The Cloud and the Wind云和风

张昭

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，凱蒂度过了美好的一天。阳光灿烂。天空处处都是蓝色的。凯蒂飘浮在空中，白色而蓬松，像一个棉花球。

“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这样。”她自言自语道。她在温暖的阳光下不知不觉地睡着了。

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

凯蒂突然感到不知从哪里冒出来的一阵寒意。她醒来时冷得发抖。

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.

被吵醒的她很生气。凯蒂让自己在天空中变得更大、更高。她的颜色变成了紫色。她开始发射闪电。

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

“哎呀！”一个声音说，“我不是故意吵醒你的，凯蒂。”

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

“韦斯蒂风，是你吗？”凯蒂问道。她能感觉到风，但看不见他。

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

随着一股轻风，韦斯蒂回答凯蒂：“既然你醒了，就让我们来下一场阵雨吧！”

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

凯蒂仍然很累，但她可以晚点睡。现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！”凯蒂说，“你现在从西边吹风，我就打雷。”

Notes：

wonderful adj. 美好的

shine v. 阳光灿烂

float v. 漂浮

fluffy adj. 蓬松的

cotton n. 棉花

drift v. 不知不觉地陷入

nap v. 打盹

chill n. 寒意

shiver v. 发抖

flashes of lightning 闪电

breeze n. 微风

awake adj. 醒着的

a rain shower 一场阵雨

thunder n. 雷

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

A

1. 一股轻风

2. 醒来

3. 从西边

4. 转变成紫色

5. 穿过空中

6. 一场阵雨

7. 美好的一天

8. 像一只棉球

9. 不知哪来的

10. 在温暖的阳光下

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