Arthur Lost in the Museum

Arthur 亚瑟 D. W. 朵拉

The bus stopped at the museum.

Arthur’s class got off.

Arthur started to run up the steps.

“Stop!” shouted Mr. Ratburn.

“You must all stay with me. I don’t want anyone getting lost.”

校车在博物馆前停稳，同学们挨个从车上走下来。

亚瑟飞快地跑上了台阶。

“等一下!”舒老师大声喊，“大家一定要跟着老师走，我可不希望有谁走丢!”

“Today we will visit the Hall of America,”said Mr. Ratburn.

Arthur raised his hand.

“Save your question, Arthur,

until we get there,” said his teacher.

“Now follow me, boys and girls.”

“今天咱们要重点参观的是美国历史展厅。”舒老师说。

亚瑟举起手来。

“等一下再提问，亚瑟，我们进去再说。”舒老师说，“现在，大家跟我进去吧。”

They walked by the Hall of Dinosaurs.

Arthur raised his hand again.

“No, Arthur, we do not have time for the

dinosaurs today,” said Mr. Ratburn.

“That’s not what I wanted to ask,” mumbled Arthur.

But his teacher just kept walking.

他们从恐龙展厅经过。

亚瑟又举起手来。

“不行，亚瑟，我们今天可没时间看恐龙。”舒老师说。

“我不是想说这个。”亚瑟小声嘀咕。

可惜舒老师只顾朝前走。

Key points

get lost 迷路 dinosaur 恐龙 mumble 嘟哝

“Here we are,” said Mr. Ratburn.

“The rooms in here tell the story of our country.

You’ll see how Indians lived before the Pilgrims came,” he said.

Arthur raised his hand again.

“Okay, Arthur,” said Mr. Ratburn. “What is your question?”

“May I go to the bathroom?” Arthur asked.Everyone laughed.

“就是这儿了，”舒老师说，“这间展厅展示了我们国家的历史，大家可以看到印第安人在欧洲清教徒到来之前是怎样生活的。”

亚瑟又举起手来。

“好吧，亚瑟，”舒老师说，“你有什么问题？”

“我可以去卫生间吗？”亚瑟问。

孩子们哄堂大笑。

“Yes, Arthur,” said Mr. Ratburn.

“The boys’ room is around the corner. It’s the first door on your left.”

“可以，亚瑟，”舒老师回答，“男卫生间在拐角那边，左手第一个门。”

Arthur ran down the hall.

He turned the corner and went into the first door —on the right.

亚瑟跑过大厅，转过拐角，走进了第一个门—右手那个。

Key points

Indian 印第安人

pilgrim （美）新来移民，1620年移居美洲的英国清教徒

corner 拐角；角落

“It sure is dark in here,” said Arthur to himself.

He saw another door.

“Maybe the toilets are in here,” he said.

“这里面可真黑呀！”亚瑟自言自语地说。

他又看到了另一扇门，心想：“这里可能是卫生间。”

He opened the door and stepped into a room filled with Indians sitting by a tepee.

“Help!” he screamed.

亚瑟推开门走进房间，看见一些印第安人坐在帐篷旁边。

“救命啊！”亚瑟大喊。

Then he saw that the Indians were not alive.

They were models.

One wall was glass. And there was Mr.

Ratburn telling his class about the Indians.

But no one was listening to him.

They were all laughing and pointing at

Arthur with the Indians.

很快，亚瑟就发现那些印第安人不是真的。

它们只不过是一些人物模型。

这个房间有一面墙是玻璃的，舒老师正在外面给同学们讲解印第安人的历史，可惜谁都没听他说什么。

每个同学都指着印第安人的模型和亚瑟笑得前仰后合。

Key points

toilet 洗手间 tepee （兽皮或树皮制的）圆锥形帐篷 model 模型 point at 指向

To be continued