历年（2019）高考英语“阅读理解”真题全文翻译连载

(全国卷I阅读理解B)

■安徽 张必成  湖北 刘学英

For Canaan Elementary’s second grade in Patchogue, N.Y.，today is speech day, and right now it’s Chris Palaez’s turn. The 8-year-old is the joker of the class. With shining dark eyes, he seems like the kind of kid who would enjoy public speaking.

But he’s nervous.“I’m here to tell you today why you should … should…”Chris trips on the“-ld,” a pronunciation difficulty for many non-native English speakers. His teacher, Thomas Whaley, is next to him, whispering support.“…Vote for…me …” Except for some stumbles, Chris is doing amazingly well. When he brings his speech to a nice conclusion ,Whaley invites the rest of the class to praise him.

A son of immigrants, Chris started learning English a little over three years ago. Whaley recalls（回想起）how at the beginning of the year，when called upon to read，Chris would excuse himself to go to the bathroom.

Learning English as a second language can be a painful experience. What you need is a great teacher who lets you make mistakes. “It takes a lot for any student，” Whaley explains，“especially for a student who is learning English as their new language, to feel confident enough to say，‘I don’t know, but I want to know.’”

Whaley got the idea of this second-grade presidential campaign project when he asked the children one day to raise their hands if they thought they could never be a president. The answer broke his heart. Whaley says the project is about more than just learning to read and speak in public. He wants these kids to learn to boast（夸耀）about themselves.

“Boasting about yourself，and your best qualities,” Whaley says，“is very difficult for a child who came into the classroom not feeling confident.”

真题全文翻译：

翻译：今天是纽约州帕乔格市迦南小学二年级的演讲日。现在轮到克里斯·帕莱兹了。这个8岁的小家伙平时是班里的搞笑大王。他双眼乌黑发亮，看上去就像是个喜欢在公众场合演讲的孩子。

翻译：不过此时的他却很紧张。“今天我要在这儿告诉大家, 为什么你们应该……应该……”克里斯在发/-ld/这个音时结巴了起来。这是一个对许多非母语英语学习者来说颇具难度的发音。就在此时，耳边传来身旁托马斯·威利老师轻轻的鼓励声：“……投票给……我……”。说真的，除了有点结巴以外，克里斯的表现出奇得棒。演讲结束时，威利老师请全班同学为他喝彩。

翻译：克里斯是位移民的儿子，他学习英语才三年多一点时间。威利回忆起今年年初的情形---每当叫克里斯朗读时，他总是借口去洗手间。

翻译：作为第二语言学习英语可能是段很苦逼的经历。你所需要的就是一个容许你犯错的好老师。威利解释道：“对于任何学生，尤其是对于一位把英语作为一门全新的语言来学习的学生而言，要想他有足够的自信说出‘我不知道，但我想知道。’，那可绝非易事。”

翻译：有一天威利在班上让认为自己永远都不可能当总统的学生举手，结果令其伤心已极。当时他便萌生了举办这个“二年级学生竞选总统”活动的想法。威利说，这个活动的初衷不仅仅只是让孩子们学会在公众场合朗诵和演讲。他更想让孩子们学会自我夸赞。

翻译：威利说，“对于一个踏进教室、缺乏自信的孩子来说，自我赞美及欣赏是件很难的事儿。”