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单词卡
Vocabulary Card
Construction [kən'strʌkʃən]
n. 建设；建筑物；解释；造句
With all one's might
竭尽全力地
全力以赴地
Down in the big construction site,
在一个大大的建筑工地上，
the tough trucks work with all their might
一群吃苦耐劳的卡车拼命地工作着。
to build a building, make a road,
修建大楼，铺设道路，
to get the job done—load by load!
把所有工作完成——一车接一车。
The sun has set; the work is done.
太阳已经落山，工作也已经做完，
It's time for trucks to end their fun.
卡车也是时候结束工作。
So one by one they'll go to bed
他们就要一个接一个地爬上床，
to yawn and rest their sleepy heads,
打着呵欠，让疲劳的身体歇一歇，
then wake up to another day
等明天醒来，
of rough-and-tough construction play!
继续艰苦而费力的建筑工作！
Working hard to help his team,
还要一群和他一起，辛苦工作的伙伴们，
Crane Truck raises one last beam.
起重车举起最后一根横梁。
Reaching, stretching, lifting high,
伸出，展开，举高，
he swings the beam into the sky.
他把这根横梁送入蓝天。
He'll set it down right on its mark,
把它在做标记的地方放下，
then off to bed; it's almost dark.
然后去睡觉；天几乎黑透了。
He slowly folds his boom back in,
他缓缓地折叠他的吊杆，
and then with one last sleepy grin,
然后带着睡意，咯咯地笑起来。
he tucks himself in nice and tight...
他紧紧地，舒服地收起手臂……
Shh!
嘘！
…then cuddles up and says goodnight. Shh.
……然后蜷缩着睡下，并互道晚安。嘘。
Goodnight, Crane Truck, goodnight.
晚安，起重车，晚安。
Spinning, churning, all day long.
旋转，搅动，整天都在工作。
Cement Mixer sings his whirly song.
水泥搅拌机唱起他旋转的歌。
Now… yawn! He's weary and so dizzy
现在……打了个哈欠！他是如此的疲倦而眩晕
from the fun that keeps him busy.
因为他从早到晚忙个不停。
With one last spin, he pours the load.
在最后的旋转中，他卸下了负担。
He's ready now to leave the road.
现在，他准备去做点别的。
He takes a bath, gets shiny bright,
他洗了个澡，变得光滑闪亮，
pulls up his chute, turns off his light.
拔起槽，关掉灯。
He cuts his engine, slows his drum,
他关了引擎，减慢了鼓轮，
and dreams sweet dreams of twirly fun.
做起了美梦，梦见自己继续快乐地急速旋转着。
Shh.
嘘。
Goodnight, Cement Mixer, goodnight.
晚安，水泥搅拌机，晚安。
Dump Truck loves to work and haul.
自动倾卸卡车热爱工作和拖运。
He carries loads both big and small.
他既搬运大的，也搬运小的。
He moves the dirt from place to place,
他把垃圾从一处移到另一处，
then dumps it with a happy face.
然后带着开心的笑把它们倒下。
One final load spills on the heap.
最后一个货物被倒在堆上。
Crrrunch!
嘎吱嘎吱！
Now Dump Truck's tired and wants to sleep.
现在自动倾卸卡车累了，想要去睡觉。
He lowers his bed, locks his gate,
他降低了床，锁上了门，
rests his wheels; it's getting late.
让车轮休息；天已经晚了。
He dims his lights, then shuts his doors,
他把灯调暗，然后关上门，
and soon his engine slows to snores.
很快，他的引擎停下，开始打鼾。
Shh.
嘘。
Goodnight, Dump Truck, goodnight.
晚安，自动倾卸卡车，晚安。
Pushing with his mighty blade,
推动他锋利的刀片，
Bulldozer works to smooth the grade.
推土机忙着推平。
He clears the way to level ground
他清除障碍，使土地变得平整。
and fills the air with thunderous sound.
还让空气中回荡着雷鸣般的响声。
No one's as tough and strong as he!
没有人像他一样能干和强壮！
But now he's sleepy as can be.
但是现在他也困得不行了。
He puffs some smoke out of his stack,
他从烟囱中喷出一些烟，
turns off his engine, stops his track.
关闭了引擎，停下了车辙。
He curls into his soft dirt bed,
他爬上自己柔软又脏兮兮的床，
and dreams of busy days ahead.
还做起关于之前忙碌日子的梦。
Shh.
嘘。
Goodnight, Bulldozer, goodnight.
晚安，推土机，晚安。
Scooping gravel, dirt, and sand,
挖砾机，脏兮兮而且满是沙子，
Excavator shapes the land.
挖掘机重塑了土地的形状。
He digs and lifts throughout the day.
他一整天都在挖掘和搬运。
But now it's time to end his play.
但是现在是时候结束他的工作了。
A few more holes to dig and soon,
还有一些洞要挖，但很快就能做完，
he'll roll to bed beneath the moon.
他将会在月光下爬上床休息。
Yawn!
打哈欠！
He twirls upon his bumpy track,
他在高低不平的车辙上急速旋转，
pulls up his boom, stretches his back.
慢慢停下吊杆，伸展他的背。
He sets his scoop down on the ground,
他把勺子放在地上，
and snuggles up without a sound.
并且无声地依偎在上面。
Shh.
嘘。
Goodnight, Excavator, goodnight.
晚安，挖掘机，晚安。
These big, big trucks, so tough and loud,
这些庞大的卡车们，如此能干而喧闹
they work so hard, so rough and proud.
他们工作得如此努力，辛苦和骄傲。
Tomorrow is another day,
明天又是新的一天，
another chance to work and play.
又一个工作和玩耍的机会，
Turn off your engines, stop your tracks,
关闭你的引擎，停止车辙，
relax your wheels, your stacks, and backs.
放松你的轮子，烟囱和后背。
No more huffing and puffing, team.
不要再气喘吁吁了，伙伴们。
It’s time to rest your heads and dream.
是时候休息一下，做个美梦了。
Construction site, all tucked in tight.
建筑工地整个安静下来，所有家伙都蜷缩起身体。
The day is done; turn off the light.
这一天结束了，关掉灯吧。
Great work today. Now, shh, goodnight.
今天干得不错。现在，嘘，晚安。
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