美国语文第一册 第74期:沙滩

 “Kate, will you play with me?” said James.  “凯特，你愿意和我一起玩吗？”詹姆斯说

“We will dig in the sand with this little spade¹. That will be fine sport.” “我们要用这把小铲子在沙滩上挖个洞。这是项很好的运动。”

“Not now James” said Kate; “for I must make my doll’s bed. Get Mary to play with you.” “现在不行，詹姆斯，”凯特说，“我必须哄玩具娃娃的床。找玛丽和你一起玩吧。”

James went to get Mary to play with him.  詹姆斯去找玛丽和他一起玩。

Then Kate made the doll’s bed. 然后凯特去整理娃娃的小床。

She sang a song to her doll, and the doll lay very still in her lap. 她为娃娃唱了一首歌，娃娃安静地躺在她的膝盖上。

Did the doll hear Kate sing? 娃娃能听到凯特唱歌吗？

1 spade   

n.铁锨，铲子

参考例句：

• This spade is very handy.这把铁锹使起来挺顺手。
• He dug the ground with a spade.他用锹挖地。