Loni's Town

Lonnie's Town

《朗妮的小镇》

Lonnie loved her town. She spent time walking and shopping with her grandma. They bought bread at the bakery and shoes at the shoe store.

朗妮很爱自己的小镇。她总陪着奶奶散步、买东西。她们会 去面包店买面包，去鞋店买鞋子。

From their apartment window, Lonnie and her grandma watched people walk and jog along the busy street. At the crosswalk, a guide dog was helping its owner cross the street. Grandma, I love living here. I hope our town will never change, said Lonnie.

朗妮和奶奶站在公寓的窗边，看着人们沿着 热闹的街道走路、慢跑。人行横道上，一只导盲犬正陪着主人过马路。 “奶奶，我好喜欢住在这里，真希望咱们的小镇永远不要变。”朗妮说。

"'We have a great town, Lonnie,' smiled Grandma. "'But did you know that in the past there were only farms here? It looked very different when my great -grandmother was a little girl. I'll get some pictures to show you.'

“咱们的小镇确实很棒呀，朗妮。”奶奶笑着说。 “不过你知道吗？以前这里可全都是农场哦。” 我的曾祖母还是小姑娘的时候，这儿的模样和现在完全不一样。 我去拿些照片给你看看。

Grandma showed Lonnie a picture of a young girl. She was standing next to a house and barn. A cow was sticking its head out of a window in the barn. Behind the girl, a field of corn stretched down to the river.

奶奶给朗妮看了一张照片，上面有个小姑娘站在一栋房子和 谷仓旁边。一头奶牛正从谷仓的窗户探出头来。小姑娘身后，一片 玉米地一直延伸到河边。

Wow! I never knew our town used to be farmland, exclaimed Lonnie, as she pointed to the photo album. Oh my, yes, said Grandma. My great -grandmother's family farm had cows, sheep, and goats for milk.

“哇！我从来不知道咱们的小镇以前是农田呀！”朗妮指着相册 惊叹道。 “哎呀，是呀。”奶奶说，“我曾祖母家的农场养了牛、绵羊还有山羊，用来 产奶。