【Story 12】A Hot Surprise 一个辣辣的惊喜

A Hot Surprise

一个辣辣的惊喜

One day, a cat came into Mrs Clark’s garden.

有一天，一只猫来到了克拉克夫人的花园

He was very thin.

他非常瘦

“Come in, cat,” she said.

“进来吧猫咪”克拉克夫人说

She gave him some food,

她给了猫咪一些食物

and called him Tom.

然后给他起名叫汤姆

That day,

那天

Mrs Clark cooked fish for her dinner.

克拉克夫人晚餐做了条鱼

When she wasn’t looking,

趁她不注意

Tom jumped up and ate it.

汤姆跳上桌把鱼吃掉了

“Tom, you are a very bad cat!” said Mrs Clark.

“汤姆，你真是一只坏猫”克拉克夫人说

Tom looked very sad.

汤姆看起来非常难过

The next day,

第二天

Mrs Clark cooked meatballs for her dinner.

克拉克夫人晚餐煮了肉丸

When she wasn’t looking,

趁她不注意

Tom jumped up and ate them.

汤姆跳上桌吃掉了肉丸

“Tom, you are a very bad cat!” said Mrs Clark.

“汤姆，你真是一只坏猫”克拉克夫人说

Tom looked very sad.

汤姆看起来非常难过

The next day,

第二天

Mrs Clark went shopping.

克拉克夫人去购物

First, she bought some meat.

首先，她买了一些肉

Next, she bought some onions.

接着，她买了一些洋葱

Then she bought some tomatoes.

然后她买了一些西红柿

Last of all, she bought some red-hot peppers!

最后，她买了一些红辣椒

When she got home,

当她回家的时候

Mrs Clark made a pot of chilli.

克拉克夫人做了一锅辣酱汤

First, she put in one hot pepper.

首先，她放进去一个辣椒

She tasted a little bit.

她尝了一点点

“No good,” she said.

“不行”她说

Then she put in two hot peppers.

然后她放了两个辣椒

She tasted a little bit.

她尝了一点点

“Wow!” said Mrs Clark.

“哇！”克拉克夫人说

Her hair stood on end,

她的头发竖了起来

her tongue hung out,

舌头吐了出来

and steam came out of her ears.

而且辣气从耳朵里冒出来

“Very good,” she said.

“非常好”她说

“Very hot.”

“非常辣”

Mrs Clark put some chilli on the table

克拉克夫人在桌子上放了一些辣酱汤

and then she waited.

然后等待着

After a while,

过了一会儿

Tom jumped up and ate a little bit.

汤姆跳上桌，吃了一点点

“Meoooow!” said Tom.

“喵！”汤姆大叫

His hair stood on end,

他的头发竖起来

his tongue hung out,

舌头吐出来

and steam came out of his ears.

辣气从耳朵里冒出来

He ran to his bowl and drank all the water.

他跑到他的碗边喝光了所有的水

He ran to the fish tank and drank all the water.

他跑到鱼缸里喝光了所有的水

“Come here, Tom,” laughed Mrs Clark.

“汤姆，过来”克拉克夫人大笑

She gave Tom some ice cubes.

她给了汤姆一些冰块

Tom purred.

汤姆咕噜咕噜叫了起来

“Don’t ever steal again,” said Mrs Clark,

“再也不许偷吃东西喽”克拉克夫人说

and Tom never stole again.

从那以后汤姆再也没有偷吃了

Well, that is all for the story A Hot Surprise.

好了，故事“一个辣辣的惊喜”就结束了

Hope Tom will be a good cat in future.

希望汤姆以后可以乖乖做一只好猫啦

Don’t forget to review the key words listed below.

别忘了复习下方的重点词汇哦

See you soon~

再见喽

hot /hɒt/ 热的，辣的

surprise /sə'praɪz/ 惊喜，惊讶

pepper  /'pepə/ 辣椒，胡椒

meatball /'miːtbɔːl/ 肉丸

bowl /bəʊl/ 碗

fish tank /fɪʃ/ /tæŋk/ 鱼缸

ice cube /aɪs/ /kjuːb/ 冰块