8.Tom is good at drawing 汤姆擅长画画
New Words新单词
ruler
读音：['ru:lə(r)]
释义：尺子
eraser (‘rubber’ in British English)
读音：[ɪ'reɪzə(r)]
释义：橡皮擦（在英国英语中是“rubber”）
teach
读音：[ti:tʃ]
释义：教
without
读音：[wɪ'ðaʊt]
释义：没有
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This morning, all the children in Pat’s class are drawing pictures. The children like to do that. All the children are very quiet now because they are only thinking about their drawings.
今天早上，佩特班上所有的孩子都在画画。孩子们喜欢画画。所有的孩子们都非常安静，因为他们就只想着他们的画。
First, the children draw their pictures with pencils. Then, they color the pictures. If some of the children draw very good pictures, the teacher will put them on the classroom wall.
首先，孩子们用铅笔画画。然后他们给图画上色。如果有孩子画了很漂亮的画，老师会把它们贴到教室的墙上。
Pat is drawing a picture of the doll she hopes to get for her birthday. The doll in Pat’s picture will have a brown skirt and a blue and white shirt.
佩特正在画一只玩偶，她希望生日的时候得到玩偶。佩特画里的玩偶穿着棕色裙子，蓝白衬衫。
Pat’s friends are drawing pictures, too. Some of them are drawing pictures of their families. Others are drawing pictures of toys. All of the children hope the teacher will take their picture to put on the classroom wall.
佩特的朋友们也在画画。他们中的一些正在画他们的家人。其他的在画玩具。所有的孩子们都希望老师会把它们的画挂到教室的墙上去。
Lee is drawing a picture of some people eating in a restaurant. Tom is drawing a picture of his bicycle. Lee is using a ruler to draw his picture, but Tom is not using a ruler. Tom can draw very well without using a ruler.
李正在画一张一些人在餐厅里吃饭的画。汤姆正在画他自己的自行车。李正在用尺子画画，但是汤姆不用尺子。汤姆不用尺子也能画得非常好。
Lee can’t draw as well as his friend, Tom. Lee needs to use a ruler, and he also needs to use an eraser. Lee always wants to have a ruler and an eraser with him when he is drawing a picture.
李不像他朋友汤姆画得这么好。李需要用尺子，他也需要用橡皮擦。李画画的时候总是想拿着尺子和橡皮。
When Lee draws something that is not quite right, he uses his eraser. He thinks drawing without using a ruler and an eraser is very difficult. A lot of the children in Lee’s class have their own rulers and erasers. Any children who come to school without rulers and erasers can use their friends’ rulers and erasers.
当李画的东西不太对时，他就会用橡皮擦。他认为画画不用橡皮擦或者不用尺子太难了。李班上的许多孩子都有自己的尺子和橡皮擦。任何没带尺子或橡皮擦去学校的孩子都能用他们朋友的尺子和橡皮擦。
Lee wants to get better at drawing. He wants Tom to teach him how to draw better. Tom says it’s very difficult to teach someone how to draw. He says some people can draw well, and some people can’t. He says it’s not really something you can teach.
李想画得更好些。他想要汤姆教他怎么画得更好。汤姆说教人画画很难。他说一些人能够画得好，一些人不能。他说那真不是能教的东西。
The teacher is looking at Pat’s picture of a doll. Now, Pat is putting some color on the doll’s face. She is making the doll’s face pink. She is also giving the doll a lot of black hair. She doesn’t want to have a picture of a doll without hair. All dolls have to have hair, don’t they?
老师正看着佩特的画的玩偶。现在，佩特正在给玩偶的脸涂色。她给玩偶的脸涂上了粉色。她也要给玩偶画许多黑头发。她不想要一个没有头发的玩偶画。所有的玩偶必须要有头发，不是吗？
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Lee and Tom are talking about their drawings.
李和汤姆正在谈论他们的画。
Lee
What are you drawing, Tom?
Tom
I’m drawing a bicycle. I’m drawing a bicycle like the one I have at home.
Lee
Your mommy and daddy are very kind to let you have your own bicycle. Yesterday, I told my mommy that I would like a bicycle for my birthday.
Tom
Oh, well, I hope your mommy and daddy get you one. Then we can come to school on our bicycles together.
Lee
Yes, I’d like that. Your picture looks very good. I think the teacher will put your picture on the wall.
Tom
Oh, I hope so. I hope she does.
Lee
How can you draw so well without using a ruler or an eraser? Can you teach me to draw like that?
Tom
I don’t think so. I don’t know how to teach drawing. You have to learn on your own. It’s not something someone can teach you. You just have to learn to look at things very, very carefully.
Lee
I look at things carefully, but I still can’t draw well. I can’t draw as well as you. I always have to use my ruler and my eraser.
Tom
Do you? I don’t. I never use a ruler or an eraser.
Lee
Can you help me with my drawing? If you help me, I will teach you something.
Tom
Really? What? What will you teach me?
Lee
I’ll teach you a new English song. I know lots of songs now, and I can teach you a new one. I can teach you a new song, and we can sing it together.
Tom
All right. Let me look at your picture.
Lee
Here it is.
Tom
Oh, it really isn’t very good, is it? Look at those people in your picture! They’re all wrong!
Lee
Are they?
Tom
Yes. Why did you use a ruler to draw people? You can’t draw people with a ruler.
Lee
I know. I can’t draw well with a ruler, and I can’t draw well without a ruler.
李
汤姆，你在画什么？
汤姆
我在画一辆自行车。我在画一辆像我家里那样的自行车。
李
你的爸爸妈妈真好，让你有自己的自行车。昨天，我告诉我的妈妈生日想要一辆自行车。
汤姆
哦，好吧，我希望你的爸爸妈妈会给你买。然后我们可以一起骑自行车上学。
李
是的，那样会挺好。你的画看起来很美。我认为老师会把你的画挂在墙上。
汤姆
噢，我希望如此。我希望她会。
李
你是怎么不用尺子和橡皮擦还画的这么好的？你能教我那样画吗？
汤姆
恐怕不行。我不知道怎么教画画。你必须自己学习。这不是人家可以教你的。你只能非常仔细地观察事物。
李
我仔细地观察了事物，但我仍然不能画好。我画得不如你好。我总是要用我的尺子和橡皮擦。
汤姆
是吗？我不懂，我不会用尺子和橡皮擦。
李
你能帮我学习画画吗？如果你帮助我，我会教你一些东西。
汤姆
真的？什么？你会教我什么？
李
我教你一首新的英文歌。我知道现在很多歌曲，我可以教你一首新的。我可以教你一首新的歌曲，我们可以一起唱。
汤姆
好吧。让我看看你的画。
李
在这儿。
汤姆
哦，真的不是很好，是吧？看看你画上的那些人！他们都错了！
李
是吗？
汤姆
对。你为什么用尺子来画人？你不能用尺子来画人。
李
我知道。我用尺子画不好画，不用尺子也画不好画。
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What is Pat drawing?
Is Tom using a ruler?
Who is good at drawing?
Can Lee draw without using a ruler and an eraser?
Is it easy to teach people to draw?
What can Lee teach Tom?
Where does the teacher put the good pictures?
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