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The Kitten in the Rain
One rainy afternoon, Lily was walking home from school when she heard a weak sound near a bus stop. She looked behind a bench and found a tiny kitten hiding under it. The kitten was wet, cold, and shaking.
Lily took off her jacket and carefully wrapped it around the kitten. She carried it to a nearby animal clinic, where a worker gave it some food and checked its health. Luckily, the kitten was not badly hurt, but it needed a warm and safe place to stay.
Lily called her mother and explained what had happened. That evening, they decided to take the kitten home until someone could adopt it.
A week later, Lily’s family had grown so attached to the kitten that they decided to keep it. Lily named her Lucky.
1. Where did Lily find the kitten?
She found the kitten under a bench near a bus stop.
2. What did the kitten look like when Lily found it?
It was wet, cold, and shaking.
3.
What did Lily do to keep the kitten warm?
She took off her jacket and wrapped it around the kitten.
4. Where did Lily take the kitten?
She took it to a nearby animal clinic.
5. Why did Lily’s family decide to keep the kitten?
They decided to keep it because they had grown very attached to it.
词汇 Vocabulary
| rainy | /ˈreɪni/ | 下雨的； |
| weak | /wik/ | 微弱的 |
| bus stop | /bʌs stɑp/ | 公交车站 |
| tiny | /ˈtaɪni/ | 很小的；微小的 |
| kitten | /ˈkɪtən/ | 小猫 |
| hide | /haɪd/ | 躲藏；隐藏 |
| shake | /ʃeɪk/ | 发抖；颤抖 |
| take off | /teɪk ɔf/ | 脱下 |
| jacket | /ˈdʒækət/ | 夹克；外套 |
| carefully | /ˈkɛrfəli/ | 小心地 |
| wrap | /ræp/ | 包；裹 |
| nearby | /ˌnɪrˈbaɪ/ | 附近的；在附近 |
| animal clinic | /ˈænəməl ˈklɪnɪk/ | 动物诊所 |
| check | /tʃɛk/ | 检查 |
| health | /hɛlθ/ | 健康；身体状况 |
| badly hurt | /ˈbædli hərt/ | 伤得很严重 |
| safe | /seɪf/ | 安全的 |
| adopt | /əˈdɑpt/ | 收养 |
| grow attached to | /ɡroʊ əˈtætʃt tə/ | 逐渐对……产生深厚感情 |
| name | /neɪm/ | 给……取名 |
翻译 Translation
The Kitten in the Rain
雨中的小猫
One rainy afternoon, Lily was walking home from school when she heard a weak sound near a bus stop.
一个雨天的下午，莉莉放学走回家时，在一个公交车站附近听到一阵微弱的声音。
She looked behind a bench and found a tiny kitten hiding under it.
她往一张长椅后面看了看，发现一只小猫正躲在长椅下面。
The kitten was wet, cold, and shaking.
小猫浑身湿透，又冷又不停地发抖。
Lily took off her jacket and carefully wrapped it around the kitten.
莉莉脱下外套，小心地用外套把小猫裹了起来。
She carried it to a nearby animal clinic, where a worker gave it some food and checked its health.
她把小猫抱到附近的一家动物诊所，那里的一名工作人员给它喂了些食物，还检查了它的身体状况。
Luckily, the kitten was not badly hurt, but it needed a warm and safe place to stay.
幸运的是，小猫伤得并不严重，但它需要一个温暖、安全的地方待着。
Lily called her mother and explained what had happened.
莉莉给妈妈打了电话，把事情的经过告诉了她。
That evening, they decided to take the kitten home until someone could adopt it.
那天晚上，她们决定先把小猫带回家，直到有人能收养它。
A week later, Lily’s family had grown so attached to the kitten that they decided to keep it.
一个星期后，莉莉一家已经和小猫有了很深的感情，于是决定把它留下来。
Lily named her Lucky.
莉莉给它取名叫 Lucky。
发音 Pronunciation
The Kitten in the Rain
/ðə ˈkɪtən ɪn ðə reɪn/
One rainy afternoon, Lily was walking home from school when she heard a weak sound near a bus stop.
/wʌn ˈreɪni ˌæftərˈnun | ˈlɪli wəz ˈwɔkɪŋ hoʊm frəm skul | wɛn ʃi hərd ə wik saʊnd nɪr ə bʌs stɑp/
She looked behind a bench and found a tiny kitten hiding under it.
/ʃi lʊkt bɪˈhaɪnd ə bɛntʃ | ən faʊnd ə ˈtaɪni ˈkɪtən ˈhaɪdɪŋ ˈʌndər ɪt/
The kitten was wet, cold, and shaking.
/ðə ˈkɪtən wəz wɛt | koʊld | ən ˈʃeɪkɪŋ/
Lily took off her jacket and carefully wrapped it around the kitten.
/ˈlɪli tʊk ɔf hər ˈdʒækət | ən ˈkɛrfəli ræpt ɪt əˈraʊnd ðə ˈkɪtən/
She carried it to a nearby animal clinic, where a worker gave it some food and checked its health.
/ʃi ˈkærid ɪt tə ə ˌnɪrˈbaɪ ˈænəməl ˈklɪnɪk | wɛr ə ˈwərkər ɡeɪv ɪt səm fud | ən tʃɛkt ɪts hɛlθ/
Luckily, the kitten was not badly hurt, but it needed a warm and safe place to stay.
/ˈlʌkəli | ðə ˈkɪtən wəz nɑt ˈbædli hərt | bət ɪt ˈniɾəd ə wɔrm ən seɪf pleɪs tə steɪ/
Lily called her mother and explained what had happened.
/ˈlɪli kɔld hər ˈmʌðər | ən ɪkˈspleɪnd wʌt həd ˈhæpənd/
That evening, they decided to take the kitten home until someone could adopt it.
/ðæt ˈivnɪŋ | ðeɪ dɪˈsaɪdəd tə teɪk ðə ˈkɪtən hoʊm | ənˈtɪl ˈsʌmˌwʌn kʊd əˈdɑpt ɪt/
A week later, Lily’s family had grown so attached to the kitten that they decided to keep it.
/ə wik ˈleɪɾər | ˈlɪliz ˈfæməli həd ɡroʊn soʊ əˈtætʃt tə ðə ˈkɪtən | ðət ðeɪ dɪˈsaɪdəd tə kip ɪt/
Lily named her Lucky.
/ˈlɪli neɪmd hər ˈlʌki/