收藏 「翰林八年級下學期 Unit 3: The Animals Work Hard」- Dialogue

(Late at night, some animals are talking about Mr. Jones, the owner of the farm.)
Ida the Cow: Mr. Jones is mean to us. He makes us work day and night and seldom lets us take a break. Horses, how many hours a day do you work?
Rio the Horse: Over ten hours. We work hard, but Mr. Jones doesn't treat us well. He never shares fruit with us. We are thin and weak.

Ida the Cow: Hens, what about you?
Pox the Hen: We work the hardest and produce lots of eggs, but Mr. Jones is bad to us. Our house is small and dirty, and we live a hard life.
Ida the Cow: Yes, my poor friends. Mr. Jones treats us badly. We can live better without him. Let's take him down!
Everyone: Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!

Ida the Cow: Rio, you run the most quickly of all. Go tell everybody.
Rio the Horse: All right.
Eddie the Pig: Wait. Everyone, please listen to me. Why don't we fight for our rights in a different way?
Ida the Cow: How?
Eddie the Pig: The law protects everyone, so we can report Mr. Jones to the Labor Department. They'll have him improve our lives.
Ida the Cow: We'll need a lawyer, but we don't have money for that.

Eddie the Pig: Have a look at this lawyer's web page. She provides free services.
Ida the Cow: Really? Pox, could you help me check out this information? I can't see clearly.
Pox the Hen: No problem. Well, the information is true.
Ida the Cow: Good. Everyone, let's try Eddie's idea, OK?
Everyone: Sure! That's a wise thing to do.

（深夜，一些動物在談論農場的主人瓊斯先生。）
艾達牛：瓊斯先生對我們很壞。他要我們日夜工作，且很少讓我們休息。馬兒們，你們一天工作幾小時？
瑞歐馬：超過十小時。我們努力工作，但是瓊斯先生並沒有善待我們。他從不分享水果給我們吃。我們又瘦又虛弱。

艾達牛：母雞，那麼你們呢？
帕克絲雞：我們工作最勤奮，生產了大量的蛋，但是瓊斯先生對我們很惡劣。我們的屋子又小又髒，而且我們的生活很艱苦。
艾達牛：是的，我可憐的朋友們。瓊斯先生對我們很壞。沒有他，我們可以活得更好。我們讓他下臺吧!
大家：抗爭!抗爭!抗爭!抗爭!

艾達牛：瑞歐，你是所有人之中跑得最快的。去告訴大家吧。
瑞歐馬：好的。
艾迪豬：等等。各位請聽我說。我們何不用另一種不同的方式來爭取我們的權利呢？
艾達牛：怎麼做？
艾迪豬：法律保護每一個人，所以我們可以向勞動部檢舉瓊斯先生。他們會要求他改善我們的生活。
艾達牛：我們會需要律師，但是我們沒錢請律師。

艾迪豬：看看這位律師的網頁。她提供免費的服務。
艾達牛：真的嗎？帕克絲，你可以幫我查證一下這項資訊嗎？我看不清楚。
帕克絲雞：沒問題。嗯，這資訊是真的。
艾達牛：很好。各位，我們來試試看艾迪的點子吧，好嗎？
大家：當然!那是個明智的做法。

• break [brek] n.
  休息
  Let's take a break.
  我們休息一下吧。
  
• Easter ['istɚ] n.
  復活節
  Easter is in spring.
  復活節在春天。
  
• holiday ['hɑlə͵de] n.
  節日；假日 How was your holiday?
  你的假日愉快嗎？
  
• hunt [hʌnt] n. ; v.
  尋找；打獵
  Police are still hunting for the bad guy.
  警察還在尋找那個壞人。
  
• celebrate ['sɛlə͵bret] v.
  慶祝
  The parents celebrated their child's birthday with a party.
  這對父母開派對來慶祝小孩的生日。
  
• church [tʃɝtʃ] n.
  教堂
  Our family goes to church on Sundays.
  我們家星期天上教堂。
  
• playground ['ple͵graʊnd] n.
  遊樂場；操場
  The children are playing in the playground.
  小孩子正在遊樂場上遊玩。
  
• basket ['bæskɪt] n.
  籃子
  This morning, Mom took a basket with her to the market to buy some things.
  今天早上媽媽提了一個籃子去市場買東西。
  
• taste [test] v.
  嚐起來
  The bread smells good and tastes delicious.
  這個麵包聞起來很香，吃起來也十分可口。
  
• yummy ['jʌmɪ] adj.
  好吃的
  I love the chocolate cake. It's so yummy.
  我喜歡這個巧克力蛋糕。實在是太好吃了。
  
• feel [fil] v.
  感到
  After a long day of work, I feel tired.
  長時間工作之後，我覺得好疲累。
  
• a little [ə 'lɪt!]
  一些（的）
  I feel a little thirsty.
  我覺得有點渴。
  
• smell [smɛl] v.
  聞起來
  The steak smells good.
  這牛排聞起來真美味。
  
• bun [bʌn] n.
  小圓麵包
  Mom bought some buns to make hamburgers.
  媽媽買的一些小圓麵包要做漢堡。
  
• hurry up [`hɝɪ 'ʌp]
  快一點!
  Hurry up, or you'll miss the bus.
  快一點，否則你會錯過公車。
  
• inside ['ɪn'saɪd] adv. ; prep.
  到裡面；在...的裡面
  The box has a lot of money inside, so you should take good care of it.
  這盒子裡頭有很多錢，所以你應該小心地看著它。
  
• sound [saʊnd] v.
  聽起來
  Having a big dinner on Saturday sounds like a good idea.
  星期六去吃大餐聽起來不錯。