1. Hi! My name is Harry. I live with my family in this cave. I like to make new things.
大家好,我叫Harry。我们一家住在这个洞穴里。我喜欢发明新东西。

2. This is Chief Grump. He is always mad about something. Tomorrow is his birthday. Maybe my present can make him happy. Wow! I have never seen anything like it!
这是Chief Grump。他经常发火。明天是他的生日。大概我的礼物会让他开心吧。哇!我从没见过像它这么棒的礼物。

3. It's time for Chief Grump's party. He gets lots of presents. A rock, some wood, a fish and a bone. Chief Grump says, "I do not want these!" He throws them down the hill.
是Chief Grump生日宴会的时间了。他说,“我不想要什么生日宴!”他把所有的东西扔下了山。

4. Now Chief Grump opens my present. "What does it do?" Everyone looks at my new thing. But no one can guess what it does. Not even me.
然后Chief Grump打开了我的礼物。“这是用来干嘛的?”所有人都看着我的新发明。但是没人能猜出这是个什么东西。就连我自己也不知道。

5. Chief Grump says, "It does not do anything!" He kicks it down the hill. Hey! Now I know what this new thing does. It rolls!
Chief Grump说,“它什么用处也没有!”他把它踢下了山。嗨!我终于知道了这个新发明的用处了。它可以滚!

6. I take it back. I put something here. I add something there. Maybe Chief Grump will like it now. I tell him, "Sit here. Put your feet there." I give him a push.
我把它拿回来。我在上面放了些东西。又添置了些东西。可能Chief Grump现在就会喜欢它了。我告诉他说,“请坐。把您的脚放在上面。”我推了他一下。

7. Look! I make something really new. And I make Chief Grump smile!
瞧!我真的发明了新玩意。我让Chief Grump笑了。

练一练:把中英文意思对应的用线连起来。

something good   anything bad   something funny   anything new

任何崭新的东西   好的东西   任何不好的东西   好笑的东西