UNIT 6 Get Ready for Jobs
第六單元 為就業做好準備
Lesson 47: The Scholarship
第47課： 獎學金
Angie was late coming home from her music lesson.
安吉上完音樂課之后回到家已經很晚了。
Her little brother,Mike,was in the kitchen.
她的小弟弟邁克在廚房里。
On the table she saw an envelope from a university in Toronto.
在桌子上她看到了一封來自多倫多的一所大學的信。
She turned the envelope over,but it was already open.
她翻過信封，但是信封已經被拆開過了。
"Did you open my letter?" she asked.
“你拆了我的信嗎？”她問，
"I've told you again and again!
“我一再地告訴你！
Leave my things alone."
別碰我的東西。”
"Don't shout at me!" said Mike.
“不要對我大喊大叫！”邁克說。
Angie pulled the letter out of the envelope.
安吉把信從信封中抽出來。
"Dear Miss Turner," it said.
“親愛的特納小姐，”它上面寫著。
"You have been awarded a scholarship to study violin at our School of Music."
“你已被授予了一份來我們音樂學院學習小提琴的獎學金。”
"Yippee!" she shouted."I won it!"
“太棒了！”她大叫起來，“我獲得了！”
"That's nice," said Mike,unhappily.
“不錯啊，”邁克怏怏不樂地說。
Angie could see now that Mike had been crying.
安吉可以看出邁克現在在哭。
"Are you going away,Angie?" he asked.
“安吉，你要離開嗎？”他問。
"Well," she said,slowly.
“嗯，”她慢慢說道。
Angie hadn't thought about Mike's feelings.
安吉沒有考慮到邁克的感受。
He was only eight years old and couldn't remember their mother who had died so long before.
他只有八歲，因為媽媽去世很久了他都記不起她的模樣。
"I don't want you to go," he said.
“我不想讓你去，”他說。
"Is that so?Well,I haven't gone yet.
“是嗎？嗯，我還沒有走呢。
Eat your snack," she said,softly.
吃你的夜宵吧，”她溫柔地說，
"Then go to bed.It's late."
“然后去睡覺。不早了。”
"Good night," he said sadly.
“晚安，”他傷心地說。
Angie didn't know what to do.
安吉不知道該怎么辦。
She wanted to study music so much.
她非常想學音樂。
"I need help," she thought.
“我需要幫助，”她想。
But who should she talk to?
但是她應該和誰說呢？
Who did she respect most?
她最尊敬誰呢？
She read the letter again.
她再次讀了那封信。
She felt glad and sad at the same time.
她既高興又傷心。
The next morning Angie got up early and went to see Aunt Mary.
第二天早晨安吉很早就起來去看望瑪麗阿姨。
Aunt Mary was doing some ironing in her warm and comforting kitchen.
瑪麗阿姨正在她那溫暖舒適的廚房中熨衣服。
Angie told her about the scholarship.
安吉告訴了她有關獎學金的事。
"If I were to go to Toronto,I would leave Dad and Mike alone," she said.
“如果我要去多倫多，我就會離開爸爸和邁克，”她說。
Aunt Mary turned off the iron and sat down beside Angie.
瑪麗阿姨關掉熨斗，坐在了安吉旁邊。
"What does your father say?" she asked.
“你爸爸怎么說的？”她問。
"He says I must choose for myself."
“他說我必須自己做決定。”
Angie wanted to cry.
安吉想哭。
"But it's hard!Mike is so sad!"
“但是這很難！邁克非常傷心！”
"That's funny.Mike is always arguing with you."
“這就奇怪了。邁克總是和你爭吵。”
"Yes,he gets angry when I practise the violin.
“是的，我一練小提琴他就生氣。
And I get angry when he opens my letters.
當他拆我的信件時我也生氣。
But he is so young."
但是他還很小。”
"Here is something to think about," said her aunt.
“這事需要好好考慮考慮，”她的阿姨說，
"If you were to go to Toronto,you could come back for holidays."
“如果你要去多倫多，你可以在放假時回來。”
Angie nodded.
安吉點了點頭。
"And you are not leaving him alone," said Aunt Mary.
“你也就沒有把他扔下不管，”瑪麗阿姨說，
"If you were to go,I would be here.
“如果你要去，還有我呢。
When your mother died,you were very young.
你媽媽去世時，你還非常小。
You came to me for help.
你曾來找我幫忙。
I'll be here to help Mike,too.
我也可以幫助邁克。
Wait here.I want to show you something."
在這兒等著。 我想給你看一些東西。”
Aunt Mary left the kitchen and came back with a book of old photographs.
瑪麗阿姨離開廚房，拿著一本舊相冊回來了。
In one of the photographs,a young girl held a violin.
在其中一張照片上，一個年輕女孩拿著一把小提琴。
"That was your mother.She loved music,too.
“那是你媽媽。她也非常熱愛音樂。
If she knew about your scholarship,she would be very proud."
如果她知道你得了獎學金，她會非常自豪的。”
Angie went home.Mike was still in his bedroom.
安吉回家了。邁克仍然在他的臥室里。
He was unhappy and angry.
他不高興還有點生氣。
"It's time to get up," she said.
“該起床了，”她說。
"My stomach hurts," said Mike.
“我肚子疼，”邁克說。
"Oh,dear!" she said.
“噢，天啊！”她說。
She put her hand on his forehead.
她把手放在他的額頭上。
He wasn't hot.
他沒有發燒。
"I think you are making an excuse," she said.
“我想你在找借口，”她說，
"Are you really sick?"
“你真的生病了嗎？”
"No," he said."I don't want to do any chores today."
“沒有，”他說。 “我今天不想做任何家務事。”
"You don't have many chores to do," said his sister.
“你沒有多少家務事可做，”他姐姐說，
"Get up.I'll make you breakfast."
“起來。我給你做早飯。”
Angie made pancakes with strawberries.
安吉做了加草莓的薄烤餅。
"Oh,good.My favourite!" Mike said.
“哦，好。我的最愛！”邁克說。
He forgot his anger.
他不生氣了。
Angie gave him a plate.
安吉給了他一個盤子。
"Mike,you know that I might go away."
“邁克，你知道我可能會離開。”
He nodded."I want to study music.
他點了點頭。“我想學習音樂。
But I want to help you and Dad,too.
但是我也想幫你和爸爸。
If I were to go,I would send you a letter every week.
如果我走了，我會每周給你寫信的。
You would have your own envelopes to open.
你會有你自己的信來拆。
I would come home to spend my vacation.
我會回來度假的。
I would make pancakes until you get sick of them!"
我會給你做薄烤餅的，直到你厭惡它們為止！”
"But I'll miss you,Angie."
“可是安吉，我會想你的。”
"I'll miss you,too," she said.
“我也會想你的，”她說，
"But Dad is here.So is Aunt Mary.
“但是爸爸在這兒。瑪麗阿姨也在。
You'll be busy with your friends.
你會忙著和朋友們在一起。
And there's one really good thing,Mike.
邁克，還有一件非常好的事情。
You won't have to listen to me practise the violin."
你將不必再聽我練小提琴了。”
He laughed."Okay,here's my opinion.
他笑了。“好的，我說說我的意見。
You should go.But I'll expect two letters every week.
你應該去。但是我期望每周收到兩封信。
And a lot of pancakes!"
以及很多很多薄烤餅！”
LET'S DO IT!
做一做！
Choose any job you are interested in.
選擇任何你感興趣的工作。
Describe it to a group of students,but don't name it.
向一群學生描述那份工作，但不要說出其名稱。
Ask them to guess which job you have chosen.
讓他們猜猜你選擇的工作是什么。
They can ask questions like,"In this job,do you _____?" or "Is it _____?"
他們可以這樣提問：“做這份工作，你 ？”或者“這份工作 ？”