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① It is winter. The cold wind whistles through the branches of the trees. 现在正值冬季。冷风从树枝间呼啸而过。 ② Mr. Brown has done his day's work, and his children, Harry and Kate, have come home from school. They learned their lessons well today, and both feel happy. 布朗先生做完了一天的工作，他的孩子们——哈里和凯特，也放学回家了。今天，他们认真地学习，全都感觉非常快乐。 ③ Tea is over. Mrs. Brown has put the little sitting room in order. The fire burns brightly. One lamp gives light enough for all. On the stool is a basket of fine apples. They seem to say, 'Won’t you have one?' 喝完茶后，布朗夫人把小客厅收拾好。炉火烧得很旺，一盏灯就能把屋里照得足够亮。板凳上放着一篮子诱人的苹果，它们似乎在说：“你怎么不来一个呢？” ④ Harry and Kate read a story in a new book. The father reads his newspaper, and mother mends Harry's stockings. 哈里和凯特在阅读新书里的故事。他们的爸爸在看报纸，妈妈在缝补哈里的长袜子。 ⑤ By and by, they will tell one another what they have been reading about, and will have a chat over the events of the day. 不久之后，他们就要把刚刚所阅读的故事讲给彼此听，然后再聊一聊今天白天所发生的事情。 ⑥ Harry and Kate's bedtime will come first. I think I see them kiss their dear father and mother a sweet good night. 哈里和凯特要上床睡觉了。我看到他们吻了亲爱的爸爸妈妈，希望他们有个甜蜜的夜晚。 ⑦ Do you not wish that every boy and girl could have a home like this? 你难道不想祝愿每个男孩女孩都有这样的一个家吗？
一起来看看这一课的核心词汇吧！ cold[k??ld]adj.寒冷的 through[θru:]prep.通过，穿过 branch[brɑ:nt?]n.树枝；分支 Mr.[?m?st?]n.先生 Harry[?h?ri][姓名]哈里 Mrs.[?m?s?z]n.夫人，太太 order['?:d?(r)]n.命令；秩序 burn[b?:n]v.(使)燃烧 lamp[l?mp]n.灯 light[la?t]n.光 stool[stu:l]n.凳子 seem[si:m]v.好像 story[?st?:ri]n. mend[mend]vt.修理，修补 stocking['st?k??]n.长袜 another[??n?e?(r)]adj.再一个；另一的 chat[t??t]v.聊天；闲谈 event[??vent]n.事件，大事 kiss[k?s]vt.接吻
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