20. We should go for a walk 我們該去散步了

New Words新單詞

always (adv.)

讀音：[ˈɔ:lweɪz]

釋義：總是

long (adj.)

讀音：[lɒŋ]

釋義：長的

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Now, it is six o’clock on Sunday morning, and everybody in Auntie’s house is getting up. Uncle gets up first and goes for a walk outside in the garden. Uncle always gets up first. Then, Auntie gets up and starts to make breakfast. Next, Mommy and Daddy get up. Daddy goes to see Uncle in the garden, and Mommy goes to help Auntie in the kitchen.

現在是星期天早上六點，住在阿姨家裡的每個人在起床。叔叔起得最早，他到外面的花園去散步。叔叔總是第一個起床，然後，阿姨起床並開始做早餐。之後，媽媽和爸爸起床。爸爸去花園找叔叔，媽媽則去廚房給阿姨幫忙。

After that, Pat gets up and goes into the bathroom. Then, Lee gets up. He always gets up after Pat. Now, Lee wants to use the bathroom, but he can’t. He has to wait for Pat to come out of the bathroom. “Why does Pat always take so long in the bathroom?” says Lee.

在那以後，佩特起床進了衛生間。然後，李起床了，他總是在佩特之後起來。現在，李想用衛生間但用不了，他只能等佩特從衛生間出來。“為什麼佩特總是在衛生間待這麼久？” 李說。

Daddy and Uncle are busy in the garden. They are giving water to all of Uncle’s new flowers. Daddy and Uncle really like flowers. “These pink and yellow flowers are really beautiful!” says Daddy. “What are they called?”

爸爸和叔叔在花園裡忙碌著，他們在給叔叔所有的新花澆水。爸爸和叔叔都很喜歡花。“這些粉紅色和黃色的花真漂亮啊！”爸爸說，“它們叫什麼名字？”

“I don’t know,” says Uncle. “They are from my friend’s garden, but I don’t know what they are called. They are very easy to look after. We only have to water them every two or three days.”

“我不知道，”叔叔說，“它們是我朋友花園裡的花，但我不知道它們叫什麼。它們很容易養活，我們只需要兩三天給它們澆一次水。”

“I see,” says Daddy. “How long do they live?” “Only three or four weeks,” says Uncle. “They don’t live very long. After five or six weeks, I will go to my friend’s garden and get some more. He has a lot of flowers. Oh, all this garden work is making me hungry!” “Me too,” says Daddy. “Let’s go into the house. Breakfast should be ready now.”

“我知道了，”爸爸說，“它們能活多久？” 叔叔說：“只能活三四個星期，它們不會活太久。五六週以後，我要去我朋友的花園裡再弄一些。他有很多花。噢，花園的活兒讓我覺得餓了！”“我也是，”爸爸說，“我們到房子裡去吧。早餐應該做好了。”

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Mommy and Auntie are speaking in the kitchen.

媽媽和阿姨在廚房裡交談

Mommy

Good morning. What a beautiful day it is today!

Auntie

Yes, isn’t it? We should all go outside. We should all go for a long walk today.

Mommy

Yes, let’s do that. After we finish breakfast, let’s all go for a long walk.

Auntie

All right. We’ll do that. First, we’ll walk around the garden. There are a lot of new things to see in the garden. I’d like to show you some of our new fruit trees.

Mommy

Oh, good. The children will like that. You know, they really like gardens. And Lee always works in our garden on Saturdays and Sundays.

Auntie

Yes, gardens always take a lot or work. It takes a long time to get them looking really beautiful.

Mommy

Yes, I know. And your kitchen is really beautiful, too. I really like it. Everything is so new!

Auntie

Thank you. You know, you can always come and use our new kitchen. You can use it any day you want.

Mommy

Oh, thanks a lot. Thank you very much. I would like that. Is breakfast ready yet? Is there something more I can do to help you?

Auntie

Breakfast isn’t ready yet, but it won’t be long. Here, you can help me take these things into the living room.

Mommy

Yes, all right. Where should we put them?

Auntie

We’ll put them on the big table in the living room. Then, I’ll go and call the children. Where are they?

Mommy

Pat is in the bathroom, and Lee is waiting for her to come out. Pat always takes a long time in the bathroom.

Auntie

So do I. I take a lot more time in the bathroom than the others in our family. They always have to wait for me. Here, you take the things into the living room, and I’ll go and tell everybody breakfast is ready.

媽媽

早上好。今天天氣真好啊！

阿姨

是啊，我們應該到外邊去，今天我們大家都該去散散步。

媽媽

是啊，就這麼說定了。吃完早餐後我們都去散散步吧。

阿姨

好的，我們去散散步。我們先繞著花園走走，花園裡有很多新的東西可以看。我想給你們看一些新的果樹。

媽媽

噢，好的，孩子們會喜歡的。你知道，他們很喜歡花園。李每逢星期六和星期天總會在我們的花園裡幹活。

阿姨

嗯，花園裡總是有大量的活兒。要花費很長時間才能讓花園看起來很漂亮。

媽媽

是的，我知道。你的廚房也很漂亮，我很喜歡，所有東西都是嶄新的！

阿姨

謝謝。你知道的，你可以隨時來用我們的廚房。你想哪天來用就哪天來用。

媽媽

噢，太謝謝了，非常感謝你。我會的。早餐準備好了嗎？還有什麼需要我幫你的？

阿姨

早餐還沒做好，不過快了。來，你幫我把這些東西拿到客廳去。

媽媽

好的，我們把它們放在哪裡？

阿姨

我們把它們放到客廳的大桌子上。然後，我去叫孩子們。他們在哪裡？

媽媽

佩特在衛生間，李在等她出來。佩特總是要在衛生間裡花上很長時間。

阿姨

我也是。在我們家，我用衛生間的時間比別人都長。他們總是要等我。來，你把東西帶到客廳去，我去叫大家，告訴他們早餐準備好了。

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1. Who gets up after Uncle?

2. Who always takes a long time in the bathroom?

3. Where does Uncle get his flowers from?

4. What can everybody do today?

5. What does Auntie want to show Mommy?

6. Will breakfast be long?

7. Why does Lee have to wait for Pat?