Unit 8 Collecting things

Reading

Unusual collections

奇葩的收藏

Sam and Helen's grandparents collect almost everything.

Sam和 Helen 的爷爷奶奶几乎啥都收藏。

There are eight doorbells on their front door!

他们前门挂有 8 个门铃！

“This silver doorbell is my favourite,”said Helen.

“这银门铃是我最喜欢的。”Helen 说。

She pushed it and soon Grandpa opened the door.

她按下它不一会，爷爷给她开了门。

“Come in, my dear grandson and granddaughter!” he said.

“进来吧，我亲爱的孙子和孙女！”他说。

“Who started collecting doorbells, Grandpa?” asked Sam.

“谁开始收集门铃了，爷爷？”Sam 问。

“Your grandma,” he answered. “She loves doorbells.”

“你奶奶，”他回答说，“她喜欢门铃。”

“What do you like collecting, Grandpa?” asked Helen.

“那你喜欢收集什么，爷爷？”Helen 问。

“I like collecting newspapers.”

“我喜欢收集报纸。”

They went inside and saw newspapers everywhere.

他们走了进去，看到（屋里）到处都是报纸。

“Hello children!” called Grandma. “Let's have some tea.”

“你们好啊，孩子们！”奶奶说，“来喝点茶吧。”

The children followed her into the living room and saw lots of toys there.

孩子们跟着她走进客厅，看见有许多玩具。

There was hardly any space for the children to sit down.

几乎都没有没地方落脚了。

“Whose toys are these?” asked Helen.

“这些玩具是谁的？”Helen 问。

“They're ours,” said Grandma. “We both like collecting toys.”

“是我们的，”奶奶说，“我们都喜欢收集玩具。”

“But remember,” said Grandpa,

“不过要记住，”爷爷说，

“we have a lot of free time! You have your school work to do,

“我们是有大把的空闲时间！你们在学校里有很多功课要做，

so you shouldn't spend too much time collecting things!”

所以你们不应该花太多时间来收集东西！”