特別的生日卡片 A Special Birthday Card
大文：張莉的生日快到了，我想送一張特別的卡片給她。
Devin: Lily’s birthday is almost here. I want to give a special card to her.
爸爸：你要自己畫一張卡片嗎？
Dad: Do you want to draw a card?
大文：我同學說可以用電腦做卡片。你可以教我怎麼做嗎？
Devin: My classmate says I can use the computer to make a card. Can you teach me how to do that?
爸爸：你可以在網路上選一張卡片。你要什麼圖案？
Dad: You can choose a card on the Internet. What kind of design do you want?
大文：我想要有蛋糕、蠟燭、氣球的圖案。
Devin: I want a design with a cake, candles, and balloons.
爸爸：選好了。你要在卡片上寫幾句祝福的話嗎？
Dad: I’ve finished choosing one. Do you want to write some well-wishes on the card?
大文：我要寫「祝你生日快樂、天天開心」。
Devin: I want to write “I wish you a Happy Birthday and happiness every day.”
爸爸：好，我幫你打字，張莉收到這張卡片應該很高興。
Dad: OK, I’ll help you type it. Lily should be very happy to receive this card.
https://youtu.be/yUvapCc6pAs

去遊樂園玩Going to the Amusement Park
心美：上星期我去遊樂園玩，你們去過嗎？
May: Last week I went to the amusement park. Have you all gone before?
友朋：我去過很多次，今年又去了一次。
Joe: I’ve gone many times, and this year I went again.
心美：你們覺得什麼最好玩？
May: What do you all think is the most fun?
友朋：我喜歡旋轉木馬，一會兒上，一會兒下，很好玩。
Joe: I like the carousel. Going up a little while then down a little while is really fun.
東明：我最喜歡碰碰車，撞來撞去 很有趣。
Tony: I like the bumper cars. Bumping over and over again is fun
心美：我覺得摩天輪最好玩，可是到了最高的地方，有點可怕。
May: I think the Ferris Wheel is the most fun, but when I arrive at the top it’s a little scary.
東明：你們敢不敢坐雲霄飛車？我敢坐，可是有一點緊張。
Tony: Are you afraid to go on the roller coaster? That is even scarier!
心美：我不敢，它太快了，聽到別人大叫，我就更緊張。
May: I don’t dare. It’s too fast. When I hear someone else screaming, I get nervous.

https://youtu.be/ZuhSHuhNpag

文化週 Culture Week

老師：下個禮拜是文化週，你們要介紹什麼？

Teacher: Next week is Culture Week. What do you all want to introduce?

張莉：我可以帶毛筆來，教大家寫書法。

Lily: I can bring a brush pen and teach everyone how to write calligraphy.

東明：我想介紹臺灣小吃，請媽媽幫我做炒米粉。

Tony: I want to introduce Taiwanese snacks. I’ll ask my mom to help me make fried vermicelli.

大文：我很會扯鈴，我要表演扯鈴。

Devin: I can really play the diabolo. I’ll do a diabolo performance for everyone.

心美：我要教大家怎麼用筷子夾豆子。

May: I want to teach everyone how to use chopsticks to pick up beans.

大文：除了扯鈴，我還可以踢毽子，我踢毽子也很厲害。

Devin: Besides the Chinese yo-yo, I can kick a shuttlecock too. I’m awesome at kicking the shuttlecock.

老師：非常好！大家回去好好準備吧！

Teacher: Excellent! Everyone goes home and do a good job preparing.

友朋：我什麼都不會，怎麼辦？

Joe: I can’t do anything. What should I do?

心美：沒關係，你跟我一起夾豆子就好了。

May: No problem, you can just pick up beans with chopsticks with me.
https://youtu.be/fLqdhbW4qSk

我的鄰居 My Neighbor

張莉：聽說你搬家了。新家離學校遠不遠？

Lily: I heard you moved? Is your new home far from school?

心美：離學校有一點遠，我搬到公園路100號。

May: It’s a little far from school. I moved to No.100, Gong yuan Rd.

東明：你家附近有公園嗎？

Tony: There’s a park near your home?

心美：有一個大公園，就在我家前面。我家旁邊都是房子。

May: There’s big park, just in front of my home. Next to my home is housing.

張莉：你認識你的鄰居嗎？

Lily: Do you know your neighbors?

心美：我認識右邊的鄰居，他家有兩個小朋友，還有一隻鳥。

May: I know the neighbor on our right side. They have two children and a bird.

東明：那麼，你認識左邊的鄰居嗎？

Tony: Well then, do you know the neighbor on your left side?

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我們來玩吧 Let’s Play
心美：下課了，我們去教室外面玩吧！
May: Class is over. Let’s go outside the classroom and play!
大文：我們來玩捉迷藏，好不好？
Devin: How about we play hide and seek?
東明：我總是找不到你們，不好玩。我們去溜滑梯。
Tony: I can never find you all. That’s no fun. Let’s go play on the slide.
張莉：我不敢溜滑梯，因為太高了。
Lily: I don’t dare play on the slide, because it’s too high.
心美：我們上個星期才學了扯鈴，今天練習一下吧！
May: Last week we just learned the chinese yo-yo. Today let’s practice a little!
友朋：我不想扯鈴，我們來跳繩， 看看誰跳得久。
Joe: I don’t want to practice the chinese yo-yo. Let’s jump rope and see who can jump the longest.
心美：那麼，我們猜拳決定吧！ 來！剪刀、石頭、布。
May: Well then, let’s play rock-paper-scissors to decide! Rock, paper, scissors!
大文：哈哈！我贏了，今天玩捉 迷藏吧！
Devin: Haha! I won! Today let’s play hide and seek!

聖誕節快到了 Christmas Is Coming

大文：哇！今天人好多，跟平常不一樣。

Devin: Ahh! There are a lot of people today. It’s not normally like this.

媽媽：下個月就是聖誕節了，大家都來買東西。

Mom: Christmas is just next month. Everyone here is shopping.

文文：媽媽，你看那棵聖誕樹好漂亮！

Vivian: Mom, look. That Christmas tree is pretty!

爸爸：我們也要買一些彩色的燈掛在窗戶上。今年你想要什麼禮物？

Dad: We have to buy some colorful lights to hang on the window. What presents do you want this year?

大文：我想要一輛玩具車，聖誕老人會送給我嗎?

Devin: I want a toy car. Will Santa Claus give me one?

爸爸：如果你聽話，聖誕老人就會送給你。 Dad: If you do what you’re told. Santa Claus will give you one.

文文：我想買一個洋娃娃，再買一張卡片寄給外公、外婆。

Vivian: I want to buy a doll, and also a card to send to Grandpa and Grandma

媽媽：我們還要買一隻聖誕襪掛在房間裡。

Mom: We also have to buy a Christmas sticking to hang in the room

天氣變涼了 It’s Gotten Cold
心美:喂,奶奶,我是心美,您好嗎？
Hello? Grandma, I’m May. How are you?
您那裡的天氣變涼了嗎？Has the weather gotten cool over there.
奶奶:我很好。現在的溫度大概是十八度，
I’m very well. The temperature here is about 18 degrees (Celsius).
很涼快。你那裡呢？It’s quite cool. How about over there.
心美:我們這裡已經開始下雪了，天氣非常冷，
It’s started to snow over here. It’s really cold!
差不多是零下三度。Pretty much 3 below zero.
奶奶:你得多穿一點衣服，別感冒了！
You should wear a little more clothing. Don’t catch a cold.
心美:我不喜歡冬天，冷得不得了！
I don’t like winter. It’s extremely cold!
希望春天快點來。I hope spring can come a little faster.
奶奶:我們這裡的春天很暖和，但是常常下雨。
Spring here quite warm, but it often rains.
心美：還是夏天好，比較舒服。
Summer is still better. It’s more comfortable.

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