用英文讲最美的中国故事G1-初阶-节日

G1-NewYear'sEve除夕Lexile:350L难度：相当于美国小学一年级“年”是一种怪兽，在每年最后一天从海里出来，袭击村庄，村民们不得不躲进山里来躲避年的攻击。直到有一天，一位老人想出一个好办法：他将红纸贴在门上，点亮灯笼，让家里亮堂堂的，并穿上一件红外套。老人的方法能奏效吗？WelcometoALO7’sPowertoLearn!Today’sstoryisTheMonsterNian,retoldbyWendyWongandnarratedbyMegannWither.Onthelastnightoftheyear,amonstercomesoutofthesea.Themonster’snameisNian.Themonsterishungry!Itgoestoavillagenearthesea.Iteatstheanimalsinthevillage.Thevillagershideinthemountains.Mrs.Chenisleavingthevillage.“Wait!”saysanoldman.“Whereareyougoing?”“ThemonsterNianiscoming!”saysMrs.Chen.“Everyonehidesinthemountains.Wewaitforthenewyear.Comewithme!”“Icanscarethemonsteraway,”saystheman.“CanIstayatyourhousetonight?”“Youmaystayhere,”saysMrs.Chen.Butbecareful!”“Iwillbefine,”saystheman.HeputsredpaperonMrs.Chen’sdoor.Helightslanterns.Hemakesthehouseverybright.Heputsonaredcoat.Hewaitsforthemonster.Thatnight,Nianwalksoutofthesea.Nianisveryhungry.Itlooksaroundthedarkvillage.ItseesthereddoorofMrs.Chen’shouse.Itseesthelanterns.ThebrightlightshurtNian’seyes.Itroarsloudly!Themanhearsthemonster.Hethrowsthedooropen.BANG!Heshoutsatthemonster.Hewaveshisarmsintheair.Helightsfirecrackers.POP!POP!POP!Themonsterseesthemanintheredcoat.Ithearstheloudnoisesanditseesthefire.Themonsterisscared!Themanshouts,“GOAWAY!”Nianturnsandrunsbacktothesea.Thepeoplecomebacktothevillage.Theiranimalsandhousesaresafe.TheyruntoMrs.Chen’shouse.“““Nianisgone,”saystheman.Howdidyoudoit?”asksMrs.Chen.Itwaseasy,”saystheman.“Nianisscaredoffire.Itdoesn’tlikethecolorred,anditdoesn’tlikeloudnoises.”Now,onthelastdayoftheyear,thevillagersputupredpaperandredlanterns.Theylightloudfirecrackers.Theyhaveapartyforthenewyear.TheyknowNianwillnevercomeback!TheEndQuestion:Howdoyoucelebratethelastnightoftheyear?Whodoyoucelebratewith?核心词汇和语法monstern.怪物，怪兽hidev.躲藏，躲避scarev.使惊恐，使害怕lanternn.灯笼，提灯brightadj.明亮的，发亮的roarv.吼叫，怒号wavev.挥手（或物）向……示意，挥动firecrackern.爆竹，鞭炮Youmaystayhere.你可以待在这里。may此处为情态动词，表示允许。Hethrowsthedooropen.他猛地撞开门。throw本意为扔，此处引申为猛地开。 G1节日_LabaFestival腊八Lexile:360L难度：难度相当于美国一年级在腊八节，爷爷熬了一锅热腾腾的腊八粥。腊八粥从何而来呢？相传，释迦牟尼冥想时，很久都不会进食。在他极其虚弱的时候，一个女孩发现了他，用一大锅腊八粥救活了释迦牟尼。所以，腊八粥亦有分享之意。更多亲子课程请加微信：lovebaby887766WelcometoALO7’sPowertoLearn!Today’sstoryisTheBigPotofPorridge,retoldbyWendyWongandnarratedbyAaronSmith.Grandpaisinthekitchen.Hestirsaverybigpotonthestove.LilyandLujoinhim.“““““Yay!”Lilyclapsherhands.“Grandpa’scooking!Whatisinthebigpot?”Isitsoup?”asksLu.No,”saysGrandpa.Isitrice?”asksLily.Thereisriceinthepot,”saysGrandpa.“Buttherearemanyotherthingsinthepot,too.”“Iknow!”saysLily.“It’sporridge!”“That’sright!”saysGrandpa.“It’sLabaporridge.Wewilleatittodayandcelebratesharing.”““““Itlooksgood,”saysLily.“CanIstirit?”Sure!”saysGrandpa.Whydoweeatthisholidayporridge”asksLu.That’sagoodquestion,”Grandpasays.“Iwilltellyouthestory.Longago,theBuddhawasamonk.Liketheothers,hemeditated.Hemeditatedandforgottoeat!”“Wow!”saysLu.“Ineverforgettoeat.Whathappenednext?”“Hemeditatedforalongtime,”saysGrandpa.“Hedidn’teatatall.Hedidn’tevenmove.Oneday,agirlfoundhim.Hewasverythin.Helookedsick.Thegirltriedtowakehim.Buthedidn’twakeup.”Luputhishandoverhismouth.“Oh,no!”““““Whatdidshedo?”asksLily.Shewenthome,”saysGrandpa.Shelefthim?”asksLily.Notquite,”saysGrandpa.“Whenshegothome,shelookedinherricepot.Itwasnearlyempty.Shefoundsomeredbeans,fruit,andseeds.Sheputthemallintothepot.”“Justlikeyourpot!”saysLu.“That’sright,”saysGrandpa.HehelpsLupourredbeansinthepot.Lilystirs.“ThegirltookabowloffoodtotheBuddha,”saysGrandpa.“Shehelpedhimeat.Shesavedhislife!”“Wow!”saysLily.“ShegavehimthefirstLabaporridge?”“Yes,Lily,”saysGrandpa.“Shesharedherfood.Andnow,weshareitwithourfamilyeveryyear.”“Isitready?”asksLu.“Itsmellsgreat!Canweshareitnow?”“Yes!”saysGrandpa.Theysitatthetabletogether.“Lookatallthecolorsinmybowl!”saysLily.“Ittastesgreat!”saysLu.“Ilikethisholiday!”TheEndQuestion:Whatfoodsdoyouliketosharewithyourfamily?核心词汇和语法stirv.拨动，搅动stoven.（取暖或烹饪用的）炉（如火炉、电炉等）porridgen.（谷物或豆类煮成的）粥，糊celebratev.庆祝Buddhan.佛陀，佛monkn.僧侣，修道士meditatev.沉思，冥想(on,upon)beann.豆，豆科植物seedn.种（子）liketheothers像其他人一样。这里的like是介词，意为像。Hedidn’tevenmove.他甚至都没有动。even为副词，意为甚至，修饰形容词。Weshareitwithourfamily.我们和家人分享粥。sharesthwithsb.意为与某人分享某物。Ittastesgreat.他尝起来不错。taste为系动词，意为尝起来，后接形容词。G1节日_DongzhiFestival冬至Lexile:380L难度：相当于美国小学一年级冬至是一年中白天最短的日子。从前，每逢冬至，人们都冻得瑟瑟发抖。张仲景医生便煮了一大锅饺子，分发给民众，漫漫长夜里瞬间暖意融融。哈利见此，自己也想制作饺子，可却弄得一团糟。哈利的妻子和孩子就要回家了，他该怎么办呢？更多亲子课程请加微信：lovebaby887766WelcometoALO7'sPowertoLearn!Today'sstoryisTheWinterDumplings,writtenbyWendyWongandnarratedbyAaronSmith.Itisacoldnightinthemiddleofwinter.ItisverycoldinHarry'stown.ButHarry'shouseiswarm.Hereadsinthekitchen.HelearnsaboutaChinesedoctorandhisinvention.ThedoctorwascalledZhangZhongjing.ItwasverycoldinDr.Zhang’scity.Thepeoplecouldnotstaywarm.Dr.Zhangsawmanypoorpeople.Theyhadnohats.Theycouldnotcovertheirears.Manypeoplehadred,soreears.Dr.Zhangwaskind.Hewantedtohelpthem.Dr.Zhangmadesomethingwarmforthepeopletoeat.Hetookabigpotofhotwater.Hecookedlambandvegetablesinthepot.Thenheusedflourtomakedough.Hemadethedoughintosmallcircles.Heputthelambandvegetablesinside.Hefoldedthedough,andthecircleslookedlikeears!Heputthedoughearsinthesoupandcookedthem.Dr.Zhanginventeddumplings!Thewintersolsticecame.Thewintersolsticeistheshortestdayoftheyear.Ithasthelongest,coldestnight.Dr.Zhangtookthebigpotoutside.Hegavethedumplingstothepeopleinthetown.Thepeopleatethedumplings,andtheyfeltwarm.Eventheirearswerewarm!ThepeoplethankedDr.Zhang.Afterthewintersolstice,thedayswerelonger.Theweatherwaswarmer.Andthepeoplehadwarmears!Harrylooksaroundthekitchen.Heseessomeflour.Hehaslambandvegetables.HetriestomakeDr.Zhang’slambdumplings.Hemakesamess.Thedumplingsbreak.Thesouptastesbad.Harryisupset.Itisthewintersolstice.Hisfamilywillbehomesoon.Hewantstoeatdumplings.Harrylooksinthefreezer.Heseesabagoflambdumplings.Hecooksthemquickly.Harry’swifeandchildrencomehome.Theyeatthedumplingstogether.Thechildrenlovethedumplings.“Thankyouforcooking!”saysHarry’swife,Penny.“Itried!”saysHarry.Hetellsheraboutthebaddumplings.Hesaysthesoupwasawful.Pennylaughs.“It’sOK,”shesays.“Wearealltogether,andwehavehotdumplings.It’sagreatwintersolstice!”TheEndQuestion:Imagineitisverycold.Whatfooddoyouwanttoeat?核心词汇soreadj.痛的，疼痛发炎的potn.罐，壶，锅lambn.小羊，羔羊肉doughn.（加好配料用于制面包、糕点等的）生面（团）foldv.折叠，交叠inventv.发明，创造solsticen.［天］至，最高点messn.凌乱（或肮脏）的一堆upsetadj.心烦的，苦恼的freezern.制冷器，冷藏箱，冰箱awfuladj.（口）极坏的，极讨厌的，使人极不愉快的 G1节日_SpringFestival春节Lexile:390L难度：相当于美国小学一年级每年春节，李梅都会去搜寻红包，玩得不亦乐乎。今年，她找遍了许多地方：桌子、窗帘、床、枕头等等，都没有找到红包。爸爸提示道：“你可能坐在红包上哦。”李梅又搜遍了椅子、沙发，甚至厕所，仍然一无所获。聪明的你能猜到红包在哪里吗？WelcometoALO7’sPowertoLearn!Today’sstoryisTheRedEnvelopeHunt,writtenbyWendyWongandnarratedbyJudyLuxton.LiMeilovesSpringFestival.Everyyear,shewatchesthefireworkswithhersisterLily.Theywatchthedragondances.ButLiMei’sfavoritethingaboutSpringFestivalistheRedEnvelopeHunt.ThenightbeforeChineseNewYear,LiMei’sfatherputsluckymoneyintoaredenvelope.HehidesitinthehouseforLiMeitofind.LiMeilovestohuntfortheredenvelope.Itissomuchfun!OnNewYear’sDay,LiMeiwakesupearly.Sheisveryexcited.Whereisherredenvelope?LiMeigetsdressed.Sheputsonherfavoritejeansandaredsweater.Shelooksinthecloset.Whereisherredenvelope?Shelooksundertheblanket.Shelooksunderthepillow.Whereisherredenvelope?LiMeilooksinherdesk.Shelooksbehindthecurtains.Shelooksunderthebed.Whereisherredenvelope?LiMeisayshellotoherpetbird.“HappyNewYear!”shesays.“Haveyouseenmyredenvelope?”LiMeilooksintoLily’sbedroom.“HappyNewYear!”shesays.“Haveyouseenmyredenvelope?”“Didyoulookunderyourpillow?That’swhereIfoundmine!”Lilyholdsupherredenvelope.LiMeigoestothelivingroom.Shelooksunderthesofa.Shelooksonthecoffeetable.Whereisherredenvelope?LiMei’sfatherismakingbreakfastinthekitchen.“HappyNewYear,MeiMei!”hesays.“HappyNewYear,Daddy!”saysLiMei.“Haveyouseenmyredenvelope?”““““OfcourseIhave!”hesays.“ShouldIgiveyouaclue?”Yes,please!”saysLiMei.“Ilookedeverywhere!”Well,youmightsitonit,”saysDad.Oh!”saysLiMei.Shelooksonthechairs.Shelooksonthesofa.Shelooksonthebeds.Sheevenlooksonthetoilet!Whereisherredenvelope?LiMeigoesbacktothekitchen.“Ican’tfindit!”shesays.Shesitsdownonachair.Somethingfeelsstrange.Shestandsup.LiMeiputsherhandintothebackpocketofherjeans.Shepullsoutherredenvelope!“Hereitis!”shesays.“Isaidyoumightsitonit!”saysherfather.“HappyNewYear,MeiMei!”TheEndQuestion:WhatisyourfavoritethingtododuringSpringFestival?Why?核心词汇和语法fireworkn.烟火envelopen.信封，包裹物hidev.把……藏起来，遮掩huntfor寻找，搜寻closetn.壁橱，橱blanketn.毯子，毛毯curtainn.窗帘cluen.（有助于解决疑案、问题等的）线索，提示mightv.aux（语气比may更婉转、迟疑）可以strangeadj.奇怪的，不平常的pullout拉出，抽出Haveyouseenmyredenvelope?你见到我的红包了么？have+过去分词为现在完成时，表示过去完成的事对现在产生影响。That’swhereIfoundmine!我就是从那里找到我的红包的！mine代指myredenvelope，避免重复。OfcourseIhave!我当然见到了！have后面省略了seenyourredenvelope，避免重复。Somethingfeelsstrange.某样东西感觉起来不对劲儿。feel为表示感觉的系动词，后接形容词，表示感觉…… G1节日_LanternFestival元宵节Lexile:370L难度：相当于美国小学一年级玉帝有一只美丽的鸟，却遭到三个人的追杀，不幸殒命。玉帝十分生气，派遣公主去烧毁三个人所在的村庄。公主将此消息告诉了村民们，一位智慧的妇女出谋划策道：“我们可以亮灯笼，点火，放鞭炮，这样玉帝将误以为村庄已经被烧毁了！”妇女的计策能成功吗？WelcometoALO7’sPowertoLearn!Today’sstoryisTheFireintheVillage,retoldbyWendyWongandnarratedbyJudyLuxton.Abig,beautifulbirdfliesoveravillageinChina.ThebirdbelongstotheJadeEmperor.Threemeninthevillagewatchthebird.Theywanttocatchit.Thefirstmantakesaknife.Thesecondmantakesasword.Thethirdmantakesabow.Theychasethebird.Thebirdfliesfaster.Themenrunupamountain.Thebirdflieshigher.Thefirstmanthrowshisknife.Thesecondmanswingshissword.Theybothmissthebird.Thethirdmanshootsanarrowfromhisbow.Ithitsthebird!Thebirdfallsdownthemountain.Themencan’treachit.Theywalkbacktothevillage.TheJadeEmperorwaitsforhisbird.Nightcomes,butthebirddoesnot.TheJadeEmperorisworried.Helooksdownfromheavenandseeshisbird,lyingatthebottomofthemountain.TheJadeEmperorisangry.Hewantstopunishthemen.Hecallshisdaughter,theprincess.“Iwillburnthevillage!”heyells.“Yes,father,”saystheprincess.Theprincessgoestothevillage.Shetalkstothethreemen.“Myfatherisangry,”shesays.“Hewilldestroyyourvillagewithfire!”Thethreemendon’tknowwhattodo.Thepeopleinthevillagearescared.Thethreemenaskawisewomanforhelp.Thewisewomanthinks.Shelooksatthevillage.Shelooksupthemountain.ShelooksupatHeaven.“Forthreedays,theremustbefireinthevillage,”thewisewomansays.Youmustlightlanterns.Youmustlightfires.Youmustlightfirecrackers.“Thevillagemustbefulloffireandnoise.TheJadeEmperorwillseethefire.Hewillthinkthevillageisdestroyed.”Thementhankthewisewoman.Theyfindredlanterns,firewood,andfirecrackers.Thefourteenthdayofthefirstmonthoftheyearcomes.Thevillagerslightthelanterns.Theylightfiresaroundtheirhomes.Theylightthefirecrackers.POP!POP!POP!Forthreedays,thevillageisfulloffireandnoise.TheJadeEmperorandtheprincesslookdownfromheaven.Theyseethefire,andtheyhearthenoise.“Thankyou,daughter,”saystheJadeEmperor.“Youhavedestroyedthevillage!”Theprincesssmilesatherfather.Sheknowsthethreemenandtheirvillagearesafe.TheEndEveryonewaitsforthefirstmonthofthemoon.Once,thefestivallastedthreenights.Nowpeoplecelebrateonthefifteenth.Theirlanternsfly!Question:Theprincesshelpedthevillage.Haveyouhelpedsomeone?Howdidyouhelp?核心词汇和语法belongto属于swordn.剑，刀bown.弓，弓形物chasev.追捕，追赶swingv.挥舞（武器、工具、球拍）missv.错过arrown.箭，矢reachv.达到，及到heavenn.天，天国，天空JadeEmperor玉帝punishv.惩罚princessn.公主destroyv.毁灭，毁坏wiseadj.明智的，英明的lanternn.灯笼，提灯firecrackern.爆竹，鞭炮Nightcomes,butthebirddoesnot.夜晚来临，但是鸟儿没有飞回。此处的does代指comes，以避免重复。Youhavedestroyedthevillage.你已经摧毁了那座村庄。have+done为现在完成时态，表示已经完成了某事。G1节日_QingmingFestival清明节Lexile:560L难度：相当于美国小学二年级清明时节，家凯和他的家人前去祭奠爷爷。出发前，他们准备了纸钱和爷爷最爱的食物。到爷爷墓前，他们先清扫坟墓，然后在坟前摆上食物，接着燃烧纸钱，上香，最后轮流鞠躬三次。清明节时，社区里每个人都会去祭奠祖先，踏青游玩，并饱餐一顿。你的清明节又是怎么度过的呢？WelcometoALO7'sPowertoLearn!Today'sstoryisRememberingGrandpa,writtenbyEvanPengandnarratedbyAaronSmith.Hi!MynameisJiakai.Todayisaveryimportantday.It’sQingmingFestival.TodaywearegoingtovisitthegraveofmygrandpaYehYeh.Yesterday,wegoteverythingready.Mymom,mygrandmaAhMah,andIfoldedsomepapertomakeitlooklikegoldmoneyfromancientChina.Meanwhile,mydadandmylittlesistermadesomeofmyYehYeh’sfavoritefoods,likedumplingsandporkcharsiu.Todayweareallupearly,gettingreadytogotothecemeterywhereYehYehisburied.Myjobistogatherallthepapermoneythatwearegoingtoburn.Aha!Afterlookingforalmostfifteenminutes,IfinallyfindaplasticbaginthekitchenthatIcanputthemoneyin.WemakesurewehaveeverythingbeforeMom,Dad,AhMah,mysister,andIallpackintothecar.Thedrivetothecemeteryislong,andItakeashortnap.There’salotoftrafficaswegetclosertothecemetery.Alltheotherfamiliesarealsocomingtopayrespectstotheirancestors.Dadparksthecar.I’mthefirstoneout.Irunahead,holdingtightlytothepapermoney.IquicklyfindYehYeh’sgrave.Bythetimetherestofmyfamilycatchesup,I’malreadybrushingleavesasidewithmyhands.ThefirststepforQingmingFestivalistosweepthetomb.MymomhandsmeabroomandIcontinuetocleanthegrave.Soon,allthedirtisclearedaway,andthearealooksasgoodasnew!Next,mydadbringsoutthefood.HesetsitinfrontofthetombstoneasanofferingtoYehYeh.AhMahpoursoutsomericewineinacupandplacesitnexttothefood.Nowcomesthemostimportantpart!Mydadtakesoutabig,oldbowl.WeputthepapermoneyinthebowlandDadlightsit.Asthemoneyburns,theashrisesandgoestomyYehYeh.Youalwaysneedmoney,evenafterlife!Afterweburnallthepapermoney,welightsomeincenseandleaveitatthegrave.Wethentaketurnsbowingthreetimesinfrontofthetomb.“Whydowebowthreetimes,Dad?”Iask.“Well,Jiakai,webowthreetimestohonorYehYeh,”mydadreplies.Afterward,wewalkovertotheentranceofthecemetery.There,wefindatablefulloffood.EverybodyinourcommunitycomestogethereveryQingmingFestivaltohonortheirancestorsandenjoythedayoutside.That,ofcourse,hastoincludefood!Momputsourfoodonthetableforeveryonetoenjoy.Igrabaplateandstartpilingfoodontoit.Everythinglookssoyummy!MysisterandIeattogether.Ourtummiesfull,wejointheotherchildrenandplay.Soon,Momtellsusit’stimetoleave.Ontherideback,mydadandAhMahtellussomestoriesaboutYehYeh.Dadsaysthisishowwewillalwaysrememberhim,bytellingstories.Whenwegethome,I’msotiredfromthelongdaythatIgotobedwithoutdinner.IfallasleepdreamingofYehYeh,rememberingthegoodtimeswehadtogether.TheEndQuestion:HowdoesyourfamilycelebrateQingmingFestival?核心词汇和语法graven.墓穴，坟墓meanwhileadv.（与此）同时charsiun.叉烧cemeteryn.墓地，坟地，公墓buryv.埋葬，掩埋plasticadj./n.塑料（的）packinto把……打包，把……装箱，把东西装进（箱子、盒子等）napn.（尤指白天的）小睡，瞌睡payrespectsto向……致敬ancestorn.祖先holdtightly紧握restn.剩余catchup追上，赶上asideadv.在旁边，到（或向）一边tombn.坟墓，墓碑broomn.扫帚tombstonen.墓碑，墓石offeringn.供物，祭品ricewine（尤指日本的）米酒ashn.灰，灰烬incensen.香，（祭供等）焚香时的烟（或香气）taketurns轮流bowv.鞠躬honorv.尊重，向……表示敬意afterwardadv.以后，过后，后来entrancen.入口communityn.社区grabv.抓取，攫取pilev.把……堆积（或叠架）tummyn.（口）肚子，胃I’mthefirstoneout.我是第一个下车的人。本句为省略句，应为I’mthefirstonetogoout.Bythetimetherestofmyfamilycatchesup.截止到其他家人追上我的时候。bythetime后为定语从句，修饰time。thearealooksasgoodasnew!这片区域就和刚修建时一样干净。as…as…与……一样。Nowcomesthebestpart!现在到了最好的环节了！本句为倒装句，陈述句语序为Thebestpartcomesnow. G1节日_DragonBoatFestival端午节Lexile:370L难度：相当于美国小学一年级小男孩刘孔有只狗叫小龙。端午节时，刘孔帮助祖母包完粽子，就带着小龙去看龙舟比赛，在赛场上买了个粽子。比赛一开始，小龙就挣脱了刘孔，跳到了第一艘龙舟上。刘孔追着船大喊：“龙！龙！”人们却都以为他在为龙舟呐喊助威。最后，小龙所在的龙舟取得了胜利，刘孔企图抓住小龙，但他满手的糯米都粘在了小龙身上。经此一闹，刘孔精疲力竭，带着小龙回家了。妈妈问：“谁赢了比赛？”你猜刘孔会怎么回答呢？WelcometoALO7’sPowertoLearn!Today’sstoryisTheSmallestDragon,writtenbyWendyWongandnarratedbyAaronSmith.LiuKongisayoungboy.HehasadogcalledXiaoLong.Itmeans“smalldragon.”XiaoLongissmall,butsheissmartandfierce.Kong’smotherandgrandmotherareatthekitchentable.Theyhaveabigbowlofriceandsomelong,greenleaves.“Mom,”saysKong.“CanIwatchthedragonboatraces?”“First,helpyourgrandmothertomakethezongzi,”saysMom.“Thenyoucanwatchtheraces.”“OK,”saysKong.Hesitsatthetable.XiaoLongsitsunderthetable.Grandmotherpicksupaleaf.Sheputssomericeintheleaf.Sheputssomebeansintheleaf.Shetiestheleafwithstring.Sheissofast!Kongtriestomakeazongzi.Heputsalittlericeintheleaf.Hedropsalotofriceonthetable.Grandmothermakessixzongzi.Kongmakesone.Grandmotherputsthezongziinabigpotofwater.“Now,wecookthemforsixhours,”saysGrandmother.“Areyouhungrynow?”“Yes,”saysKong.“AndIwanttowatchtheraces.”“Takethismoney,”saysMom.“Youcanbuyzongziatthelake.”“Thanks,Mom!”saysKong.KongholdsXiaoLong.Hewalkstothelake.Therearealotofdragonboats.Kongbuysazongzifromawomanatastall.Hetriestoopenit.Itisveryhot.Hegetsalotofstickyriceonhishands.Hetriestoeatthezongzi,butXiaoLongtakesitfirst.Shejumpsoutofhisarms!Thedrummersstartdrumming.Thefirstracestarts.XiaoLongjumpsintothefirstboat!Theboatismovingfast.Thedrummingisloud.Kongrunsaftertheboat.“Long!”shoutsKong.Peoplethinkheischeeringforthedragonboats.Long,long,long!”theyshoutback.“XiaoLongrunstothefrontoftheboat.Shejumpsontothedragon’shead.Kongrunsfaster.XiaoLong’sboatwins!SheseesKongandjumps.Butshecan’tjumpfar.Shenearlyfallsintothelake.Kongtriestocatchher.Henearlydropsher!Buthishandsarestillstickywithrice.TheygetstuckinXiaoLong’sfur.Sheissticky,butsheisdry.Andshestillhasthezongzi!Kongistootiredtowatchtheracesnow.Hewalkshomeslowly.HeholdsXiaoLongtightly.Heletshereatthezongzi.“So,whowontherace?”asksMom.Thesmallest,stickiestdragon!”saysKong.TheEnd“Question:Doyouliketoeatzongzi?Whatisyourfavoritekindofzongzi?核心词汇和语法fierceadj.凶猛的，猛烈的tiev.（用带、绳、线等）系，缚，拴potn.锅，罐，壶stalln.货摊，摊位stickyadj.黏性的，黏的drummern.鼓手cheerv.欢呼，喝彩nearlyadv.几乎，差不多stick(stuck)v.使停留，阻塞furn.柔毛，毛皮衣服Buthishandsarestillstickywithrice.但他的手因为粘了黏米而仍然很黏。with在这里为带着，有着的意思，间接表示双手很黏的原因。Kongistootiredtowatchtheracesnow.刘孔现在太累了而不能看赛龙舟了。too…to...表示太……而不能……Thesmallest,stickiestdragon.那条最小的最黏的龙。stickiest为sticky的最高级，此处是指小狗身上粘了黏米，所以是最黏的龙。 G1节日_DoubleSeventhFestival七夕节Lexile:360L难度：美国小学一年级一个农夫和织女生活在一个小农场上，他们十分恩爱，有两个孩子和一头老牛。然而，织女的祖母是天上的西王母，她不喜农夫，想将织女带走。一天，老牛告诉农夫，可以在它死后将它制成一件魔法外套，这件外套能带着农夫飞上天空。老牛言罢便死去了。这时，农夫发现织女被西王母带走，他赶忙披上外套，飞上天空。他能找回织女吗？WelcometoALO7’sPowertoLearn!Today’sstoryisTheRiverofStars,retoldbyWendyWongandnarratedbyJudyLuxton.Afarmerandaweaverliveonasmallfarm.Theyloveeachotherverymuch.Theyhavetwoyoungchildrenandoneoldbull.Thefarmertakescareofthebull.Theweavermakesbeautifulclothes.Sheusesthecolorsthatsheseesinthesky.Theweaver’sgrandmotherlivesinthesky.SheistheQueenMotheroftheWest.Shehasverystrongmagic.Shedoesn’tlikethefarmer.Thequeenlooksfortheweaver.Shewantstotaketheweaveraway.Oneday,thebulltalkstothefarmer.Thefarmerisverysurprised.“Iwilldiesoon,”thebullsays.“ButIamamagicbull.Makemeintoacoat.Thecoatwillletyoufly!”Thenthebullliesdownanddies.Thefarmermakesthecoat,buthehastearsinhiseyes.Thefarmertakesthemagiccoatandwalkstohishouse.Heseeshischildrencrying.“Whathappened,children?”thefarmerasks.“She…shetookMother!”hissonsays.“Upintothesky!”hisdaughtersays.ItwastheQueenMother,thefarmerthinks.Shetookmywife!“Let’sfindher!”thefarmershouts.Heputsonthemagiccoat.Hepicksuphischildren.Theystarttofly.TheychasetheQueenMother.Thefarmerflieshigher.Heseeshiswife.Theyareveryclose.Hetriestocatchher,buttheQueenMotherpullsheraway.TheQueenMotheruseshermagic.Thefarmerseesabrightlight.Hecovershiseyes.TheQueenMothermakesariverofstars.Theriverdividesthefarmerandtheweaver.Theycan’tcrossit!Thefarmerandtheweavercalltoeachother.Thechildrencryfortheirmother.TheQueenMotherlistens.Shedoesnotwanthergranddaughtertobesad.Itistheseventhdayoftheseventhlunarmonth.Theriverofstarsisverynarrow.TheQueenMothercallsherbirds.Thebirdsmakeabridgeacrosstheriver.Thefarmer,theweaver,andtheirchildrenwalkontothebridge.Theymeetinthemiddle.Everyyear,onthisday,theyaretogetheragain.Everyyear,onthisday,peoplecelebratelove.TheEndQuestion:Ifyouhadamagicflyingcoat,whatwouldyoudo?核心词汇weavern.织布工bulln.（未阉割的）公牛takecareof照顾QueenMotheroftheWest西王母makeinto把……制成tearn.眼泪chasev.追逐，追捕coverv.覆盖，盖dividev.把……隔开，分隔lunaradj.月的，月球上的，太阴的narrowadj.狭的，窄的bridgen.桥，桥梁 G1节日_Mid-AutumnFestival中秋节Lexile：380L难度：相当于美国小学一年级我们都知道后羿射日的故事。然而，玉帝却因此而动怒，将后羿和他的妻子嫦娥贬为凡人。嫦娥思念天宫的生活，整日闷闷不乐，后羿因此去求得了一瓶使两人永生的神药。嫦娥趁后羿睡着时喝光了神药，独自一人飞向了天空。他们两两相望，相隔千里，但仍然相爱。WelcometoALO7’sPowertoLearn!Today’sstoryisSun,Moon,andLove,retoldbyWendyWongandnarratedbyJanetMartin.Chang’edancesfromsuntosunasshecrossesthesky.Shewavesatherhusband,HouYi.Thesunsarelikesteppingstones.Buttherearetoomanysuns.Theyburntheearth!HouYishootshisarrowsatninesuns.Theyfallfromthesky.Onlyonesunremains.Peoplebeginlifeagain.Ricegrows.Fishswim.JadeEmperorismad.Hemissestheninesuns.HouYiandChang’eareintrouble!JadeEmperorsaystheymustliveshort,humanlives.Chang’edoesnotwantahumanlife.Shemissesthesky.Shestopsdancing.HouYiloveshiswife.Hewantshertobehappy.HeaskstheQueenofHeavenforhelp.TheQueengivesHouYiabottle.“Drinkthistogether,”shesays.“Thenbothofyoucanliveforever!”HouYicarriesthebottlewithtwohands.“Don’tdropit!”hetellshimself.Itisalongwalk.Hegetshometired.HeshowsChang’ethebottle.“Let’sopenit!”Chang’esays.“Mylove,”HouYisays,“Ineedanap.”Heliesdown.Chang’esays,“Let’sdrinkitnow!Wecanbetogetherforever!”HouYiistootired.Hegoestosleep.Chang’ecan’twait.Shesips.Shecan’tstop.Shedrinksitall!Chang’eistossedintotheairlikeadancer.“Oh,no!HouYi!”shecries.Thedrinkmakesherriseuptoheaven.Chang’espinsthroughtheopendoorway.“HouYi!”Shereachesforatreetop.Shetwirlsintothesky,leavesinherhands.HouYiwakesup.Herunsoutside.“Chang’e!”Sherises.Howcanshestopherself?Chang’ewrapsherarmsaroundthemoon.Itiscoldinherarms,notwarmlikeherhusband.Butatlastshestopsrising.“HouYi!”shecries.Husbandandwifereachforeachother.Buttheycannotbridgethesky.Theyareapart,forever.Theyloveeachother,forever.Mid-AutumnFestivalisacelebrationoflove.Familieslookforwardtothefestivalallyear.Farawaylovedonesgettogetheratlast.Nothingcankeepthemapart.Theyloveeachother,forever.TheEndQuestion:Pretendyouhaveamagicbottle.Whathappenswhenyouopenit?核心词汇和语法steppingstones（喻）踮脚石JadeEmperor玉帝introuble处于不幸（或困境等）中foreveradv.永远dropv.使落下，使掉下napn.（尤指白天的）小睡sipn.一小口，一抿的量tossv.扔，抛，掷spinv.旋转wrapv.包，裹，缠绕bridgev.架桥于，横跨……之上apartadv.（在空间、时间方面）成距离Chang’eistossedintotheairlikeadancer.嫦娥被扔到了空中。be+过去分词表示表示被动。Shetwirlsintothesky,leavesinherhands.她旋转到了天空中，手中抓了一把树叶。leavesinherhands属于独立主格结构做伴随状语，表示同时发生的事情。G1节日_DoubleNinthFestival重阳节Lexile:510L难度：相当于美国小学二年级桓景是一位勇猛的战士，通晓咒语和魔法，以保护人类为己任。他有位师傅叫费长房，师傅预感九月初九灾难将降临村庄。他派遣桓景去打败怪物，并给了他一包茱萸和一瓶菊花酒。桓景将这两样东西给了村民，并让他们登高来躲避灾难。村民们最终能幸免于难吗？WelcometoALO7’sPowertoLearn!Today’sstoryisDefeatingDisaster,retoldbyEvanPengandnarratedbyMegannWither.Hi!MynameisHuanJing.Iamafiercewarrior.Ialsoknowmagicandspells.Myjobistoprotecthumanity.ThisisthestoryofthetimeIdefeatedamonsternamedDisaster.Alongtimeago,IhadaverywiseteachernamedFeiZhangFang.IcalledhimMasterFei.Heknewatonaboutmagic,andIlearnedsomuchfromhim.EverydayIwouldgotohim,beggingtobetaughtsomethingnew.Oneday,MasterFeihadavision.HetoldmethatamonsternamedDisasterwascomingontheninthdayoftheninthmonth.Itwasgoingtodestroythevillageifwedidn’tdoanything.“HuanJing,”MasterFeisaid,“youwillhavetofightDisaster.”“Me?”Iasked,surprised.Ihadneverfoughtamonsterbymyselfbefore!Master,whatifIamnotstrongenough?Thevillagewillbedestroyed!“Whycan’tyoufightit?”MasterFeireplied,“Ibelieveinyou.Iknowyoucandoit.Youarestrongenough.Ihavebeenteachingyou