25.We know a lot about Pat and her duck我們很瞭解佩特和她的鴨子

New Words新單詞

thanks = thank you

讀音：[θæŋks]=[θæŋkju]

釋義：謝謝你

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Tomorrow, the duck will wait for Pat again.You know where the duck will wait, don’t you?The duck will wait outside the kitchen door.You can remember that, but can you remember what time the duck goes to the kitchen door to wait for Pat?Can you remember what time Pat gets up?Can you remember what time Mommy wants Lee and Pat to go to sleep?

明天，鴨子將會再次等著佩特。你知道鴨子會在哪兒等著，不是嗎？鴨子會等在廚房門外。你記得那事兒，但你能記得鴨子會在幾點去廚房門口等佩特嗎？你能記得佩特幾點鐘起床嗎？你能記得媽媽想讓李和佩特幾點鐘睡覺嗎？

After Pat gets up, where does she go?Can you remember?She goes to the kitchen, doesn’t she?Why does she go to the kitchen?She goes to the kitchen to get food and water for her duck.The duck knows Pat will give it some food and some water.It knows this because Pat does it every day.She does it every day in the morning.

在佩特起床之後，她會去哪兒？你記得嗎？她會去廚房，不是嗎？為什麼她會去廚房？她去廚房給她的鴨子拿食物和水。鴨子知道佩特會給它餵食喝水。它知道，因為佩特每天都這麼做。她每天早上做這件事兒。

When Pat gives the duck its food and water, the duck would like to say, “Thank you” to Pat.It would like to say, “Thanks for the food, and thanks for the water, too.”The duck would like to say that, but it can’t.Ducks can’t speak English, can they?Only people can speak English.Pat’s duck can’t speak, but it does know some of the words Pat says.

當佩特把食物和水給了鴨子，鴨子想對佩特說“謝謝”。它想說“謝謝食物，也謝謝水。”鴨子想這麼說，但它不能。鴨子不會說英語，對吧？只有人能說英語。佩特的鴨子不能說話，但是它確實懂得佩特說的一些單詞。

Pat’s duck is very clever, and it knows some words, but it does not know as many words as Kim, the dog.Kim is a very clever dog, and he knows a lot of English words now.Kim knows, “Come here!”He knows, “Stay!”He knows, “Sit down!”A lot of dogs know those words, but Kim does not only know those words – he knows a lot more.Kim is a very, very clever dog.

佩特的鴨子非常聰明，它知道一些單詞，但它不如小狗金懂的單詞那麼多。金是一隻非常聰明的狗，而且它現在懂得很多英語單詞了。金知道“到這兒來！”，也知道“待在這兒！”。它懂“坐下！”。很多狗都明白這些單詞，但是金不僅知道那些單詞——它還知道更多。金是一隻非常非常聰明的狗。

When Lee’s friend Tom comes to Lee and Pat’s house, he likes to play with some of the animals there.He likes to play with Kim the dog, and he likes to play with Pat’s cat and her duck, too.Tom really likes to come to Lee and Pat’s house.He likes Pat, and he really likes Lee.When it is time to go home, Tom tries to remember to thank Lee and Pat.He says, “Thanks!Thank you for letting me come to your house.I really like it here!”

當李的朋友湯姆來到李和佩特的家裡時，他喜歡和那兒的一些動物一起玩耍。他喜歡和小狗金一起玩耍，他也喜歡和佩特的貓和鴨子一起玩耍。湯姆很喜歡來李和佩特的家裡。他喜歡佩特，而且他很喜歡李。到了該回家時，湯姆試著記得感謝李和佩特。他說，“謝謝！謝謝讓我來到你們家。我非常喜歡這裡！”

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Mommy and Lee are speaking about Tom.

媽媽和李正在談論湯姆。

Mommy

Hello, Lee.How are you this morning?

Lee

I’m very well, thanks. Is breakfast ready yet?

Mommy

No, not yet.You will have to wait a little.Sit down over there, and I will get it ready for you.

Lee

Thanks.I’m very hungry this morning.

Mommy

Are you?Well then, I will make you a very big breakfast today.Would you like that?

Lee

Oh, yes I would.Thanks.Thanks a lot.

Mommy

Will your friend Tom be coming to our house again this afternoon after school?

Lee

Yes, I think so.Why?

Mommy

Because if Tom comes and has dinner with us, I will have to get ready.

Lee

Get ready?

Mommy

Yes.If Tom is going to eat with us, I will have to get a lot more food ready.Tom eats a lot more than you and Pat.He eats a lot more than your daddy, too.

Lee

Oh, I know he does.He’s the same at school.When we have lunch at school, he eats a lot more than any of the other children.He eats a lot more than the teacher, too!

媽媽

你好啊，李。你今天早上怎麼樣？

李

我很好，謝謝。早餐準備好了嗎？

媽媽

還沒好呢。你得等一小會兒。坐那兒，我會為你準備好的。

李

謝謝。今天早上我很餓。

媽媽

是嗎？那麼，我今天會為你做一份豐盛的早餐。喜歡嗎？

李

噢，我喜歡。謝謝。非常感謝。

媽媽

你朋友湯姆今天下午放學後會再來我們家嗎？

李

是的，我覺得他會來。為什麼這麼問呢？

媽媽

因為如果湯姆來和我們一起吃晚飯的話，我就得準備好。

李

準備好？

媽媽

是的。如果湯姆將要和我們一起吃晚飯，我就得準備更多的食物。湯姆比你和佩特吃得更多。他比你爸爸吃的還多。

李

噢，我知道他確實吃很多東西。他在學校也一樣。我們在學校吃午飯的時候，他比其他學生吃的都多。他比老師吃的還多！

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1.Where will Pat’s duck wait for her tomorrow morning?

2.Why does Pat go into the kitchen every morning?

3.What would the duck like to say to Pat?

4.Can Pat’s duck speak English?

5.Does Pat’s duck know more words than Kim the dog?

6.Who says he is very hungry this morning?

7.Do Lee and Pat eat more than Tom?

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The End

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