英语沙龙》(少儿)︱Too Many Tomatoes分享番茄分享教育是孩子品格教育的一个重要环节

By Ellen Javenick?Art by Paula J.Becker

本文刊载于《英语沙龙》（少儿）2017年08期

“Wow!” said Miki. “We have lots of tomatoes.”

“Let’s share them with our neighbors,” said Mom. She handed Miki a big basket full of tomatoes.

Miki and her mom went into the apartment building. Miki rang the bell at the Henrys’ apartment. When Mrs. Henry opened the door, Miki said, “Could you use some tomatoes?”

“Yes, I could use a few to make some salsa,” said Mrs. Henry. “Thanks.”

They climbed the stairs and rang the bell at the Jacksons’ apartment. When Mr Jackson opened the door, Miki asked, “Could you use some tomatoes?”

“Sure I’ll fry up these green ones.”

They went down the hall and rang the bell at the Parkers’ apartment. When Mrs. Parker opened the door, Miki said, “Could you use some tomatoes?”

“What beautiful tomatoes,” said Mrs. Parker. “I’ll add these to the spaghetti sauce I’m making. ”

As they went down the stairs, Miki saw Mr. Murray. “Hi, Mr. Murray,” said Miki. “Could you use some tomatoes?”

“You bet. I’m on my way to help out at the soup kitchen. I’ll be happy to take all you have for today’s lunch.”

When Miki and her mom got back to their own apartment door, they saw a big bag on the floor. The note on the bag read:

注释：

hand [h?nd] vt. 递给

apartment [?"pɑ?tm?nt] n. 公寓

ring the bell 按门铃

salsa ["s?ls?] n. 辣番茄酱(一种用洋葱、番茄和辣椒做的调味辣汁，常浇于西班牙或墨西哥食物上)

fry up 煎熟

spaghetti [sp?"get?] n. 意大利式细面条

you bet 当然

help out 帮忙

soup kitchen (救济穷人的)施粥所，施食处

note [n??t] n. 便条

故事概要：

美希和妈妈采了许多番茄，妈妈提议与邻居们分享。于是，美希和妈妈提着满满一篮子番茄出发了。她们把番茄分给了邻居亨利太太、杰克逊先生、帕克太太和莫里先生。每人都高兴地接受了，亨利太太想用番茄做辣番茄酱，杰克逊先生想煎青番茄，帕克太太用番茄做意大利面酱料，莫里先生打算用番茄为施粥所做午餐。分发完番茄后，美希和妈妈回了家，到了家门口，发现自家门口也摆着一个大袋子，袋子上的便条上写着：“我们有好多番茄，希望你们也尝一尝。罗斯太太和雅各布送上。”

亲子阅读提示：

分享教育是孩子品格教育的一个重要环节。学会分享有助于孩子将来更好地融入社会，所以有人说，学会分享，就学会了生活。父母可以引导孩子把自己的东西跟亲人、朋友或同学分享，并可带孩子一起拜会邻居分享自家的美味菜肴，让孩子体会分享的快乐和分享的收获。

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