2. At the farm 在农场里
New Words新单词
farmer (n.)
读音：[ˈfɑ:mə(r)]
释义：农民；农场主
finish (v.)
读音：[ˈfɪnɪʃ]
释义：完成，结束
question (n.)
读音：[ˈkwestʃən]
释义：问题
cow (n.)
读音：[kaʊ]
释义：奶牛
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Now, it is Monday afternoon and the children are at the farm with their teacher. The teacher is speaking to the farmer. She is asking him a lot of questions. She wants to know all about the farm, and she wants the children to know all about the farm, too.
现在是星期一的下午，孩子们和他们的老师在农场里。老师在和农场主交谈，她问了他很多问题。她想要知道有关农场的一切，她想孩子们也知道关于农场的一切。
After the teacher finishes asking questions, the children will ask questions, too. Now, the children are waiting for the teacher to finish asking her questions. Lee is waiting, too. He wants to ask the farmer a lot of questions.
老师结束提问之后，孩子们也会去问问题。现在孩子们在等老师结束提问。李也在等待，他想要向农场主问很多问题。
What will the children ask the farmer about? They will ask him about all the things on the farm. They will ask him about the farm animals. They want to know how the farmer looks after his animals. They want to know if it is difficult to look after a lot of animals.
孩子们会向农场主问些什么呢？他们会问他关于农场里的所有事情。他们会问他农场的动物，他们想要知道农场主怎样照看他的动物。他们想知道照看一大群动物是不是很难。
The children will ask the farmer about all the trees and other things on the farm. They will ask the farmer what he has to do every day, and they will ask him what time he has to get up in the morning.
孩子们会向农场主询问农场里所有的树和其他事情。他们会问农场主每天必须做的事情，他们还会问他早上得几点起床。
There are a lot of animals on this farm. There are a lot of chickens and ducks, and there are some cows. There are five dogs and three cats, too.
农场里有很多动物，有很多的鸡和鸭，还有几头奶牛，还有五只狗和三只猫。
Look at all the chickens. There really are a lot. The chickens are running all around the farm. They can run all around the farm, but they cannot go into the farmhouse.
看看那些鸡，真的太多了。这些鸡在农场里跑来跑去。它们可以在农场里到处跑，但是它们不能跑进农舍里。
The farmhouse is where the farmer and his family live. The farmer and his family don’t want the chickens to go into their house. They know that if the chickens go into their house, the chickens will make the house dirty.
农舍是农场主和他的家人生活的地方。农场主和他的家人都不希望鸡跑进他们的房子里。他们知道如果鸡跑进了他们的房子，它们就会把房子弄脏。
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Lee is asking the farmer some questions.
李在向农场主问一些问题
Lee
Excuse me. Can I ask you some questions about your farm?
Farmer
Yes, you can. What would you like to know?
Lee
You have a lot of cows here. Do you know how many cows you have?
Farmer
Oh, yes. I know how many cows I have. I count them every morning when I give them their food and water.
Lee
Is it easy to look after all the animals on your farm?
Farmer
It’s not very easy, and it takes a lot of time. I have to get up at four o’clock in the morning every day.
Lee
Oh, really? I don’t get up at four o’clock. I get up at six o’clock.
Farmer
That’s because you don’t live on a farm. All the people who live on this farm have to get up at four o’clock in the morning.
Lee
Why?
Farmer
Because there are a lot of things to do on a farm. If we don’t get up at four o’clock, we don’t have time to finish all the things we have to do.
Lee
I see. Thank you very much. Thank you for speaking to us about your farm. I really like it here. I think you have a very good farm.
Farmer
Thanks. I like it here, too. I like it very much.
李
打扰一下，我能问您一些关于您的农场的问题吗？
农场主
当然可以，你想知道些什么。
李
您在这里养了很多奶牛，您知道您有多少头奶牛吗？
农场主
噢，当然了，我知道我有多少头奶牛。每天早上给它们准备食物和水的时候我都会数一遍。
李
照看您农场里的所有动物容易吗？
农场主
并不是很容易，这需要花很多时间。我每天早上四点就得起床。
李
真的吗？我四点不起床，我六点起床。
农场主
那是因为你不在农场里生活，住在农场里的所有人都得在早上四点起床。
李
为什么呢？
农场主
因为农场里有很多事情要做，如果我们不在四点起床，我们就没有时间做完我们要做的所有事情。
李
我明白了，非常感谢您。谢谢您告诉我们关于您的农场的事情。我真的喜欢这里，我觉得您有一个很棒的农场。
农场主
谢谢，我也喜欢这里，我很喜欢农场。
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1. What animals are there on this farm?
2. Can the children count all the chickens?
3. Is Lee asking the farmer questions?
4. Does the farmer know how many cows he has?
5. What time does the farmer get up?
6. Why does the farmer have to get up at that time?
7. What about you? What time do you get up?
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