11. Pat is so excited佩特太兴奋了

New Words新单词

excited

读音：[ɪk'saɪtɪd]

释义：兴奋的

counted

读音：[kaʊnt]

释义：数数

showed

读音：[ʃəʊ]

释义：给……看

sure

读音：[ʃʊə(r)]

释义：一定的，肯定的

box

读音：[bɒks]

释义：盒子

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Today is Pat’s birthday, and she is really excited about it. She knows Mommy and Daddy went to buy her birthday present yesterday. Pat would really like to know what they bought for her.

今天是佩特的生日，她真的很激动。她知道妈妈和爸爸昨天去给她买了生日礼物。佩特真的很想知道他们给她买了什么。

Maybe they bought her some clothes like a skirt, a shirt, a hat or some shoes. Maybe they bought her a bag to take her things to school in. Maybe they bought her a pet like a rabbit or maybe a parrot. Pat doesn’t know yet, but she would love to find out.

也许他们给她买了些衣服，像裙子、衬衫、帽子或者鞋子。也许他们给她买了一个包来装学校里的东西。也许他们给她买了一只宠物，比如兔子或者鹦鹉。佩特还不知道，但是她真的想弄明白。

Lee is excited about Pat’s birthday, too. He bought a present for his sister yesterday, and he really hopes Pat will like it. Today, Mommy helped him put his present in a box so if Pat sees the box, she will not know what is inside yet. He wants Pat to be excited when she opens the box.

佩特的生日李也很激动，他昨天给她妹妹买了一个礼物，他真的希望佩特会喜欢它。今天妈妈帮他把他的礼物放到了盒子里，如果佩特看到了这个盒子，她也不会知道盒子里面是什么。他希望佩特打开盒子的时候会非常激动。

Lee is also excited about the birthday party. He hopes a lot of his friends will come to the party. Lee already knows what Mommy and Daddy bought for Pat. Yesterday, he asked Mommy to show it to him.

李对生日聚会也很兴奋。他希望他的许多朋友都能来参加聚会。李已经知道妈妈和爸爸为佩特买了什么。昨天，他让妈妈给他看了。

Mommy showed the present to Lee and asked him if it was a good present for Pat. The present was in a very big box. Lee said it was a very good present, and he was sure Pat would like it. He said he was sure Pat would love all her birthday presents.

妈妈给李看了礼物，问他这个礼物好不好。这个礼物在一个非常大的盒子里。李说那个礼物很好，他肯定佩特会喜欢的。他说他肯定佩特会喜欢她所有的生日礼物。

Now, there are lots of presents in the living room. After breakfast, Pat counted them all… eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen… eighteen! Pat counted eighteen presents. Some of the presents are from Pat’s family, and some of them are from her friends.

现在，客厅里有许多礼物。早饭后，佩特数了数……十一、十二、十三、十四、十五、十六、十七、十八、十八…！佩特数出了十八件礼物。有些礼物是佩特家人送的，有些是她的朋友送的。

A lot of the presents are small, but one or two of them are quite big. The one from Mommy and Daddy is really big. That present is nearly as big as Pat. Mommy and Daddy bought a very big, expensive present for their daughter. Pat knows it is big and she is sure it was expensive, but she would really love to know what it is.

很多礼物都很小，但其中一两个相当大。爸爸妈妈的那个真的很大。那个礼物几乎和佩特一样大。爸爸和妈妈给女儿买了一个很大的，昂贵的礼物。佩特知道它很大，她确定它很贵，但她真的很想知道它是什么。

Pat wants to find out what her birthday present is, so she goes to find Lee. Pat knows Mommy showed her present to Lee yesterday. She wants to ask Lee what it is, but she is not sure if he will tell her or not. Pat is so excited she can’t wait for her party to start. She wants to see her presents now!

佩特想知道她的生日礼物是什么，所以她去找李。佩特知道妈妈昨天把礼物给李看了。她想问李这是什么，但她不确定他是否会告诉她。佩特太激动了，她迫不及待地要开始她的聚会了。她现在就想看看她的礼物！

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Pat and Lee are talking about Pat’s birthday present.

佩特和李在谈论佩特的生日礼物

Pat

Lee! Lee, come here! I want to ask you something.

Lee

What? What is it? What do you want to ask me?

Pat

Did Mommy show you my birthday present yesterday?

Lee

Yes, she did. She showed it to me after you went to bed.

Pat

What is it? Is it something to wear, like a skirt, shoes, a shirt or a hat?

Lee

Maybe.

Pat

Or is it some kind of pet, like a parrot or a rabbit?

Lee

Maybe.

Pat

Well, is it something to play with, like a doll or a kind of toy?

Lee

I can’t tell you. Mommy told me not to tell you.

Pat

Oh, go on Lee! Tell me. I won’t tell Mommy you told me.

Lee

I can’t. You’ll just have to wait.

Pat

I don’t want to wait – I’m too excited.

Lee

Well, you’ll just have to. You know? I counted seventeen or eighteen birthday presents. Some are in small boxes, and some are in very big boxes.

Pat

I know. I counted them, too.

Lee

There’s one from me, too. I bought it on Monday.

Pat

Did you? I hope you didn’t spend too much money.

Lee

Oh, no. I didn’t. I bought you a very cheap present.

Pat

What is it?

Lee

I can’t tell you, but I’m sure you’ll like it. If you don’t like it, you can give it back to me.

Pat

Does Mommy know what it is?

Lee

Yes, she does. I showed it to her yesterday.

Pat

Oh, Lee! I’m so excited! I can’t wait for my birthday party to start!

Lee

Well, you’ll just have to. It’s not time yet.

Pat

What time is it now?

Lee

It’s only half-past five. Your party won’t start until seven o’clock.

Pat

Oh, I’m so excited! I can’t wait!

佩特

李！李，过来！我想问你一件事。

李

什么？怎么了？你想问我什么？

佩特

妈妈昨天给你看我的生日礼物了吗？

李

是的，她给我看了。你上床睡觉后她给我看了。

佩特

那是什么？是穿戴的什么东西吗？像裙子、鞋子、衬衫或帽子？

李

也许吧。

佩特

或者它是某种宠物，像鹦鹉还是兔子？

李

也许吧。

佩特

嗯，是不是拿来玩的东西，像洋娃娃或者玩具？

李

我不能告诉你。妈妈让我不要告诉你。

佩特

哦，说吧，李！告诉我。我不会告诉妈妈你告诉我的。

李

不行，你只好等着。

佩特

我不想再等了，我太兴奋了。

李

好吧，你不得不等。你知道吗？我数了十七、十八个生日礼物。一些在小盒子里，一些在很大的盒子里。

佩特

我知道。我也数过。

李

我也有一个。我星期一买的。

佩特

是吗？我希望你没花太多钱。

李

哦，不，我没有。我给你买了一件很便宜的礼物。

佩特

是什么？

李

我不能告诉你，但我相信你会喜欢的。如果你不喜欢，你可以把它还给我。

佩特

妈妈知道是什么吗？

李

是的，她的确知道。我昨天给她看的。

佩特

哦，李！我好兴奋！我等不及要开始我的生日派对了！

李

好吧，你得等等。还没到时间呢。

佩特

现在几点了？

李

现在才五点半。你们的聚会要到七点才开始。

佩特

我非常兴奋。我等不及了。

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Why is Pat so excited?

Who showed Pat’s present to Lee?

How many presents did Pat count?

Which present is really big?

Can Lee tell Pat what her presents are?

When did Lee buy Pat’s present?

Did Lee spend a lot of money on Pat’s present?

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