Tierra讲故事 100个睡前英文故事

Training Sam

训练Sam

I have a dog named Sam．

我有一只狗，名字叫Sam。

I feed him in the morning and at night．

我早晚给他喂食。

Sometimes I play with him．

有时候我跟他一起玩。

I like him and he likes me,

 but if I want him to be a good dog, I must train him．

我喜欢他，他也喜欢我，

但是如果我想让他成为一只好狗，我还得训练他。

First, I train Sam to come．

首先，我训练Sam过来。

I put Sam on a long leash．

我把Sam拴在长长的皮带上。

He walks away from me．

他从我身边走开。

I clap my hands and say, “Sam,come!”

我拍着手说：“Sam，过来！”

Slowly I pull the leash until Sam is beside me．

我慢慢地拉皮带直到Sam回到我身边。

I do not pull hard because I don’t want to hurt Sam．

我不会用力拉皮带，因为我不想伤到Sam。

Every day I teach Sam．Now he comes when I call him．

每天我都教Sam，现在我一叫他，他就过来。

Next I teach Sam to walk on a leash．

然后我教Sam 拴着皮带走路。

I hold most of the leash in my hand．

我把大部分的皮带握在手里。

I want Sam to learn to walk beside me．

我想让 Sam 学会在我身边走路。

Gently, I tug on the leash and say, “Sam, walk! ”

我轻轻地拉皮带说：“ Sam，走！”

Sam learns to walk beside me．

Sam 学会了在我身边走路。

Last, I teach Sam to sit．

最后，我教Sam 坐下。

I wave my hand down and say, “Sam, sit! ”

我挥手说：“山姆，坐下！”

I gently push Sam down until he sits．

我轻轻地推 Sam让他坐下。

Soon,Sam learns to sit．

很快，Sam就学会了坐。

I never hit Sam．

我从来不打Sam。

I tell him when I am angry, and I pet him when he does well．

当我生气的时候，我会跟他说。当他做的好的时候，我会轻抚他。

I know that if I take care of Sam, he will always be my friend．

我知道如果我能照顾好Sam，他会是我永远的朋友。

Word List

train：teach to do different things 训练

leash：a rope for leading a dog 皮带

gently：just a little, not strongly 轻轻地

tug：pull 拉

pet：touch gently 轻抚

The Old Cat and The Mice

老猫和老鼠们

An old cat wanted to kill all the mice in the barn．

一只老猫想要杀掉牲口棚里所有的老鼠。

One day the mice met to talk about the cat．

一天老鼠们碰头讨论如何应对这只猫。

Each mouse told of a plan to keep the cat away from them．

每只老鼠都阐述了一条远离猫的计划。

“Do as I say,”said an old,gray mouse who was thought to be very wise．

“按我说的做，”一只被公认为很睿智的灰色老老鼠说。

“Hang a bell on the cat’s neck．Then when we hear it ring，we will know she is coming and we can get out of her way．”

“在猫的脖子上挂个铃铛。这样当我们听到铃铛响，我们就知道猫来了，我们就能躲开她。”

All the mice agreed that this was a great plan．

所有的老鼠都觉得这是个好计划。

“Now which of you will hang this bell on the cat’s neck?”asked the old,gray mouse．

“现在你们谁去把铃铛挂在猫的脖子上？”灰色的老老鼠问。

“Not I! Not I!”said all the mice together．

“我不去！我不去！”所有的老鼠异口同声地说。

Then they ran away to their holes．

然后他们就跑到自己的洞里去了。

Word List

barn：a house for animals 牲口棚

wise：smart from life experience 睿智的

A Visit to the Water Park

去水上乐园玩

There is a new water park in town．

小镇上新开了一家水上乐园。

We go there on the first day of summer．

我们刚入夏就去那里玩。

It has pools and water slides．

那里有水池、滑水道。

There are sprinklers too．

还有洒水器。

The slides are scary at first．

刚开始滑滑水道很吓人。

After the first ride，we love the water slides．

但滑了一次之后，我们就爱上了滑水。

The sprinklers are cool on hot days．

在炎热的天气里洒水器洒出来的水很凉爽。

One of the pools makes its own waves．

其中的一个水池可以不时翻卷出波浪。

All the kids try to surf the waves．

小孩子们都试图去水池中冲浪。

It is really fun．

真好玩。

The water park can be really crowded．

水上乐园真的很挤。

There are many kids and adults，but they don’t allow pets．

有很多大人小孩过来玩，但是宠物是不准入内的。

We really like the ice-cream at the snack bar．

我们真的很喜欢小吃店的冰淇淋。

They also sell pop and donuts．

他们还卖汽水和甜甜圈。

We all love the new water park．

我们都很喜欢新开的水上乐园。

Word List

sprinklers：little machines for giving water to plants 洒水器

surf：ride on top of waves 冲浪

crowded：full of many people 拥挤的

The Blackbird And The Cherry Tree

画眉和樱桃树

Once upon a time,there was a blackbird that lived in a cherry tree outside my window．

从前有一只画眉住在我窗外的樱桃树上。

Every day, the blackbird sang a song．

每天画眉都在树上唱歌。

When I ate breakfast, the blackbird ate breakfast．

我吃早饭的时候，画眉也吃早饭。

When I ate lunch, the blackbird ate lunch．

我吃午饭的时候，画眉也吃午饭。

When I ate dinner, the blackbird ate dinner．

我吃晚餐的时候，画眉也吃晚餐。

When I ate a snack, the blackbird ate a snack．

我吃零食的时候，画眉也吃零食。

The blackbird always ate the cherries of the cherry tree outside my window．

画眉经常吃我窗外樱桃树的樱桃。

One day mother picked all the cherries off the cherry tree．

一天妈妈把樱桃树上的樱桃都摘了。

Then she made a cherry pie．

然后做了一个樱桃派。

When the pie was baked, she put it by the window to cool off．

她把派做好后放在窗边晾着。

She opened the window．

她打开了窗户。

I was eating my breakfast．

我在吃早饭。

The blackbird flew into the window beside the pie．

画眉飞进窗户落在派的旁边。

I smiled. The blackbird looked at me．

我笑了一下。画眉看着我。

It smiled and said，“ I’ll have my pie without ice-cream. ”

它也笑了，说：“我要吃不加冰激凌的派。”

Then the blackbird took the pie under its wing and flew out the window．

然后画眉把派藏在翅膀下，从窗户飞走了。

“That blackbird stole the cherry pie,” I shouted．

“画眉把樱桃派偷走了，”我大喊道。

When I looked outside, I saw the blackbird eating the whole pie．

我往外面看，看到画眉正在吃派。

Soon it was all gone．

不一会整个派都被吃掉了。

We both smiled．

我们都笑了。

Word List

cool off：leave hot food so it isn’t too hot to eat 晾一晾

wing：like an arm on a bird—the part that helps it fly 翅膀

whole：all 整个，全部

The Day I Tried to Cook

今天我掌勺

Mom is a great cook．

妈妈是个很棒的厨师。

She started cooking when she was three years old．

她三岁就开始学习做饭了。

I know it sounds amazing, but she would help her mom cook．

我知道这听起来令人难以置信，但她确实那个时候就能帮她的妈妈做饭了。

And now I’m helping my mom cook．

现在我也开始帮妈妈做饭。

I like to make chicken the best．

我最喜欢做鸡肉料理。

Baked chicken is my favourite thing to make and to eat．

烤鸡肉是我特别喜欢做也特别喜欢吃的。

One day, when mom was sick, I tried to make chicken all by myself．

一天，妈妈生病了，我尝试自己做烤鸡肉。

I washed the chicken and put it in a pan in the oven to bake．

我把鸡肉洗了，放在烤箱的托盘上烘烤。

When the bell rang to tell me the chicken was ready, I opened the oven door．

“叮”的一声响，我知道烤鸡肉已经做好了，我打开烤箱。

Guess what? The chicken was not cooked!

你猜怎么着？鸡肉完全是生的！

I laughed and laughed and laughed．

我哈哈哈哈哈哈哈地大笑起来。

Do you know what I did? I forgot to turn on the oven!

你知道我做了什么吗？我忘记打开烤箱的开关了！

So I called on the telephone for pizza to come to our house．

所以我只能打电话订了披萨。

Mom was happy that I “cooked”by myself．

妈妈很开心我能自己“做饭”了。

She was happy that we could eat pizza together．

她更开心我们能一起吃披萨。

We will have chicken some other night!

我们改天晚上再吃鸡肉！

Word List

amazing：hard to believe 令人难以置信的

bake：to cook in the oven 烘烤

Mom was cross. "Who did that?" She said. （妈妈很生气。“谁干的呀？”她说。）

"It was Chip." said Biff. （“是Chip。” 比弗说。）

"It was Kipper." said Chip.（“是Kipper。” Chip说。）

"It was Floppy." said Kipper. （“是Floppy。” Kipper 说。）

"It was Floppy." said Biff. （“是Floppy。” Biff 说。）

"It wasn't Floppy." said Dad. "It was me." （“不是Floppy。” 爸爸说。“是我。”）

Chip wanted some sugar. He went to the supermarket. He got some crisps. He went to the shop. He got a comic. He went to the market. He got a ball. He forgot the sugar.

Chip想要一些糖。他去了超市。他买了一些薯片。他去了商店。他买了一本漫画。他去了市场。他买了一个球。他就是忘记了买糖。

Can I get an ice cream? Yes, I can. Come on! Run to the ice cream van.

"I want the big one！” Look at that .

"Look out! Kipper!" 

"Oh, no! " (Splat!)

"Oops! Sorry."

我能买一个冰激淋吗？是的，我可以。来吧！跑到冰激淋车前。

“我想要那个大的！”看着那个。

“Kipper!小心点！”

“哦，不！”（摔倒了）

“哦，真抱歉。”

Mom made a dress. Dad made some jam. Chip made a scarf. Biff made a lorry. Kipper made a birthday card. Everyone made a mess.

妈妈做了件裙子。爸爸做了一些果酱。Chip做了一条围巾。Biff做了一个卡车。Kipper做了一张生日卡。大家搞的一团乱。

Perogies

Many Canadians love perogies. （许多加拿大人喜欢吃饺子。）A perogy is like a dumpling. （饺子就像是中国的饺子一样。）You fill a pocket of dough with a mixture of mashed potatoes and cheese. （往一个面团里放满土豆泥和芝士。）You can eat them boiled or fried.（可以煮着吃也可以煎着吃。） They taste great with fried onions and melted butter, and some sour cream.（混着煎洋葱和融化的黄油，还有一些酸奶油都非常好吃。）

You can make perogies in other flavours, too. （你也可以做其他口味的饺子。）Some people put sour cabbage in their perogies.（有些人包酸白菜馅的。） Others like to put fruit inside, such as bits of plum or peach.（还有些人喜欢水果馅的，比如李子或者桃子。）

I. Word List （词汇列表）

dough: a mixture of flour and water for baking （面团）

boiled: placed into hot water （煮）