重要的。

Word List

wrist：the part of the arm that joins to the hand 手腕

x-ray：a picture of the inside of someone's body X光照片

cast：hard material covering a broken bone in order to protect it 石膏

Brother Moon and Sister Sun

月亮哥哥和太阳妹妹

One night there was a drum dance．

一天晚上有一场鼓舞。

A young girl stayed at home alone．

一个年轻女孩独自呆在家里。

Someone came in，blew out the light，and pulled the girl's hair．

有人进来，吹灭了灯，揪了一下女孩的头发。

The person ran away before the girl could see whom it was．

在女孩还没看清楚是谁之前，那个人就跑了。

The young girl wanted to find out who pulled her hair．

年轻女孩想知道是谁揪了她的头发。

She put some ashes in her hair and waited．

她把一些灰烬放进头发里，然后等着。

The visitor came back，pulled the girl's hair again，and ran away．

那个人又来了，揪了一下女孩的头发，然后跑掉了。

The girl went quickly to the dance hall．

女孩很快就去了舞厅。

She saw that her brother had ashes on his hands．

她看到她哥哥手上有灰。

The girl was very angry．

女孩非常生气。

She grabbed a torch and ran away．

她抓起火把跑掉了。

Her brother grabbed his own torch and followed her into the dark night．

哥哥抓起自己的火把，跟着她跑进了漆黑的夜晚。

He wanted to say sorry．

他想道歉。

They both ran so fast that they took off into the sky．

他们俩跑得快到飞向了天空。

The girl became the Sun and her brother，whose torch went out，became the Moon．

女孩变成了太阳，她的哥哥，火把熄灭后，成为了月亮。

Word List

ashes：gray powder from wood or other material 灰烬

torch：a stick of wood with fire for seeing at night 火把