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Writing on paper
在纸上写字
Marie /məˈriː/ sat down to write a letter to her Friend. She wrote /roʊt/ about her life.
" My wallet was stolen," She wrote on the paper. And then she looked at the words again.
" Did I write the word correctly? Steal, stole, stolen." Yes, she go to the world right.
Then she wrote in the litter," These days, I use the computer for everything, I almost forget how to spell certain words."
Did I write the world correctly?
wallet
钱包
美 /ˈwɑːlɪt/
英 /ˈwɒlɪt/
n.
钱包，皮夹
steal
偷窃
美 /stiːl/
vt.
剽窃；偷偷地做；偷窃
vi.
窃取；偷偷地行动；偷垒
n.
偷窃；便宜货；偷垒；断球
过去式 stole /stoʊl/
过去分词 stolen
现在分词 stealing
第三人称单数 steals
复数 steals
certain
某些
美 /ˈsɜːrtn/
adj.
某一；必然的；确信；无疑的；有把握的
pron.
某些；某几个
correctly
正确地
美 /kəˈrektli/
adv.
正确地；得体地
So many cars
这么多车
Joe loves cars, he has many difficult kinds of cars.
She has four race /reɪs/ cars. He has a yellow school bus and a white tour bus. He has a black and white public car. He also has a red fire truck. They are all beautiful.
Maybe you think that Joe is rich.
No he is not. He is only three years old. All of his cars are toy cars!
Look at my fire truck!
tour
旅游
美 /tʊr/
n.
旅游，旅行；巡回演出
vt.
旅行，在……旅游；在……作巡回演出
vi.
旅行，旅游；作巡回演出
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About rice
关于大米
Rice is the most popular food in Asia.
Rice is a very good food. It gives people lots of energy. It tastes good. It is easy to cook and it is easy to grow.
Not all rice looks and tastes the same. There are more than 40000 difficult kinds of rice.
About 90% of all the rise in the world is grown and eaten in Asia. In Asia today. One person eats about 200 kilograms of rice a year.
I eat rich every day!
popular
大众化的
美 /ˈpɑːpjələr/
英 /ˈpɒpjələr/
adj.
流行的，通俗的；受欢迎的；大众的；普及的
energy
活力
美 /ˈenərdʒi/
n.
[物] 能量；精力；活力；精神
taste
味道
美 /teɪst/
n.
味道；品味；审美
vt.
尝；体验
vi.
尝起来；有…的味道
kilogram
美 /ˈkɪləɡræm/
n.
公斤；千克
Don't cry grandpa
Grandpa lives in the countryside. I visit him every summer.
When it is time to go back to the city for school, Grandpa always cries. My aunt tells me not to worry. Grandpa is just getting old.
She says," Your grandpa is not crying because he crying. It is a kind of illness that makes him cry easily."
But I dont think so. I think he is said to see me going away.
Don't cry, grandma. I will be back soon.
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Joe's sweet tooth
乔爱吃零食
Joe has a sweet tooth. That means he likes to eat sweets. But there is a problem. Joe doesn't like to brush his teeth.
His mother says," If you don't brush your teeth, Soon you are going to get a toothache."/ˈtuːθeɪk/
Joe says," If my teeth hurt me, I will have them pulled out."
His mother laughs," It's not that easy,"she says." Would you like to know what happens if you pull out all of your teeth?"
" Yes!" Joe is very interested.
Yum, I like sweets！
" Everyone only get two sets of teets. First, We get baby teeth. At age six, our baby teeth fall out, and we grow new strong teeth," Says his mother.
" And then what?" asks Joe.
" After that we don't grow new teeth any more. So, if you get the teeth pulled out, you won't be able to eat all the delicious food that you like," says his mothys.
" Oh, no!" Joe now knows how bad things can be if he does not take care of his teeth.
Take care of your teeth.
set
设置
美 /set/
v.
放，置，使处于；使开始；（故事、电影等）以......为背景；树立，创立，确立；设置，安排；摆放餐具；镶嵌；布置，分配，指派；凝固，凝结；使现出坚定的表情；固定发型；把（断骨）复位；排版；为……谱曲；（日、月）落沉；结果；点燃
n.
（物品的）一套，一组，一副；一伙（或一帮）人，团伙，阶层；电视机，收音机；布置，场景，舞台；（网球、排球比赛等的）盘，局；（数学中的）集，集合；一组歌曲（乐曲）；（能力相当的）一批学生；（尤指坚定的）姿势，神情；做头发；凝固，凝结；兽穴；（供移植的）秧苗，插枝；装置
adj.
安排好的，固定的；位于......的；以……为背景的；顽固的，固执的；套（餐）；有可能的；做好准备的；呆板的，不自然的
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Baby in the car
车里的宝宝
Baby Eddy likes riding in the cay. But he doesn't like the seat belt. He cries when his mother puts the seat belt on him.
His mom says," The car movies very fast.If you do not wear the belt, You may fly out of your car seat and get hurt."
Then she gives the baby a tie. He stops crying.
" You are too young to understand car safety, but you are not too young to get hurt," Says his mom.
Play with your toy Eddy.
belt
腰带
美 /belt/
n.
带；腰带；地带
vt.
用带子系住；用皮带抽打
vi.
猛击
Who runs faster?
谁跑得更快？
If you had many legs, Do you think you could run fastser Well, let's think about it.
A centipede may have one hundred legs. A millipede may have as 1000 legs. A spider has only eight legs.
But a spider runs faster than a centipede. It even runs faster than a millipede.
You see having many legs doesn't make you a faster runner.
This spider is a fast runner.
spider
蜘蛛
美 /ˈspaɪdər/
n.
蜘蛛；设圈套者；三脚架
centipede
美 /ˈsentɪpiːd/
n.蜈蚣
millipede
美 [ˈmɪlɪpiːd]
n. [无脊椎]千足虫；倍足纲节动物
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The penny
一分钱
The penny is the smallest amount of money. Many countries have stopped using it, Why? Because the Penny is not enough to buy anything.
But there was a time when penis were more useful. There are many things about the penny.
For example: A Penny saved is a Penny earned. What does that mean?
It means serving mind is as important as earning it. Even that we don't use the pennies is anymore. That saying it is still very true.
I love my piggy bank.
save
节省
美 /seɪv/
vt.
节省；保存；储蓄；解救
vi.
节省；挽救；搭救
prep.
除...之外
n.
救援
earn
挣
美 /ɜːrn/
vt.
赚，赚得；获得，挣得；使得到；博得
A shiny penny
一颗闪闪发光的硬币
My father often tells us how life has changed over time.
When he was young, his family had no money Getting food on the table was the most important thing.
One day, while he was out looking for something to eat. He found a penny on the ground. He was so excited and felt lucky.
He doesn't remember what he did with that penny, But the image of the shiny penny stayed in his mind till today!
image
形象
美 /ˈɪmɪdʒ/
n.
影像；想象；肖像；偶像
vt.
想象；反映；象征；作…的像
mind
介意
美 /maɪnd/
n.
理智，精神；意见；智力；记忆力
vt.
介意；专心于；照料
vi.
介意；注意
