共 16 句 · 中英对照 · 对应本级 10 个目标词
开始练这一级 →Our mayor once worked as a teacher of maths.我们的「市长」以前是教「数学」的老师。 She was calm and mature for her age.她年纪不大，为人却很「成熟」。 Every Friday she ate a meal with the children at school.每周五她都在学校和孩子们一起吃一「餐」。 The cook always gave her the same dish: rice, beans and meat.厨师给她的总是同一道菜：米饭、豆子和「肉」。
One winter the town had very little water.有一年冬天，镇上的水非常少。 The mayor asked us to measure how much each family used.市长请我们「测量」每户人家用了多少水。 A simple measurement can change how people behave.一个简单的「测量结果」就能改变人们的行为。 The school, meanwhile, began to save water in the kitchen.「与此同时」，学校开始在厨房里省水。
The maximum use in one week came from a large hotel.一周里用水「最多」的是一家大旅馆。 A bucket became the main means of washing dishes.一只水桶成了洗碗的主要「手段」。 The cook showed the children how to wash with less water.厨师教孩子们怎样用更少的水洗东西。 The maths class counted the cups and wrote the numbers down.数学课上，孩子们数杯子，把数字记下来。
By spring the town used half of what it used before.到了春天，镇上的用水量只有过去的一半。 The mayor said the change was small but real.市长说这个变化很小，却是真的。 At the next school meal she thanked the cook and the children.下一顿学校午餐时，她感谢了厨师和孩子们。 Now every class keeps its own measurement on the wall.现在每个班都把本班的测量数字贴在墙上。
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