25. How much do you read in one day at school? 你們在學校一天讀多少書呢？

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Look at Lee’s daddy. Lee’s daddy is in the house with Tom. He wants to get to know Lee’s new friend. “Hello Tom,” says Daddy. “We are happy to have you come and have dinner with us in our house.” “Thank you.” says Tom. I like your house. I like it very much.”

來看看李的爸爸，李的爸爸和湯姆一起在屋子裡，他想要認識李的新朋友。“你好啊，湯姆，” 爸爸說，“很高興你能來我們家吃晚餐。” “謝謝，” 湯姆說，“我喜歡你們的房子，我非常喜歡它。”

“Thank you,” says Daddy. I like it, too. How about your school? Do you like going to school, Tom?” “Yes, I do,” says Tom. “What do you like about your school?” Daddy asks. “I like our teacher. I like reading. I like writing. I like playing with my friends and I really like our school lunches!” says Tom. “Our school lunches are very good!”

“謝謝，” 爸爸說，“我也喜歡它。那你的學校呢？你喜歡去學校嗎？” 爸爸問。“是的，我喜歡。” 湯姆說。“你喜歡你學校的什麼？” 爸爸問。“我喜歡我們的老師，我喜歡讀書，我喜歡寫字，我喜歡和朋友們一起玩，我很喜歡學校的午餐！” 湯姆說，“我們學校的午餐真的很好吃！”

“That’s good to know,” says Daddy. “What about your friend Lee and his sister, Pat? Do they like your school lunches, too?” Daddy asks. “Yes, I think they do,” says Tom. I think all the children in our school like our school lunches. Our school lunches are really, really good!” “Good,” says Daddy. “Now, please go and ask Pat to come and see me. I want to ask her something.”

“很高興知道這個，” 爸爸說，“那你的朋友李和她妹妹佩特怎麼樣呢？他們也喜歡你們學校的午餐嗎？” 爸爸問。“是的，我覺得他們喜歡。” 湯姆說，“我覺得我們學校所有孩子們都喜歡我們學校的午餐。我們學校的午餐真的很好吃！” “那太好了，” 爸爸說，“現在請你去叫佩特來見我。我想問她些事情。”

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Pat

Excuse me, Daddy. Do you want to see me?

Daddy

Yes, I do. I want to ask you something. I want to know what you do at school every day.

Pat

I see. Every day, we read and we write English. I really like to read and write. I’m getting good at it now.

Daddy

Are you? What about Lee? Is he getting good at reading and writing, too?

Pat

Not really. Some of the reading and writing is very difficult for Lee.

Daddy

I see. How much do you read in one day at school? How much do you read, and how much do you write?

Pat

Every day, we try to read two pages of English, and we try to write one new page in our writing books.

Daddy

That’s good.

Pat

Thank you. I am really trying, but I don’t think my reading and writing is good enough yet. There are a lot of words I don’t know how to read and write yet.

Daddy

I see. I want you to be good at reading, Pat. I want you to be good at writing, too. I want Lee to be good at reading and writing English, too.

Pat

Yes, Daddy. I am trying. I try every day at school. Lee is trying, too.

佩特

打擾一下，爸爸，您找我嗎？

爸爸

是的，我想問你些事情。我想知道你每天在學校都做些什麼。

佩特

我明白了。我們每天都會讀寫英語，我真的很喜歡讀書和寫字，我現在很擅長這些了。

爸爸

是嗎？那李呢？他也開始擅長讀書和寫字了嗎？

佩特

並沒有，有一些閱讀和書寫對李來講非常難。

爸爸

我知道了。你們在學校一天讀多少書呢？你每天讀多少書，又寫多少字呢？

佩特

每天我們都試著讀兩頁英語，並在習字本里寫一頁。

爸爸

這很好。

佩特

謝謝您。我真的在努力，可是我覺得我的閱讀和寫字還不夠好。還有很多詞我還不知道怎麼讀，怎麼寫呢。

爸爸

我知道了，我希望你擅長閱讀，佩特。我也希望你能擅長寫字。我也希望李能夠擅長讀寫英語。

佩特

好的，爸爸，我正在努力。我每天在學校都有努力，李也在努力。

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Now, it is time to eat dinner. It is dinnertime. All the children go into the room with Daddy and sit down at the table together. They are all very hungry. They are all very hungry, but dinner isn’t ready yet. Mommy is getting dinner ready now.

現在到了吃晚餐的時間，現在是晚餐時間。所有孩子們都和爸爸一起進入房間，坐在桌子前，他們都很餓。他們都很餓，但是飯還沒有準備好。媽媽現在正在準備晚餐。

“Is there some ice-cream today?” asks Tom. “No, there is not,” says Daddy. “We don’t eat ice-cream with our dinner. We like to eat ice-cream when it is hot and we like to eat ice-cream when Pat’s friends come to our house. But today we are not eating ice-cream. Sorry, Tom.”

“今天有冰激凌嗎？”湯姆問。“不，沒有。” 爸爸說，“我們晚餐時不吃冰激凌。我們喜歡在天熱的時候吃冰激凌，我們也喜歡在佩特的朋友來到家裡的時候吃冰激凌。但是今天我們不吃冰激凌。抱歉，湯姆。”

“I like to eat ice-cream,” says Tom. I like to eat ice-cream when we have breakfast. I like to eat ice-cream when we have lunch, and I like to eat ice-cream when we have dinner, too. I like to eat ice-cream all the time. I really like ice-cream!”

“我喜歡吃冰激凌，” 湯姆說，“我喜歡在吃早餐的時候吃冰激凌，我喜歡在吃午餐的時候吃冰激凌，我也喜歡在吃晚餐的時候吃冰激凌。任何時候我都喜歡吃冰激凌，我真的很喜歡冰激凌。

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Questions

1. Who does Lee’s daddy want to get to know?

2. What does Tom really like about his school?

3. Is Pat getting good at reading and writing English now?

4. How much English do Pat and her friends try to read and write every day?

5. Is dinner ready yet?

6. When does Tom like to eat ice-cream?

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