Lesson 41 Show and Tell

Today the students are telling their classmates about their hobbies.

今天，同学们正在向他们的同班同学讲述自己的爱好。

Brain brings his stamp collection.

布莱恩带来了他的集邮册。

He has four books full of stamps!

他有整整四本的集邮册！

Some of them are very old.

一些邮票是很老的。

Steven shows the class his yo-yo.

史蒂芬向同学们展示他的溜溜球。

He spins it up and down.

他上上下下旋转悠悠球。

It's a good performance.

这真是一场精彩的表演。

The class claps for him.

全班同学为他鼓掌。

There are many other hobbies - from riddles, chess and reading, to model trains and even model rockets.

还有许多其它的爱好——从谜语，下象棋还有阅读到模型火车甚至模型火箭。

Finally, it's Danny's turn.

最后，轮到了丹尼。

"My hobby is in a big box in the parking lot," says Danny.

“我的爱好就在停车场上的一个大盒子里面，”丹尼说。

"Would someone help me bring it in?"

“有谁能帮我把它拿过来吗？”

The teacher and three students go to help Danny, but the box is too tall!

老师和三名学生去帮助丹尼， 但是盒子太高了！

It won't fit through the door.

不能够穿过门。

One student says, "Let's put the box on its side, Danny.

一个学生说，“我们把盒子侧着放，丹尼。

Then it will go through the door."

那样它就可以穿过门了。”

"We can't," says Danny.

“我们不能这么做，”丹尼说。

"It's not a common box.

“这不是一个普通的盒子。

See the sign on the box?"

看见盒子上面的标记了吗？”

"OK," says the teacher.

“好的，”老师说。

"Let's ask the class to come to the parking lot.

“我们让同学们来停车场吧。

Take your hobby out of the box and get it ready, Danny."

把你的爱好从箱子里面拿出来并且准备好，丹尼。”

When the teacher comes back with the class, Danny is ready.

当老师带着同学们回来的时候，丹尼已经准备好了。

"It's my family tree!

“这是我的家族树！

I know about everyone in my family.

"我了解我们家族的每一位成员。”

Danny tells some facts and stories about his family.

丹尼讲述了一些家族的故事。

Everyone is very interested.

每个人都非常感兴趣。

"Good for you, Danny!

“干得好，丹尼！

Many people enjoy learning about their family history, but most people draw their family trees.

许多人很喜欢了解自己家庭的历史， 但大多数人只是画一棵家族树。

They don't plant them!" says the teacher.

他们不会种植它！”老师说。

"I have two hobbies," says Danny.

“我有两个爱好，”丹尼说。

"I like to learn about my family, and I like gardening!"

“我喜欢了解我的家族，我也喜欢园艺！”