5. At the zoo 在動物園里

New Words新單詞

elephant (n.)

讀音：[?el?f?nt]

釋義：大象

monkey (n.)

讀音：[?m??ki]

釋義：猴子

man (n.)

讀音：[m?n]

釋義：人，男人

tiger (n.)

讀音：[?ta?g?(r)]

釋義：老虎

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Where were the children yesterday? Can you remember? Yesterday was Monday and the children were on a farm. Today is not Monday. Today is Tuesday. It is Tuesday afternoon, and the children are not on a farm. Today, the children are at a zoo. They are at a zoo with their teacher.

昨天孩子們在哪？你還記得嗎？昨天是星期一，孩子們在農場。今天不是星期一，今天是星期二。現在是星期二下午，孩子們不在農場。今天孩子們在動物園里，他們和老師在動物園里。

The teacher is speaking to a man who works at the zoo. This man is the teacher’s friend. The teacher is asking the man some questions about the animals in the zoo. When the teacher finishes asking her questions, the children will ask some questions, too.

老師正和一個動物園里的工作人員交談，這個人是老師的朋友。老師在問他關于動物園里的動物的一些問題。老師結束她的提問后，孩子們也會問一些問題。

The children have lots of questions to ask the man. They want to know about all the animals in the zoo. They want to know the names of the animals. They want to know how to spell the names, too. They want to know where the animals come from, what they like to eat and how much they eat every day.

孩子們有許多問題要問這個人，他們想了解動物園里的所有動物。他們想知道動物們的名稱，他們還想知道怎樣拼寫動物名稱。他們想知道動物們從哪里來，它們喜歡吃什么，每天吃多少。

The children want to know about the people who work in the zoo, too. They want to know how the people look after the animals. They want to know what the people have to do every day. They want to know if the people like working in the zoo. Some of the children will ask if they can give some fruit to the animals.

孩子們也想了解動物園的工作人員，他們想知道工作人員如何照看動物。他們想知道工作人員每天要做些什么，他們想知道工作人員是不是喜歡在動物園工作。有些孩子會問他們是否能給動物喂水果吃。

Look at the animals. There are a lot of monkeys. The monkeys are playing in the trees. There are some tigers, and there is a very big elephant. The teacher says elephants are very kind animals. Behind the trees, there are some more animals. After the children speak to a man who works in the zoo, they are going to look at all the animals.

看看這些動物，這里有很多猴子，猴子們在樹上玩耍。那里有幾只老虎，還有一頭很大的象。老師說大象是非常善良的動物。樹的后面還有更多的動物。孩子們和動物園的工作人員交談后，他們會去參觀所有的動物。

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Pat is speaking to a man who works in the zoo.

佩特正和一個動物園里的工作人員交談

Pat

Excuse me. Can I ask you some questions, please?

Man

Yes, you can. What would you like to know?

Pat

Do you like working in the zoo?

Man

Oh, yes I do. I really like working here.

Pat

Why? Why do you like working here?

Man

Because I really like working with animals. I like to look after all the animals in our zoo.

Pat

I think it can’t be easy to look after all the animals here. There are so many of them.

Man

You’re right about that. This work is not easy. We have a lot of work to do because there are so many animals to look after.

Pat

Yes, I can see that. There are monkeys, tigers, elephants and a lot of other animals. How many tigers are there?

Man

There are eight tigers now, and tomorrow we will get two more. Tomorrow we will have ten tigers.

Pat

Oh, that’s a lot! I really like the big elephant – the one over there.

Man

That elephant is nine years old now. All the people who come to our zoo really like that elephant.

Pat

Can you spell ‘elephant’ for me, please? I have to write it in my book.

Man

Yes, I can. e… l… e… p… h… a… n… t.

Pat

Thanks. Thank you very much. Can I give the elephant some fruit?

Man

Yes, you can. You can give it some of your bananas. That elephant really likes bananas.

佩特

打擾一下，我能問您一些問題嗎？

工作人員

嗯，可以啊，你想知道什么？

佩特

您喜歡在動物園工作嗎？

工作人員

噢，我喜歡，我真的很喜歡在這里工作。

佩特

為什么呢？您為什么喜歡在這里工作？

工作人員

因為我真的很喜歡和動物打交道，我喜歡照看我們動物園里所有的動物。

佩特

我想在這里照看所有的動物不容易，這里的動物可多了。

工作人員

你說得對，這項工作不容易。我們有很多工作要做，因為要照顧很多動物。

佩特

嗯，我能理解。這里有猴子、老虎、大象和許多其他動物。這里有多少只老虎呢？

工作人員

現在有八只老虎，明天我們還會有兩只。明天我們就會有十只老虎了。

佩特

喔，那有很多啊！我真的很喜歡那頭大象——那邊那頭。

工作人員

那頭大象現在已經九歲了。所有來我們動物園的人都很喜歡那頭大象。

佩特

你能給我拼寫“elephant”嗎？我得把它寫在我的作業本上。

工作人員

好的,我可以，e——l——e——p——h——a——n——t。

佩特

謝謝，非常感謝您，我可以給大象喂水果吃嗎?

工作人員

嗯，你可以。你可以給它一些香蕉，那頭大象真的很喜歡香蕉。

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1. Where are the children?

2. Who is the teacher speaking to?

3. What animals can the children see?

4. How many tigers are there?

5. Does the man like working in the zoo?

6. Why is there a lot of work to do in the zoo?

7. Can Pat give some fruit to the animals?

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