The Old Movie Theater

The Old Movie Theater.

老电影院

It was early morning in Metro City. A pickup truck drove onto a construction site. Three workers got out of the truck. They were building a new skyscraper. We have a lot of work to do today, said one man. Suddenly the workers heard something.

大都会的清晨时分。 一辆皮卡开进了一处建筑工地。 三个工人从卡车上走了下来。 他们正在修建一座新的摩天大楼。 “我们今天可有好多活要干。”一名男子说道。 突然，工人们听到了什么动静。

What's that sound? asked a woman. Whoa. Look! cried the other man. The new skyscraper is shrinking! Roxy and her friends were walking to school. They walked past Rocky Mountain Bakery. Mmm. said Mara. The bakery smells good.

“那是什么声音？” 一名女子问道。 哇哦。 “快看！” 另一名男子大叫起来。 “新的摩天大楼在缩小！” 罗克西和朋友们正走路去上学。 他们路过了落基山面包店。 嗯~ 玛拉说道。 “面包店闻起来好香呀。”

We should buy cookies after school, said Terrell. Good idea, said Jack. Look, said Mara. It's the Metro City Movie Theater. Mara pointed to a very old building. Boards covered its windows.

“我们放学后应该来买曲奇。”特雷尔说。 “好主意。”杰克说。 “快看呀。”玛拉说。 “那是大都会电影院。” 玛拉指向一栋非常老旧的建筑。 它的窗户都被木板封上了。

Cracks ran along the walls. Weeds grew in front of it. It's sad that the old theater went out of business, said Jack. I saw lots of movies there. I did too, said Terrell. But now there's a fancy new theater downtown. It has 12 screens. It even has movies in 3D. I saw lots of movies in the old theater too, said Mara.

墙面上布满了裂痕，楼前杂草丛生。 “这家老影院倒闭了，真叫人难过。”杰克说。 “我以前在那儿看过好多电影呢。” “我也是。”特雷尔说。 不过现在市中心开了一家超棒的新影院。 有12个放映厅，甚至还能看3D电影。 “我也在这家老影院看过好多电影。”玛拉说。

But now my parents hope it gets knocked down. Why? Asked Jack. People want to plant a community garden on the lot, said Mara. They want to grow fruits and vegetables there. That would be cool, said Roxy. A garden would look much nicer than that old building.

“不过现在我爸妈希望能把它拆掉。” “为什么呀？”杰克问。 “大家想在这块地上建一个社区花园。”玛拉说。 “他们想在那儿种水果和蔬菜。” “那太棒啦。”罗克西说。 “花园可比这栋老楼好看多啦。”