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橋梁書 | Frog and Toad are friends: Spring 精讀筆記

憶樂時光

2013

2020-3-4 10:15 原創(chuàng) · 圖片18

Frog and Toad的音頻語速是比較慢的，容易聽懂。

這個故事里，慵懶的Toad話語和行為都很是“接地氣”，聽音頻時給我倆樂的。調皮的Cindy就喜歡Toad的這套作風。

原文內容

Frog and Toad 1- Spring

Frogran up the pathto Toad’s house. He knocked on the front door. There was no answer.

“Toad, Toad,”shouted Frog, “wake up. It is spring!”

“Blah,” said avoice from inside the house.

“Toad! Toad!”cried Frog.

“The sun is shining! The snow is melting, Wake up!”

“I am not here,” said the voice.

Frog walked into the house. It was dark.

All theshutters（百葉窗）were closed.

“Toad, where are you?” called Frog.

“Go away,” said the voice from a corner of the room.

Toad was lying in bed. He had pulled all the covers over his head.

Frog pushed Toad out of bed.

He pushed him out of the house and onto thefront porch（前廊）.

Toad blinked in the bright sun.

“Help!” said Toad.

“I can not see anything.”

“Don’t be silly,”said Frog.

“What you see is the clear warm light of April. And it means that we canbegin a whole new year together, Toad. Think of it,” said Frog.

“We will skip through the meadows and run through the woods and swim in the river.

In the evenings we will sit right here on this front porch and count the stars.”

“You can count them, Frog,” said Toad.

“I will be too tired. I am going back to bed.”

Toad went back into the house.

He got into the bed andpulled the covers overhis head again.

“But, toad,” cried Frog, “you will miss all the fun!”

“Listen, Frog,”said Toad.

“How long have I been asleep?”

“You have been asleepsinceNovember,” said Frog.

“Well then,” said Toad, “a little more sleep will not hurt me. Come back again and wake me up atabout half pastMay. Good night, Frog.”

“But, Toad,” said Frog,

“I will be lonely until then.”

Toad did not answer. He had fallen asleep.

Frog looked at Toad’scalendar.

The November page was still on top. Frog tore off theNovemberpage.

He tore off the December page.

And the January page, the February page, and the March page.

He came to theAprilpage. Frog tore off the April page too.

Then Frog ran back to Toad’s bed.

“Toad, Toad, wake up. It isMaynow.”

“What?” said Toad.

“Can it be May so soon?”

“Yes,” said Frog.

“Look at yourcalendar.”

Toad looked at thecalendar.

TheMaypage was on top.

“Why, it isMay!” said Toad as he climbed out of bed.

Then he and Frog ran outside to see how the world was looking in the spring.

一點感想

Frog和Toad這對好朋友，在我看起來，更像是家長和孩子，只是叫起床迎接春天的故事?lián)Q成了寫作業(yè)日常。

“該寫作業(yè)了”

“再讓我玩5分鐘...我得去上個廁所...我又餓了...我好困呀...我...”

“老師說，得半小時內完成作業(yè)，等著上傳作業(yè)照片和朗讀視頻呢”

“額...真的嗎？好吧！”

家長得像Frog似的，想辦法用點小tricks，才能讓Toad小朋友乖乖寫作業(yè)。相比之下，那些家長在上班，自己在家里能主動學各科目的娃們簡直就是天使寶寶，有木有！一定是Frog家長還不夠智慧哇。

拓展和討論

1 讀前：背景知識討論

拓展：青蛙和蟾蜍怎么冬眠的？

Frogs 青蛙

In the case of most frogs, the right place is under water. We often think that water, in the winter time, is very cold. But as we find out with the ice cube tray in the freezer, water is liquid until it’s frozen. If the water is still liquid, then it is above freezing — but not by much!

對于大多數(shù)青蛙來說，正確的地方是在水下。我們經常認為水，在冬天的時候，是很冷的。但正如我們在冰箱里發(fā)現(xiàn)的冰塊托盤，水在凍結之前是液態(tài)的。如果水仍然是液體，那么它就高于冰點——但不會高很多!

Many of Ontario’s frogs, like the Bull Frog, Green Frog, Mink Frog and Pickerel Frog, hibernate in the water. Many think that these frogs would burrow into the muck at the bottom of a pond or river to “keep warm” and stay hidden from predators.

安大略省的許多青蛙，像牛蛙、綠蛙、水貂蛙和梭魚蛙，都在水里冬眠。許多人認為這些青蛙會在池塘或河流底部的淤泥中挖洞以“保暖”并躲避捕食者。

But it turns out that — in order to survive the winter under the ice — they need to stay out of the mud because…these frogs breathe through their skin!

但事實證明，為了在冰下度過冬天，它們需要遠離泥地，因為……這些青蛙通過皮膚呼吸!

Very cold (4°C) water holds more oxygen than warm water, which is good news for the frogs. They can simply absorb the little bit of oxygen they need directly from the water through their permeable skins.

很冷(4°C)的水比溫水含有更多的氧氣，這對青蛙來說是個好消息。它們可以直接通過可滲透的皮膚從水中吸收少量的氧氣。

If they were buried in the mud, the supply of oxygen would quickly get used up, so that is why they stay exposed on the bottom, or perhaps nestled among rocks, logs or roots – to get a constant supply of oxygen from moving water.

如果它們被埋在泥里，氧氣供應很快就會用完，這就是為什么它們會暴露在水底，或者依偎在巖石、原木或樹根之間——從流動的水中獲得持續(xù)的氧氣供應。

Toads 蟾蜍

Toads commonly found on trails and gardens, like the American Toad, hibernate on land. The forests and fields certainly do freeze, and even the soil freezes, so toads must find a place that escapes the frost.

通常在小路和花園里發(fā)現(xiàn)的蟾蜍，像美洲蟾蜍，在陸地上冬眠。森林和田野當然會結冰，甚至土壤也會結冰，所以蟾蜍必須找到一個地方躲避霜凍。

American Toads must find a place on land to hibernate. To do this, they must dig into the soil, often more than 50 cm, to get below the frost line.

美洲蟾蜍必須在陸地上找到一個地方冬眠。要做到這一點，他們必須挖進土壤，通常超過50厘米，以得到以下的霜凍線。

To do this, they dig! Toads have special, hardened knobs on their hind feet that help them dig into the soil. They must dig down, often over 50 cm into the soil, to get below the frost line, where they will spend the winter.

為了做這個，他們挖!蟾蜍的后腳上有特殊的堅硬的把手，可以幫助它們深入土壤。他們必須往下挖，通常要挖到土里50多厘米深，才能挖到霜凍線以下，他們將在那里過冬。

Only once the soil temperature warms in the spring will they know their cue to emerge again.

只有當春季土壤溫度上升時，它們才知道自己能再次出來的跡象。

2 讀中：有趣的對答語言

Frog

Toad

knocked on the front door.

There was no answer.

Wake up! It is spring.

Blah

The sun is shining. The snow is melting.

I am not here

Toad, where are you?

Go away

He had pulled all the covers over his head

Frog pushed Toad out of bed.
He pushed him out of the house and onto the front porch.

Toad blinked in the bright sun.

“Help!” said Toad.

“I cannot see anything.”

“Don’t be silly,” said Frog.
“What you seeis the clear warm light of April. And it means that we can begin a whole new year together, Toad. Think of it,” said Frog.
“We will skip through the meadows and run through the woods and swim in the river. In the evenings we will sit right here on this front porch and count the stars.

3 讀后：討論問題