A Bass Mess
都是鲈鱼惹的祸
推荐年龄段：3-6岁
【故事原文】
Bill and Tess are fishing.
比尔和苔丝正在钓鱼。
Bill and Tess are on a ship fishing for bass.
比尔和苔丝正在船上钓鲈鱼。
The ship smells.
船上臭烘烘的。
The ship smells like bass.
船上有鲈鱼那种臭烘烘的味道。
Bill and Tess sit still.
比尔和苔丝静静地坐着。
Bill and Tess sit still and wait for bass to pass.
比尔和苔丝静静地坐着，等着鲈鱼上钩。
Bill sees a bass.
比尔看到了一条鲈鱼。
Bill sees the gill on the bass.
比尔看到了鲈鱼的腮。
Bill yells for Tess to pull her rod.
比尔大声地喊，让苔丝拉鱼竿。
Tess pulls the rod, and her arms get stiff.
苔丝用力拉着鱼竿，她的胳膊绷得紧紧的。
Bill and Tess pull at the bass.
比尔和苔丝使劲地拽鲈鱼。
Bill and Tess huff and puff to pull up the bass.
比尔和苔丝气喘吁吁地使劲拽鲈鱼。
Bill slips on fish eggs and falls on the ship.
比尔踩到鱼卵上滑了一跤，摔倒在了船上。
Tess steps on her dress, but pulls up the bass.
苔丝踩到了自己的裙子，但她还是把鲈鱼拽了上来。
Bill and Tess are a mess.
这时，比尔和苔丝身上弄得一团糟。
Bill and Tess smell like bass.
比尔和苔丝全身都是鲈鱼那种臭烘烘的味道。
【词语解析】
1. bass [beɪs] n. 鲈鱼
2. rod [rɔd] n. 鱼竿
3. mess [mes] n. 一团糟