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Curious George Learns the Alphabets译文分享
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" M9 W) z/ G1 n* k2 LThis is George.
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He lived with his friend, - q L5 L9 [( }
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the man with the yellow hat.
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He was a good little monkey,
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9 D0 x. z3 j4 ]9 O( [" X4 {7 [but he was always curious. 4 r& t1 L/ e& F8 b* ~! S
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This morning George was looking at some of his friend's books. ! b' u& o5 Q1 D
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They were full of little black marks and dots and lines,
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and George was curious: ) ~1 \) G7 H2 U& Y. o
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what could one do with them?
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2 p% t/ ?9 U- I4 @) k+ S这是乔治。 5 p% s2 m. C0 r& }. v* w9 ^
1 |# U% R: q. C6 ]4 e6 ]他和朋友住在一起,
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7 q; p1 ?% \. e0 T' P" \就是戴黄色帽子的那个人。
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6 e; ?- d) b' Q/ A乔治是一只善良的小猴子,
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但他总是很好奇。 i- L( y' v7 h k h! a
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今天早上乔治正在看他朋友的一些书。
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书上面布满了小的黑色印迹,还有些点、线, 4 E2 j2 v% O, l! Z( }0 A/ [
8 |: G U/ j( L' v! I5 z0 J乔治很好奇:这个人用它来做什么呢? + O; X0 D" q) _2 M" H+ T* e; q" e
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The man with the yellow hat came just in time.
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9 ^" G6 `+ d1 ~! v2 Z& I: }"You don't tear a book apart to find out what's in it, " he said. $ T0 v2 K, ~) t/ ]0 `
# g. t5 T- _7 r0 ^- `- f"You READ it, George. 1 I6 Z3 Z1 u, T: }8 p+ }) r2 B0 K
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Books are full of stories.
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Stories are made of words,
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and words are made of letters.
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If you want to read a story you first have to know the letters of the alphabet.
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0 _( T# k5 I5 g% O, g$ C" j5 ELet me show you."
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The man took a big pad and bagan to draw.
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, Z: y3 |4 ]: ?% H" X( R' eGeorge was curious.
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1 u% n0 c9 E. Y/ P. u+ D"This is an A, " the man said. " c4 c( c* _( o5 Q3 A' D/ @3 p
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"The A is the first letters of the alphabet." , `. |5 s' [" L! h& ~, ^
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戴黄色帽子的那个人来得正是时候。
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他说:“你不要把书拆开,就为看看里面有什么。” . @% \- e; o. a7 C' p4 A8 e, A0 {
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“你可以读读,乔治。 2 R/ K( s% |8 p5 F
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书里充满了各种故事。
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6 O: K7 I* e, G1 k; l故事是由文字组成的,
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单词是由字母组成的。
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如果你想读好故事, % M) G$ M- W- n: r* k* ]: J0 E5 g
5 t4 N# k6 n- @你首先要知道字母表中的字母。 0 x& w0 z r( L& ^8 w% D8 G& O" v
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我来告诉你吧。” 5 s6 [. S9 k$ g0 M
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那个男人拿了一个大便签本和一个蒲甘,开始画起来。 " f9 }4 j0 t# e' C8 I
" V1 A, q4 @* c* ~, I: }$ `! c乔治很好奇。 9 W: w# _$ l! g* [4 x9 n' W
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“这是A,”那人说。
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/ o" L1 t! C' B! c' E5 k“A是字母表中的第一个字母。”
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Now we add four feet and a long tail— 4 M) K* |( M2 Z- Q7 [
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and the A becomes on ALLIGATOR with his mouth wide open.
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The word ALLIGATOR starts with an A. 3 ~- k- i" S% ]- p H
3 W, j% F: S, \This is a big A. There is also a small a. 5 N9 E" l1 E( K( G) C
; [" L) ?1 R* y9 G1 WAll letters come in big and in small.
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" o! n3 G, M6 NThis is a small a.
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It looks like a piece of an apple.
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George knew alligator and apples. 3 y( t! e6 b n
' Q3 H5 @; W" k) P* u n# e5 L' eYou could eat apples.
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# ^6 u, p- x, ^) l: g! O5 SAlligator could eat you if you didn't watch out. ) R' ^' ~9 H1 `; u& b8 ?* N2 _
, Q8 M6 @! N. k9 c- d L现在我们再后面加上四只脚和一条长尾巴。
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5 j6 z( p! r) X8 E6 yA变成了鳄鱼,嘴巴张得大大的。 7 o n7 [/ w% G
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“短吻鳄”一词以A开头。
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所有的字母都有大写和小写。
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这是一个小a。 $ f% ^9 H* t$ I6 v2 Z! F
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它看起来像一个苹果。
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乔治知道鳄鱼和苹果。
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你可以吃苹果。
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, ]# q1 ?( {! d) P7 g+ TThis is a big B. + O- X- {: I, q$ l% ~" A! T
0 L* _8 L5 ^/ @! B3 u% wThe big B looks like a BIRD 4 Q5 p' b9 r9 h0 ?2 M0 A7 L
/ X3 s& U$ Y' ~, ]. Qif we put feet on it and a tail and a BILL.
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The word BIRD begins with a B. 6 e5 L* z5 C1 p7 P# a: P/ Q, g$ _1 I. P
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BIRDS come in all colors.
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, N# E( S: O, n; O$ h$ s This BIRD is BLUE.
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# W' i: r% r2 x( Y# V& x* CGeorge loved to watch BIRDS. 0 @& u3 ^5 g& M
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It could be a bee.
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/ e @+ K# k9 J* q [# E& a6 KThis bee is busy buzzing around a blossom. ! N! n9 I4 `1 `% Q4 {+ X5 N
/ [( O8 y+ k' c% X& {$ e$ pThe bee's body has black and yellow stripes. / t1 \0 [" L, S# J( J6 H
3 z# F( ]7 {0 HGeorge kept away from bees.
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; {8 e' u2 _$ V, W这是一个大B。 5 g+ L9 M& J1 Z
4 n; ?8 {4 |4 s# M大B看起来像只鸟。
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如果我们在上面安上脚,一条尾巴和鸟嘴。 : v3 P. Q/ x: B' [
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鸟一词以B开头。 + z" |# _$ h4 }( J9 X" E7 t2 `
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这只鸟是蓝色的。
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乔治很爱看鸟。 1 w$ ]3 X( X5 g- j
* s! X; `' ?" E这是一个小b。
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9 {* o8 `3 m" i- T$ z可以是只蜜蜂。 * @& n# P9 X" ]
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这只蜜蜂正忙着在花丛中嗡嗡叫。
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蜜蜂的身体有黑色和黄色条纹。
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$ @4 Z/ i4 p1 s8 ^" \* ~2 O乔治远离蜜蜂。 ' M& \ }# z7 u% b, {
' {( x' v; W1 H$ B+ h它们会蜇人,那是极有可能的。
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! U, ?+ d9 t! X. @$ lWe will make it into a CRAB—
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a big CRAB, with a shell, and feet, and two CLAWS.
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1 [7 i6 J- h1 p8 E% V3 \+ rThis is a small C. 6 S( D) D/ P1 ` }9 p
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The small c is like the big C, only smaller,
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so it becomes a small crab. It's cute. ; z7 O+ a3 U l! i8 _$ O$ T. G7 b
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Crabs live in the ocean. 8 M2 ~2 E. k E; M6 X6 f; C# Z
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They can swim or run sidewise and backwards.
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Crabs can be funny, but they can also pinch you.
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, p5 \; N2 x/ e, ?" a! z; ^这是一个大写的C。
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我们把它做成一只螃蟹。
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一只大螃蟹,有壳,脚和两只爪子。
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: m$ N7 n) G, X, u$ T这是一个小C。
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小c就像大c,只有小一点,
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* m& O3 T9 E- V" n) Y0 C5 m所以它变成了一只小螃蟹。它是不是很可爱。
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2 {, C' C) n0 F$ E螃蟹生活在海洋里。
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螃蟹可以很有趣,但它们也会夹你。
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$ Y1 M2 M; r+ |2 r9 V& @"You now have three letters, George, " the man said,
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"A and B and C.
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* M8 ]$ Q2 R# A- ^With these three letters you can make a WORD,
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the first word you can read yourself.
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The word is CAB.
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You know what a cab is.
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; _& a6 v; Y4 ^ L \' R- k Ionce took you for a ride in a cab, remember?
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And now let's draw the next letters."
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“你现在知道三个字母了,乔治,”那男人说,
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“A、B、C。” 5 T( F6 h3 D" Q; R5 T
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你可以用这三个字母可以来造词,
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第一个字你可以自己读。
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这个词是CBA(出租车)。
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你知道什么叫CBA。 & p# q! c3 q1 b) y
' X6 w# P% ~( gIonce带你乘坐一辆出租车,还记得吗? + x3 _% T) c9 o2 U
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* M/ Y$ g4 |7 S4 k' \+ D7 w2 wThe big D could be a DINOSAUR.
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there are no live DINOSAURS TODAY, & O! i. q: {- m6 e! b( k+ L( N
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they hae DIED out.
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9 v; X! a8 R" s) b! ^( vThose you see in museums are DUMMIES. * ]& _( [: c' j' ?3 }& A
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The small d looks like a dromedary.
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7 P0 t T+ P2 f4 o3 k5 K& P) h5 uA dromedary is a camel with one hump.
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$ y' ] ]2 W( i4 E* G+ |Riding on a dromedary can make you dizzy ; h1 c' r$ j% s; x3 z# {
) f8 Q$ w4 D* `- q' Abecause it gose up and down—up and down—up and down. # |7 N1 A- m% f$ S% Y. L# N. R
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大D可以是恐龙。
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时至今日,没有活恐龙, 7 m) ^' |* G3 X# l4 |4 T( r
1 k/ k2 o( w+ L$ g% P( L他们已经灭绝了。 6 |, {* [" b& L3 C
. c% Q/ x3 r. p0 M你在博物馆看到的都是仿制品。
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6 ~8 B) U+ Z# v( }2 o乔治曾在博物馆里见过恐龙。
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3 C) g S0 {9 e/ B1 r* F骑在骆驼背上可以让你晕眩。
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The big E is an ELEPHANT. " J. n2 c% P7 T' s5 d w9 J
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He is eating his EVENING meal:EGGPLANTS. ; t7 Z, ^2 q* ^- w9 t0 E
, |, I( l* ^6 OGeorge loved ELEPHANTS.
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The small e could be the ear of a man, " b' o; E! w p0 @- m7 k
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' j# w' Y2 t$ Q; C- U* NPeople's ears and monkey's ears look very much alike.
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9 P( g& y9 j0 P* b大E是大象。 1 b: s, R9 |9 g, g' P
& b7 T7 z8 j1 o1 N/ G! E# ]他正在吃晚餐:茄子。
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% m6 D& `# ~8 t6 n! I8 E2 N" v乔治喜欢大象。 6 Q( t4 u+ a5 t8 f) e& ~
6 w+ e' H7 M$ l5 f; J+ P2 ?8 b! v小e可以是一个人的耳朵,
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. |2 `& O+ _* t2 @$ K6 b# z人们的耳朵和猴子的耳朵看起来非常相似。 4 G& b9 w8 s2 k' |7 ]
5 \) r" s; @9 h, BThe big F is a FIREMAN FIGHTING a FIRE. ) o" |1 b2 J' W: V5 c
& l9 E I" S) m# [" DNever FOOL the FIRE DEPARTMENT,
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or you go to jail, and that's no FUN.
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The small f is a flower. " v4 [- I6 X F( G0 u1 N- \
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George's friend was found of flowers.
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George preferred food. 2 f5 I+ ~( c) w( C, |+ O" G, ^
9 D- ^& C/ f2 W" i3 z* { C大F是一名消防队员。
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* D; g# b6 K, |1 D千万别愚弄消防部门,
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不然你会去坐牢,那样一点也不好玩。 ! N" R! b) Q) O# M8 f
6 N4 i ?2 p* g& n小f是一朵花。
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乔治的朋友找到了花。 0 y& D0 D) v( X- R" f# U( a3 V
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乔治更喜欢喜欢食物。
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* a" `$ W m( | d, F B4 m4 M( BThe big G is a GOOSE.
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* f, p$ h& J. q( jGOOSE starts with a G, like GEORGE. & f6 _$ w1 q H, t
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The small g is a goldfish.
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9 Y' W( Y. O7 S% e5 f3 M2 i2 _/ aHe is in a glass bowl and looks gay. " E/ D3 p9 N! H1 Z( W' k( e2 K
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, R$ Y9 q$ c3 s+ U/ e* s+ }鹅从G开始,像GEORGE一样。 2 p5 _) O/ n$ D% d
/ [; E3 h) K' g7 m+ H小g是一条金鱼。
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他在一个玻璃碗里,看起来很快乐。 9 o2 O3 T& `& J9 `3 \
0 l6 d: x3 `& ]& M+ e1 F: |"Now you know seven letters, George, " ; l0 I: V6 U) I6 z- R& J: U& t. n& @ @
3 ^% I% d( D, I- D& k! Lsaid the man,
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"A, B, C, D, E, F, G.
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6 ~% o8 O7 Z7 w6 kWith these letters we can already make quite a few words.
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3 P e( A: B' @+ QI have written some of them down: 0 c. r" V3 M( f& ~0 K; j8 ?" D
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you read them while I get you your lunch." + w1 S) S2 W1 L0 B5 i3 R. x
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"It seems the only word you can read is BAD."
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said the man when he came back. & s% s/ N, I6 @: A
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"I think we had enough for one morning.
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+ D0 Y9 C6 e2 [! G7 P After your nap we'll go on with our letters."
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“现在你知道七个字母了,乔治。” 6 D, ]7 `7 H, X# S5 f
- A6 S. a" d8 ]- M i/ G那人说, . c8 v1 h1 b3 d' @3 p8 C8 n
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“A, B, C, D, E, F, G。 4 e; J( g5 F, i1 T
7 t5 o+ Y" M: @有了这些字母,我们已经能造几个单词了。
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我写了其中的一些:
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你读读它们,当我给你午餐的时候。”
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“bad似乎是你唯一能读懂的单词。” " d6 ~7 M. E5 M; s
$ Z1 H' [% u+ p男人回来的时候对乔治说道。
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" j# L: v7 K" M: }“我想我们一上午学的够多了。” 1 X3 e, }* R/ s1 j) J& q: N' I
' Z' q+ r" v/ A我现在就喂你吃的,然后你去睡会午觉。 * f# G' g) f; f9 X1 i+ _
7 }+ U8 W4 c9 G+ r. D8 O2 {午睡后我们会继续写我们的单词。
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9 G/ v/ W9 h* G/ TThe big H is a HOUSE.
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It stands on a HILL behind a HEDGE. , ^; Z9 a6 B8 b6 Z
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George's HOME used to be the jungle.
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Now he lives in a HOUSE.
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The small h is a horse. ( G$ O6 g& e+ B5 @) t6 u0 f- `
$ v2 ]! @1 b( T$ M! KHe is happy because he has heaps of hay. 3 j) o! r+ N0 P
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George had his own horse—a hobby horse.
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大H是一所房子。
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它坐落在树篱后面的一座小山上。 . `& \# c- [0 \0 @7 a
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乔治的家曾经就在丛林。
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4 { X* V; O3 c: b2 x8 C现在他住在一所房子里。 & }8 J- e6 E2 x: v$ ^+ z
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小h是一匹马。 / I* Q l' D, U8 W4 q
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他很快乐,因为他正在吃一堆干草。
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乔治有他自己的马—玩具马。 % t6 X6 A# A' E& j* J4 u/ L% e @
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The big I is just a long line going straight down. 7 M. u$ k) Q+ s+ q4 }, ~! K% I
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It does not look like much.
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X g, N1 |/ o$ T3 ?0 u" vIt could be an ICICLE.
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' K5 y. A" `" ]6 NThe small i is a line with a dot on top. * _3 u2 y& `% ~: w
7 G7 f% F) k$ z! L/ \It could be an iguana.
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An iguana is a sort of lizard.
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They like the warm sunshine. 3 w% W1 x; T& V9 s. ]
; ]8 G1 L) f [# pSo does George. ' y( ^6 s5 Q3 f$ y8 ^
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看起来不太像。
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也可以像冰柱。
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小i是一条线,上面有一个点。 ) G! B/ o7 V, Q6 m e9 u5 `
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也可一像鬣鳞蜥。
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鬣蜥是一种蜥蜴。 0 T+ h/ g' o; J5 C* _: P5 w4 H
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鬣蜥不喜欢冰。 0 f4 r4 [5 Q0 m9 P Q$ O( L) j
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他们喜欢温暖的阳光。 : m, \* T! }) |+ O
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* i Q1 }4 m |9 q: E) _5 O* BThe big J is a JAGUAR.
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2 ]/ w. y( `5 v6 X2 y0 tJAGUARS live in the HUNGLE. 7 b: O1 T% X+ Z
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George knew JAGUARS.
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The small j is a jack-in-the-box. 2 @, r+ t' Q+ f
# @* N, o+ J: g/ LGeorge had a jack-in-the-box as a toy.
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He just loved to make it jump. . K. m, u3 l/ t1 S" K
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大J是一只美洲虎。 . Y; ~4 ?# A; ~! z
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美洲虎生活在饥饿中。
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! i8 @+ r; a% _- w3 f$ ^0 G乔治知道美洲虎。 % ?9 j i, T# Q+ r9 I7 C3 v
. o) y6 O% M7 n9 a0 v* T! B美洲虎曾在丛林里住过一次。 1 a& S* w/ h/ T7 } z" l/ E
) K5 K% u: z: z4 B小j是一个玩偶盒。
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* z$ Z4 S+ O z7 v' L0 Q乔治有一个玩偶盒作为玩具。
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+ n- s0 j5 M$ _3 O* y- H* M: J: H; S, j他只是喜欢让它跳跃。
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The big K is a big KANGAROO called KATY. $ f! m2 q0 f+ T5 }5 T+ F. @- m
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The small k is a small kangaroo.
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He is Katy's kid.
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big K是一只大袋鼠,名叫凯蒂。 # s% a# C4 s* A j) U p9 X7 f
& |. F/ ~5 e7 ~5 P小k是一只小袋鼠。 R. d0 J/ L% Y8 ?2 R: T8 {! {
4 G# o9 F o. h4 C, j他是凯蒂的孩子。 ! n) L9 T5 ~8 B: D
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The big L is a LION. $ i# }) @0 v4 ]2 s6 j% G5 G3 {7 W" ^
1 }' \, @0 Y) t% N! E5 f0 lHe is LUCKY.
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. v0 ?3 r C: V! DHe is going to have LEG of LAMB for LUNCH, % K6 n; o- |- t8 I
7 j, P4 Y& X5 `+ L0 E9 oand he LOVES it. " n4 ^8 V/ x$ j/ h$ }/ _
, J! L r+ L6 lThe small i is a lean lady.
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She is strolling along a lake licking a lollipop. 2 y4 @9 c, k1 k+ J6 Z6 z1 D2 c+ E( g
# }6 t# @4 f7 i8 b2 j) PGeorge liked lollipops.
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大L是头狮子。
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他是幸运的。
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/ X- I7 x9 H4 w$ {0 }7 }8 s) f9 b他将会有顿有只羊腿的午餐, $ }# [% L' ]; k& H( \% K/ f. j
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他太爱羊腿了。 ( ~" n+ y/ D- R% v2 o# }
: @( C1 h0 R! C& u# [小的i是一个瘦弱的女人。
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她正在湖边散步,并且吃着棒棒糖。
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乔治喜欢棒棒糖。
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6 L J: J+ u' |9 F4 vThe big M is a MAILMAN.
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$ I$ ]* Q/ F3 PHis name is MISTER MILLER. He brings a letter.
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3 q) x7 O3 g4 X: j: r* I, oMaybe it's for ME, thinks George. ( h) }. b1 a: m3 V9 m% M. t
# n# m/ f% _! y4 x3 AThe small m is a mouse.
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; r" p+ y; B. m+ P8 }He is munching mints. 8 _, m. S0 w: X
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"And do you know what else it is?"
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7 L6 p- W# Q# Rsaid the man to George: 9 b6 u' }2 t, O3 {
! T2 d- F7 Y3 M. d3 z5 m" N"M is the thirteenth letter of the A B C.
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The whole alphabet has only 4 w: Z5 \/ E Y, u" z% U; K
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大M是个邮递员。
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他的名字叫米勒先生。他带了一封信。
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+ n9 Z7 i5 ]7 c9 [9 }: X也许是给我的,乔治想。 2 ]# z8 M/ F: r* j
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小m是一只老鼠。
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他在咀嚼薄荷糖。 ( W# }4 z1 V, t
' T4 F( S8 E% T S“你知道还有什么吗?”
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8 j5 X4 l7 i0 R* l8 \1 h4 m男人对乔治说道: O7 G! o) u0 g# R& ]$ g
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M是A B C之后的第13个字母。 * L- S2 \8 Z w; j, L# s
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整个字母表只有一个。 - t* W7 n5 p3 @5 [' b
) d7 e/ t* B0 \26 letters, so thirteen is just half of it. 8 B+ C! Y3 g7 m# @. U
( R; l' {1 h* I6 k* \( SYou can make lots of words with these letters. % x' C. M3 i4 m9 U" I. D
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Why don't you try?Here's a pad and pencil."
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& D0 v* R T1 EGeorge started to think of words,
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and then he wrote them down.
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8 Z D8 S: F, }( r0 \2 x It was fun to make words out of letters. 5 x6 v6 T& |3 g
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"Let me see, " said the man. ) x2 o1 o6 ^/ h" p
" _9 g U- H* k* Y2 p: H/ x% e"Ball-Milk-Cake-Ham-Jam-Egg-Lime-Feed-Kid-that's very good. , d( a3 F/ E! A* D( i/ L' C( |2 R
- Q7 c' t( m$ IBut what an earth is a Dalg or a Glidj or a Blimlimlim? 7 k2 s5 E4 n0 Q3 v8 Q
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There are no such things.
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# `& O2 i% d, i7 X. i7 W3 |6 FJust ANY letters do not make words, George. # y' [* h* Y7 k. q
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Well, let's look at some new letters now." * k- I3 e) b$ X% N X
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26个字母,13只是其中的一半。
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你可以用这些字母造很多单词。
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# [, M* K% y8 k' d0 X) N你为什么不试试呢?这里有张纸和铅笔。” + s M8 U' ]* m k) P. m
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乔治开始思考单词, 8 q$ j4 e; T$ s3 l* n7 r* f
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* F1 N* I$ t! G7 Z4 |/ T用字母来做单词是很有趣的。 0 S0 X4 q/ C$ s/ T) U5 p+ i
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“让我看看,”那人说。 5 h- G' [8 R" W; Q
7 u. @; f3 m6 y) R+ h- G, ?- E“Ball-Milk-Cake-Ham-Jam-Egg-Lime-Feed-Kid-that很好。
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8 L+ L6 ^% ]" \- W但什么是地球Dalg或Glidj还是Blimlimlim ? : ^! H9 ^9 [& J
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有些字母是不能造词的,乔治。 M2 L( ~% F* P* q+ D! ]+ M5 G4 t
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The big N is a NAPKIN standing on a dinner plate.
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It looks NEAT.
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3 i- ~' y. }. g4 }: YGeorge had seen NAPKINS folded that way in the restaurant when he was a dishwasher. 9 e8 E( j. m; \4 C+ E: B) T
& K- ~, C1 _: C9 Y/ p; Y0 gThe small n is a nose in the face of a man.
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He has a new blue necktie on and is nibbling noodles. , d6 }& m+ g% ~, {
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它看起来整洁。 * X9 ?; a1 ?) R# X0 s3 ]
6 ^$ h! [& P* J1 W, P0 P乔治看过餐馆里餐巾纸, ) a6 I# Y0 t3 {% y# e5 E z1 ~3 n
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他之前当一个洗碗工的时候。
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小n像一个男人的鼻子。 + u. S, ^: o$ G% c; s2 b
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他带着一条新的蓝色领带,正在吃面条。 & k9 g, G) u: X3 v1 |6 H
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The big O is a big OSTRICH,
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* \$ O( T/ k1 }: E! G) Land the small o is a small ostrich, of course. 8 v. d8 X2 ]; E; M( v' e) \* Q' B
) P! b% T" W2 @- g2 w( U. |8 WOstriches eat odd objects.
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1 `# l& s4 f; W9 G0 fOne ostrich once had tried to eat a bugle that belonged to George.
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4 Q$ ^; u3 g X& H大O是一只大鸵鸟,
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8 D) B4 g+ M+ ?当然,小o是一只小鸵鸟。 ( G" K( T5 t2 x" }* r- y, a7 G! |
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鸵鸟吃奇怪的物体。
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有一次,一只鸵鸟曾试图吃掉属于乔治的喇叭。
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( I; |3 i/ X1 F( w3 ^The big P is a big PENGUIN, m* B$ K0 x1 o- }' s6 _
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and the small p is a small penguin. ( `2 z5 {0 l P" [8 U% I2 z
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They use their flappers as paddles.
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/ w: k8 y* o% p. T: ?: P* IGeorge knew penguins from the Zoo.
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6 m( L6 H! d* V9 f大P是一只大企鹅, + r% f! J8 V" t$ Q
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小p是一只小企鹅。
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这些企鹅生活在南极附近。
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5 R: G: a" t5 D' k/ v他们用他们的手拍作桨。 " |) z+ M5 t0 {
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乔治认识动物园里的企鹅。 & V/ T) n' q4 e6 |& ~$ a
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The big Q is a QUAIL.
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QUAILS have short tails. # d3 `: [5 J- g! X# X
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You must keep QUIET if you want to watch QUAILS.
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% y" [2 }9 v9 I# y$ E& X( FThey are quite shy. ) ]* F; p) ? n
{4 S9 ]' H. Z& RThe small q is a quarterback.
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A quarterback has to be quick. $ A7 c) g# A1 q' a
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He would qualify for quarterback. 5 a7 Z" e8 J- P- ]0 Z7 [) y
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"And now get your football, George, " said the man, * K0 O9 U! E; E) T) M
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"it will do you good to play a little before we go on with your letters."
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* \' M p1 J8 V; P* ]9 x大Q是鹌鹑鸟。 5 t0 b: Y1 ^. |' ]
& T3 o2 o4 @: J( z. W! Q8 T% O+ |5 X典型的鹌鹑都长有短尾巴。
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如果你想看鹌鹑,你必须保持安静。 8 G! a* W- V1 j7 l+ \- I
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他们都很害羞。 9 C' t3 W3 ?% e. f0 s
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小q是四分卫。
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四分卫必须快。
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/ W/ i( ~; ]( @ h3 M乔治也很快。
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! w2 |" i) C$ H& r) R6 {+ H他足够有资格担任四分卫。
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“现在把你的足球拿来,乔治,”男人说,
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“在我们继续写字母之前,先玩一会儿会对你有好处的。”
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' H, x" `- _6 f. KGeorge knew how to play the game.
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He knew how to carry the ball, 1 D. M& w4 g" ]6 ^/ L- w
9 I4 Z1 d% H7 g& k" _) uand how to take a three-point stance,
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and how to get ready for the kick-off.
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* m3 `- t+ I; r: _5 c# M+ SHe was a fine halfback, too, " }: \4 h3 y ]% \
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and he could make a short pass,
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8 N+ k. j3 j8 D% Y% x- [or recover a fumble. ) ~% I3 [8 J7 X6 \5 O+ {" W2 |8 d' S% \
4 b6 M/ ?" C. Q8 f* ?& i9 D"Good game, " said the man,
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. q4 [* s4 ?2 K"but time's up now:back to the alphabet!" / z( u: C' q, a% |- B
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乔治知道如何玩这个游戏。 " B1 t- o% n8 z; b" t7 Q0 G
- [+ ^( G' a1 G; T3 D他知道如何带球,
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如何采取三点立场, / U, ^, I* d- S! v
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以及如何为开球做好准备。 1 p4 f$ t. j( n
2 p/ a# D4 `' K" c' d4 u他也是个优秀的中卫,
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他可以做一个短传,
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0 j4 W! D5 P; R; t* \或恢复一个失球。
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“玩得好,”那人说, 0 d; m' D4 {! g; C5 P
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“但现在时间到了:回到字母表!”
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The big R is a RABBIT. : m2 n" \( ~$ y7 c5 y, a/ C& @
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Some RABBIT are white with RED eyes.
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c+ u8 B4 c7 J7 ?George loved RABBITS. He had one as a pet.
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, t7 I3 \" r( a+ CThe rooster crows when the sun rises.
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- |' [6 p' R% g% u2 t* X) tTwo roosters will start a rumpus. 6 k1 ]2 e8 h$ k! ]- D
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They really can get rough.
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$ ?# @, I1 B! k- X$ W大R是一只兔子。
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有些兔子是白色的,眼睛是红色的。
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兔子喜欢萝卜。 ! c7 Z% Z; D. _& m! [ B
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乔治喜欢兔子。他养了一只宠物。
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8 E5 u) r$ R* q( C小r是一只公鸡。
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公鸡在太阳升起的时候啼叫。 * L s* t- M5 n- ^) l2 M
+ t. v+ f# \2 c两个公鸡在一起会打架。
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) R" ^5 {: }6 J他们真的会变得很粗暴。
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The big S is a big SNAIL, ( y" q0 I/ z, j# O g
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Snail are slow.
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O- y; p" J/ s2 hGeorge thought snails looked silly.
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& h, M0 D$ M' N% K4 ?大S是一只大蜗牛,
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) Q3 ]8 z5 _) n( ?6 f e0 M小s是一只小蜗牛。
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$ I' ?' x' R$ t: @7 h蜗牛走地很缓慢。 . v. E" [3 T$ B5 M# K+ ~* Q
" D0 d, ~+ s/ f* y6 r" N+ t- g! b当他们面对害怕的东西时,他们就会钻进他们的壳里。 9 z4 K! t T/ D" Y/ u
9 M# s2 R! l) ^0 L4 V乔治认为蜗牛看起来很傻。 4 A" K7 i! r8 u- p8 b1 h4 w3 f$ E. d
" b# m6 X) q0 M! X8 b! CThe big T is a TABLE. % F. k, w- r: ^7 c
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The TABLE is set for TWO.
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& Z; T- u+ d X4 KIt is TIME for TEA. 3 n% B8 O' c( c ~% g
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George did not care for TEA,
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but he liked TOAST. 9 r }8 U3 w" x, W5 I% j6 Y7 o
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The small t is a tomahawk.
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[( Z# H8 w& lGeorge had a toy tomahawk.
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It was a tiny one.
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He took it along when he played Indian. ! v; K7 N& r* [- d. M
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He also had a tepee—an Indian tent. ; j |2 e5 E+ B8 B& ]% Y
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大T是一张桌子。 1 ~6 I! f) z/ `% m7 r
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桌上有两个坐位。 V" t0 m) I a; g$ f: n, d: X
' O5 [/ N! ]; a/ Z6 d' Q# m喝茶的时间到了。 8 s" a4 U0 r; `6 s/ f" L
& o9 [% B8 K- D2 H3 C7 m5 ]! q乔治不喜欢喝茶,
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M. \9 `. c F但他喜欢烤面包。 F( C) A" C% D2 V( D6 [
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它很小。
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当他扮演印第安人的时候,他带着它。 * B6 N5 w8 t* U" ^5 ?$ C3 R1 }4 G
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"Now it's time for a snack, " said the man.
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- D8 V9 r, L. z* f( N0 b/ X+ M"Run over to the baker, George, and hand him this note. ' M( V' y5 ~" g3 ~$ y
5 B& D* |. }. Z! J/ jThen come right back with the doughnuts, ' b, s! \: a6 A. i: X- C& B
# w2 `: D: @- F9 b \6 I2 wone dozen of them, and no trick, please!"
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He looked at the note the man had written.
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One dozen doughnuts... , w1 g% @* p9 L; s" Y }# f5 X
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Maybe he could write something on it too?
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( H+ s6 F9 z# y“现在该吃点点心了,”南人说。 0 g+ {1 _" C' U5 G" g4 a
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请到面包师那里,乔治,把这张纸条递给他。 0 \0 o. y9 @1 ]9 g/ H! b
* h4 D7 P1 s; F& c6 Q+ g' l5 o然后拿着甜甜圈回来,
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H" s Z* \8 r" V3 r拿一打回来,不要耍花招!” . o/ H/ r2 ?' t: n
1 X) k& t; a: ~2 q9 g0 r5 S乔治很好奇。 7 i6 p0 [4 ^5 w! x z4 G0 ]
( B! E+ S6 b3 V他看了看那人写的便条。 $ x, Z! r6 T$ u' g$ Z2 Y& Q
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一打甜甜圈…… 8 A5 Y" p6 [9 f" Y3 O: j* Z. b' `
' X- v. U0 i; Q& E也许他也会写了吗?
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6 u& E% [3 G5 M5 Z''Why, George!'' cried the man.
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9 K8 \4 i5 ~) IThen he saw the note. & e j1 r ^/ X# V* s- i3 i8 j
1 F0 {# K) M: K5 x$ d''Well, that comes from teaching the alphabet to a little monkey.
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And I told you: no tricks!'' 8 G0 |" S( T) z3 R1 ?1 ?1 {
+ E8 A) i& P% U; X: ]; R& Z$ i' W''You may not eat any doughnuts now, George. Put them back in the bag and let's go on with the letters!'' ! M, _& R, C, `* H1 y9 |
$ ~7 |6 F" T% G8 f7 o“为什么,乔治!”男人哭着喊道。 $ F& ]" m& {/ P3 {, X9 z/ f3 Q+ Y
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然后他看看看纸条。 ( V, ]* l! o6 Q4 }# j- ?: ~1 g
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“好吧,因为对猴子教字母表的原因。 5 O9 Y% x5 p! v! y& \' L
( V" A' c; s- Y6 f. t”我告诉过你:不要耍花招! ; I) D( l8 B2 H$ X A
) V# \; q/ N# b8 i2 m4 h1 M“你现在不能吃甜甜圈了,乔治。
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”把它们放回袋子里,让我们继续写这些信!”
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$ u( |7 a* y* E7 e O6 {The big U is a big UMBRELLA standing UPRIGHT.
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?% ~9 a, u* vThe umbrella handle is also like a U.
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George knew how to USE an UMBRELLA. + w/ C6 l6 F. S5 T
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The small U is a small umbrella.
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When it is raining umbrellas are useful 9 h1 t2 F- D, q+ C: N% e5 Y. |4 h
& j2 r& D% C9 ?3 ~) i- Ybut you must keep under the umbrella unless you want to get wet.
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8 w# |( {; O8 p9 y# J4 DGeorge thought rain was a nuisance.
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9 b0 ?4 N: L1 w; J! ~' [+ \大U像一把直立的大伞。
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* P" c. z$ Q: x* p4 j伞柄也像一个U。
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乔治知道如何使用雨伞。 5 \) O* c9 u. V$ q9 D( Y* e* l3 `
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小U是一把小伞。 - o/ v" a2 P! u& I. c
7 n( a- d+ T( n当下雨的时候,雨伞很有用,
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但你必须把雨伞放低,除非你想淋湿。 ! E/ t! I* P% Y/ N8 [
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乔治认为雨是讨厌的东西。
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V
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9 F' ?; a( s4 r/ Y4 Y5 G3 b8 lThe big V is a big VALENTINE,
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+ I. [: \0 E0 s# L8 H' T1 xand the small v is a small valentine.
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2 k. P5 v: W& a( n1 C& V9 {$ QGeorge loved valentines.
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He got several valentine cards every year.
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7 j4 e8 p. u$ C8 F$ s: R4 IOne card came from Nevada. 2 n! ?+ _( r* b! T; r
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大V是一个大情人节,
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小V是一个小情人节。 " v4 A- Q0 I: x0 L! B
! y7 z* ^) \* z. ^" O% k8 o乔治喜欢情人节。
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% L; Z5 s4 @9 h9 z8 ?2 l, r) m2 z他每年都收到几张情人节卡片。
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7 C4 }' G' v0 [3 a1 k4 J1 R4 L一张卡来自内华达州。 8 G3 D- l" @) f* @2 d5 m
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; I6 f. m3 `9 |, T& pThe big W and the small w are WHISKERS,
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big ones and small ones.
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& [+ _2 `) p$ i5 U0 o7 Z. Y& yA WALRUS has WHISKERS. 5 L/ h7 w! |) i4 m- F
* B. P1 M( E2 ZSome men have whiskers and cats have whiskers. $ ]# Z( d _4 i8 U
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! v4 Z9 @9 t2 J6 W% Mbut he was curious how he would look if he did. - g# B1 m8 w2 k, j& z; p( O
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大的W和小的W都是胡须,
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0 V( l7 p5 N3 a: m* `分大分小, 8 t: p' J+ [. X1 o, ~. ^
- E8 E- ?+ h3 r9 @海象有胡须。 0 ^7 L P5 {' |9 c8 O8 f) V
% G$ ?7 w/ Z% k4 O. _7 t( V有些男人有胡须,猫有胡须。
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乔治没有胡须,但他很好奇如果他有看起来会是什么样。
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& {; V8 _1 }; t- hThe next letter of the alphabet is X.
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( E' H/ E+ g$ B: W/ ^4 h& n* ~! QThe big X and the small x look alike,
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only one is big and one is small, * Y, p1 z5 f. h% b0 W0 K6 k2 D
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just like the big W and the small w,
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or the V,or the U,or the S, and some of the other letters.
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"But," said the man, ) ^0 H9 @ i- @5 @+ d, A1 |
1 [# d) e, ?7 \, Y. |$ r"there are few words that start with an X, + z0 ]% r* q+ v; ^
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and they don't look like an X- except one, : T5 v0 Y; F9 A5 X4 m
: y8 @! M( ^( c' e+ Yand that is Xmas!" L. g: B* G- o# t
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Santa stands for Xmas.
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There is only one Santa so we need only one picture. + W" F% e0 t1 V8 C. K5 ]
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George thought Xmas was exciting.
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q: s) H6 ?" A) {3 g字母表的下一个字母是X。
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大X和小X看起来一样, * q. Z; ~ |% j5 t
( v5 D3 N9 Q Y; u只有一个大,一个小,
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4 {( f5 K5 h& i- @) P# u+ |就像大W和小W,或者V,或者U,或者S,
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: n7 H5 r1 j! u- l# O还有其他一些字母。
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“但是,”那人说,“从X开头的字很少,
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而且它们看起来不像X——除了一个,那就是圣诞节!”
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圣诞老人代表圣诞节。 , H# h/ P* ~) }' c l" K
; L- p5 S) M+ p* k! C$ k( _只有一个圣诞老人,
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6 c, w7 ?' z9 `( L所以我们只需要一张照片。
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, N$ I. N8 z! B6 ?4 P3 v乔治认为圣诞节是令人兴奋的。 ; B+ C' e& p* @. f* v( ^1 G
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The big Y is a big YAK and the small y is a small yak:
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he is still young.
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& m9 M9 @: N4 S: I7 B3 j% q+ T$ B, |. vYaks live in Tibet. I9 f8 m. k) G2 e v8 h
+ {9 |9 D0 ]2 y! l9 t, XIf you haven't seen any yaks yet you may find one at the zoo. ! K" K7 ]+ V/ O7 i0 A" e) D& L
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小牦牛还年轻。
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( j, i {4 G, ^/ J在西藏牦牛生活。 ! {, _5 r& c7 G6 M$ m$ k
, o6 ]: D' @ G, A5 g如果你还没见过牦牛,你可以在动物园里找到。
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1 K N0 U0 {9 iThe big Z is a big ZEBRA,
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8 H8 R1 s" Y3 I; c4 gand the small z is a small zebra. : z7 x, e( x. Z( s9 {' m) o
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The zebras are zipping along with zest. ' Z6 z- r: V, e1 Y% L" L
0 z* Y9 ^- L6 |& ^6 s5 M4 u, T+ v''And do you know what?'' said the man,
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''Z is the last letter. - @4 h& w" C7 m: j9 E- z
9 T& ?, b S# B! v; H1 \7 u- o# ^1 ^Now you know all the 26 letters of the alphabet * N6 u; C& n& D
9 P* x& k I% J$ K" ~-- and NOW you may have the doughnuts.''
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7 U% t4 ?* k- Z1 [" `, K大Z是大斑马,小Z是小斑马。 : W+ ^5 O6 m+ z& t1 _+ D/ k
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斑马喜欢尽情地奔跑。
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“你知道吗?”男人说,
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