The Spelling Bee

The Spelling Bee, written by Jill Sherman. Illustrated by Laura Zarin. Focus question. What is the lesson of this story?

《拼字比赛》，吉尔·谢尔曼著 劳拉·扎林绘图 思考问题 这个故事告诉我们什么道理？

Looks like we're down to our final two spellers," Mr. Russo exclaimed. Jasmine beamed. She was sure she was going to win the class spelling bee. Good luck, Finn, the other speller said, and offered Jasmine a handshake. Luck has nothing to do with it, she said smugly. Blushing, Finn lowered his hand. All right," Mr. Russo said. Finn, your next word is apology. Finn took a deep breath. Apology, he repeated nervously, A -P -O -L -A -G -Y, apology.

“看来我们只剩最后两位拼字选手了”，拉索老师大声说道。 贾斯敏笑开了花。 她笃定自己能赢下班级拼字比赛。 另一位选手芬恩对贾斯敏说“祝你好运”，随即向她伸出了手。 “这事儿和运气没关系”，贾斯敏得意洋洋地说。 芬恩涨红了脸，垂下了手。 “好了”，拉索老师说。 芬恩，你接下来要拼的单词是道歉。 芬恩深深地吸了一口气。 “道歉，”他紧张地重复道，“A-P-O-L-A-G-Y，道歉。”

Mr. Russo frowned sympathetically and said, I'm afraid that's incorrect. Jasmine, let's see if you can spell this word for the win. Apology. A -P -O -L -O, she said, stressing the letter Finn missed. G -Y. Apology. You got it! Mr. Russo cheered. Then, he asked Jasmine to spell one final word. Arrogant. After she spelled it correctly, Mr. Russo announced, Class, let's have a hand for our new spelling champ!

拉索老师带着歉意皱起眉头，说道：恐怕你拼错了。 贾斯敏，看看你能不能拼对这个词，拿下冠军。 道歉。 “A-P-O-L-O”，她说道，特意重读了芬恩拼错的字母。 “G-Y。道歉。” 你拼对了！ 拉索老师欢呼道。 接着，他让贾斯敏再拼最后一个单词。 傲慢。 贾斯敏拼对后，拉索老师宣布：同学们，让我们给新拼字冠军鼓掌！

The class erupted in applause. Mr. Russo said, Jasmine, you'll represent our class at the school -wide spelling bee tomorrow. Do you think you're up to it? Oh, yes, Mr. Russo, she replied.

全班爆发出热烈的掌声。 拉索老师说：贾斯敏，明天你要代表我们班参加全校拼字比赛。 你觉得你能行吗？ “哦当然没问题，拉索老师”，贾斯敏回答道。

During lunch, everyone was talking about the spelling bee. Jasmine walked by the table where Finn sat with his friends. I can't believe you're going to go on stage in front of the entire school! Lily gushed. That's a big deal! How hard is it to spell a few words? Jasmine asked. "'Easy for you to say,' Finn said, "'You beat all of us.' "'Well, you all only had to spell baby words,' Jasmine announced. "'Before they could say anything,' she said, "'See you guys later.'"

午饭的时候，所有人都在聊拼字比赛的事。 贾斯敏路过芬恩和朋友们坐的桌子。 真不敢相信你要在全校同学面前登台比赛！ 莉莉激动地说道。 这可是件大事啊！ 拼几个单词能有多难？ 贾斯敏问道。 “这对你当然轻松了”，芬恩说，“你打败了我们所有人呀。” “哼，你们拼的不都是小菜一碟的单词嘛”，贾斯敏不屑地说。 没等他们开口，她就说：“回见啦各位。”

The next day, Jasmine waited with the spelling bee winners from the other classes. She had not thought about the older student she would have to spell against in the school -wide spelling bee. She found a spot next to a fourth grader she knew from her block.

第二天，贾斯敏和其他班的拼字冠军一起候场。 她之前完全没想过，全校拼字比赛还要和高年级学生比拼。 她在住同街区的认识的四年级学生旁边找了位置站好。