Macmillian Readers, Alissa - C J Moore

Alissa - C J Moore

Alissa is reading. Her father calls to her. 'Alissa! Alissa!'

Alissa runs to the door. There is a car outside the house. Her father is talking to a fat man.

This is Alissa. She reads all day,' her father says. The two men laugh.

'Alissa,' her father says. 'My friend has work for you in the city. There isn't any work here in the village. You must go with him.

The fat man smiles at Alissa. 'How old are you?' he asks. 'I'm twelve,' she says.

The fat man laughs again. Alissa doesn't like him. She doesn't want to go with this man. She wants to go to school in the village. She likes school. She likes reading.

'Your mother is packing your things. You must go to the city,' her father says.

The fat man gives some money to Alissa's father. Alissa's father is pleased and happy. Alissa is angry and afraid.

Alissa does not want to go with this man. But she must obey her father.

Alissa and the fat man arrive in the city. They drive to a house. A thin man comes to the door. The two men talk.

'Here is your room,' the thin man says to Alissa. He points to a door under the steps.

Alissa goes into the room. The room is small and dark. It is a new home.

The next morning, the thin man takes Alissa into the house.

'This is Alissa,' the man says to his wife. 'She likes reading.' They laugh.

Suddenly the woman shouts at Alissa. 'You aren't going to read here,' she shouts. 'You're going to cook and clean and wash.'

Alissa works fifteen hours a day. The woman shouts at her every day. Alissa is very unhappy. She cries every night.

One day, the thin man says to Alissa, 'Pack your things. You must go. My wife doesn't like you.'

The thin man takes her to a clothes shop in the city. The shop owner is a large woman. She gives the man some money. He goes away. He doesn't say goodbye to Alissa.

Alissa works with five other girls. They work in a small, dark room.

The girls work all day. They make clothes. They work twelve hours a day. At midday, they eat lunch. After lunch, they rest for ten minutes. At night, they sleep on the floor.

Each month, the shop owner gives the girls a little money. Alissa buys a book with her money. She reads the book after lunch.

The shop owner is surprised. The other girls can't read.

'Can you write? Can you count?' the shop owner asks.

'Yes, I can,' Alissa says.

'Come,' the shop owner says. 'You are going to work in the shop.'

Alissa likes working in the shop. She serves the customers. The customers are rich ladies. They buy expensive dresses.

One of the customers is a tall and pretty lady. She always smiles at Alissa. She gives Alissa small presents.

One day, the tall lady leaves her purse in the shop. Alissa runs out into the street. She runs after the lady.

'Here is your purse,' Alissa says. The lady smiles. She takes some money from the purse.

'Thank you,' she says to Alissa. 'You are an honest girl. Take this money.'

'No, no,' says Alissa. 'I don't want your money.'

She runs back to the shop. The shop owner shouts at her.

'Don't leave the shop again!' she shouts. 'I pay you a lot of money. I pay you to work. I don't pay you to run out into the street.'

Alissa is angry.

'You don't pay me a lot of money,' she shouts. 'I'm a slave here.'

'You're an ungrateful girl,' the large woman says. 'You have a bed and food and money. Do you want more?'

'Yes, I do,' Alissa says. She is crying now.

'Wait,' a quiet voice says. The tall lady is standing at the door.

'Alissa isn't ungrateful,' the tall lady says. 'She is an honest girl.'

The tall lady speaks to Alissa.

'Aren't you happy here?' she asks. 'What do you want?'

Alissa says, 'I want to go to school'

The tall lady turns to the shop owner. 'Alissa will live in my house,' she says. 'She won't work. She will go to school.'

'You must pay me,' the shop owner says.

'No' the tall lady says, 'Alissa isn't a slave.'

'Pack your things, Alissa,' she says. 'We will go home now.'

Alissa goes with the tall lady. She is going to a new home. She is going to be happy.

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Alissa is reading. العيسى تقرأ. 艾丽莎正在阅读。 Her father calls to her. 她的||呼唤|| Su padre la llama. 她的父亲呼唤她。 'Alissa! Alissa!' 艾丽莎！’

Alissa runs to the door. |跑向||| |hurries to||| Alissa kapıya doğru koşar. 艾丽莎跑向门口。 There is a car outside the house. 有||||外面|| Hay un coche fuera de la casa. Evin dışında bir araba var. 房子外面有一辆车。 Her father is talking to a fat man. |||交谈|||胖的| Su padre está hablando con un hombre gordo. Babası şişman bir adamla konuşuyor. 她的父亲正在和一个胖男人说话。

This is Alissa. Esta es Alissa. Bu Alissa. 这是艾丽莎。 She reads all day,' her father says. |读书|||||说 |peruses||||| Bütün gün kitap okuyor,' diyor babası. 她整天读书，”她父亲说。 The two men laugh. ||两个人|笑了 İki adam gülüyor. 两个人笑了。

'Alissa,' her father says. |Alissa's|| "Alissa," dedi babası. “艾丽莎，”她的父亲说道。 'My friend has work for you in the city. ||有|||||| |||||tú||| 'Arkadaşımın şehirde senin için bir işi var. “我的朋友在城里为你工作。 There isn't any work here in the village. ||任何|||||村子里 Hier im Dorf gibt es keine Arbeit. No hay trabajo aquí en el pueblo. Burada, köyde hiç iş yok. 村子里没有任何工作。 You must go with him. |必须||| Debes ir con él. Onunla gitmelisin.' 你必须和他一起去。

The fat man smiles at Alissa. |||微笑|| El hombre gordo sonríe a Alissa. Şişman adam Alissa'ya gülümser. 胖子对艾丽莎微笑。 'How old are you?' '¿Cuántos años tienes?' "Kaç yaşındasın? '你今年多大？' he asks. pregunta él. 他问道。 'I'm twelve,' she says. |“我十二岁”|| 'Tengo doce', dice ella. 'On iki yaşındayım' diyor. “我十二岁，”她说。

The fat man laughs again. |||笑了起来| |||chuckles| Şişman adam yine güler. 胖子又笑了。 Alissa doesn't like him. |不喜欢||他 A Alissa no le gusta él. Alissa ondan hoşlanmıyor. 艾丽莎不喜欢他。 She doesn't want to go with this man. |不想|||||| Sie will nicht mit diesem Mann gehen. Ella no quiere ir con este hombre. Bu adamla gitmek istemiyor. 她不想跟这个男人走。 She wants to go to school in the village. |想要|||||||村庄 Ella quiere ir a la escuela en el pueblo. 她想去村里上学。 She likes school. |喜欢| |enjoys| 她喜欢上学。 She likes reading. 她喜欢读书。

'Your mother is packing your things. |你的妈妈||收拾||你的东西 |||putting in bags|| “你妈妈正在收拾你的东西。 You must go to the city,' her father says. |必须||||||| 你必须去城里，”她的父亲说。

The fat man gives some money to Alissa's father. |||||||阿丽莎的| |||||||Alissa's father's| El hombre gordo le da algo de dinero al padre de Alissa. 胖子给了艾丽莎的父亲一些钱。 Alissa's father is pleased and happy. |||高兴|| belonging to Alissa|||happy|| |||喜んでいる|| El padre de Alissa está contento y feliz. 艾丽莎的父亲很高兴也很开心。 Alissa is angry and afraid. ||生气||害怕 Alissa está enojada y asustada. 艾丽莎感到愤怒和害怕。

Alissa does not want to go with this man. 艾丽莎不想和这个男人一起走。 But she must obey her father. |||服从|| |||follow the orders|| |||従わなければならない|| Pero ella debe obedecer a su padre. 但她必须听从父亲。

Alissa and the fat man arrive in the city. |||||到达||| Alissa y el hombre gordo llegan a la ciudad. 艾丽莎和胖子到达了城市。 They drive to a house. Ellos conducen hacia una casa. 他们开车到一所房子。 A thin man comes to the door. |瘦的||||| |slim|man|||| Un hombre delgado llega a la puerta. 一个瘦削的男人来到门口。 The two men talk. Los dos hombres hablan. 两个男人交谈着。

'Here is your room,' the thin man says to Alissa. |||房间||瘦弱的|||| |||||slender|||| |||||痩せた|||| "Aquí está tu habitación", dice el hombre delgado a Alissa. “这是你的房间，”瘦子男人对艾丽莎说道。 He points to a door under the steps. |指着||||在……下面||台阶下 |indicates|||||| Él señala una puerta bajo las escaleras. Ông chỉ vào một cánh cửa dưới các bước. 他指着台阶下的一扇门。

Alissa goes into the room. |进入|进入|| Alissa entra en la habitación. 艾丽莎走进房间。 The room is small and dark. |||||黑暗的 La habitación es pequeña y oscura. 房间又小又暗。 It is a new home. Es su nuevo hogar.

The next morning, the thin man takes Alissa into the house. ||||||||带进|| A la mañana siguiente, el hombre delgado lleva a Alissa a la casa. 第二天早上，瘦男人带着艾丽莎进了屋。

'This is Alissa,' the man says to his wife. ||这是艾莉莎||男人|||| ||||man|||| 'Esta es Alissa', dice el hombre a su esposa. “这是艾丽莎，”男人对妻子说。 'She likes reading.' “她喜欢读书。” They laugh. |他们笑了。他们笑了。

Suddenly the woman shouts at Alissa. 突然|||突然那个女人对阿丽莎大喊。|| suddenly||||| De repente la mujer grita a Alissa. 突然，女人对艾丽莎大声喊道。 'You aren't going to read here,' she shouts. |不是||||||喊道 '¡No vas a leer aquí!', grita. “你不会在这里读书，”她喊道。 'You're going to cook and clean and wash.' 你会|||||||洗涤 'Vas a cocinar y limpiar y lavar.' “你要做饭、打扫卫生、洗衣服。”

Alissa works fifteen hours a day. Alissa trabaja quince horas al día. 艾丽莎每天工作十五个小时。 The woman shouts at her every day. ||大喊|||| La mujer le grita todos los días. 这个女人每天都对她大喊大叫。 Alissa is very unhappy. |||非常不开心 Alissa está muy infeliz. 艾丽莎很不高兴。 She cries every night. |哭泣|| 她每天晚上都会哭泣。

One day, the thin man says to Alissa, 'Pack your things. |||瘦弱的|||||收拾东西|| ||||||||Gather your belongings.|| ||||||||荷物をまとめる|| 有一天，瘦子对艾丽莎说：“收拾你的东西。” You must go. Debes irte. 你必须走。 My wife doesn't like you.' ||不喜欢|| A mi esposa no le agradas. 我的妻子不喜欢你。’

The thin man takes her to a clothes shop in the city. |||||||服装店|商店||| El hombre delgado la lleva a una tienda de ropa en la ciudad. 瘦子带她去了城里的一家服装店。 The shop owner is a large woman. ||店主|||体型较大的| ||shopkeeper|||| La dueña de la tienda es una mujer grande. 店主是一位身材魁梧的妇女。 She gives the man some money. Ella le da dinero al hombre. 她给了那个男人一些钱。 He goes away. |走| Él se va. 他走了。 He doesn't say goodbye to Alissa. |没有|||| 他没有向艾丽莎说再见。

Alissa works with five other girls. They work in a small, dark room. 艾丽莎和另外五个女孩一起工作。她们在一间又小又暗的房间里工作。

The girls work all day. 女孩们整天工作。 They make clothes. ||他们制作衣服。 ||clothes 他们制作衣服。 They work twelve hours a day. ||十二小时||| Trabajan doce horas al día. 他们每天工作十二个小时。 At midday, they eat lunch. |中午|||午饭 |At noon||| |正午||| Al mediodía, comen almuerzo. 中午，他们吃午饭。 After lunch, they rest for ten minutes. Después del almuerzo, descansan durante diez minutos. 午饭后，他们休息十分钟。 At night, they sleep on the floor. ||||||地板上晚上，他们睡在地板上。

Each month, the shop owner gives the girls a little money. ||||店主|||||| Cada mes, el dueño de la tienda les da a las chicas un poco de dinero. 每个月，店主都会给女孩们一点钱。 Alissa buys a book with her money. |购买||||| Alissa compra un libro con su dinero. 艾丽莎用她的钱买了一本书。 She reads the book after lunch. Ella lee el libro después del almuerzo. 她午饭后看书。

The shop owner is surprised. ||||惊讶店主很惊讶。 The other girls can't read. 其他女孩不会读书。

'Can you write? ||写 “你会写吗？” Can you count?' ||数数你会数数吗？’ the shop owner asks. pregunta el dueño de la tienda. 店主问道。

'Yes, I can,' Alissa says. 'Sí, puedo,' dice Alissa. “是的，我可以，”艾丽莎说。

'Come,' the shop owner says. 'Ven,' dice el dueño de la tienda. “来吧，”店主说道。 'You are going to work in the shop.' “你要去商店工作。”

Alissa likes working in the shop. ||doing her job||| 艾丽莎喜欢在商店工作。 She serves the customers. |服务|| |serves|| |接客する|| Ella atiende a los clientes. 她为顾客服务。 The customers are rich ladies. |||富有的|女士们 ||||wealthy women Los clientes son damas ricas. 顾客都是有钱的女士。 They buy expensive dresses. |||昂贵的连衣裙 |||fancy clothing Ellas compran vestidos caros. 他们购买昂贵的衣服。

One of the customers is a tall and pretty lady. ||||||||漂亮的|女士 |||||||||woman Una de las clientes es una dama alta y bonita. 其中一位顾客是一位高挑漂亮的女士。 She always smiles at Alissa. |总是|微笑|| Ella siempre sonríe a Alissa. 她总是对艾丽莎微笑。 She gives Alissa small presents. ||||礼物 ||||small gifts Ella le da pequeños regalos a Alissa. 她给了艾丽莎一些小礼物。

One day, the tall lady leaves her purse in the shop. |||||||钱包||| |||||forgets||||| |||||||財布||| Un día, la mujer alta deja su bolso en la tienda. Uzun boylu bayan bir gün çantasını dükkanda bırakır. 有一天，那位高个子女士把她的钱包落在了商店里。 Alissa runs out into the street. |||到||街道 Alissa corre hacia la calle. 艾丽莎跑到街上。 She runs after the lady. |追赶||| Ella corre detrás de la mujer. 她追赶那位女士。

'Here is your purse,' Alissa says. |||“这是你的钱包，”阿丽莎说。|| The lady smiles. 女士微笑着。 She takes some money from the purse. |拿||||| Ella toma algo de dinero del bolso. 她从钱包里拿出一些钱。

'Thank you,' she says to Alissa. 'Gracias', le dice a Alissa. 她对艾丽莎说：“谢谢你。” 'You are an honest girl. |||诚实的| 'Eres una chica honesta. “你是一个诚实的女孩。 Take this money.' 拿着|| 拿着这笔钱。’

'No, no,' says Alissa. 'I don't want your money.' “我不要你的钱。”

She runs back to the shop. Ella corre de regreso a la tienda. 她跑回商店。 The shop owner shouts at her. |||大喊|| |||shouts|| El dueño de la tienda le grita. 店主对她大声吼叫。

'Don't leave the shop again!' '¡No vuelvas a salir de la tienda!' “别再离开商店！” she shouts. ella grita. 她喊道。 'I pay you a lot of money. |支付|||很多|| 'Te pago mucho dinero. “我付给你很多钱。 I pay you to work. Te pago para que trabajes. 我付钱让你工作。 I don't pay you to run out into the street.' |||||跑出去|||| No te pago para que corras a la calle. 我付钱给你不是让你跑到街上去的。”

Alissa is angry. ||生气 Alissa está enojada. 艾丽莎很生气。

'You don't pay me a lot of money,' she shouts. 'No me pagas mucho dinero,' grita ella. 她喊道：“你付给我的钱不多。” 'I'm a slave here.' ||我是奴隶。| ||servant| ||奴隷| '¡Soy esclava aquí.' “我在这里是个奴隶。”

'You're an ungrateful girl,' the large woman says. ||"忘恩负义"|||胖女人|| ||恩知らずな||||| 'Eres una chica desagradecida,' dice la mujer alta. 'You have a bed and food and money. |||床|||| 'Tienes una cama, comida y dinero. “你有一张床、食物和钱。 Do you want more?' 你还想要更多吗？'

'Yes, I do,' Alissa says. ||||说 She is crying now. ||她在哭。| ||She is weeping.| Ella está llorando ahora. 她现在正在哭。

'Wait,' a quiet voice says. ||“等一下，”一个轻声说。|声音| 'Espera,' dice una voz tranquila. “等一下，”一个平静的声音说道。 The tall lady is standing at the door. |高个子的|高个子女士||站着||| ||||立っている||| La dama alta está de pie en la puerta. 那位高个子女士正站在门口。

'Alissa isn't ungrateful,' the tall lady says. |不是|“阿丽莎并不忘恩负义，”高个子女士说。||高个子|女士| ||恩知らずではない|||| 'She is an honest girl.' |||诚实的|

The tall lady speaks to Alissa. |高个子的||对话|| 高个子女士和艾丽莎说话。

'Aren't you happy here?' 不是||| “你在这里不开心吗？” she asks. |她问她问道。 'What do you want?' “你想要什么？”

Alissa says, 'I want to go to school' 艾丽莎说：“我想去上学”

The tall lady turns to the shop owner. |高个子||转向|||商店老板| |||faces|||| |||回る|||| La alta dama se gira hacia el dueño de la tienda. 高个子女士转向店主。 'Alissa will live in my house,' she says. ||住在||||| ||live||||| 'Alissa vivirá en mi casa', dice. “艾丽莎将住在我家，”她说。 'She won't work. |她不工作。| 'Ella no trabajará. “她不愿意工作。 She will go to school.' 她会去上学。”

'You must pay me,' the shop owner says. ||付钱|||商店老板|店主| “你必须付钱给我，”店主说道。

'No' the tall lady says, 'Alissa isn't a slave.' ||||||不是||奴隶 'No', dice la dama alta, 'Alissa no es una esclava.' “不”，高个子女士说道，“艾丽莎不是奴隶。”

'Pack your things, Alissa,' she says. 收拾||||| 'Empaca tus cosas, Alissa', ella dice. “收拾好你的东西，艾丽莎，”她说。 'We will go home now.' 'Regresaremos a casa ahora.' “我们现在就回家。”

Alissa goes with the tall lady. |跟随|和||| Alissa va con la señora alta. 艾丽莎和那位高个子女士一起走。 She is going to a new home. Ella se va a un nuevo hogar. 她要去一个新家。 She is going to be happy. ||||会| Sie wird glücklich sein. Ella va a ser feliz. 她将会幸福的。