24. Thank you for letting me come to have dinner 謝謝你讓我來吃晚餐

New Word:

dinner

讀音：[ˈdɪnə]

釋義：晚餐

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Now, it is time for the children to go home from school. It is hometime. It is hometime, and all the boys and girls are walking home. Lee is walking with his new friend, Tom. When the children get home, it will be time for dinner. Lee’s new friend is very happy about that.

現在到了孩子們放學回家的時間了，現在是回家的時間。現在是回家的時間，所有男生女生都要走回家。李和他的新朋友湯姆一起走。孩子們到家後就是晚餐時間了。李的新朋友非常喜歡晚餐時間。

Some of the children are looking at a cat. Can you see the cat? It is a big black cat. The cat is in a tree. It wants to play in the tree. Cats really like to go in trees. The children like to see the cat playing in the tree. They think it looks like the cat is having fun in the tree.

有些孩子們在看一隻貓。你能看到貓嗎？它是一隻大黑貓。這隻貓在樹上，它想要在樹上玩。貓很喜歡在樹上玩。孩子們喜歡看貓在樹上玩，他們覺得貓看起來在樹上玩得很開心。

One of the children is trying to get the cat. He is trying to get the cat from the tree. He is trying to get the cat, but he can’t. The cat does not want to come down from the tree.

一個孩子試著去捉那隻貓，他試著把貓從樹上抱下來。他試著去捉那隻貓，但是捉不到，那隻貓不想從樹上下來。

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Lee

Would you like to come and have dinner at my house, Tom?

Tom

Yes, I would. I would like that very much. Thank you.

Lee

All right. When we get home, I can ask my mommy to let you have dinner with us.

Tom

Thank you. I really would like to have dinner at your house. Is the food at your house good today?

Lee

Yes, it is. My mommy knows how to make very good food. My daddy can make good food, too. Pat and I really like their food.

Tom

Do they make a lot of food for you to eat? Is there enough?

Lee

Yes, they do. The food is very good and they like to give us more than enough to eat. What about your mommy?

Tom

My mommy?

Lee

Yes. Doesn’t she give you enough to eat?

Tom

She gives us enough, but it’s not very good.

李

你想到我家吃晚餐嗎，湯姆？

湯姆

想啊，我很想去，謝謝。

李

好吧，我回家後會問問我媽媽，讓你和我們一起吃晚餐。

湯姆

謝謝，我真的很想去你家吃晚餐，你們今天的晚餐好吃嗎？

李

好吃，我媽媽知道怎麼做出非常好吃的食物。我爸爸也會做一些。佩特和我都很喜歡他們做的食物。

湯姆

他們會給你們做很多吃的嗎？夠嗎？

李

是啊，他們做的食物都很好吃，他們喜歡讓我們吃得撐不下。你媽媽呢？

湯姆

我媽媽嗎？

李

是啊，她會給你足夠的東西吃嗎？

湯姆

她會給我們做足夠的食物，但是不怎麼好吃。

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Lee is taking his friend Tom home to eat dinner at Lee’s house. The boys are very happy. Lee really wants to take his new friend home, and Tom really wants to eat dinner at Lee’s house. Tom really likes to eat. At school, he eats a lot more than Lee. He eats a lot more than Pat, and he eats a lot more than the teacher, too.

李帶著好朋友湯姆去李的家裡吃晚餐，兩個男孩很高興。李真的很想帶新朋友回家，湯姆也真的很想去李的家裡吃晚餐。湯姆真的很喜歡吃。在學校他吃得比李多得多，他比佩特也吃得多很多，比老師也吃的多很多。

The boys are walking to Lee’s house and Tom is asking Lee about dinner. “Thank you for letting me come to have dinner with you,” he says. “That’s all right,” says Lee. “We are happy to let you come and have dinner with us. I think you will really like our mommy’s food. I think you will like it a lot!”

兩個男孩走在去李的家裡的路上，湯姆在問李關於晚餐的問題。“謝謝你讓我來和你們吃晚餐。” 他說。“不用謝，” 李說，“我們很高興你來家裡和我們一起吃晚餐。我想你會喜歡上我媽媽做的食物。我想你會非常喜歡的！”

“What do you think there is for dinner today,” asks Tom. “Do you know?” “No. I don’t.” says Lee. “We can see when we get home. When dinner is ready, we can see what food there is on the table. I know you are very hungry now. I am not very hungry, but I know you are. I don’t want to eat a big dinner today, but I know you do. When we get home, you can eat a big dinner at my house. You can eat a very big dinner with very good food!”

“你覺得今天的晚餐會有什麼呢？” 湯姆問，“你知道嗎？” “不，我不知道。” 李說，“我們到家就能看到了。晚餐準備好之後，我們可以看到桌子上有哪些食物。我知道你現在餓了，我還不是很餓，但我知道你很餓了。等我們到家之後，你可以在我家吃一頓大餐。你可以吃到非常好吃的一頓大餐！”

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Questions

1. Who is Lee walking home with?

2. What are some of the children looking at?

3. Would Tom like to have dinner at Lee’s house?

4. Does Lee’s mommy make very good food?

5. Who is not very hungry?

6. When can the boys see what there is for dinner?