《英语沙龙》(少儿)︱Best Friends最好的朋友孩子比成年人更需要伙伴。但孩子们可能

By Ana Galan?Art by John Nez

本文刊载于《英语沙龙》（少儿）2017年10期

It was a very hot day in the rain forest. “Spunky, I’m hot.” said Pepe.

“I’m hot, too,” said Spunky. “Let’s swim in the river.”

They both jumped into the water and swam. The water was nice and cool.

About 10 minutes later, Pepe started shivering. “Spunky, I’m cold.” said Pepe.

“I’m cold too,” said Spunky. “Let’s sit under that banana tree.”

They got out of the water and sat by the tree. It was nice and warm there. But then, Pepe started rubbing his tummy. “Spunky, I’m hungry.” he said.

“I’m hungry, too,” said Spunky. He climbed the banana tree and picked a few bananas.

Pepe and Spunky ate the bananas. When they finished, Pepe said, “I’m no longer hungry.”

“I’m not hungry, either,” said Spunky.

Pepe looked over at his friend and said, “Spunky, You’re my best friend.”

“You’re my best friend, too, Pepe,” said Spunky.

注释：

shiver ["??v?] vt. 颤抖

no longer 不再

rub [r?b] vt. 摩擦

tummy ["t?m?] n. 肚子

either ["a?e?] conj. 也（用于否定句后）

故事概要：

一天，在炎热的热带雨林里，鹦鹉佩佩和小猴奇奇都觉得太热了，奇奇提议：“我们去小河里游泳吧！”于是它们跳进小河里开始游泳，澄澈清凉的河水褪去了它们身上的燥热。十分钟后，佩佩浑身发抖，奇奇也感到了寒冷，于是奇奇提议：“我们去那棵香蕉树下坐一会儿吧！”上岸后，佩佩摸着肚子对奇奇说：“我有些饿了。”奇奇也有同感，于是它爬上树摘了几根香蕉与佩佩分享。吃完香蕉，二人都觉得饱了。佩佩看向奇奇，说道：“奇奇，你是我最好的朋友。”奇奇说：“你也是我最好的朋友。”

亲子阅读小提示：

孩子比成年人更需要伙伴。但孩子们可能并不理解什么才是真正的好朋友，家长可以通过故事、游戏等让孩子们了解互相帮助、互相关心的才是真正的好朋友。同时家长应有意识地激发孩子主动与人交往，鼓励孩子结交、了解和关心朋友。在孩子们互相帮助的过程中，体验与朋友交往、分享、互助的快乐，逐渐建构和谐的伙伴关系。

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