初级Peter Pan
Chapter Five: The Underground Home
The Underground Home is a secret place. Noone knows where it is. It is a happy, warm place. There is only one room with abig fireplace[1].Tinker Bell has her tiny[2]room too.
Wendy is a perfect mother. She cooks andsews for everyone. She also tells beautiful bedtime stories. The Lost Boys arehappy because they finally have a mother. John and Michael are happy becausethere is a new adventure[3]every day.
Peter Pan is a perfect father. He bringshome food and protects the family.
Wendy and Peter play with the children andlaugh with them.
But one night something happens. Wendytells the children this bedtime story:
"In the big city of London there aretwo parents. They are very sad because they cannot find their three children.Every night they leave the nursery window open. They wait and wait for theirchildren to return. But they don't return. Poor parents! They are very sadwithout their children."
"Oh, Wendy, this is the story of ourparents,"says John.
"Yes, it is," says Michael.
Peter listens and says, "Sometimesparents forget their children and other children take their place[4]."
Wendy is very surprised. "Oh, no!"she says! "Perhaps there are other children in our beds! John, Michael wemust go home!"
"Do we really have to?" ask Johnand Michael.
"Yes, we've got to[5]return home."
The Lost Boys are sad and say, "Oh,Wendy, please don't leave us!"
"Don't be sad. You can come and livewith us in London," says Wendy.
"Oh, how wonderful!" the LostBoys say. "We can have a real family." They jump up and down withjoy. They dance around the room.
But Peter is not happy. He is very seriousand says, "I'm not coming With you to London. I don't want to grow up. Iwant to be a boy forever."
Everyone says goodbye to Peter.
Outside, the pirates are waiting for them!The children come out of the underground home and the pirates capture[6]them, Then they take them to the Jolly Roger. They don't make any noise. Peterdoesn't know where they are.
He is sad without Wendy, lohu, Michael andthe Lost Boys. He sits and thinks.
"Tap[7],tap, tap!" There is someone at the door. "Who is it?" asksPeter.
He can hear the sound of little bells andopens the door.
Tinker Bell flies in and says, "Thepirates have got Wendy, John, Michael and the Lost Boys! They are in danger[8].Let's help them."
"I must save them. Come Tink, let's goto the folly Roger! This time I must attack Hook!"
Chapter Six: The Jolly Roger
There is a yellow moon in the night sky.The Jolly Roger is in the bay near Kidd's Creek. The children are on the pirateship. They are prisoners of Captain Hook and his cruel pirates.
Captain Hook looks at them and says, "Thistime it's Peter Pan or me! You idiots! Peter Pan can't save you now." Hooklaughs and then calls Smee. "Smee, get the plank[9]ready!"
"Yes sir!" says Smee.
"Now listen to me," says Hook, "Youmust all walk the plank!"
"Walk the plank?" asks John.
"Yes! First you walk the plank andthen you fall into the sea with the crocodile. It will eat you! Ha, ha!" laughsHook, "But I can save two of you. I want two young pirates. Who wants tobe a pirate?"
The Lost Boys look at John. John looks at Michaeland says , "The life of a pirate is exciting. I don't want to walk theplank. I don't want to be food for the crocodile. Let's be pirates!"Michael looks at his brother. Then they look at Wendy. She doesn't like theiridea.
Captain Hook laughs and moves his hook infront of their faces.
"Do you want to be pirates, yes or no?"he asks.
John and Michael say, "Never!"
Captain Hook is angry and says, "Thenyou must walk the plank and die!"
Wendy is afraid. She loves her brothers andthe Lost Boys. She has tears in her eyes.
The boys stand near the plank and Wendywatches them. A pirate asks, "Who is the first to walk the plank? "
At that moment there is a loud noise. "Tick!Tock! Tick! Tock!"
Captain Hook's face is white. He says, "Thecrocodile is here. He wants ME!" He runs to his cabin[10]and hides there.
"Who is the first to walk the plank?"asks a pirate. "Come on! Let's go! The crocodile is hungry."
Suddenly Peter Pan appears on the pirateship. Tinker Bell follows him. Wendy and the boys cheer[11].They are very happy to see their young hero.
Hook and his pirates are furious. Hooktakes his sword and says, "I want to fight you, Pan! Tonight you will die!"
Hook fights with his long sword and withhis hook. Peter fights courageously. He pushes Hook to the back of the ship. Itis a terrible[12]fight. John, Michael and the Lost Boys fight the pirates. After a long fightthey throw the pirates into the sea.
Peter and Hook move all around the bigship. Their swords make a loud noise. Suddenly Peter takes Hook's sword andpushes him into the sea.
Hook shouts, "Oh, No!" He fallsinto the sea and into the mouth of the hungry crocodile.
"Oh, Peter, we are proud[13]of you!" says Wendy. She kisses him on the cheek. The boys cheer. Petersmiles and says, "The Jolly Roger is ours now. Let's go home!"
[1]fireplace::壁炉。
[2]tiny :极小的。
[3]adventure :奇遇。
[4]take their place :取代他们。
[5]we’ve got to :我们必须。
[6]capture:捕获。
[7]Tap:轻敲的声音。
[8]in danger：有危险。
[9]plank:木板。
[10]cabin:小木屋。
[11]cheer:欢呼，喝彩。
[12]terrible:剧烈的。
[13]proud:感到自豪的。
中级 爱丽斯梦游仙境
Chapter Two: The Pool of Tears
'Curiouser and curiouser. I'm growing again,' cries Alice, who is forgetting how to speak English correctly. She is very big; her head is is hitting the ceiling. 'Now I can take the key on the table,' Alice thinks. She takes the little golden key and runs to the door. Unfortunately Alice can't go into the garden. She is too big.
She sits down and starts to cry again. Her tears are so big that they make a big pool.
'What a silly girl,' she says to herself,' to cry like this. A big girl like you.
Stop crying!' Alice tells herself but she can't stop.
A short time later she hears something. There is someone running towards her. It is the White rabbit. He looks very elegant . He has white gloves in one hand and a fan in his other hand.
'Oh! The Duchess, the Duchess! She'll be angry because I'm late,' the Rabbit is saying to himself.
Alice asks the Rabbit for help in a timid voice: 'If you please, sir…'
The White Rabbit jumps. When he sees Alice, he is so frightened that he drops his fan and his gloves. He runs away down the ball very, very fast.
Alice picks up the gloves and the fan. It is very hot in the ball so she starts to fan herself. She feels more confused: 'Oh dear, dear! How strange are things today! I was myself yesterday, but things are not the same today. If I'm not me, who am I?'
Just then she looks at her hands and there it is: the Rabbit's glove.
Alice is wearing it. 'I'm growing small again,' she thinks.
She tries to open the door but it is locked. The key is on the table and Alice is too small to take it.
Alice is growing smaller.
Suddenly ... SPLASH... she falls into a lot of water.
'I'm in the sea,' she thinks.
It is not the sea. It is the pool of Alice's tears.
'Why have I cried so much?' Alice is not alone in the water. A mouse is splashing near her. Alice is very tired of swimming in the pool so she asks the Mouse, 'Do you know the way out of this pool?'
The Mouse doesn't answer.
'Perhaps he doesn't speak English,' thinks Alice.
'Is it a French mouse?' Alice wonders, so she tries with some words from her French grammar book.
'Ou est ma chatte? ' The Mouse jumps out of the water. He is very frightened. 'Oh sorry,' says Alice, 'you don't like cats.'
'Don't like cats ... Of course I don't like cats! I'm a mouse!' answers the Mouse.
'Of course not, but I think you'll like Dinah. She is very good. She catches all the mice! Oh, sorry, sorry. We won't talk about her any more,' says Alice.
'No, we won't!' says the Mouse, 'my family hates cats!'
Alice wants to talk about something else. She asks the Mouse: 'Do you like dogs?'
The Mouse doesn't answer so Alice goes on: 'There's a nice dog near our house. He likes playing with children. He lives on a farm and is very good at catching m ... oh, sorry!'
The Mouse is very angry. He goes out of the water. Alice follows him.
In the pool there are other strange animals: a duck, a dodo, a parrot and a small eagle.
Alice has some company at last!
