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    The Adventures of Kathleen the Great and Mark the Meek 英勇凱薩琳與害羞馬克歷險記

    Meet Kathleen the mouse and Mark the elephant. Kathleen is very brave and likes adventure, but Mark is very shy and scared of many things. But friends stay together, so Mark follows Kathleen

    wherever she goes. Sometimes they get into some very sticky situations.

    見見老鼠凱薩琳和大象馬克。凱薩琳非常勇敢又喜歡冒險,但馬克的個性十分害羞,對許多事情都感到害怕。不過,朋友都喜歡黏在一塊兒,所以凱薩琳走到哪兒,馬克就會跟到哪兒。有時候,他們也會碰上非常棘手的情況...



    Wednesday, Apr 23, 2008,Page 17



    A walk in the park 公園漫遊記

    “I love England!” Kathleen declared. “Everything is so fresh and beautiful.”

    Mark and Kathleen were strolling through Windsor Great Park.

    “It is a lovely park,” Mark said.

    “And so big! Over 20km2! Look at all these amazing trees!” Kathleen shouted. Just then they turned a corner and found themselves at the top of a slope covered with flowerbeds full of pink flowers.

    “Wow! They must have taken ages to plant!” Mark said.

    Mark and Kathleen stopped to take a photo under a towering totem pole.

    “I wonder how that got here?” Kathleen wondered.

    The pair continued on their way. They passed a beautiful waterfall and took some more photos. They soon came across a ruined temple.

    “Look Mark! A Greek temple!”

    “What on earth is that doing here?” Mark asked.

    “It must have been brought over from Greece,” Kathleen replied. “It’s amazing. I really want to get a closer look. We can take a great photo in the middle. Let’s climb over those railings.”

    “I don’t think that’s such a great idea,” Mark said, but it was too late. Kathleen had slipped through the railings... 

    (CATHERINE THOMAS, STAFF WRITER)

    「我愛英國!」凱薩琳大聲宣告:「一切都這麼新鮮、美好。」

    馬克和凱薩琳在溫莎大公園漫步。

    馬克說:「這是個漂亮的公園。」

    凱薩琳叫嚷:「而且好大唷!超過二十平方公里耶!看看這些樹多美啊!」接著,他們轉過個彎,發現自己站在一個斜坡頂端,放眼望去盡是一片粉紅色的花海。

    馬克說:「哇!種植這些植物一定很花時間!」

    馬克和凱薩琳停下腳步,在一根高聳的圖騰柱下合影留念。

    凱薩琳不禁納悶:「不知道那怎麼是怎麼運過來的?」

    然後兩人又繼續往前走,他們經過一個壯觀的瀑布時又拍了一些照片;不久他們便來到一個神殿的廢墟。

    「馬克,你看!一個希臘式神殿!」

    馬克問:「這為什麼會出現在這裡?」

    「這一定是從希臘弄過來的,」凱薩琳回答:「好不可思議喔,我真的很想走近一點去看,我們可以在中間拍一張很棒的照片,我們攀過那些柵欄吧!」

    馬克說:「我覺得這樣不太好耶。」但是為時已晚,凱薩琳已經翻過柵欄溜進去了...

    (翻譯:袁星塵)

    TODAY'S WORDS 今日單字
    1. flowerbed n.

    花圃 (hua1 pu3)

    例: There are three flowerbeds in my garden.

    (我的花園裡有三個花圃。)



    2. totem pole n.

    圖騰柱 (tu2 teng2 zhu4)

    例: The totem pole was carved out of a huge tree trunk.

    (這根圖騰柱是用一根大樹幹雕刻出來的。)



    3. ruined adj.

    毀壞的 (hui3 huai4 de5)

    例: My dress was ruined when I spilt coffee on it.

    (我的洋裝被我潑出來的咖啡給毀了。)



    4. railing n.

    柵欄 (zha4 lan2)

    例: The railings are there to keep people out.

    (這些柵欄是要防止民眾進入此區。)
    FINISH IT 故事接龍
    Write your own ending to the story! 寫下你的故事結局:



    Idea 1: Mark climbs over the railings. What is it like in the ruins? Do they take their photo? Does anyone catch them inside the temple? Do they get in trouble?

    想法一: 馬克也爬過柵欄。這個遺跡裡面是什麼樣子?他們有拍到照片嗎?神殿裡有人會抓住他們嗎?他們會惹上麻煩嗎?



    Idea 2: Mark doesn’t climb over the railings. Does he try to make Kathleen come back? Does she listen? Are the ruins safe? Does Kathleen hurt herself? What does Mark do? Do they get in trouble?

    想法二:
    馬克沒有爬過柵欄。他會想辦法叫凱薩琳回來嗎?她會乖乖聽話嗎?這個廢墟安全嗎?凱薩琳會受傷嗎?馬克會怎麼做?他們會惹上麻煩嗎?



    Idea 3: Kathleen turns around to encourage Mark to come, too. But Mark has disappeared. So have the railings. All Kathleen can see is ancient Greeks wandering around. Has Kathleen gone back in time? Does Mark turn up? Does Kathleen get back to the present?

    想法三: 凱薩琳轉身想慫恿馬克一起進去,但馬克和柵欄都已消失不見,凱薩琳眼前盡是來來去去的古希臘人。凱薩琳有及時回去嗎?馬克也會出現在古希臘嗎?凱薩琳能回到現代嗎?

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