The Cloud and the Wind云和風

張昭

Katie， the Cloud was having a wonderful day. The sun wasshining. The skies were blue. Katie floated through the air， whiteand fluffy like a cotton ball.

云，凱蒂度過了美好的一天。陽光燦爛。天空處處都是藍色的。凱蒂飄浮在空中，白色而蓬松，像一個棉花球。

“I wish every day I were just like this，” she said to herself.She drifted to sleep， napping in the warm sun.

“我希望每一天我都是這樣?！彼匝宰哉Z道。她在溫暖的陽光下不知不覺地睡著了。

From out of nowhere， Katie felt a sudden chill. She woke upcold and shivering.

凱蒂突然感到不知從哪里冒出來的一陣寒意。她醒來時冷得發(fā)抖。

She was angry at being woken up. Katie， the Cloud made?herself bigger and taller in the sky. Her colour turned purple. She started throwing flashes of lightning.

被吵醒的她很生氣。凱蒂讓自己在天空中變得更大、更高。她的顏色變成了紫色。她開始發(fā)射閃電。

“Oops！” said a voice. “I didnt mean to wake you， Katie.”

“哎呀！”一個聲音說，“我不是故意吵醒你的，凱蒂?！?/p>

“Westie Wind， is that you？” asked Katie， the Cloud. She could feel the wind， but she could not see him.

“韋斯蒂風，是你嗎？”凱蒂問道。她能感覺到風，但看不見他。

Westie answered Katie with a light breeze， “Now that youre awake， lets make a rain shower！”

隨著一股輕風，韋斯蒂回答凱蒂：“既然你醒了，就讓我們來下一場陣雨吧！”

Katie was still tired， but she could nap later. Now she wanted to play with her friend.

凱蒂仍然很累，但她可以晚點睡。現(xiàn)在她想和她的朋友一起玩。

“OK！” said Katie. “You blow from the west， and Ill make some thunder.”

“好吧！”凱蒂說，“你現(xiàn)在從西邊吹風，我就打雷?！?/p>

Notes：

wonderful adj. 美好的

shine v. 陽光燦爛

float v. 漂浮

fluffy adj. 蓬松的

cotton n. 棉花

drift v. 不知不覺地陷入

nap v. 打盹

chill n. 寒意

shiver v. 發(fā)抖

flashes of lightning 閃電

breeze n. 微風

awake adj. 醒著的

a rain shower 一場陣雨

thunder n. 雷

I. Match the Chinese in Column A with the English in Column B.

A

1. 一股輕風

2. 醒來

3. 從西邊

4. 轉(zhuǎn)變成紫色

5. 穿過空中

6. 一場陣雨

7. 美好的一天

8. 像一只棉球

9. 不知哪來的

10. 在溫暖的陽光下

B

A. a wonderful day

B. through the air

C. like a cotton ball

D. in the warm sun

E. from out of nowhere

F. wake up

G. turn purple

H. a light breeze

I. a rain shower

J. from the west

II. Write the part forms of the verbs below.

1. say __________

2. make __________

3. nap __________

4. turn __________

5. want __________

6. can ______________

7. feel ______________

8. start ______________

9. wake ____________

10. answer __________

III. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words given in the brackets.

1. The children __________ （have） a wonderful day yesterday.

2. John didnt __________ （feel） well this morning.

3. The Canadian teacher __________ （say） that he would leave Wuhan next month.

4. A： When did the postman __________ （wake） up？

B： He__________ （wake） up at about 9 oclock.

5. The small baby __________ （can） stand up and walk last week.

6. Tom said to __________ （him）， “Ill study harder and harder this year.”

7. Those trees grow __________ （big） and __________ （tall） than before.

8. A little dog ran out of the kitchen __________ （sudden）.

9. Look， Tom is __________ （wake） now. Ask him to get up right now.

10. A： Who __________ （make） that toy plane for you， Sam？

B： My uncle __________ （do） it for me.

Keys to The Cloud and the Wind

I. 1～5 H F J G B 6～10 I A C E D

II. 1. said 2. made 3. napped 4. turned 5. wanted 6. could 7. felt 8. started 9. woke 10. answered

III. 1. had 2. feel 3. said 4. wake; woke 5. could 6. himself 7. bigger; taller

8. suddenly 9. awake 10. made; did