时间:2018-12-06 作者:英语课 分类:汪培珽儿童英文分级书单《神奇树屋》


英语课

  Jack 1 pushed his glasses into place and opened AHistory of New Orleans Music.



"What's that, man?" Dipper asked.



"It's a history book," said Jack.



"Teddy and Kathleen gave it to us," said Annie.



"Oh, yeah, my best friends," said Dipper.



Jack looked in the index of the book. He found theright page and turned to it.



"I'm going to read something to you, man," saidJack. "Just listen." And Jack read:



As a young teenager, Louis Armstrong109often performed with "kid bands" on the streets ofthe city. Eventually he played with older musicians indance halls, and he developed his musical talentsperforming on Mississippi river-boats. When he wastwenty-one, he moved to Chicago, where he played inthe well-known band of his old friend Joe Oliver.



"Joe Oliver?" said Dipper. "Joe's in that book? I'minthat book?""Yep. Hold on, there's more," said Jack. He read:



Over time, Louis Armstrong became world-famous,but he always called New Orleans home. The cityhonored him by naming a large park the LouisArmstrong Park. It also named its airport the LouisArmstrong International Airport .



"What's that? International airport?"asked Dipper.



110Mary Pope 2 Osborne"That's where planes fly in and out from all overthe world," said Annie.



Dipper started laughing. "Y'all are pulling my leg.""No," said Jack. "We're not. Look at this, Dipper."He held up the book and showed Dipper the picture ofLouis Armstrong, the King of Jazz, playing thetrumpet in front of a huge crowd. "That's you,Dipper."Jack waited for Dipper to laugh and say the picturewasn't him. But Dipper stopped smiling and nodded.



"Yeah. Yeah, I've seen that picture before," he saidsoftly.



"You have?"said Jack, stunned 3.



"You've seen this picture before?" said Annie.



"Where?""Here." Dipper touched his chest. "Here, in myheart. It's the picture I've had in my heart for a longtime, like a dream.



[Image: Louis Armstrong.]



111Hey, y'all, is this a dream?"Jack and Annie laughed. Annie smiled. "Yes, youcould say that," she said.



"But it's a truedream," said Jack.



"Keep that picture in your heart, Dipper," saidAnnie. "Hold it close to you, and one day you'll beliving it. We promise."For a long time the three of them just stared at thepicture. When Jack looked at Dipper again, he sawtears glisten 4 in Dipper's eyes.



"Okay, I'll do that," said Dipper. He wiped his eyeswith the palms of his hands. "I think I can keep myjobs and start making a little room for my music, too.""Yes!" said Annie.



"Maybe you should go play with the fellas on theriverboat tonight," said Jack.



"Yeah, maybe I'll try and do that," said Dipper.



"Great!" said Annie.



Jack heaved 5 a sigh and put away their book. Dipperstood up. "But now y'all have to get going. On the eveof All Saints 6' Day, there's a curfew for112kids under thirteen. They have to be off the streetsby nine, or the paddy wagon 7 will pick 'em up.""So ... you're definitely on the path to sharing yourmusical gift with the world. Right, man?" asked Jack.



Dipper laughed. "I reckon 8 I am," he said. "Thanks toa couple of potato heads.""Okay, good," said Jack. He and Annie stood up. "Toget home, we need to walk to Bourbon Street andcatch a streetcar to Canal Street.""Let's go," said Dipper.



The three of them left the waterfront. They walkedpast Jackson Square and headed past the cathedral onSt. Peter Street.



"I'll walk y'all back to Bourbon Street," said Dipper.



"Then do you have time to ride back with us toCanal Street?" said Annie. "So we can hang outtogether a little longer on the train?""You know I can't do that," said Dipper. "Theywon't let me sit with y'all on the streetcar.""Why not?" asked Jack.



113"I'd have to sit in the back while y'all sit up front,"said Dipper.



"What are you talking about?" said Annie. "Y'all arewhite. I'm black," said Dipper. "So?" said Annie.



"Black folks aren't allowed to sit with white folks.



That's the way it is," said Dipper.



"Are you kidding? That's crazy!" said Annie.



"No, I'm not kidding," said Dipper. He stoppedwalking and looked closely at Jack and Annie.



"Where are y'all from? How'd you get that crazyhistory book with my picture in it? And why did y'allcome here to find me?""It's really, really hard to explain, Dipper," saidJack. "But just know this: one day things are going tochange. Everybody will sit together on trains andbuses and planes.""And one day an African American man will runfor president of the United States," said Annie. "Andmillions of people--of all colors-- will vote for him.""And he'll win!" said Jack.



114Dipper laughed and shook his head. "Okay, now Iknow I'm dreaming," he said, "but I really like thisdream.""It's the truth," said Annie. "We promise."By now they had come to the corner of St. Peterand Bourbon Street. "This is where I leave you," saidDipper.



Annie threw her arms around Dipper and gave hima big hug. "Good-bye, Dipper!"Jack did the same. "Bye, man," he said. "Thanks amillion.""Same to you," said Dipper. "Hey, there's yourstreetcar now."The streetcar glided 9 to a stop at the corner. Jack andAnnie hopped 10 aboard and sat in front. As thestreetcar went up Bourbon Street, they stuck theirheads out the window and waved to Dipper. Hewaved back. Jack and Annie waved and waved, untilthey couldn't see Dipper anymore.



1 jack
n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克
  • I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
  • He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。
2 pope
n.(罗马天主教的)教皇
  • The Pope is the spiritual leader of many Christians.教皇是众多基督徒的宗教领袖。
  • The Pope is the supreme leader of the Roman Catholic Church.教皇是罗马天主教的最高领袖。
3 stunned
vi.(光洁或湿润表面等)闪闪发光,闪闪发亮
  • Dewdrops glisten in the morning sun.露珠在晨光下闪闪发光。
  • His sunken eyes glistened with delight.他凹陷的眼睛闪现出喜悦的光芒。
4 heaved
v.举( heave的过去式和过去分词 );拉;扔;抛
  • The poor child has heaved up her dinner again. 那个可怜的孩子又把吃下的饭吐了出来。
  • All afternoon we heaved bales of hay up onto the truck. 整个下午我们把一捆捆干草扔上卡车。
5 saints
圣人般的人(指特别善良、仁爱或有耐性的人)( saint的名词复数 ); 圣…(冠于人名、地名之前); (因其生死言行而被基督教会追封的)圣人; 圣徒
  • The children were all named after saints. 这些孩子都取了圣徒的名字。
  • In 1461, the bishop of Saints, Louis de Rochechouart, saw only a plain wall. 1461年Saints主教,LouisdeRochechouart主教看到只剩一堵朴质的墙。
6 wagon
n.四轮马车,手推车,面包车;无盖运货列车
  • We have to fork the hay into the wagon.我们得把干草用叉子挑进马车里去。
  • The muddy road bemired the wagon.马车陷入了泥泞的道路。
7 reckon
vt.计算,估计,认为;vi.计(算),判断,依靠
  • Don't reckon upon your relatives to help you out of trouble.不要指望你的亲戚会帮助你摆脱困境。
  • I reckon that he is rather too old to marry again.我认为他的年龄太大,不太适于再婚。
8 glided
v.滑动( glide的过去式和过去分词 );掠过;(鸟或飞机 ) 滑翔
  • The President's motorcade glided by. 总统的车队一溜烟开了过去。
  • They glided along the wall until they were out of sight. 他们沿着墙壁溜得无影无踪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 hopped
跳上[下]( hop的过去式和过去分词 ); 单足蹦跳; 齐足(或双足)跳行; 摘葎草花
  • He hopped onto a car and wanted to drive to town. 他跳上汽车想开向市区。
  • He hopped into a car and drove to town. 他跳进汽车,向市区开去。
学英语单词
Abrus mollis
administrative leave
agreement for sale
alidade clamp
aspogen
bani-sadr
bridge type detector
brookner
candida pseudotropicalis
Carlingford
cash flow data and cash forecasting
caymen
cerebral
class interrupt
Clematis lasiandra
contact bow
contract phone
convenience easy
dendrohydrologists
double-amplification circuit
drying oven baker
ech.
electrical relay
euphonise
eutectophyre
fascial
flammable vapor concentration
french republics
gas radiator
halevi
haustorial tube
heating coil
hedden
high-frequency emphasis
homicidium
Homiel
ICD-O
in sb's hands
inderkins
induced radiation
Ixeris polycephala
kalassi
kinetonuclei
king-rod
M-box
maiseys
make a stern board
megasporoporia setulosa
metasicula
Monfalcone, Cima
monostable switch
multidealer
multiprocess special character
nakajo
netscape
normal income rate
nospark
NP-C
Nyamwaga
oakeshotts
onlinedown
operating system(os)
optical logic devices
order belemnoideas
Ors.
oscilloscope differential amplifier
overrideable
packed petroleum
penetration of current
percentage circular chart
policy studies journal
potato fungus
radiobroadcasts
ramallie
roaster
Rouxville
satin bird
schizoaffective psychosis
searchest
seed and fertilizer unit
shortened convolutional code
slag ladle and carriage
sleepable
south snake
spraying-ceramic seal ring
strappingly
sugar melter
susecptibility
sweet-potato whiteflies
tanshinone
the balloon goes up
theoretical geochemistry
tinea axillaris
transient date
trial courts
tween-deck pillar
under the command of
uranium free from its daughters
velar pinches
Volodarskiy
wanderingnursery
waveguide dispersive line