📚 佳佳英语绘本第17期

蓝思值：400L | 适合小学中高年级学生

Before You Read · 读前提示

Story Topic: A twelve-year-old girl takes over her father's lighthouse duty when he falls ill, and guides three ships safely to shore.
Focus Grammar: 一般过去时不规则动词 & because / although / when 复合句

The Story: The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter 🏠🌊

Every night, Maya climbed the 127 steps of Spiral Rock Lighthouse to light the lamp. Her father was the keeper, and tonight he had a fever.

"You are only twelve," her father said weakly. "You do not need to do this."

But Maya knew the ships out on the dark water needed that light. Without it, they could crash on the rocks below.

The wind was strong. The waves roared like hungry animals. Maya held the cold iron railing and climbed step by step.

At the top, she cleaned the great glass lens with a soft cloth. Then she lit the lamp. A warm golden light spun around and around, reaching far out over the sea.

Three ships saw the light that night. They changed their course and sailed safely into harbor.

When Maya came back down, her father was sitting up in bed. He had heard the ships' horns.

"You did it," he said. His eyes were proud. "You were my hands tonight."

Maya sat beside him. "The light helped them find their way," she said. "Now it is your turn to rest."

From that night on, Maya learned every part of the lighthouse. She learned when to check the oil, how to read the weather, and when to signal the ships. She became one of the youngest lighthouse keepers on the coast.

There are moments in life when someone must step forward and do what needs to be done — not because they are ready, but because others are counting on them.

Word Check · 词汇表

Word	自然拼读	音标	中文	English Explanation
lighthouse	lighthouse	/laɪthaʊs/	灯塔	a tower with a bright light on top to guide ships at sea
spiral	spiral	/spaɪrəl/	螺旋形的	going around in a circle, like a spring
keeper	keeper	/kiːpə/	守护者	a person who takes care of something
fever	fever	/fiːvə/	发烧	when your body is too hot because you are sick
iron	iron	/aɪən/	铁	a hard, heavy metal
railing	railing	/reɪlɪŋ/	栏杆	a bar you hold for support, like on stairs
lens	lens	/lenz/	透镜	a curved piece of glass that makes light brighter
harbor	harbor	/hɑːbə/	港口	a safe place by the sea where ships can stop
signal	signal	/sɪɡnəl/	发信号	to send a message using lights, sounds, or signs
coast	coast	/kəʊst/	海岸	the land along the edge of the sea
waves	waves	/weɪvz/	海浪	the moving water on the surface of the sea
roar	roar	/rɔː/	咆哮	to make a very loud deep sound
cloth	cloth	/klɒθ/	布	a soft material used for cleaning or wiping
spin	spin	/spɪn/	旋转	to turn around and around quickly
course	course	/kɔːs/	航线	the direction or path that a ship follows
proud	proud	/praʊd/	骄傲的	feeling very good about something you did
crash	crash	/kræʃ/	撞毁	to hit something very hard and break it
step forward	step forward	/step fɔːwəd/	挺身而出	to be brave and do something important when needed
count on	count on	/kaʊnt ɒn/	依靠	to trust someone to help you when you need them
horns	horns	/hɔːnz/	（船）汽笛	the loud sound a ship makes to signal it is coming
weakly	weakly	/wiːkli/	虚弱地	without much strength, in a weak way
sail	sail	/seɪl/	航行	to travel on water using wind or a motor

Grammar Focus: 不规则动词 & 复合句

不规则动词过去式：

现在时	过去时	含义
know	knew	知道
come	came	来
go	went	去
see	saw	看见
sit	sat	坐
say	said	说
feel	felt	感觉
become	became	变成
learn	learned	学习
hold	held	握着
light	lit	点燃
spin	spun	旋转
grow	grew	成长

复合句练习：

1. Maya climbed the steps. The wind was strong.
→ Maya climbed the steps although the wind was strong.

2. The ships saw the light. They changed course.
→ The ships changed course when they saw the light.

3. She lit the lamp. She wanted to help the ships.
→ She lit the lamp because she wanted to help the ships.

Discussion · 讨论

1. Why did Maya's father stay home that night?

2. What might have happened if Maya had not lit the lamp?