13. Let’s start the party!讓我們開始聚會吧！

New Words新單詞

could

讀音：[k?d]

釋義： 能，可以

carefully

讀音：/?ke?.f?l.i/

釋義：小心地；仔細地；認真地

little = small

讀音：/?l?t.?l/ =/sm??l/

釋義：小的

nineteen

讀音：/?na?n?ti?n/

釋義：十九

Twenty

讀音：/?twen.ti/

釋義：二十

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Now, it is seven o’clock, and Mommy is ready to start the party. She already told everyone that she wanted the party to start by seven o’clock. Mommy gets all the children together so she can show them how to play a game. This is a game that big children can play, and little children can play, too.

現在是七點鐘，媽媽準備開始聚會了。 她已經告訴大家，她想要七點開始派對。 媽媽讓所有的孩子都待在一起，這樣她就可以向他們展示如何玩游戲了。 這個游戲不僅大孩子能玩兒，小孩子也能玩兒。

There are a lot of children in the living room now. Pat is counting them all. She is counting them one by one: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty. Pat is really pleased that so many of her friends came to her party.

現在客廳里有很多孩子。 佩特正在數有多少個孩子。 她一個接一個地數著：一，二，三，四，五，六，七，八，九，十，十一，十二，十三，十四，十五，十六，十七，十八，十九，二十。 佩特真的很高興她那么多朋友都來參加派對了。

Mommy tells everybody to be quiet so she can tell them what to do. Nearly all the children listen carefully. Only one boy is not really listening carefully. One boy is being naughty. That boy is Tom. Tom is not interested in the game.

媽媽告訴大家安靜，這樣她才好告訴大家怎么做。 幾乎所有的孩子都仔細聽。 只有一個男孩沒有真的仔細聽，他正淘氣著，那個男孩是湯姆。 湯姆對游戲不感興趣。

Tom is only interested in the food everyone can eat when they finish playing games. The other children are very excited because they are not the same as Tom. They are not only interested in food. Those children really love to go to birthday parties and play games.

湯姆只對在游戲結束時大家都可以吃的食物感興趣。 其他的孩子非常興奮，因為他們和湯姆不一樣。 他們不僅對食物感興趣，那些孩子真的很喜歡參加生日派對玩游戲。

Grandfather and Grandmother are listening carefully. They are not going to play the game, but they are going to watch Pat and her friends play it. Grandfather knows this game very well.

外祖父和外祖母正在仔細傾聽。 他們不會玩這個游戲，但是他們會看佩特和她的朋友玩。 外祖父知道這個游戲怎么玩。

When Mommy was a little girl, Grandfather showed Mommy how to play the game. He showed the game to his daughter, and now Mommy is showing the same game to her daughter. Maybe later, Pat will have a daughter of her own. Then, she can show this game to her own daughter.

當媽媽是個小女孩的時候，外祖父就教媽媽怎么玩游戲。 他教會了自己女兒這個游戲，現在媽媽又在教她的女兒同樣的游戲。 也許以后，佩特會有一個她自己的女兒。 那時，她可以向教自己的女兒玩這個游戲。

Now, everybody understands how to play this game. Only Tom doesn’t understand how to play the game. He doesn’t understand because he didn’t listen carefully to what Mommy said. Now, the other children will have to show Tom what to do.

現在，大家都明白了如何玩這個游戲。 只有湯姆不懂如何玩游戲。 他不明白，因為他沒有仔細聽媽媽說的話。 現在，其他孩子將不得不教湯姆該怎么玩。

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Tom and Pat are talking about the game.

湯姆和佩特正在談論這個游戲。

Tom

I don’t know how to play this game. What do we have to do?

Pat

Didn’t you listen to my mommy? She told everybody what to do.

Tom

I wanted to listen, but I couldn’t hear her.

Pat

Why not? If I could hear her, then I’m sure you could hear her too. I think you just weren’t listening.

Tom

Yes, I was. But some of the children near me were talking. That’s why I couldn’t hear.

Pat

All right, I’ll tell you what we have to do. First, we have to get some chairs.

Tom

How many chairs do we have to get?

Pat

Oh, nineteen or twenty.

Tom

That’s a lot.

Pat

Yes. We have to get that many chairs because there are a lot of children here. We have to get enough chairs so that everyone will have one to sit on.

Tom

How many children are there?

Pat

Twenty.

Tom

How do you know?

Pat

I know because I counted them all. Come on! Let’s get the chairs!

Tom

Oh, it’s all right… your mommy and daddy are getting the chairs. I’m tired. Let’s sit down.

Pat

Oh, Tom! You never want to help. I really don’t know why you came to my birthday party.

Tom

I do. I came because I know there will be a lot of food and a big cake for us to eat. You can’t have a birthday party without lots of food and a big birthday cake!

湯姆

我不知道如何玩這個游戲。我們該做什么？

佩特

你沒有聽我媽媽說嗎？她告訴了大家該怎么做。

湯姆

我想聽，但我沒聽見她說話。

佩特

為什么沒聽見？如果我能聽到她的話，那你肯定也聽到她的聲音。我想你只是沒有聽。

湯姆

是的，我是。但我周圍的一些孩子正在說話。這就是為什么我聽不到。

佩特

好的，我會告訴你我們該怎么做。首先，我們必須要有一些椅子。

湯姆

我們需要幾個椅子？

佩特

哦，十九或二十個。

湯姆

好多啊。

佩特

是。我們必須要這么多椅子，因為這兒有很多孩子。我們必須有足夠的椅子，好讓每個人都有一個坐著。

湯姆

這里有多少小孩？

佩特

二十。

湯姆

你怎么知道的？

佩特

我知道，因為我數了的。來吧！讓我們搶椅子！

湯姆

哦，沒關系……你的媽媽和爸爸正在拿椅子。我累了。我們坐下吧。

佩特

哦，湯姆！你永遠不想幫忙，我真的不知道你為什么來參加我的生日聚會。

湯姆

我知道。我來是因為我知道會有很多食物和一個大蛋糕給我們。沒有很多食物和超大蛋糕的派對不叫生日派對！

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How many children are there in the living room now?

Why does Mommy tell everyone to be quiet?

Who showed Mommy how to play this game?

When did he show her?

Did Tom listen carefully?

Will Pat tell Tom how to play the game?

Why did Tom come to the party?

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