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5. At the zoo
New Words新单词
elephant (n.)
读音：[ˈelɪfənt]
释义：大象
monkey (n.)
读音：[ˈmʌŋki]
释义：猴子
man (n.)
读音：[mæn]
释义：人，男人
tiger (n.)
读音：[ˈtaɪgə(r)]
释义：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.
昨天孩子们在哪？你还记得吗？昨天是星期一，孩子们在农场。今天不是星期一，今天是星期二。现在是星期二下午，孩子们不在农场。今天孩子们在动物园里，他们和老师在动物园里。
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.
老师正和一个动物园里的工作人员交谈，这个人是老师的朋友。老师在问他关于动物园里的动物的一些问题。老师结束她的提问后，孩子们也会问一些问题。
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.
孩子们有许多问题要问这个人，他们想了解动物园里的所有动物。他们想知道动物们的名称，他们还想知道怎样拼写动物名称。他们想知道动物们从哪里来，它们喜欢吃什么，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.
孩子们也想了解动物园的工作人员，他们想知道工作人员如何照看动物。他们想知道工作人员每天要做些什么，他们想知道工作人员是不是喜欢在动物园工作。有些孩子会问他们是否能给动物喂水果吃。
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.
看看这些动物，这里有很多猴子，猴子们在树上玩耍。那里有几只老虎，还有一头很大的象。老师说大象是非常善良的动物。树的后面还有更多的动物。孩子们和动物园的工作人员交谈后，他们会去参观所有的动物。
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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
打扰一下，我能问您一些问题吗？
工作人员
嗯，可以啊，你想知道什么？
佩特
您喜欢在动物园工作吗？
工作人员
噢，我喜欢，我真的很喜欢在这里工作。
佩特
为什么呢？您为什么喜欢在这里工作？
工作人员
因为我真的很喜欢和动物打交道，我喜欢照看我们动物园里所有的动物。
佩特
我想在这里照看所有的动物不容易，这里的动物可多了。
工作人员
你说得对，这项工作不容易。我们有很多工作要做，因为要照顾很多动物。
佩特
嗯，我能理解。这里有猴子、老虎、大象和许多其他动物。这里有多少只老虎呢？
工作人员
现在有八只老虎，明天我们还会有两只。明天我们就会有十只老虎了。
佩特
喔，那有很多啊！我真的很喜欢那头大象——那边那头。
工作人员
那头大象现在已经九岁了。所有来我们动物园的人都很喜欢那头大象。
佩特
你能给我拼写“elephant”吗？我得把它写在我的作业本上。
工作人员
好的，我可以，e——l——e——p——h——a——n——t。
佩特
谢谢，非常感谢您，我可以给大象喂水果吃吗？
工作人员
嗯，你可以。你可以给它一些香蕉，那头大象真的很喜欢香蕉。
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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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