Ough is Tough

O -U -G -H is tough. Written by Karen Mokler. Illustrated by Jeff Ebler. Focus question. What does the author want you to learn from this book?

O-U-G-H这个字母组合可难啦。 作者：卡伦·莫克勒 绘者：杰夫·埃布勒 核心问题 作者想让你从这本书中学到什么呢？

Some letters make so many sounds, they really turn your head around.

有些字母能发出好多种读音，真的会把你搞得晕头转向哦。

Take the many sounds of O -U -G -H. UFF is tough. All its sounds make reading rough. So very many sounds, it's true. Watch for O -U -G -H sounds and what they do.

就拿O-U-G-H的多种读音来说吧。 “乌夫”这个音，就是单词tough里ough的读音哦。 它的各种读音可把阅读变难啦。 它的读音真的特别多，这可不是骗你。 快来看看O-U-G-H都有哪些读音，都有什么用法吧。

Sound 1. Come and meet a guy I know. He does strange things with cookie dough. He makes each cookie with his toe. The dough still makes me hungry though.

第一种读音 来认识一个我认识的小家伙吧。 他用曲奇面团做奇怪的事儿。 他用脚指头做每一块曲奇。 不过那些面团还是让我好馋呀。

Sound 2. This guy walks out into a drought. He gets struck by a falling bow. It makes him shout out, ow ow ow. Yeah, uff is tough.

第二种读音 这个小家伙出门遇上了干旱。 他被掉下来的弓砸到了。 疼得他大叫："哎哟哎哟哎哟！" 哎，ough的读音可真难呀。

Sound 3. He shakes the dust off but gets a cough. Then this guy falls in a trough. Uff is tough.

第三种读音 他抖掉灰尘，结果咳了起来。 然后这个小家伙又跌进了饲料槽里。 ough的读音可真难呀。