9.Pat is good at counting 佩特擅長數數

New Words新單詞

seventeen

讀音：[ˌsevnˈti:n]

釋義：十七

eighteen

讀音：[ˌeɪˈti:n]

釋義：十八

angry

讀音：[ˈæŋgri]

釋義：生氣的

naughty

讀音：[ˈnɔ:ti]

釋義：淘氣的

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There are quite a lot of children in Pat’s class now. Last week, there were seventeen children. There were seventeen children last week, but this week there is a new girl in the class, so now there are eighteen children. The teacher thinks eighteen is enough. She doesn’t want to have more than eighteen children in the class.

佩特班上現在有很多孩子。上週，班上有17個孩子。上週班上有17個孩子，但是這周班上有一個新女孩，所以現在有18個孩子了。老師認為18個足夠了。她不想班上的孩子超過18個。

Sometimes, the children in Pat’s class are naughty. Pat is never naughty, but some of the other children are. Sometimes, if someone is naughty, the teacher gets angry.

有時候，佩特班上的孩子很淘氣。佩特從來都不淘氣，但是其他的孩子淘氣。有時候，如果有人淘氣，老師會生氣。

Usually, the girls in Pat’s class are not naughty, but some of the boys are. Sometimes, those boys play when they should be studying. When children are naughty, it is difficult to teach them. The teacher doesn’t want to get angry, but sometimes she has to. She sometimes gets angry with Lee and Tom.

通常，佩特班上的女孩不淘氣，但是一些男孩會淘氣。有時候，那些男孩會在本來應該學習的時間玩。當孩子們淘氣的時候，很難教他們。老師不想生氣，但是有時候她不得不生氣。她有時候也會對李和湯姆生氣。

Today, the children are learning to count in English. Pat is good at counting now – she can count up to eighteen. Lee is not as good as his sister. He can only count up to seventeen. What about you? Can you count up to eighteen? Can you count more than that? It’s not too difficult, is it?

今天，孩子們正在學習用英語數數。佩特現在很擅長數數——她能數到18。李數數不如他妹妹。他只能數到17。你呢？你能數到18嗎？你能數得比那還多嗎？這不是很難，對吧？

When the children count in the classroom, they have to do it without looking at their books. Sometimes, the teacher asks them to count the things in the classroom.

當孩子們在教室裡數數的時候，他們必須揹著書數。有時候，老師會讓他們數教室裡的事物。

Now, Pat is counting the tables and chairs in the classroom. There are twelve tables and eighteen chairs. Lee is counting all the rulers and erasers. There are thirteen rulers and fifteen erasers. The new girl doesn’t have a ruler or an eraser yet.

現在，佩特正在數教室裡的桌子和椅子。一共有12張桌子和18張椅子。李正在數所有的尺子和橡皮擦。一共有13個尺子和15個橡皮擦。新來的女孩還沒有尺子或者橡皮擦。

Tom is not very good at counting, but Lee tells him that he can help him learn to count. Lee is better at counting than Tom, but Tom doesn’t want Lee to help him. He knows Pat is better at counting than Lee. Tom asks Pat to help him learn to count.

湯姆不太擅長數數，但是李告訴他會幫助他學習數數。李比湯姆要好些，但是湯姆不想要李幫助他。他知道佩特數得比李好。湯姆讓佩特幫助他學習數數。

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Tom and Pat are talking about counting.

湯姆和佩特正在談論數數。

Tom

You are really good at counting, Pat. Can you teach me? I’m not very good yet.

Pat

You are not very good because you don’t listen to the teacher. You are always naughty in the classroom. That’s why the teacher always gets angry with you.

Tom

I know. I’m naughty at home, too. Yesterday, my mommy got really angry with me. I had to go to bed without eating my dinner.

Pat

Really? Well, that will teach you not to be naughty.

Tom

Go on, Pat! Teach me to count. Just teach me a little.

Pat

All right. Go and look at all the erasers on the children’s tables. How many are there?

Tom

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen. There are fifteen erasers.

Pat

That’s right. And how many is fifteen and one?

Tom

Fifteen and one? Fifteen and one is sixteen.

Pat

That’s right. And how many is sixteen and one?

Tom

Sixteen and one? I don’t know. Can you tell me?

Pat

Sixteen and one is seventeen. Now, how many is seventeen and one?

Tom

I don’t know.

Pat

Seventeen and one is eighteen. Now Tom, count from twelve to eighteen.

Tom

All right. Twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen. That’s right, isn’t it? Can we stop now – I’m getting tired.

Pat

What? You’re tired already? Oh, you are difficult to teach, aren’t you?

Tom

Am I?

Pat

Yes. You don’t really want to learn. Don’t ask me to help you again! I’m not interested in helping someone who doesn’t really want to learn.

湯姆

你真的很擅長數數，佩特。你能教教我嗎？我還不是很擅長。

佩特

你還數得不是很好是因為你沒有聽老師講。你在教室裡總是很淘氣。那就是為什麼老師總是對你生氣。

湯姆

我知道。我在家裡也很淘氣。昨天，我媽媽真的對我生氣了。我不得不餓著肚子睡覺。

佩特

真的？好吧，那會讓你不那麼淘氣。

湯姆

繼續，佩特！教我數數。就教我一點吧。

佩特

好吧。去看看孩子們桌子上所有的橡皮擦。有多少橡皮擦？

湯姆

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15。有15個橡皮擦。

佩特

沒錯。15加1是多少？

湯姆

15加1？15加1是16。

佩特

沒錯。16加1是多少？

湯姆

16加1？我不知道。你能告訴我嗎？

佩特

16加1是17。現在，17加1是多少？

湯姆

我不知道。

佩特

17加1是18。現在，湯姆，從12數到18。

湯姆

好吧。12,13,14,15,16,17,18。沒錯吧？我們能停一下嗎——我累了。

佩特

什麼？你這就累了？噢，你太難教了，是吧？

湯姆

是嗎？

佩特

是的，你真的不想學習。別讓我再幫助你了！我不想幫那些不想學習的人。

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Is Pat sometimes naughty?

Who sometimes gets angry?

Is Pat good at counting?

How many tables are there in the children’s classroom?

What about chairs?

Why was Tom’s mommy angry with him?

Does Tom really want to learn?

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