21.Two clever girls兩個聰明的女孩兒

New Words新單詞

o’clock(adv.)

讀音：[əˈklɒk]

釋義：……點鐘

next(prep.)

讀音：[nekst]

釋義：臨近的；旁邊的；下一個

near(prep.)

讀音：[nɪə(r)]

釋義：靠近

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In school, Pat sits next to her friend.Their table is in the front of the classroom.Pat and her friend like to sit at the front near the teacher.This year, Pat and her friend are in class three.Next year, they will be in class four.Pat and her friend are clever girls, and class three is easy for them.

在學校裡，佩特坐在她朋友的旁邊。她們的桌子在教室的前方。佩特和她的朋友喜歡坐在前面，靠近老師。今年，佩特和她的朋友在三班。明年，她們將會在四班。佩特和她的朋友是聰明的女孩兒，三班對她們來說很輕鬆。

Class three is easy for Pat and her friend, but next year they will not be very easy.Class four will be more difficult.Class four will be more difficult, but Pat and her friend really want to go there.They want to go to class four because they know class four will be more difficult than class three.

三班對佩特和她的朋友來說很輕鬆，但明年她們就不會很輕鬆了。四班將會更難。四班會更難，但是佩特和她的朋友實在想去那兒。他們想去四班，因為她們知道四班比三班更難。

This year, there is a new boy in class three.The new boy sits at the front of the classroom, next to Pat.This new boy is very clever, and he is very good at reading. Reading is easy for him.Reading is easy for him because he knows a lot of the difficult words now.He knows a lot more words than the other children in class three.

今年，三班有一個新來的男生。新來的男生坐在教室的前方，佩特旁邊。這個新來的男生非常聰明，他很擅長閱讀。閱讀對他來說很容易。閱讀對他來說很容易，因為他現在認識很多難讀的單詞。他比三班其他孩子認識的單詞都多。

In the afternoon, Pat and the other children look at the clock in the classroom.The clock is at the front of the classroom, near the teacher.When the clock says it is time to go home, the children can go out of the classroom.They can go out of the classroom when the clock says four o’clock.

下午時，佩特和其他孩子在教室裡看著時鐘。時鐘在教室的前方，老師旁邊。當時鍾顯示到了回家的時候，孩子們就能出教室。當時鍾顯示為四點鐘的時候，他們可以出教室。

Is it four o’clock now?No, it is not.It is not four o’clock yet.It is only three o’clock.It is not time to go home yet.The children will have to wait a little.Pat’s black and white duck will have to wait a little, too.Pat’s duck is waiting for Pat.It is waiting outside the school.It is waiting for Pat and the other children to come out of school.

現在是四點鐘了？不，不是。還不到四點鐘。才三點鐘。還不是回家的時候。孩子們得等一會兒。佩特的黑白相間的鴨子也得等一會兒。佩特的鴨子正在等佩特。它正等在學校外面。它正等著佩特和其他孩子從學校出來。

Pat’s duck can remember what time the children come out of school.It knows the children will come out at four o’clock.It knows when the time is near.When the time is near, Pat’s duck gets happy.When the time is very near, it gets more happy.It gets more and more happy because it knows it will be seeing Pat again.

佩特的鴨子能記得孩子們從學校出來的時間。它知道孩子們會在四點鐘出來。它知道什麼時候時間快到了。當時間快到了的時候，佩特的鴨子會很開心。當時間非常近的時候，它就更加開心。它越發開心了，因為它知道它又要看見佩特了。

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The teacher and the new boy are speaking in the classroom.

老師和新來的男生正在教室裡聊天。

Teacher

Good afternoon, children.

New Boy

Good afternoon.

Teacher

Now children, please sit down and look at your English reading books.Pat, you can sit next to the new boy this afternoon.

New Boy

Is this my reading book or my writing book?I don’t know.

Teacher

This one is your reading book, and the one next to it is your writing book.

New Boy

I see.Thank you.The red one is my reading book, and the white one is my writing book.

Teacher

That’s right.And now I want all of you to look at your reading books.

New Boy

Oh, good.I really like reading.

Teacher

Do you?Why do you like reading?

New Boy

I like it because I’m good at it.I’m really good at reading.

Teacher

I see.That’s good, because this year we are going to do a lot of reading.

New Boy

What will we do this afternoon, after we read our books?

Teacher

After you read your books, you will put your books away.After, that we will clean the classroom.And after that, we will go home.

New Boy

I see.What time will we go home?

Teacher

At four o’clock.We will go home at four o’clock.

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老師

下午好，孩子們。

新男孩

下午好。

老師

現在，孩子們，請坐，看看你們的英語閱讀書。佩特，你今天下午能坐在新來的男生的旁邊嗎？

新男孩

這是我的閱讀書還是寫作書？我不知道。

老師

這一本是你的閱讀書，而它旁邊那一本是你的寫作書。

新男孩

我知道了，謝謝。紅色這一本是我的閱讀書，白色這一本是我的寫作書。

老師

是的。現在我想讓你們都看著你們的閱讀書。

新男孩

噢，好的。我很喜歡閱讀。

老師

你喜歡閱讀？為什麼你喜歡閱讀？

新男孩

我喜歡它是因為我很擅長它。我非常擅長閱讀。

老師

我知道了。真棒，因為今年我們會讀很多東西。

新男孩

今天下午我們要做什麼，在我們讀完書之後？

老師

在你們讀完你們的書之後，你們把書本放好。然後，我們會打掃教室。在那之後，我們會回家。

新男孩

我知道了。我們將在什麼時候回家？

老師

四點鐘。我們四點回家。

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1. Where do Pat and her friend sit?

2. Will class four be more difficult than class three?

3. Where can the new boy sit?

4. Why is reading easy for the new boy?

5. What time is it now?

6. What time will the children go home?

7. Is the new boy’s writing book red?

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