伊桑的自行车之行

Ethan sat on his bike and rode fast. When he got to the end of the driveway1，he turned around. He stopped the bike in front of Mom.

“See？ I never fall any more. Can I ride to the park on my own now？”He hadridden his bike to the park before， but Mom or Dad always came along. He wassure he could do it on his own.

Mom looked at Ethan.“Is your helmet2 on tight？”she asked.“Yes！ ”he said.“Okay，”Mom said. “But you must come home before it gets dark. It’s not safe toride at night in the dark. Have fun！ ”“Really？ Wow， thanks！ ”Ethan turned theblue bike around and rode away before Mom could change her mind.

When he got to the park， he slowed down and parked his bike near the picnic table. Then he ran off to find his friend， Connie.

“Guess what？”Ethan said.“I rode my bike here all by myself！ ”“Me， too！ ”Connie said.“Now we can ride around the neighborhood together3！ ”“Mom onlysaid I could come to the park，”Ethan said. “Maybe next time she’ll let me dothat.”

Connie and Ethan played hopscotch4 and took turns on the slide5. They also ran races. When they were tired， they sat at the picnic table and took a rest.

Ethan looked at the sky. The sun was like an orange ball， and it was slowly setting.“I should go home，”said Ethan.“I promised6 I would get there before dark.”

“Me， too，”Connie said. They both put on their helmets and got on their bikes.“See you next time！ ”said Ethan. And he rode his bike home before dark， just likehe said he would.

伊森坐在他的自行车上，骑得很快。在骑到车道的尽头时，他转过弯把自行车停在妈妈面前。

“看到了吗？我再也不会摔倒了。我现在可以自己骑车去公园了吗？”他以前骑自行车去过公园，但妈妈或爸爸总是陪他一起。他确信自己能独立完成这件事。

妈妈看着伊森。“你的头盔戴紧了吗？”她问。“戴紧了！”他说。“好的。”

妈妈说，“但是你必须在天黑之前回家。晚上在黑暗中骑车不安全。玩得开心点！”“真的吗？哇，谢谢！”趁妈妈还没改变主意，伊森调转了车头，骑车走了。

到达公园时，他放慢了速度，把自行车停在野餐桌附近，然后他跑去找他的朋友康妮。

“你猜怎么着？”伊森说，“我一个人骑自行车来这儿的！”“我也是！”康妮说，“现在我们可以一起在附近骑车了！”“妈妈只说过我可以来公园。”伊森说，“也许下次她就会让我那么做了。”

康妮和伊森玩跳房子，然后轮流玩滑梯。他们还赛跑，累了就坐在野餐桌上休息。

伊森看向天空。太阳好像一个橙色的球，正在慢慢下沉。“我该回家了。”伊森说，“我答应过天黑前回到家。”

“我也是。”康妮说。他们都戴上头盔，骑上自行车。“下次见！”伊森说。天黑前他骑着自行车回到了家，就像他保证过的那样。