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绘本导读
爸爸告诉了孩子什么坏消息呢？最后他们是通过什么方法保住了树？爸爸妈妈快和孩子一起去绘本里寻找答案吧~
Chapter 1 Bad News
第1章 坏消息
“Our treehouse is almost complete!” Jen exclaimed, looking at the tree.
“我们的树屋几乎是完整的！”Jan看着树说。
“Yeah! We just need to finish the ladder and it will be done!” said Alex.
“是啊！我们只需要一把梯子就可以了！”亚历克斯说。
Jen and Alex had been working hard on their treehouse.
Jen和亚历克斯一直在努力建造他们的树屋。
They couldn’t wait for it to be finished.
他们迫不及待地想要完成它。
“Let’s finish tomorrow.
“明天再做吧。
I have to go inside and finish my homework,” Alex said.
我必须进去完成我的家庭作业了，”亚历克斯说。
Jen! Alex! Time to come inside!” their mother called.
“Jen！亚历克斯！时间到了！”他们的母亲叫道。
“Mom! Check out our treehouse!” Jen shouted.
“妈妈！看看我们的树屋！”Jan喊道。
Mom came out to take a look.
妈妈出来看了看。
“Doesn’t it look great?” Alex added.
“看起来很棒不是吗？”亚历克斯补充说。
“It looks wonderful, kids! But it will get dark soon.
“看起来很棒，孩子们！但是很快就要天黑了。
You both need to finish your homework before dinner,” Mom said.
你们俩都需要在晚饭前完成家庭作业，”妈妈说。
They settled down at the dining room table.
他们在餐台上安顿下来。
Jen did her math homework.
Jen在做数学作业。
Alex was writing a book report.
亚历克斯正在写一本读书报告。
Everybody was busy as the Sun slowly went down.
太阳慢慢下山了，大家都很忙。
Just as Jen and Alex finished up their homework,
就在Jen和亚历克斯完成作业的时候，
their mother said, “Please set the table. It is time for dinner.”
他们的母亲说：“请摆桌子。到吃晚饭的时间了。”
At dinner, they talked about their day.
吃饭时，他们谈论着他们最近发生的事情。
Jen told her parents she thought she had done well on her math test.
Jen告诉她的父母，她认为她的数学考试考得很好。
Alex said soccer practice had been good that day.
亚历克斯说那天的足球训练很好。
Then their father said, “We have something to tell you.”
他们的父亲说：“我们有些事要告诉你。”
Alex and Jen were very curious.
亚历克斯和Jen很好奇。
What was their father going to tell them?
他们的父亲要告诉他们什么呢？
“Our neighbor, Mr. Morris, came by to talk to us today,” their father said gently.
“我们的邻居Morris先生今天过来和我们谈话，”他们的父亲轻轻地说。
“He wants us to cut down our tree because the leaves fall into his yard.
“他要我们砍倒我们的树，因为树叶掉到了他的院子里。
Then he has to rake them.
所以他不得不修建他们。
The small distance between our houses is the problem.”
我们家之间的距离太小就是会产生这样的问题。”
Jen and Alex just looked at their father.
Jen和亚历克斯只是看着他们的父亲。
They simply could not believe what he was saying to them.
他们简直不能相信他对他们说的话。
Chapter 2 Wonderful Memories
第1章美好的回忆
Everybody was very quiet for a moment.
大家都沉默了一会儿。
“No!” said Jen.
“不要！”Jen说。
“That is our favorite tree.
“那是我们最喜欢的树。
I have loved it ever since I was just a little baby!
从我还是个小婴儿的时候起我就喜欢它了！
And now we have our treehouse up there!
而且现在有我们的树屋在上面！
We have been working so hard on it!” Jen cried.
我们一直在很努力建造它！”Jan哭了。
“Yeah, and the tree is old and beautiful.
“是啊，那棵树又老又漂亮。”
It helps keep our air clean.
它有助于保持我们的空气清洁。
It also gives us shade from the sun.
它还可以给我们遮阳。
Trees are important Earth resources,” Alex said.
树木是地球重要的资源，”亚历克斯说。
Everybody had special memories of the tree.
每个人对这棵树都有特别的记忆。
They all shared their favorite ones.
他们都分享了他们最喜欢的一个。
“I remember when Daddy put up the swing,” said Jen.
“我记得爸爸摆秋千的时候，”Jen说。
“I could not believe how strong the branch was.”
“我简直不敢相信树枝有多强壮。”
“I can’t even imagine how many times I pushed you in that swing,”said their father.
“我甚至无法想象我在那秋千上推了你多少次。”他们的父亲说。
Every autumn, Jen and Alex jumped into the enormous piles of colorful leaves.
每年秋天，Jen和亚历克斯都会跳进五颜六色的树叶堆里。
“One of my favorite memories is how excited you were when the leaves began to fall,” said their mother.
“我最喜欢的回忆之一是当树叶开始落下的时候你是多么的兴奋。”他们的母亲说。
“You would rake them up, and then hop right in!”
“你可以把它们堆起来，然后直接跳进去。”！
“The leaves were such beautiful colors,”said Alex.
“树叶是如此美丽的颜色，”亚历克斯说。
“They were red and orange and yellow.”
“它们是红的、橙的、黄的。”
“I remember the time we had a picnic for the whole neighborhood ,” said their father.
“我记得我们一起野餐的时候，”他们的父亲说。
“It was a very hot day .
“那天天气很热。
People brought blankets and food.
人们带来毯子和食物。
It was nice and cool and shady under the branches.”
树枝下又凉爽又阴凉。”
Everybody agreed that they had rarely had a better time than on that day.
大家都赞同他们很少有比那天更好的时间了。
“I don’t want to cut down our tree.
“我不想砍倒我们的树。”
It’s brought us all so many great memories.
它给我们带来了许多美好的回忆。
Something must be done,” Mom said.
必须做点什么了，”妈妈说。
“I agree. We have to solve this problem,” said Alex.
“我同意。我们必须解决这个问题，”亚历克斯说。
“Yes,” said Jen. “We must save our tree!”
“是的，”Jen说。“我们必须拯救我们的树！”
Chapter 3 Save Our Tree
第3章 拯救我们的树
The whole family sat at the dining room table and discussed the situation.
全家人坐在餐厅的餐桌旁讨论着情况。
“I think if we go and talk to Mr.Morris, we can figure this out,” said Dad .
“我想如果我们去和Morris先生谈谈，我们就能解决这个问题，”爸爸说。
“Well, Mr. Morris can be stubborn sometimes,” said Mom.
“Morris先生有时会很固执，”妈妈说。
“We will have to figure out exactly what we are going to say to him.
“我们得弄清楚我们要对他说些什么。”
We need to have enough information.”
我们需要有足够的信息。”
The next day, Jen and Alex told all of their friends about the trouble with the tree.
第二天，Jen和亚历克斯告诉他们所有的朋友关于这棵树的麻烦。
Michael thought that it was a good idea to tell Mr. Morris that trees help keep our air clean.
米迦勒认为告诉Morris先生树木有助于保持空气清洁是个好主意。
At dinner the family discussed the problem again.
吃饭时，家人又讨论了这个问题。
”I have another idea!”said Alex.
“我还有一个主意！”亚历克斯说。
“If Mr. Morris is worried about leaves falling in his yard,
如果Morris先生担心树叶落在他的院子里，
I can make a graph showing him when leaves fall.
我可以给他画个图，告诉他树叶什么时候掉下来。
Maybe we can offer to help him rake!”
也许我们可以帮他整理！”
Everyone agreed that the graph was a good idea and would help convince Mr.Morris to keep the tree.
每个人都同意做个图表会是个好主意，有助于说服Morris先生保留这棵树。
The next day, the whole family went to visit Mr. Morris.
第二天，全家人去拜访Morris先生。
“Mr. Morris, trees are very important,” Dad said.
“Morris先生，树木很重要，”爸爸说。
“They help keep the air clean.
“它们有助于保持空气清洁。
They provide shade on hot days.
热天他们提供荫凉。
Also, this tree is very special to our family.
而且，这棵树对我们的家庭很特别。
If we offer to help rake its leaves, would you consider keeping it?”
如果我们愿意帮忙整理树叶，你会考虑保留吗？
Alex handed Mr. Morris his graph.
亚历克斯递给Morris先生他的图表。
Mr.Morris listened carefully.
Morris先生仔细地听着。
He was quiet for a moment.
他沉默了一会儿。
Then he said, “I guess if the tree is that important to you all,
然后他说：“我想如果这棵树对你们来说都很重要的话，
and I can get some help with raking, the tree can stay.”
我可以帮忙整理树叶，树可以留下来。
The tree was saved!
树得救了！
Everyone in the neighborhood, even Mr. Morris, came to celebrate.
社区里的每个人，甚至是Morris先生都来庆祝。
“We saved our beautiful tree!” said Alex proudly.
“我们拯救了我们美丽的树！亚历克斯自豪地说。
“This is the happiest day of my life!”said Jen.
“这是我一生中最快乐的一天。”！Jen说。
All in all, it was a wonderful day.
总之，这是美好的一天。
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