10. All the children have new books所有的孩子都有新書

New Words新單詞

back (adv.)

讀音：[bæk]

釋義：向後，後面（副詞）

picture

讀音：[ 'pɪktʃə(r)]

釋義：圖片

different

讀音：[ 'dɪfrənt]

釋義：不同的，各式各樣的

half-past

讀音：[hɑ:fpɑ:st]

釋義：半

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Now, the children are back in school. They are going to look at the books they bought on Wednesday afternoon. Can you remember how many books they got? The teacher didn’t have a lot of money, but she had enough to buy thirteen or fourteen books.

現在，孩子們回到學校。他們打算看週三下午買的書。你記得他們買了幾本書嗎？老師帶的錢不多，她只夠買十三或十四本書。

The teacher thinks thirteen or fourteen new books should be enough for now. Later, Daddy went to the bookshop and bought some books, too. He bought a book for Pat, and he bought a book for Lee, too.

老師認為十三或十四本新書足夠了。後來，爸爸也去書店買了幾本新書。他為佩特買了一本書，他還為李買了一本書。

Now, Lee is opening and looking at the book his daddy bought for him. That book is a book about rats and snakes. Lee is very interested in animals like those. He thinks those animals are more interesting than other animals. That book has a lot of pictures in it. Some of the pictures are in color, and others are in black and white. Lee really likes the color pictures in his new book.

現在，李打開並閱讀爸爸為他買的書。那是一本關於老鼠和蛇的書。李對那些動物很感興趣。他覺得那些動物比其他動物更有趣。那本書裡有很多圖片。有些圖片是彩色的，有些圖片是黑白的。李真喜歡他的新書裡的彩色圖片。

Tom is opening a new book, too. That book is about fruit and vegetables. Tom is interested in learning more about fruit and vegetables. He wants to know how to grow vegetables like tomatoes and potatoes. He wants to learn how to grow them in the garden at home so his mother will not need to buy them from shops. Tom’s book has lots of different pictures that show how to grow all the different vegetables.

湯姆也打開了一本新書。那是一本關於水果和蔬菜的書。湯姆對學習水果和蔬菜感興趣。他想知道如何種植像西紅柿和土豆這樣的蔬菜。他想學會怎樣在家裡的花園裡種植蔬菜，這樣他的媽媽就無須從商店裡購買蔬菜。在湯姆的書裡，有很多各種各樣的圖片教大家種植各種各樣的蔬菜。

Pat is reading a book, too. That book is helping her to study all about parrots. Pat has a pet parrot at home now, so she wants to learn everything she can about parrots. That book has a lot of interesting pictures in it. Those pictures are all in color.

佩特也在讀書。那本書幫她瞭解各種鸚鵡。現在佩特在家養了一隻寵物鸚鵡，所以她想儘可能多地瞭解鸚鵡。那本書裡有很多有趣的圖片。那些圖片都是彩色的。

Pat really likes looking at the pictures in her book because the pictures show the different colors of the different parrots. There are lots of different parrots in Pat’s book, and Pat wants to learn about all of them.

佩特真的喜歡看書裡的圖片，圖片展示不同的鸚鵡有不同的顏色。佩特的書裡描寫了很多各種各樣的鸚鵡，她想知道關於鸚鵡的所有事情。

Now, the time is half-past eleven in the children’s classroom. Soon, the children will close their books and put them back on the teacher’s table. Then, they will get ready to go for lunch.

現在，在孩子們的教室裡，時間是十一點半。很快，孩子們會合上書，把書放回老師的講桌。然後，他們要準備去吃午餐。

The children usually get ready for lunch at half-past eleven. The children and the teachers all have lunch together in the school. After lunch, before half-past twelve, the children will go outside and play in the school garden. They usually go back into the classroom at half-past twelve.

孩子們經常在十一點半準備吃午餐。孩子們和老師都在學校一起吃午餐。午餐後，十二點半前，孩子們會外出去學校的花園裡玩耍。他們經常在十二點半回到教室。

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Tom is speaking to the teacher about his book

湯姆和老師在談論他的書

Tom

Excuse me, teacher.

Teacher

Yes, Tom?

Tom

This book is quite difficult, and I can’t understand it at all. Can you help me?

Teacher

Well, I’m very busy now, Tom. It’s half past eleven, and I have to get all the books back. I will come back and help you later. Is that all right?

Tom

Yes. Thank you. Is it half-past eleven already? I didn’t know. I’ll put my book on your table now, but can I have it back this afternoon?

Teacher

Yes, you can. Do you like that book?

Tom

Oh, yes. It’s a very interesting book. I really like it!

Teacher

Why do you like it if you don’t understand it very well?

Tom

I like the color pictures. This book has pictures of all the different kinds of fruits, and it also has pictures of all the different kinds of vegetables.

Teacher

I see. Which vegetables are you interested in?

Tom

I’m interested in potatoes and tomatoes. I would like to grow vegetables like those.

Teacher

Really? Why do you want to grow vegetables like those?

Tom

I want to grow vegetables like those so my mommy will not need so much money when she goes shopping for food. We eat a lot of vegetables in our house. If we can grow the vegetables we need, we can use our money to buy other things.

Teacher

I see. Well, it’s time for lunch now. Come on, children! It’s after half-past eleven. Put your books on my table. I’ll give them back to you this afternoon.

Tom

Time for lunch? Oh, good! I’m starting to get hungry. I’m getting really, really hungry!

湯姆

打攪一下，老師。

老師

怎麼啦，湯姆？

湯姆

這本書很難，我完全看不懂。您能幫我嗎？

老師

啊，我現在很忙，湯姆。現在十一點半了，我得去收回所有書。待會兒我會回來幫你。好嗎？

湯姆

好的。謝謝。現在已經十一點半了嗎？我沒注意到。現在我要把我的書放在您的講桌上，可是今天下午我可以拿回來嗎？

老師

可以。你喜歡那本書嗎？

湯姆

哦，喜歡。它是一本很有趣的書。我真喜歡它。

老師

如果你不是很理解它，為什麼你喜歡它呢？

湯姆

我喜歡彩色圖片。這本書有各種各樣的水果圖片，還有各種各樣的蔬菜圖片。

老師

我知道了。你對哪些蔬菜感興趣？

湯姆

我對土豆和西紅柿感興趣。我喜歡種植那些蔬菜。

老師

真的嗎？你為什麼喜歡種植那些蔬菜呢？

湯姆

我想要種植那些蔬菜，這樣我媽媽就不需要花太多錢買食物。我們在家吃很多蔬菜。如果我們能種植我們需要的蔬菜，我們就能把錢用來買其他東西。

老師

我明白了。好吧，現在是午餐時間了。快點，孩子們！現在十一點半了。把你們的書放在我的講桌上。今天下午我會發還給你們。

湯姆

午餐時間？啊，好的。我開始覺得餓了。我覺得真的、真的餓！

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1. How many new books are there?

2. Did Daddy buy a book for Lee?

3. Are all of the pictures in Lee’s book in color?

4. Which vegetables would Tom like to grow?

5. What time do the children usually get ready for lunch?

6. Is the teacher busy now?

7. Does Tom like the book he is reading?

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