8.Tom is good at drawing 湯姆擅長畫畫

New Words新單詞

ruler

讀音：['ru:l?(r)]

釋義：尺子

eraser (‘rubber’ in British English)

讀音：[?'re?z?(r)]

釋義：橡皮擦（在英國英語中是“rubber”）

teach

讀音：[ti:t?]

釋義：教

without

讀音：[w?'ea?t]

釋義：沒有

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This morning, all the children in Pat’s class are drawing pictures. The children like to do that. All the children are very quiet now because they are only thinking about their drawings.

今天早上，佩特班上所有的孩子都在畫畫。孩子們喜歡畫畫。所有的孩子們都非常安靜，因為他們就只想著他們的畫。

First, the children draw their pictures with pencils. Then, they color the pictures. If some of the children draw very good pictures, the teacher will put them on the classroom wall.

首先，孩子們用鉛筆畫畫。然后他們給圖畫上色。如果有孩子畫了很漂亮的畫，老師會把它們貼到教室的墻上。

Pat is drawing a picture of the doll she hopes to get for her birthday. The doll in Pat’s picture will have a brown skirt and a blue and white shirt.

佩特正在畫一只玩偶，她希望生日的時候得到玩偶。佩特畫里的玩偶穿著棕色裙子，藍白襯衫。

Pat’s friends are drawing pictures, too. Some of them are drawing pictures of their families. Others are drawing pictures of toys. All of the children hope the teacher will take their picture to put on the classroom wall.

佩特的朋友們也在畫畫。他們中的一些正在畫他們的家人。其他的在畫玩具。所有的孩子們都希望老師會把它們的畫掛到教室的墻上去。

Lee is drawing a picture of some people eating in a restaurant. Tom is drawing a picture of his bicycle. Lee is using a ruler to draw his picture, but Tom is not using a ruler. Tom can draw very well without using a ruler.

李正在畫一張一些人在餐廳里吃飯的畫。湯姆正在畫他自己的自行車。李正在用尺子畫畫，但是湯姆不用尺子。湯姆不用尺子也能畫得非常好。

Lee can’t draw as well as his friend, Tom. Lee needs to use a ruler, and he also needs to use an eraser. Lee always wants to have a ruler and an eraser with him when he is drawing a picture.

李不像他朋友湯姆畫得這么好。李需要用尺子，他也需要用橡皮擦。李畫畫的時候總是想拿著尺子和橡皮。

When Lee draws something that is not quite right, he uses his eraser. He thinks drawing without using a ruler and an eraser is very difficult. A lot of the children in Lee’s class have their own rulers and erasers. Any children who come to school without rulers and erasers can use their friends’ rulers and erasers.

當李畫的東西不太對時，他就會用橡皮擦。他認為畫畫不用橡皮擦或者不用尺子太難了。李班上的許多孩子都有自己的尺子和橡皮擦。任何沒帶尺子或橡皮擦去學校的孩子都能用他們朋友的尺子和橡皮擦。

Lee wants to get better at drawing. He wants Tom to teach him how to draw better. Tom says it’s very difficult to teach someone how to draw. He says some people can draw well, and some people can’t. He says it’s not really something you can teach.

李想畫得更好些。他想要湯姆教他怎么畫得更好。湯姆說教人畫畫很難。他說一些人能夠畫得好，一些人不能。他說那真不是能教的東西。

The teacher is looking at Pat’s picture of a doll. Now, Pat is putting some color on the doll’s face. She is making the doll’s face pink. She is also giving the doll a lot of black hair. She doesn’t want to have a picture of a doll without hair. All dolls have to have hair, don’t they?

老師正看著佩特的畫的玩偶。現在，佩特正在給玩偶的臉涂色。她給玩偶的臉涂上了粉色。她也要給玩偶畫許多黑頭發。她不想要一個沒有頭發的玩偶畫。所有的玩偶必須要有頭發，不是嗎？

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Lee and Tom are talking about their drawings.

李和湯姆正在談論他們的畫。

Lee

What are you drawing, Tom?

Tom

I’m drawing a bicycle. I’m drawing a bicycle like the one I have at home.

Lee

Your mommy and daddy are very kind to let you have your own bicycle. Yesterday, I told my mommy that I would like a bicycle for my birthday.

Tom

Oh, well, I hope your mommy and daddy get you one. Then we can come to school on our bicycles together.

Lee

Yes, I’d like that. Your picture looks very good. I think the teacher will put your picture on the wall.

Tom

Oh, I hope so. I hope she does.

Lee

How can you draw so well without using a ruler or an eraser? Can you teach me to draw like that?

Tom

I don’t think so. I don’t know how to teach drawing. You have to learn on your own. It’s not something someone can teach you. You just have to learn to look at things very, very carefully.

Lee

I look at things carefully, but I still can’t draw well. I can’t draw as well as you. I always have to use my ruler and my eraser.

Tom

Do you? I don’t. I never use a ruler or an eraser.

Lee

Can you help me with my drawing? If you help me, I will teach you something.

Tom

Really? What? What will you teach me?

Lee

I’ll teach you a new English song. I know lots of songs now, and I can teach you a new one. I can teach you a new song, and we can sing it together.

Tom

All right. Let me look at your picture.

Lee

Here it is.

Tom

Oh, it really isn’t very good, is it? Look at those people in your picture! They’re all wrong!

Lee

Are they?

Tom

Yes. Why did you use a ruler to draw people? You can’t draw people with a ruler.

Lee

I know. I can’t draw well with a ruler, and I can’t draw well without a ruler.

李

湯姆，你在畫什么？

湯姆

我在畫一輛自行車。我在畫一輛像我家里那樣的自行車。

李

你的爸爸媽媽真好，讓你有自己的自行車。昨天，我告訴我的媽媽生日想要一輛自行車。

湯姆

哦，好吧，我希望你的爸爸媽媽會給你買。然后我們可以一起騎自行車上學。

李

是的，那樣會挺好。你的畫看起來很美。我認為老師會把你的畫掛在墻上。

湯姆

噢，我希望如此。我希望她會。

李

你是怎么不用尺子和橡皮擦還畫的這么好的？你能教我那樣畫嗎？

湯姆

恐怕不行。我不知道怎么教畫畫。你必須自己學習。這不是人家可以教你的。你只能非常仔細地觀察事物。

李

我仔細地觀察了事物，但我仍然不能畫好。我畫得不如你好。我總是要用我的尺子和橡皮擦。

湯姆

是嗎？我不懂，我不會用尺子和橡皮擦。

李

你能幫我學習畫畫嗎？如果你幫助我，我會教你一些東西。

湯姆

真的？什么？你會教我什么？

李

我教你一首新的英文歌。我知道現在很多歌曲，我可以教你一首新的。我可以教你一首新的歌曲，我們可以一起唱。

湯姆

好吧。讓我看看你的畫。

李

在這兒。

湯姆

哦，真的不是很好，是吧？看看你畫上的那些人！他們都錯了！

李

是嗎？

湯姆

對。你為什么用尺子來畫人？你不能用尺子來畫人。

李

我知道。我用尺子畫不好畫，不用尺子也畫不好畫。

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What is Pat drawing?

Is Tom using a ruler?

Who is good at drawing?

Can Lee draw without using a ruler and an eraser?

Is it easy to teach people to draw?

What can Lee teach Tom?

Where does the teacher put the good pictures?

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