Boy Gives Back Big Catch
Hi everyone! Do you like fishing?你喜歡釣魚嗎?
Connor likes fishing. He’s 13 years old. This summer, Connor and his dad went to a big lake. They fished from a boat. Connor caught something. But he didn’t catch a fish. He caught a wallet. It had a lot of money in it!
這個夏天，13歲的Connor跟他的爸爸去釣魚，但是他沒有釣到魚，卻釣到了一個錢包。
How much money was in the wallet? There was about 2,000 US dollars. That’s almost 65,000 Taiwan dollars!
錢包裡面有多少錢呢? 居然有將近6萬5千塊台幣。
What did Connor do with the money? Did he keep it? Did he buy something big? No. Connor is honest. Connor found a card in the wallet. The card had a man’s name and phone number on it. The man’s name was Jim. Connor phoned Jim.
Connor很誠實，他在錢包裡找到主人的名字跟電話，並且打電話給他。
Jim was happy. One year ago, he went fishing and lost the wallet. Jim wanted to give Connor money to thank him.
錢包的主人Jim很開心，一年前他去釣魚的時候弄丟了。他想要拿錢給Connor表示感謝。
But Connor said no. He didn’t want any money. Wow! Connor is a very nice boy. Jim thinks that too.
但是Connor不想要錢。他真是一個好孩子。
Connor found a lot of money. He gave it back to Jim. If you find money, what will you do?
Vocabulary
沒有釣到魚，卻釣到錢包的男孩，找到了錢包主人。
1. find 找到
Uh oh, where’s my wallet? 糟糕，我的錢包呢?
It must be in your bag. 一定在你的袋子裡。
No, I can’t find it now. 不在，我現在找不到。
2. buy 買
Did you buy anything on your way here? 你來的路上有沒有買東西?
Yeah, I bought a cup of tea. 有，買了一杯茶。
3. give 給
No wait. I also gave some money to Santa Claus. 不對，等一等。我也給了耶誕老公公一些錢。
Santa in October? 十月就有耶誕老公公?
That’s so weird! 這可奇怪了!
4. think 思想、認為
Do you think Santa took my wallet? 你覺得他拿了我的錢包?
No, no. I think you dropped the wallet somewhere near him. 不，我覺得你在他附近掉了錢包。
這些字都是很常用的動詞。
find找到
buy買
give給
think思考、認為
Quiz
1. What was Connor doing when he found the wallet?
a. Phoning Jim
b. Buying something big
c. Fishing
2. Where was Connor when he found the wallet?
a. On a beach
b. On a boat
c. In the mountains
3. How much money was in the wallet?
a. $20
b. $200
c. $2000
Answers:
1. c
2. b
3. c
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