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The Adventures of Kathleen the Great and Mark the Meek 英勇凱薩琳與害羞馬克歷險記

By Michael Kearney  /  STAFF WRITER

Water slide dash 驚險的水上溜滑梯

On a sunny day at the water park, Mark and Kathleen went to the top of a water slide.

“Let's have a race,” Kathleen said. “One, two, three, go!”

Mark easily beat Kathleen to the bottom of the slide. When Mark landed in the pool, water splashed all over the lifeguards.

“That was great fun,” Mark said.

“I suppose,” Kathleen said. “Let's try again.”

Mark won again, splashing the lifeguards even more.

“Dude, that's a big splash,” one of the lifeguards said. “Let's go dry off.”

The lifeguards went to the locker room. Mark looked at Kathleen, who had a sour look on her face.

“Let's go race one more time,” Mark said. “We'll try a different slide, and I'll give you a head start.”

Mark and Kathleen went all the way to the top of the stairs.

“You go first,” Mark said. “I'll count to three then go.”

Kathleen raced down the slide and let out a gasp as she passed through a tunnel.

“Mark! Don't come down this slide!”

But it was too late. Kathleen looked back and saw Mark's trunk coming out the end of the tunnel. The rest of him was nowhere to be seen …

風和日麗的一天,馬克和凱薩琳在水上樂園,跑到了水上溜滑梯的頂端。

「我們來比賽,」凱薩琳說︰「一、二、三,出發!」

馬克輕而易舉就擊敗凱薩琳,溜到滑梯底端。馬克掉進池裡時,水花四濺,好幾位救生員都被濺濕了。

馬克說︰「好好玩喔。」

「大概吧,」凱薩琳說︰「我們再試一次吧!」

馬克又贏了,那些救生員也被濺得更濕了。

「老兄,水花也濺得太高了吧,」其中一名救生員說︰「我們得去擦乾了。」

那群救生員走向擺放置物櫃的休息室。馬克看到凱薩琳的臉色很臭。

「我們再比一次吧,」馬克說︰「這次來試試另一個滑梯,我先讓你開始。」

馬克和凱薩琳走到了另一個溜滑梯的頂端。

「你先出發吧,」馬克說︰「我數到三再溜。」

凱薩琳迅速溜下了滑梯,她通過隧道時,呼了一口氣。

「馬克!不要滑下來。」

可惜為時已晚。凱薩琳回頭一望,只看到馬克的象鼻伸出了隧道口,卻看不到身體的其他部分‥‥‥

(翻譯:賴美君)

FINISH IT 故事接龍:

Write your own ending to the story! 寫下你的故事結局:

Idea 1: Kathleen tries running up the slide to help Mark, but it's too slippery. Does she try to get up the slide another way? Is anybody else around who can help? Can Mark get out of the tunnel without any help?

想法一: 凱薩琳試著跑上溜滑梯幫助馬克,可是滑道太滑了。她會想別的方法跑上溜滑梯嗎?附近有人可以幫忙嗎?馬克可以靠自己從隧道脫身嗎?

Idea 2: A group of badgers are on a class trip at the water park. They don't see Mark and go down the slide. Do the badgers get stuck? Are they able to dig their way out of the tunnel? Is Mark afraid of the badgers?

想法二: 一群美洲獾來到這個水上公園班遊。他們沒看見馬克,就滑下了溜滑梯。美洲獾會被卡在溜滑梯嗎?他們可以挖洞離開隧道嗎?馬克怕美洲獾嗎?

Idea 3: Water begins to collect behind Mark. Soon Mark is flushed through the tunnel. He goes down the water slide with a big wave of water behind him. What happens when he hits the pool? Are the lifeguards back? Is Mark able to swim?

想法三: 水開始從馬克身後注入,他很快就被沖離隧道。馬克滑到滑梯底部時,大水也伴隨而下。馬克掉進池子時會發生什麼事?救生員會回來嗎?馬克會游泳嗎?


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