在这一单元里，我们将学习下面5个字母或字母组合的发音规律：
x l r dr tr
学完之后，你就会成为妙手园丁，就可以和妈妈进行一场好玩的比赛了。一定要好好地学哦。
Lesson 47 x
A Text Message
写一写
six 六 next 下一个 text 手机短信；课文
读一读
John is a sixth-grade student. One day he doesn’t do well on a test. He’s afraid that his father will punish him. So he sends his mother a text message，“Mom， I got a bad mark.
Ask dad to get prepared. I’ll do better next time.”
Very soon， he gets a text message from his mother，“Dear John， dad is prepared. You’d better prepare yourself.”
注解
sixth 第六
do well on a test 考试考得好
text message（手机）短信
punish 惩罚
prepare 准备
You’d better… 你最好……
想一想
根据故事内容判断正（T）误（F）。
（ ）1. One day John gets a bad mark.
（ ）2. John fears his mom.（fear 怕，惧怕）
（ ）3. John tells his father he gets a bad mark.
（ ）4. John sends a text message to his mom.
（ ）5. John’s father will be angry to know John gets a bad mark.
译文
手机短信
约翰是六年级的学生。一天，他考试没考好。他害怕爸爸会惩罚他，于是，就给妈妈发了一条手机短信：
“妈妈，我没考好，叫爸爸准备好。我下次会考好些的。”
很快，他就收到了妈妈的短信：“亲爱的约翰，爸爸准备好了，你自己最好也准备准备。”
答案1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. T
Lesson 48 l
Wake Up. Time for Sleeping Pills
写一写
Hill 希尔（人名；hill 小山丘） ill 生病的 pill 药丸
读一读
Mr. Hill is ill. He doesn’t sleep well at night. So he goes to see a doctor. The doctor tells him to take sleeping pills before bedtime.
One night， Mr. Hill forgets to take sleeping pills before going to sleep. In the middle of the night， his wife suddenly remembers this， and says to him，“Wake up. It’s time for sleeping pills.”
注解
sleep well 睡得好
sleeping pill 安眠药
in the middle of… 在……中间
想一想
根据故事内容判断正（T）误（F）。
（ ）1. Mr. Hill sleeps well at night.
（ ）2. Mr. Hill goes to see a doctor.
（ ）3. One night， Mr. Hill goes to sleep after taking sleeping pills.
（ ）4. Mrs. Hill wakes Mr. Hill up in the middle of the night.
（ ）5. Mrs. Hill is a clever woman.
译文
醒醒，该吃安眠药了
希尔先生病了，晚上睡不好，于是他去看医生。医生让他睡前吃安眠药。
一天夜里，希尔先生忘记吃安眠药就睡着了。半夜里，他的妻子突然记起这件事，就对他说：“醒醒，该吃安眠药了。”
答案1. F 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. F
Lesson 49 r
Sorry I Don’t Want to Buy Them
写一写
hurry 急忙 carry 携带 sorry 抱歉的
读一读
Jack is doing his math homework. There are a lot of numbers. He can’t do it， so he has a good idea.
He goes to a shop in a hurry.“Can I help you？”the shop assistant asks him.
“Yes， I’d like two kilos of carrots， one kilo of potatoes and three kilos of onions，” Jack says.
“It’s six kilos. I’m afraid it’s too heavy for you to carry，” the shop assistant says.
Jack writes the answer on a piece of paper and says，“Thank you， but I’m sorry，I don’t want to buy them.”Then he runs home.
注解
in a hurry 匆忙地
assistant 助手
kilo 公斤
heavy 重的
onion 洋葱
a piece of paper 一张纸
想一想
根据故事内容判断正（T）误（F）。
（ ）1. Jack is doing his math homework.
（ ）2. Jack can work out the numbers easily.（work out 计算出）
（ ）3. Jack has a good idea to do his math homework.
（ ）4. Jack goes to a shop to buy vegetables for his mom to cook.
（ ）5. Jack is a clever boy.
译文
对不起，我不想买了
杰克在做数学作业，有很多数字，他不会做。于是，他想出了一个好办法。
他匆忙赶到商店。“你要买什么吗？”售货员问道。
“是的，我想要2公斤胡萝卜、1公斤土豆和3公斤洋葱。”杰克说。
“一共6公斤。恐怕太重了，你拎不动。”售货员说。
杰克把答案写在一张纸上，然后说：“谢谢，但是很抱歉，我不想买了。”然后，就跑回家了。
答案1. T 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T
Lesson 50 dr
Our Driver Is Very Poor
写一写
driver 司机 drink 喝 dress 连衣裙
读一读
Kate is a six-year-old girl. Her family is very rich. They have a driver and many servants.
Today is Kate’s first day at school. After drinking a glass of milk and having a piece of bread for breakfast， Kate puts on her new dress and says goodbye to her mom. Her mom says，“Be modest at your school. Don’t say we are rich.”
Then Kate goes to school. In class， the teacher asks her，“Can you tell me something about your family？”
“Yes， my family is very poor. Our driver is very poor， and all our servants are very poor，”Kate answers.
注解
servant 佣人
modest 谦虚的
say something about… 介绍……的情况
想一想
根据故事内容判断正（T）误（F）。
（ ）1. Kate is a six-year-old girl.
（ ）2. Kate’s family has a driver and many servants.
（ ）3. Kate’s mom tells her to brag. （brag 吹牛，炫耀）
（ ）4. Kate tells her teacher that her family is rich.
（ ）5. The teacher will think that Kate’s family is very poor.
译文
我们的司机很穷
凯特是个六岁的女孩。她家很富有，她们有一个司机和很多佣人。
今天是凯特上学的第一天。她早餐喝了一杯牛奶，吃了一片面包。之后，她穿上新的连衣裙，和妈妈告别。妈妈说：“在学校要谦虚哦，不要说我们富有。”
然后凯特就上学去了。课堂上，老师问她：“能介绍一下你家里的情况吗？”
“可以。我家很穷，我们的司机很穷，我们所有的佣人也很穷。”凯特回答说。
答案1. T 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. F
Lesson 51 tr [tr]
Having Trouble Seeing Things
写一写
travel 旅行 train 火车 trip 旅程
读一读
Tracy is traveling with Bob by train. It’s a long trip. Tracy begins to drink wine to kill time. She is a little drunk. Bob tries to make her drink more.“No， no… I’m drunk. I have trouble seeing things when I’m drunk. Everything in my eyes is double.”
Hearing this， Bob takes out a ten-dollar note from his coat and gives it to Tracy.“I borrowed twenty dollars from you. Here is the money. Please give me the IOU.”
Then Tracy takes out the IOU from her coat and says，“Here are two IOUs，and give me another twenty dollars.”
注解
wine 葡萄酒
kill time 消磨时间
have trouble doing sth. 做某事有困难
double 双份的 IOU 借据（和 I owe you“我欠你”的发音同）
想一想
根据故事内容判断正（T）误（F）。
（ ）1. Tracy is traveling with Bob by car.
（ ）2. The trip is short.
（ ）3. Tracy begins to drink beer to kill time.
（ ）4. Bob owes Tracy twenty dollars. （owe 欠）
（ ）5. Tracy asks Bob for a total of forty dollars.（total 总共）
译文
看不清东西
特蕾西和鲍勃坐火车旅行。这是一次漫长的旅程，特蕾西开始喝葡萄酒消磨时间。她有点醉了，鲍勃想让她多喝点。“不，不……我醉了，我喝醉时看不清东西，眼里什么东西都是双份的。”
听到这里，鲍勃从外衣里掏出一张10元钞票递给特蕾西。“我从你那里借了20元，现在还你。请把借据给我。”
然后，特蕾西从外套里掏出一张借据，说：“这是两张借据，你得再给我20元。”
答案1. F 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. T
快乐总复习
比一比
Who saves more flowers？
谁救活了更多的花儿？
花园里的花马上就要枯萎了，林克和妈妈想把花救活。只要在花蕾上写上含有指定字母和发音的英文单词，枯萎的花就会奇迹般地活过来！快和妈妈比一比，看谁能够救活更多的花。
