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There lives a very poor woodcutter.
He has a wife and two children, Hansel and Gretel.
His wife is Hansel and Gretel's stepmother.
One day he asks his wife,
"We have little food. What can we do?"
She says, "Our family is very big.
Let's take the children into the forest.
Then leave them there."
Words Up 你认识吗？
poor 穷的
woodcutter 伐木工
wife 妻子
children （child的复数形式）孩子
stepmother 继母
family
family 家里的人
leave 把……留下
Expressions Up 你知道吗？
We have little food.
咱们没多少吃的了。
▶little＋不可数名词：几乎没有……
对比：a little＋不可数名词（有一点儿……）
Our family is very big.
咱们家人太多了。
▶family指“整个家庭”时，谓语动词用单数；指“家里人”时，谓语动词用复数。
对比：Our family is small.我家人少。
Our family are all diligent.我家的人都很勤奋。
Quiz Quiz 考考你
The stepmother wants to live with Hansel and Gretel.
T □ F □
Hansel and Gretel hear their parents' plan.
"I'm afraid," cries Gretel.
"Don't worry," says Hansel.
Hansel goes outside.
He picks up small and white stones.
And he puts them in his pockets.
Words Up 你认识吗？
hear 听见
parent 父母
plan 打算，计划
outside 外面
pick up 捡，拾
stone 石头
pocket 口袋
Expressions Up 你知道吗？
Hansel goes outside.
汉塞尔走到屋外。
▶go outside:到屋外去↔go inside:到屋里去
He picks up small and white stones.
他捡了很多白色的小石子。
▶white中的 h 不发音。
Quiz Quiz 考考你
What does Hansel put in his pockets?
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Next morning the family walks into the forest.
Hansel quietly drops stones along the path.
The family is in the middle of the forest.
The stepmother says to the children,
"Lie down here and rest. We will cut some wood.
Wait until we come back."
Their parents go deep into the forest.
Words Up 你认识吗？
quietly 悄悄地
drop 丢，扔
path 小路
drop
lie down 躺下
rest 休息
cut 砍
deep 深入地
Expressions Up 你知道吗？
The family is in the middle of the forest.
一家人来到了森林中央。
▶in the middle of:在……中间
Wait until we come back.
等我们回来。
▶until= till直到
▶come back:回来
Quiz Quiz 考考你
The parents leave the children __________.
□ in the forest
□ in the house
Hansel and Gretel lie down and they fall asleep.
They wake up at night.
But their parents don't come back.
Gretel is afraid and cries.
"Let's wait until the moon is up," says Hansel.
Soon the moon comes up.
The stones shine in the moonlight.
The children follow them.
They arrive at their home at dawn.
Words Up 你认识吗？
fall asleep 睡着
wake up 醒来
night 晚上
moon 月亮
follow
shine 发光
moonlight 月光
follow 顺着，沿着
dawn 黎明
Expressions Up 你知道吗？
They wake up at night.
晚上他们醒了过来。
▶at night:夜里
They arrive at their home at dawn.
天破晓时，他们回到了家。
▶at dawn: 清晨
Quiz Quiz 考考你
The children follow ________ home.
□ the moon
□ the stones