1Thecyclone-副本

1、1强热带风暴1 THE CYCLONEIt's always hot and windy on the prairies in Kansas. The hot sun and the strong wind make everything grey. They make the grass grey. They make the flowers grey. They make the houses grey They even make peoples faces grey.Dorothy lives in the middle of a big prairie in Kansas.

2、She lives with her Uncle Henry and Aunt Em. Uncle Henry has got a small farm there. Their house is made of wood and it has only got one room. There isn't much furniture in it. There s an old stove for cooking and a cupboard for the cups and plates. Thers a table and three or four chairs and two

3、beds. Uncle Henry and Aunt Em's big bed is in one corner. Dorothys little bed is in another corner.在堪萨斯州的大草原上，天气总是 炎热多风。炎热的太阳和大风使一切 都变得灰暗。他们使草变灰。他们使 花变灰。他们使房子变成灰色。他们 甚至使人的脸变灰。多萝西住在堪萨斯州一个大草原 的中央。她和她的叔叔亨利和婶婶爱 姆住在一起。亨利叔叔在那里有一个 小农场。他们的房子是木制的，只有 一个房间。里面没有多少家具。有一 个旧炉子做饭，还有一个碗柜放杯子 和盘子。有一张桌子，三四把椅子和 两张床。

4、亨利叔叔和爱姆婶婶的大床 在一个角落里。多萝西的小床在另一 个角落里。Henry and Aunt Em!There isn't an attic and there isn't a real cellar. Theres only a small, dark hole under the floor. The family go there when there s a cyclone. They call the hole the cyclone cellar'. Cyclones are very strong winds and they're very

5、 dangerous. They move quickly and break everything in their path7. There are often cyclones in Kansas.Uncle Henry and Aunt Em work very hard. They work from morning to night. Uncle Henry looks after the cows, the horses and the chickens. Aunt Em looks after their small house. They never smile or lau

6、gh. There isn't much happiness in their lives. Poor Uncle没有阁楼，也没有真正的地下室。地板下面只有一个小黑洞。当有气旋 时，这家人就去那里。他们把这个洞 叫做“旋风地窖”。飓风是非常强的风, 非常危险。他们行动迅速，所向披靡。 在堪萨斯州经常有龙卷风。亨利叔叔和爱姆婶婶工作很努力。 他们从早到晚地工作。亨利叔叔照看 牛、马和鸡。爱姆婶婶照看他们的小 房子。他们从不微笑或大笑。在他们 的生活中没有太多的幸福。可怜的亨 利叔叔和爱姆婶婶！Dorothy lives with them because she s an orphan.

7、 She hasnt got a mother or father. Her best friend is her little dog. His name is Toto. He has got long, black hair, black eyes and a little nose. Dorothy loves him very much. Toto plays all day and Dorothy plays with him. He s very funny and he makes her happy.Uncle Henry is sitting outside the doo

8、r of his small house. He's worried. He's looking at the sky, It's full of black clouds. There's a very strong wind, too. It ' slowing across the prairies. It's making a loud whistling noise.Suddenly Uncle Henry stands up.A cyclone is coming!' he shouts. Dorothy! Em! Go in

9、to the cellar!Quick!'多萝西和他们住在一起，因为她是 个孤儿。她没有父母。她最好的朋友 是她的小狗。他的名字叫托托。他有 长长的黑头发，黑色的眼睛和一个小 鼻子。多萝西非常爱他。托托玩了一 整天，多萝西和他一起玩。他很有趣, 他让她开心。亨利叔叔正坐在他小房子的门外。他的担心。他看着天空，满天乌云。风也很大。风吹过草原。它发出很大 的口哨声。亨利叔叔突然站了起来。“旋风要来了 ！”他喊道。“多萝西他们!到地窖里去！快!”Aunt Em runs out of the house. She sees the black cone in the sky. She'

10、;s afraid becausethe cone is moving fast towards their house.'Dorothy!' Aunt Em shouts. 'Come here! We must go in to the cyclone cellar!' She opens the little door in the floor and starts to climb down into the hole.Dorothy picks up Toto and runs into the house. Poor Toto! He's a

11、fraid too. He jumps out of Dorothy's arms and runs under the bed. Dorothy runs after him and pulls him out.'Dorothy!' Uncle Henry calls. 'Quick! Come into the cellar! The cyclone is coming!'爱姆婶婶跑出了房子。她看到了天 空中的黑色圆锥体。她很害怕，因为 圆锥体正快速地向他们家移动。“多萝西！爱姆婶婶喊道。“到这儿 来!我们必须到旋风地窖里去！她打开 地板上的小门，开

12、始往洞里爬。多萝西抱起托托，跑进了屋子。可 怜的才6托！他也害怕。他从多萝茜的怀 里跳出来，跑到床底下。多萝西追着 他，把他拉了出来。“多萝西！亨利叔叔喊道。“快!到地 窖里来!旋风就要来了 ！”to him. I"m here.'Dorothy starts to run to the little door in the floor but the cyclone hits the house before she can get there. Everything in the room is shaking. The cups and the plates fall

13、on the floor. Dorothy falls on the floor too. BUMP! She can't stand up again.Then the wind picks up the house and carries it away. The little house spins2 slowly round and round in the cone of the cyclone. Up and up it goes. Soon it is high in the sky. Dorothy and Toto are very frightened. Toto

14、starts barking. 'It's alright, Toto,' Dorothy says多萝西开始向地板上的小门跑去, 但是旋风还没等她跑到那里就袭击了 房子。房间里的一切都在摇晃。杯子 和盘子掉在地板上。多萝西也摔倒在 地板上。撞！她再也站不起来了。然后风把房子吹走了。小房子在旋 风的圆锥体中慢慢地旋转着。向上， 向上。很快它就飞上了天空。多萝茜 和托托非常害怕。托托开始吠叫。“没 事的，托托，”多萝茜对他说。“我在 这里。”The wind carries the house for miles and miles. Now Dorothy can stand up because the house isn't spinning any more. She goes and sits on her bed. She holds Toto in her arms and waits. Hours pass. It gets dark outs