11. Pat is so excited佩特太興奮了

New Words新單詞

excited

讀音：[ɪ k'saɪ tɪ d]

釋義：興奮的

counted

讀音：[kaʊ nt]

釋義：數數

showed

讀音：[ʃəʊ ]

釋義：給……看

sure

讀音：[ʃʊə (r)]

釋義：一定的，肯定的

box

讀音：[bɒ ks]

釋義：盒子

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Today is Pat’s birthday, and she is really excited about it. She knows Mommy and Daddy went to buy her birthday present yesterday. Pat would really like to know what they bought for her.

今天是佩特的生日，她真的很激動。她知道媽媽和爸爸昨天去給她買了生日禮物。佩特真的很想知道他們給她買了什麼。

Maybe they bought her some clothes like a skirt, a shirt, a hat or some shoes. Maybe they bought her a bag to take her things to school in. Maybe they bought her a pet like a rabbit or maybe a parrot. Pat doesn’t know yet, but she would love to find out.

也許他們給她買了些衣服，像裙子、襯衫、帽子或者鞋子。也許他們給她買了一個包來裝學校裡的東西。也許他們給她買了一隻寵物，比如兔子或者鸚鵡。佩特還不知道，但是她真的想弄明白。

Lee is excited about Pat’s birthday, too. He bought a present for his sister yesterday, and he really hopes Pat will like it. Today, Mommy helped him put his present in a box so if Pat sees the box, she will not know what is inside yet. He wants Pat to be excited when she opens the box.

佩特的生日李也很激動，他昨天給她妹妹買了一個禮物，他真的希望佩特會喜歡它。今天媽媽幫他把他的禮物放到了盒子裡，如果佩特看到了這個盒子，她也不會知道盒子裡面是什麼。他希望佩特打開盒子的時候會非常激動。

Lee is also excited about the birthday party. He hopes a lot of his friends will come to the party. Lee already knows what Mommy and Daddy bought for Pat. Yesterday, he asked Mommy to show it to him.

李對生日聚會也很興奮。他希望他的許多朋友都能來參加聚會。李已經知道媽媽和爸爸為佩特買了什麼。昨天，他讓媽媽給他看了。

Mommy showed the present to Lee and asked him if it was a good present for Pat. The present was in a very big box. Lee said it was a very good present, and he was sure Pat would like it. He said he was sure Pat would love all her birthday presents.

媽媽給李看了禮物，問他這個禮物好不好。這個禮物在一個非常大的盒子裡。李說那個禮物很好，他肯定佩特會喜歡的。他說他肯定佩特會喜歡她所有的生日禮物。

Now, there are lots of presents in the living room. After breakfast, Pat counted them all… eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen… eighteen! Pat counted eighteen presents. Some of the presents are from Pat’s family, and some of them are from her friends.

現在，客廳裡有許多禮物。早飯後，佩特數了數……十一、十二、十三、十四、十五、十六、十七、十八、十八…！佩特數出了十八件禮物。有些禮物是佩特家人送的，有些是她的朋友送的。

A lot of the presents are small, but one or two of them are quite big. The one from Mommy and Daddy is really big. That present is nearly as big as Pat. Mommy and Daddy bought a very big, expensive present for their daughter. Pat knows it is big and she is sure it was expensive, but she would really love to know what it is.

很多禮物都很小，但其中一兩個相當大。爸爸媽媽的那個真的很大。那個禮物幾乎和佩特一樣大。爸爸和媽媽給女兒買了一個很大的，昂貴的禮物。佩特知道它很大，她確定它很貴，但她真的很想知道它是什麼。

Pat wants to find out what her birthday present is, so she goes to find Lee. Pat knows Mommy showed her present to Lee yesterday. She wants to ask Lee what it is, but she is not sure if he will tell her or not. Pat is so excited she can’t wait for her party to start. She wants to see her presents now!

佩特想知道她的生日禮物是什麼，所以她去找李。佩特知道媽媽昨天把禮物給李看了。她想問李這是什麼，但她不確定他是否會告訴她。佩特太激動了，她迫不及待地要開始她的聚會了。她現在就想看看她的禮物！

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Pat and Lee are talking about Pat’s birthday present.

佩特和李在談論佩特的生日禮物

Pat

Lee! Lee, come here! I want to ask you something.

Lee

What? What is it? What do you want to ask me?

Pat

Did Mommy show you my birthday present yesterday?

Lee

Yes, she did. She showed it to me after you went to bed.

Pat

What is it? Is it something to wear, like a skirt, shoes, a shirt or a hat?

Lee

Maybe.

Pat

Or is it some kind of pet, like a parrot or a rabbit?

Lee

Maybe.

Pat

Well, is it something to play with, like a doll or a kind of toy?

Lee

I can’t tell you. Mommy told me not to tell you.

Pat

Oh, go on Lee! Tell me. I won’t tell Mommy you told me.

Lee

I can’t. You’ll just have to wait.

Pat

I don’t want to wait – I’m too excited.

Lee

Well, you’ll just have to. You know? I counted seventeen or eighteen birthday presents. Some are in small boxes, and some are in very big boxes.

Pat

I know. I counted them, too.

Lee

There’s one from me, too. I bought it on Monday.

Pat

Did you? I hope you didn’t spend too much money.

Lee

Oh, no. I didn’t. I bought you a very cheap present.

Pat

What is it?

Lee

I can’t tell you, but I’m sure you’ll like it. If you don’t like it, you can give it back to me.

Pat

Does Mommy know what it is?

Lee

Yes, she does. I showed it to her yesterday.

Pat

Oh, Lee! I’m so excited! I can’t wait for my birthday party to start!

Lee

Well, you’ll just have to. It’s not time yet.

Pat

What time is it now?

Lee

It’s only half-past five. Your party won’t start until seven o’clock.

Pat

Oh, I’m so excited! I can’t wait!

佩特

李！李，過來！我想問你一件事。

李

什麼？怎麼了？你想問我什麼？

佩特

媽媽昨天給你看我的生日禮物了嗎？

李

是的，她給我看了。你上床睡覺後她給我看了。

佩特

那是什麼？是穿戴的什麼東西嗎？像裙子、鞋子、襯衫或帽子？

李

也許吧。

佩特

或者它是某種寵物，像鸚鵡還是兔子？

李

也許吧。

佩特

嗯，是不是拿來玩的東西，像洋娃娃或者玩具？

李

我不能告訴你。媽媽讓我不要告訴你。

佩特

哦，說吧，李！告訴我。我不會告訴媽媽你告訴我的。

李

不行，你只好等著。

佩特

我不想再等了，我太興奮了。

李

好吧，你不得不等。你知道嗎？我數了十七、十八個生日禮物。一些在小盒子裡，一些在很大的盒子裡。

佩特

我知道。我也數過。

李

我也有一個。我星期一買的。

佩特

是嗎？我希望你沒花太多錢。

李

哦，不，我沒有。我給你買了一件很便宜的禮物。

佩特

是什麼？

李

我不能告訴你，但我相信你會喜歡的。如果你不喜歡，你可以把它還給我。

佩特

媽媽知道是什麼嗎？

李

是的，她的確知道。我昨天給她看的。

佩特

哦，李！我好興奮！我等不及要開始我的生日派對了！

李

好吧，你得等等。還沒到時間呢。

佩特

現在幾點了？

李

現在才五點半。你們的聚會要到七點才開始。

佩特

我非常興奮。我等不及了。

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Why is Pat so excited?

Who showed Pat’s present to Lee?

How many presents did Pat count?

Which present is really big?

Can Lee tell Pat what her presents are?

When did Lee buy Pat’s present?

Did Lee spend a lot of money on Pat’s present?

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