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Something Special for Mom 母亲节的特别贺礼

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Jimmy and Lucy are having breakfast. 吉米和露西正在吃早餐。

 Lucy: Do you know that today is Mother’s Day? 你知道今天是母亲节吗？

Jimmy: No, I didn’t ___1___ that. Thanks for reminding me. 不，我没注意到这件事。谢谢妳提醒我。

Lucy: We should get Mom a ___2___ gift. Do you have any suggestions? 我们应该买一个特别的礼物给妈妈。你有什么建议吗？

Jimmy thinks for a moment. 吉米想了想。

Jimmy: Hmm… it ___3___ like she has everything imaginable. 嗯…看起来她已经拥有所有我们想得到的东西。

Lucy: Maybe we can help her with some of her chores. 也许我们可以帮她做一点家事。

Jimmy: Yeah, it seems like she’s busy doing ___4___around the clock. 对噢，她看起来整天都在忙着做家事。

Lucy: All right then. Let’s split her tasks up. I’ll take care of the ___5___ and iron some of the clothes as well. 那好。我们就来分摊她的工作吧。我会处理洗衣服还有烫衣服的事情。

Jimmy: I can ___6___ the cleaning. I’ll vacuum the carpet, dust some ___7___, and scrub the kitchen floor. 我可以负责清扫。我会用吸尘器吸地毯、掸掉一些家具上的灰尘，以及刷洗厨房　　　　地板。

Lucy: That’s a ___8___ plan, but we need to get some detergent to make the cleaning easier. 这个计划太棒了，但我们需要先买些清洁剂来让打扫更轻松。

Jimmy: You’re right. Let’s ___9___ though. If we can complete everything before Mom gets home, she’ll really be surprised and happy. 你说的对。我们赶快开始吧。如果我们可以在妈妈回家前做完所有家事，她会非常惊喜。

Lucy and Jimmy immediately get to work. 露西和吉米马上开始打扫。

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Vocabulary

remind [rɪˋmaɪnd] v. 提醒；使想起，使记起[（+of）][O2][+that][（+about）]

Joseph reminded his daughter to feed the family's dog twice a day.

suggestion [səˋdʒɛstʃən] n. 建议

Can you give me any suggestions on how to lose weight?

imaginable [ɪˋmædʒɪnəb!] adj. 能想象的；可想象得到的

imagine v. 想象

The candy store had every kind of treat imaginable.

chore [tʃor] n. 家庭杂务

Nancy had chores to do at home, like cleaning the floor and washing clothes.

split [splɪt] v. 分开；分割

(split-split-split)

The teacher split the class time in two, with a five-minute break in the middle.

scrub [skrʌb] v. 用力擦洗

(scrub-scrubbed-scrubbed)

Jake scrubbed his boots to clean off the mud.

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around the clock 整天整夜, 夜以继日

vacuum [ˋvækjʊəm] v. 【口】用真空吸尘器清扫

dust [dʌst] v. 除去……的灰尘

detergent [dɪˋtɝdʒənt] n. 清洁剂，去垢剂

课文朗读

课文讲解

Lucy and Jimmy finish their chores. 露西和吉米做完家事。

Jimmy: We still have some time before Mom gets home. Maybe we should cook dinner for her. 我们在妈妈到家前还有一些时间。也许我们该为她煮晚餐。

Lucy: ___1___ for that. 我太累了，没力气煮晚餐。

Jimmy: OK, we can treat her to a nice meal instead. I know a wonderful French restaurant. 好吧，我们也可以请她吃一顿大餐。我知道一间很棒的法式餐厅。

Lucy: French cuisine is tasty, but the price ___2___ our budget.  法国菜很美味，但价格会超过我们的预算。

Jimmy: What about a steak house? Beef is yummy. 牛排屋如何？牛肉超赞的。

Lucy: Mom prefers seafood. ___3___ try the new all-you-can-eat restaurant? They serve different kinds of food. 妈妈比较喜欢海鲜。我们何不试试新开的吃到饱餐厅？它供应各种不同的餐点。

Jimmy: Sure, ___4___ they have an excellent buffet. I’ll make the reservation now. 当然好，我听说过它的自助餐很棒。我现在就去订位。

Jimmy calls the restaurant. Just then, Mom walks in.  吉米打电话到餐厅。这时候，妈妈走进来。

 Mom: Wow, the house looks so clean. 哇，家里看起来好干净。

Lucy: It’s ___5___ for the greatest mom in the world. And we reserved a table at a restaurant to celebrate the holiday. 这是我们能为世界上最好的妈妈所尽的最小心意。而且我们在餐厅订了位来庆祝母亲节。

Mom: Oh, but I bought some takeout already. 噢，但我已经买了一些外卖。

Jimmy: We can store your food in the refrigerator. Tonight, you can live it up. 我们可以把你的外卖放冰箱。今晚你可以尽情享受。

Mom: ___6___. 你们真是太贴心了。

Mom gives Lucy and Jimmy a big hug. 妈妈深深拥抱露西和吉米。

－by Jamie Blackler

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Vocabulary

instead [ɪnˋstɛd] adv. 作为替代

Our boss is busy today, so let's have the meeting tomorrow instead.

budget [ˋbʌdʒɪt] n. 预算

The restaurant has a small budget, so it only hired one cook.

buffet [ˋbʌfɪt] n. 自助餐

Some people eat at buffets so they can choose from many different dishes.

reservation [͵rɛzɚˋveʃən] n.〔房间﹑座位等的〕预订

reserve v. 预约

The man made reservations at a hotel before starting his business trip.

hug [hʌg] n. 拥抱

Vicky likes to give her friends hugs when they say goodbye.

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cuisine [kwɪˋzin] n. 菜肴

all-you-can-eat adj. 吃到饱的

takeout [ˋtek͵aʊt] n. 带出去的食物

live it up【口】享乐