Fall Forward,Spring Back

Fall Forward, Spring Back. Written by Karen Mokler. Illustrated by Nicholas Jackson. Focus Question. What does NOLA learn about daylight saving time?

《秋拨快，春拨慢》 凯伦·莫克勒 著 尼古拉斯·杰克逊 绘 思考问题 诺拉从夏令时里学到了什么呢

At eight years old, Nola O 'Connor had already been late so many times she figured she'd go on that way forever. She'd be late for her first job, her college graduation, her wedding. It didn't seem to matter much. If the groom liked her enough, he'd wait. The summer after Nola finished second grade, her family moved from Arizona to Colorado. The move brought new friends, a new school, and a new home, but one thing did not change. Nola was still late for everything.

八岁的诺拉·奥康纳已经迟到过太多次，她觉得自己这辈子都会一直迟到下去 她会在第一份工作上班时迟到，大学毕业典礼迟到，就连婚礼也会迟到 这在她看来根本不算什么大事 要是新郎足够喜欢她，他愿意等就好啦 诺拉读完二年级的夏天，她们全家从亚利桑那州搬到了科罗拉多州 搬家带来了新朋友、新学校和新家，可只有一件事没有变 诺拉做什么事还是会迟到

The first Friday in November, Nola's teacher sent the class home with a reminder that daylight saving time ended that weekend. Before you go to bed Saturday night, remember to adjust your clocks an hour, he said. Spring forward, fall back. And if you like parades, don't forget the fall festival on Sunday. Nola had never witnessed the parade. Her friend said the fall festival parade had awe -inspiring floats, animals, live music, and dancers on stilts. She really wanted to see it.

十一月的第一个周五，诺拉的老师提醒全班，那个周末夏令时就结束了 老师说：“周六晚上睡觉前，记得把钟表调一小时哦” 春拨快，秋拨慢 要是你们喜欢游行，别忘了周日的秋季节庆哦 诺拉从来没看过这个节庆游行 她朋友说秋季节庆游行有超棒的花车、小动物、现场演奏还有踩高跷的舞者 她特别想去看

That night at dinner, Nola asked her mom if they could go to the parade. I won't be here, mom reminded her, but I'll bet Pablo could take you. Pablo was Nola's big brother, 16 and always sleepy. He would be in charge while their mom was away. Can you take me to the parade? Nola asked Pablo. There will be floats. Root beer floats? Pablo asked. Nola laughed, and so did Mom. The parade's at 10 o 'clock, Nola said. We have to change our clocks so we don't miss it. That's right, Mom said. You've never had to change your clocks before. Unlike most states, Arizona didn't observe daylight saving time, so Nola had never thought much about it. She thought about it now, though.

那天晚饭时，诺拉问妈妈能不能带她去看游行 妈妈提醒她：“我那天不在家，不过我想帕布罗可以带你去” 帕布罗是诺拉的哥哥，十六岁了，总是睡不够 妈妈出门期间，由帕布罗当家 你能带我去看游行吗 诺拉问帕布罗 那里会有花车哦 是漂浮沙士吗 帕布罗问道 诺拉笑了，妈妈也笑了 诺拉说：“游行十点钟开始” 我们得调钟表，这样才不会错过 妈妈说：“没错” 你之前从来不需要调钟表的 亚利桑那州和大多数州不一样，不实行夏令时，所以诺拉之前从来没多想过这件事 不过现在她开始琢磨这件事了

I don't really get it, she confessed. Are we actually saving daylight, or just moving it around?" Moving it around, Mom said. In November, people in states that observe daylight saving time set their clocks back an hour, so the sun rises earlier in the morning, or seems to, and sets earlier in the evening. In March, they do just the opposite, and the sun sets later. Crazy stuff, Pablo yawned.

她坦言：“我还是没太搞懂” 我们真的是在节约日光吗，还是只是把它挪来挪去呀？” 就是挪一挪啦，妈妈说 十一月的时候，实行夏令时的州会把钟表往回拨一小时，这样早上日出会更早，看起来是这样，晚上日落也更早 三月的时候做法正好相反，日落会更晚 真奇怪，帕布罗打着哈欠说

On Saturday morning, their mom kissed them both goodbye, got in her car, and drove to the airport. That night, as Nola got in bed, she thought back to her teacher's instructions. Spring forward, fall back. Or was it fall forward, spring back?

周六早上，妈妈吻了吻他俩道别，开车去了机场 那天晚上，诺拉上床后，回想老师说的要求 春拨快，秋拨慢 还是说，其实是秋拨快，春拨慢来着