Terry：
Hi there! My name’s Terry Graham. You’re new around here, huh?
嗨，你好。我叫泰利 格雷厄姆。你是新來的吧？
Mary：
Yes. My name’s Mary Benson. I just started a couple of weeks ago.
是的。我叫瑪麗 本森。我來這才兩三個星期。
Terry：
Well, if there’s anything I can do for you, let me know.
哦，如果有什麼我能幫忙的，請儘管開口。
Mary：
Thanks, I appreciate that!
非常感謝。
Chen：
Here’s my name card.
這是我的名片。
Fred：
And here’s mine.
這是我的。
Chen：
It’s nice to finally meet you.
很高興終於與你見面了。
Fred：
And I’m glad to meet you, too.
我也很高興見到你。
Klas：
Good morning, May. Good girl, you are reading English books again.
阿美，早上好。真是好孩子，又在讀英語了！
May：
Good morning. There is no reason to miss so beautiful a morning. Is that a new bird?
早上好。沒有理由錯過這麼美麗的早晨。那是隻新鳥嗎？
Klas：
Oh, yes, my daughter bought it yesterday. We call her Lulu.
哦，是的，我女兒昨天給我買的。我們叫它魯魯。
May：
It looks so cute. Is it a parrot?
它看起來真可愛。它是隻鸚鵡嗎？
Klas：
Yes. Just look at her colorful feathers. What else can it be?
是的。你看它多彩的羽毛，還能是別的什麼鳥嗎？
May：
I see. It's interesting that there is also a parrot in my English book. His mane is Polly.
知道了。真有趣，我的英語書裏也有一隻鸚鵡。它的名字是波利。
Klas：
Really? A foreign parrot!
真的嗎？一隻外國鸚鵡！
May：
He can speak English, too.
它也會説英語哦。
Klas：
Maybe you can teach Lulu some English words.
也許你可以教魯魯幾個英語單詞啊。
May：
Lulu. Lulu. Say “hello”. “hello”. Oh, she is so smart. Good bird.
魯魯，魯魯，説“哈嘍”“哈嘍”。哦，它真聰明。真是隻好鳥。
Klas：
You are a good teacher. Okay, I am gonna play some chess now. Just go back to your book.
你是個好老師。好了，我要去下象棋了。你繼續讀書吧。
May：
Hello. Hello. Hello.
“哈嘍”“哈嘍”“哈嘍”。
Klas：
Haha. After all, she is just a bird.
哈哈，它畢竟只是一隻鳥啊。
Franklin: Mom, I need to talk to you.
媽，我想跟你聊聊。
Mom: Sure, honey. What is it?
當然了，寶貝。怎麼了？
Franklin: I got a role in school Christmas play.
我在學校聖誕節的演出得到了一個角色。
Mom: Congratulations, son. What’s bad about it? Isn’t it that you always want to do?
恭喜你，兒子。有什麼問題嗎？這不是你一直想做的事情嗎？
Franklin: I’m cool with the acting part except for the Christmas song. I can’t sing.
表演部分我很喜歡。可是聖誕歌，我不行。我唱不了。
Mom: Who told that? Of course you can sing.
誰説的？你當然能唱了。
Franklin: Mom, the thing is I don’t like singing at all. Plus I am tone-deaf.
媽，問題是我跟不就不喜歡唱歌。而且我還五音不全。
Mom: That’s not entirely true. You are not that bad. You can rap a little bit. Let’s make it work this time, ok?
也不全這樣啊。你沒有那麼差勁了啦。你會點兒説唱。我們努力讓這次成功，好不好？
Li Lei：
Good morning, my name is Li Lei. What’s your name?
早上好，我是李雷，你叫什麼名字？
Wang Fei：
My name is Wang Fei. Nice to see you.
我叫王菲，見到你很高興。
Li Lei：
Nice to see you, too. Are you new here?
見到你我也很高興。你是新來的？
Wang Fei：
Yes. I’ve just come to this school.
是的，我剛來這學校。
Li Lei：
Welcome to our class.
歡迎你到我們班來。
Mom: Who wants a bedtime story?
誰想聽睡前故事？
Son: Me. Mom, could you make it more fun this time? For Christmas?
我。媽媽，你可以講點兒有趣的嗎？為了聖誕節？
Mom: Fine, honey. What about a story about Jesus?
好吧。那就將耶穌的故事吧。
Son: Okay, who is he? A little boy like me?
好吧。他是誰啊？像我一樣的男孩子嗎？
Mom: Yes, just like you. But he has magic. He was born on a peaceful cold snowy night.
就跟你一樣。但是他有魔法。他出生在一個祥和寒冷的雪夜。
Son: I love snow. Where are his parents?
我喜歡雪。他爸媽呢？
Mom: Honey, if you keep asking me questions, you won’t get sleep. And if you don’t fall asleep, you will scare Santa. He can’t get you gifts.
寶貝，你如果一直問問題，你就沒法睡覺了。如果你不睡覺，聖誕老人就害怕你了。他就不會來給你送禮物了。
Son: Okay, mom. I know. What happened to him after he was born?
好的，媽媽。我知道了。他出生以後，發生什麼了啊？
Jessie: There are so many things. I don’t know which ones we should buy.
東西太多了。我不知道該買什麼好。
Marty: I’m getting tired of this. Every year we have to choose different gifts.
我受夠了。每年都要選不同樣的禮物。
Jessie: My sister has twin girls. Last year, I got them Barbie dolls. This year, I totally lost my mind.
我姐姐有對雙胞胎女兒。去年我買了巴比娃娃。今年，我一點兒概念都沒有。
Marty: You should have asked them before buying. It is much simpler in my family. There is a ten-dollar gift cap for kids.
買禮物之前，你應該問問他們的。在我家就簡單多了。給小孩買禮物，我們有一個十美金原則。
Jessie: A ten-dollar spending cap? Are you serious?
十美金規則？不是吧？
Marty: It is good for them. You can’t spoil children.
對他們而言，有好處的。小孩子不能太寵的。
Jessie: It is the most special day in the whole year. Why not get them something special?
一年中最特殊的一天。為什麼不給他們買點兒特殊的東西呢？
Marty: There are many wonderful presents under 10 dollars. A book is special. A flashlight, a …
十美金以下的有很多很好的禮物啊。書很特別，手電筒啊……
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