099 去砍圣诞树

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It is almost Christmas

快到圣诞节了。

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Today the Smith family is going to get their Christmas tree

史密斯一家今天要去买圣诞树。

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" Come on, Jay and Sarah

"走吧，杰伊和萨拉。

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Let's get going," says Dad

我们出发吧，"爸爸说。

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" Where are we going, Dad?" asks Jay

"爸爸，我们去哪里？"杰伊问。

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" We're going to the Christmas tree farm."

"我们去圣诞树农场。"

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Jay and Sarah are excited

杰伊和萨拉很兴奋。

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" All right!" they cheer

"好耶！"他们欢呼道。

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When the Smith family arrives at the tree farm, they see thousands of Christmas trees

当史密斯一家到达圣诞树农场时，他们看到了成千上万棵圣诞树。

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" Look at all the trees

"看看这满片的树。

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They are planted in straight rows," says Sarah

“它们被种成笔直的一排排，”萨拉说。

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" They have many kinds of Christmas trees," Dad says

“他们有很多种圣诞树，”爸爸说。

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" Yes," says Mom," those are white pines

“是的，”妈妈说，“那些是白松。

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And these are spruce trees."

这些是云杉。”

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Picking a tree is not easy

挑选一棵树并不容易。

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Some trees are too small

有些树太小了。

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Some trees are too big

有些树太大了。

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Some trees are not straight

有些树不直。

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" How about this tree?" says Jay, pointing

“这棵树怎么样？”杰伊指着说。

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" It's too thin, Jay," Dad says

“太细了，杰伊，”爸爸说。

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" What about that tree?" suggests Sarah

“那棵树怎么样？”莎拉建议道。

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Mom disagrees." It's too twisty, Sarah."

妈妈不同意。“莎拉，它太弯曲了。”

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Then Mom finds a tall, straight tree

接着，妈妈找到了一棵又高又直的树。

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" I like that tree

“我喜欢那棵树。

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It is a perfect Christmas tree."

它是一棵完美的圣诞树。”

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" Wow! I like it too," says Jay

“哇！我也喜欢它。”杰伊说。

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" It's beautiful," says Sarah

“它很漂亮。”莎拉说。

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Dad agrees." Let's cut it down."

爸爸同意了。“我们把它砍下来吧。”

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With a chain saw, he cuts through the trunk of the tree." Timber!"

他用链锯锯断树干。“要倒了！”

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" Stay back, Jay. It's going to fall," warns Mom

“往后退，杰伊，树要倒了。”妈妈警告说。

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Mom and Dad go to pay for the tree, and Sarah and Jay enjoy a hot cup of apple cider

爸爸妈妈去付钱买树，萨拉和杰伊享用着一杯热苹果汁。

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The tree farm makes delicious hot apple cider

这个圣诞树农场做的热苹果汁很好喝。

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Soon, it is time to go

很快，该走了。

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" Thank you very much

“非常感谢。

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Enjoy your tree," says the man at the tree farm

好好享受你们的圣诞树吧，”农场的人说道。

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" Merry Christmas," the Smiths say

“圣诞快乐，”史密斯一家说。

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In the parking lot, they tie their new Christmas tree to the roof of the car

在停车场，他们把新买的圣诞树绑在车顶上。

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Then they drive home

然后他们开车回家。

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Cutting down the tree is only half the fun

砍下树只是乐趣的一半。

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When they get home, it is time to decorate it

等他们回到家，就该装饰它了。

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" Brush the snow off the tree," says Mom

“把树上的雪掸掉。”妈妈说。

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" I'll get the Christmas tree stand," says Dad

“我去拿圣诞树支架。”爸爸说。

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Dad puts the tree into the stand

爸爸把圣诞树立到支架上。

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Without the stand, the tree cannot stand up

没有支架，树就立不起来。

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" Now we can decorate the tree."

“现在我们可以装饰这棵树了。”

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" First we must put the lights on," says Mom

“我们得先把彩灯挂上。”妈妈说。

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Sarah makes sure that every lightbulb works

萨拉确保每个灯泡都能亮。

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Dad and Jay put the lights on the tree

爸爸和杰伊把彩灯挂到树上。

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" Look at this one

“看看这个。

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It's pretty," says Sarah

真漂亮。”萨拉说。

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" The tin soldiers are my favorite," says Jay

“锡兵是我最喜欢的。”杰伊说。

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" Now, Jay and Sarah," says Mom," you can put some tinsel on the tree."

“现在，杰伊、萨拉，”妈妈说，“你们可以在树上挂些彩条。”

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When they are done, Sarah is pleased

他们挂好后，萨拉很满意。

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" Wow, it looks beautiful."

“哇，看起来真美。”

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The tree is almost finished

圣诞树差不多装饰好了。

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It looks great, but there is one thing missing

看起来很漂亮，但还缺一样东西。

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" The star!" says Mom

“星星！”妈妈说。

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No Christmas tree is complete without a star on top

没有树顶星的圣诞树是不完整的。

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Dad lifts Jay up so that he can place the star on the top of the tree

爸爸把杰伊举起来，让他把星星放到树顶上。

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" Perfect!" says Mom

“太完美了！”妈妈说。

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" This is the greatest Christmas tree ever," says Sarah

“这是有史以来最棒的圣诞树了。”萨拉说。

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And everyone agrees!

大家都点头赞同！