17.A walk in the garden花園散步

New Words新單詞

in front(prep.)

讀音：[infrʌnt]

釋義：在……之前

behind(prep.)

讀音：[bɪˈhaɪnd]

釋義：在……之後

afternoon(n.)

讀音：[ˌɑ:ftəˈnu:n]

釋義：下午

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Lee’s six chickens eat a lot.The six chickens eat a lot, but Pat’s duck eats more.Pat’s duck eats a lot of food.It eats a lot more than Lee’s chickens.It’s a very hungry duck.It’s a very hungry, black and white, friendly duck.Pat really likes her duck.She likes her duck more than Lee’s chickens.She likes her duck because it is much more friendly than Lee’s chickens.

李的六隻雞吃得很多。六隻雞吃得很多，但是佩特的鴨子吃得更多。佩特的鴨子要吃很多食物。它比李的雞吃得更多。它是一隻非常餓的鴨子。它是一隻飢腸轆轆、黑白相間的友好的鴨子。佩特很喜歡她的鴨子。她喜歡她的鴨子要超過李的雞。她喜歡她的鴨子是因為它比李的雞要友好得多。

Every morning, this duck waits for Pat.It waits for her outside the house.It is waiting now.It is watching and waiting.When Pat goes outside the house, the duck runs to see her.It does not run away from her.It runs to see her.The duck runs to see Pat because it really likes to be with her and because it knows Pat has food to give it.

每天早晨，這隻鴨子都等著佩特。它在屋外等她。它現在就在等著。它一邊看，一邊等。當佩特從屋裡出來的時候，這隻鴨子跑過去看她。它不會從她那裡逃跑。它跑過去看她。這鴨子跑過去看望佩特是因為它非常喜歡和她在一起，也是因為它知道佩特給它餵食。

Pat likes to walk around the garden.When Pat walks around the garden, the duck goes with her.Sometimes, the duck walks in front and sometimes it walks behind.Sometimes, when Pat goes to school, the duck goes with her.Pat’s duck is friendly to the children in Pat’s school.This duck is a very, very friendly animal.

佩特喜歡繞著花園散佈。當佩特繞著花園走時，鴨子跟著她一起走。有時候鴨子走在前面，有時候它走在後面。有時候當佩特去上學時，鴨子和她一起去。佩特的鴨子對佩特學校裡的孩子們都很友好。這隻鴨子是一隻非常、非常友好的動物。

Look at the duck.It is walking with Pat now.Is it walking in front of Pat, or is it walking behind her?Can you see?It is walking in front of her.The duck can walk in front of Pat because it knows where Pat wants to go.The duck likes to do this.It likes to walk in front of Pat, and it likes to be with Pat.This duck likes to be with Pat all the time.

看看鴨子。它現在正和佩特一起走路。它走在佩特前面還是後面？你能看見嗎？它正走在她前面。這隻鴨子能走在佩特的前面是因為它知道佩特想去哪兒。這鴨子喜歡這麼做。它喜歡走在佩特前面，也喜歡和佩特在一起。這鴨子喜歡一直和佩特待在一起。

This afternoon, when Pat is at school, the duck will wait for Pat again.It will wait outside the school.It will wait for her to come out of her classroom.After Pat comes out of her classroom, the two of them will walk home together.Who will walk in front?Will Pat walk in front of the duck, or will she walk behind the duck?What do you think?

這天下午，當佩特在學校的時候，這鴨子會再次等著佩特。它會在學校外面等。它會等著她從教室裡出來。在佩特出了教室後，他們倆會一起走回家。誰會走在前面？佩特會走在鴨子的前面，還是她會走在鴨子的後面？你覺得呢？

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Lee and Pat are speaking about the garden.

李和佩特正在談論花園。

Lee

Let’s go outside.Let’s go into the garden.

Pat

Yes, let’s do that.I really like to walk around the garden in the morning.I like to look at all the trees.

Lee

You like to walk around the garden in the afternoon, too.Where is your duck this morning?

Pat

It’s over there, behind that big tree.I think it’s looking for me.

Lee

Yes, I can see it now.It’s coming out from behind the tree.

Pat

We have a lot of trees in our garden now, don’t we?

Lee

Yes, we do.And some of the trees are getting very big.

Pat

The old trees are very big now, but the new trees are not very big yet.

Lee

The new trees are very good.I really like them.Let’s ask Daddy to get some more new trees for the garden.

Pat

Yes, let’s.Let’s ask him this afternoon after we come home from school.

Lee

Yes.Daddy can get us some more trees, and we can put them in the garden.We know how to do that.It’s not difficult.It’s easy.

Pat

And after we put the trees in the garden, we can get some water for them.

Lee

Yes, we have to do that.We have to give the new trees some water.Trees have to have water to live.If they do not have water, they cannot live.

Pat

That’s right.And all people and all animals have to have water, too.If people and animals do not have water, they cannot live.

Lee

What about milk and orange-juice?Can’t we live by only drinking milk or orange juice?I don’t really like water very much.

Pat

Milk and orange-juice have water in them.All drinks have water in them. They have to have water in them to be drinks.

Lee

Really?

Pat

Yes.You know, Lee – sometimes I think you don’t know very much at all!

李

我們出去吧。我們去花園裡。

佩特

好的，我們走吧。我很喜歡早晨繞著花園散步。我喜歡看著那裡所有的樹。

李

你也喜歡在下午繞著花園散步。你的鴨子今天早上在哪兒呢？

佩特

它在那兒，那棵大樹後面。我想它是在找我。

李

是啊，我現在能看見它了。它正從樹後面出來。

佩特

我們的花園裡現在有很多樹了，對吧？

李

是的，有很多樹。有些樹正在長大。

佩特

那些老樹現在很大了，但是新樹都還沒長大。

李

新樹都很棒。我很喜歡它們。我們讓爸爸去弄一些新樹來種在花園裡吧。

佩特

好的。我們今天下午放學回家就去找他。

李

好的。爸爸能為我們找到更多的樹，然後我們就能把它們種進花園裡。我們知道怎麼去做。這不難。很容易。

佩特

我們把樹種進花園之後，我們可以給它們澆水。

李

是的，我們必須得那麼做。我們得給新樹澆水。樹必須以水維生。如果沒有水，它們就無法生存。

佩特

對的。所有的人和所有的動物也都得喝水。如果人和動物如果沒有了水，也無法生存。

李

那牛奶或者橙汁怎麼樣？難道我們不能僅靠喝牛奶或橙汁來活著嗎？我不是很喜歡水。

佩特

牛奶和橙汁都含水。所有的飲料都含水。有水才是飲料。

李

真的嗎？

佩特

真的。你知道的，李——有時候我覺得你什麼都不知道！

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1. Does Pat’s duck run away from her?

2. Is Pat’s duck friendly to the children in Pat’s school?

3. Can Pat’s duck walk in front of Pat?

4. In the afternoon, what will Pat and her duck do after Pat comes out of her classroom?

5. Where does Lee want to go?

6. Why does Pat like to walk around the garden?

7. What do Lee and Pat want to ask Daddy?

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