035 思考

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The next day was bright and sunny

第二天天气晴朗，阳光明媚。

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The fourth graders went outside and collected autumn leaves for an art project

四年级的学生们到外面收集秋叶，准备做一个艺术项目。

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Ms. Barrow read a funny story about a lazy goose flying south for the winter

巴罗老师读了一个有趣的故事，讲的是一只懒惰的鹅飞往南方过冬。

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Joy almost forgot about the broken violin

乔伊几乎忘记了那把坏掉的小提琴。

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Then it was time for social studies

然后到了上社会研究课的时间。

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" Yesterday we talked about goals," said Ms. Barrow

“昨天我们讨论了目标，”巴罗老师说。

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" Who remembers what a goal is?"

“谁还记得目标是什么？”

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" A goal is something a person wants," said Katie

“目标是某个人想要的东西，”凯蒂说。

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" And something a person works for," said Olivia

“也是某个人为之努力的东西，”奥利维亚说。

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" That's right," said Ms. Barrow." Who can give me an example?"

“没错，”巴罗老师说。“谁能给我举个例子？”

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" If you want to do well on a test, you study hard," said Laura

"要想考得好，就得用功学。"劳拉说。

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" If you want to be good at baseball, you practice a lot," said Larry

"要想棒球打得好，就得勤练习。"拉里说。

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" What if the thing you want costs money?" asked Joy

"要是你想要的东西得花钱呢？"乔伊问。

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" Like new shoes!" said Olivia

"比如新鞋子！"奥莉维亚说。

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" Or a skateboard," said Luke

"或者滑板。"卢克说。

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" We could call that a money goal," said Ms. Barrow

"我们可以把它叫作金钱目标。"巴罗老师说。

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" Do you have a money goal, Joy?"

"乔伊，你有金钱目标吗？"

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" Yes, I do," said Joy

"有啊。"乔伊说。

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" I want to play my great-grandma's fiddle

"我想拉我曾祖母的小提琴，

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But the strings and bridge are broken and the bow needs repair

但琴弦和琴马都断了，琴弓也得修。"

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All that costs money."

那都得花钱。

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" Well, when you have a money goal, you must work to get the money you need!" said Ms. Barrow

“嗯，当你有了金钱目标，就必须努力去赚你需要的钱！”巴罗老师说。

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" Me? But I'm too young to get a job," said Joy

“我？可我太小了，还找不到工作，”乔伊说。

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" There are other ways to earn money," said Ms. Barrow

“还有其他赚钱的办法，”巴罗老师说。

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" Just look around

“就四处看看。

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Use your imagination. Think!"

发挥你的想象力。想一想！”

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" Think," repeated Joy

“想一想，”乔伊重复道。

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Joy thought during science class

上科学课时，乔伊一直在想。

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She thought on her way home from school

放学回家的路上，她也在想。

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" Any ideas yet?" asked Katie as they leaned their bikes against the garage

“有主意了吗？”她们把自行车靠在车库旁时，凯蒂问道。

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" Nope," said Joy and kicked a walnut down the driveway

“不行，”乔伊说着，把一颗核桃踢得顺着车道滚去。

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Joy was still thinking when the family sat down for dinner

一家人坐下吃晚饭时，乔伊还在想。

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Tonight they were having Grandpa's famous pork chops

今晚他们要吃爷爷的招牌猪排。

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" Dad, did you forget to wash your hands?" said Katie

“爸爸，你是不是忘了洗手？”凯蒂说。

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Dad looked down at his hands. They were black

爸爸低头看了看自己的手，两只手都是黑的。

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" Walnut stains," he said." They won't wash off

“核桃渍，”他说，“洗不掉的。

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We set up the walnut-buying station at the recycling center last week

我们上周在回收中心设了核桃收购点。

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I forgot to wear my gloves today."

今天忘了戴手套。”

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" How is the walnut business?" asked Grandpa

“核桃生意怎么样？”爷爷问。

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" Busy!" said Dad

“忙得很！”爸爸说。

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" Today Mr. Ferguson brought a truck full of walnuts from his place

“今天弗格森先生从他家运来了一卡车核桃。

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He said he has never had so many walnuts

他说他从来没收获过这么多核桃。

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We're going to have a big harvest this year."

今年我们要大丰收了。”

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" What happens to the walnuts?" asked Katie

“那些核桃会怎么处理？”凯蒂问。

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" And pass the pork chops, please."

“还有，请把猪排递过来。”

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" Well, folks pick up walnuts on their land and bring them to the station

“嗯，人们在自家地里捡核桃，送到收购站来。

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We put the walnuts in a big machine that rubs off the soft green hull

我们把核桃放进一个大机器里，磨掉那层软软的绿外壳。

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Then the nuts come out the other end of the machine and fall into bags

然后核桃从机器另一头出来，掉进袋子里。

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We weigh the bags and pay for the nuts."

我们给袋子称重，再付钱。”

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" How much are you paying?" asked Grandpa

“你们付多少钱？”爷爷问。

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" Fifteen cents for each pound," said Dad

“每磅十五美分，”爸爸说。

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" Fifteen cents!" said Grandpa

“十五美分！”爷爷说。

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He shook his head

他摇了摇头。

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" When I was a boy, we were paid five cents for a pound

“我小时候，每磅只给五美分。

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One year, I wanted to buy an old bicycle

有一年，我想买辆旧自行车。

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I had to collect a lot of walnuts."

我不得不捡了好多好多核桃。”

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" You had a money goal," said Katie

“你那时就有个金钱目标，”凯蒂说。

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" I wonder how many boys and girls around here have bought their first bikes with walnut money," said Mom

“不知道这附近有多少孩子是用卖核桃的钱买的第一辆自行车，”妈妈说。

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" Who wants dessert?" said Grandpa." I baked an apple — "

“谁要吃甜点？”爷爷说。“我烤了个苹果——”

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" Wait a minute!" said Joy

“等一下！”乔伊说。

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She turned to her dad

她转向爸爸。

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" Anybody can pick up walnuts and sell them at the nut-buying station?"

“谁都可以捡核桃，拿到收购站去卖吗？”

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" Sure," said Dad

“当然，”爸爸说。

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" For fifteen cents a pound?"

“每磅十五美分？”

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" That's right," said Dad

“没错，”爸爸说。

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Joy's smile stretched from ear to ear

乔伊笑得合不拢嘴。

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" How many pounds of walnuts are in our yard?" she asked

“我们院子里有多少磅核桃？”她问。

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" Do you think there is one hundred dollars worth?"

“你觉得能值一百美元吗？”

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Dad laughed." There might be!" he said

爸爸笑了。“说不定有呢！”他说。

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" But that's a lot of walnuts!"

“不过那可得是好多好多的核桃！”