父親節獻禮：愛爸爸的理由

插畫：吳兆盈

父親節獻禮：愛爸爸的理由

Reasons I Love My Dad

插畫：吳兆盈

本篇適合：朗讀，復述

六月的第三個周日就是西方的父親節了。雖然我國沒有設立正式的父親節，但在民間，很多人也會選擇在這天對父親表達愛意。同學們有沒有打算在父親節當天給爸爸一個驚喜或者向爸爸表達一下謝意呢？編輯老師給大家出個主意吧——大家可以自己制作一張小賀卡，在上面用英文寫寫自己愛爸爸的理由，然后給爸爸畫幅簡筆肖像畫。相信爸爸收到這樣一張賀卡一定會很開心的喲（同學們也可以把自己的佳作拍給我們）。這期主題，讓我們來看看世界各地的小朋友們都有哪些“愛爸爸”的理由吧。

by 璇璣

1. He can fix anything.

2. He reads books every day.

3. He lets me fall asleep with my head on his chest.

4. He makes our home a happy place.

5. He has always put his family first.

6. Every night my dad would say, “Good night. See you in the morning. I love you.”

7. He enjoys the small things in life, like getting an ice-cream cone.

8. He and my mom took me to Disney World.

9. My father is honest.

10. He is a calm person.

11. My dad has the best smile.

12. He gave me a happy childhood.

13. I know my dad loves me.

14.He is thoughtful. He opens doors for women.

15. He is proud of his country.

16. My dad says “Please.”and “Thank you.”

17. He came to my basketball games.

18. He paid my tuition.

19. My dad didn’t get angry when someone asked who taught me to play table tennis and I replied, “My mom.”

20. He loves football, and so do I. 21. Dad listens to me.

22. He is kind.

23.Every night he tells funny stories to me before I go to bed.

24. He taught me how to swim.

fix [fIx] v. 修理

fall asleep [fC:l E5sli:p] 入睡

chest [tFest] n. 胸膛

ice-cream cone [aIs kri:m kEJn] 甜筒（雪糕）

honest [5?nIst] adj. 誠實的

calm [kB:m] adj. 鎮靜的，沉著的

childhood [5tFaIldhJd] n. 孩童時期

thoughtful [5WC:tfJl] adj. 體貼的

tuition [tju:5IFEn] n. 學費

25. He loves my mom and his love is true.

26. People say I’m like him.

27. He has really cool handwriting.

28. He lets me be me.

29. He’s hard-working.

30. He tells funny jokes.

handwriting [5hAnd7raItIN] n. 筆記，書法

從前面這些“愛爸爸”的理由當中，同學們可以看到在描述一個人的時候，我們可以描述這個人的性情、品格特征，也可以描述這個人的興趣愛好。現在，我們一起來歸納一下上文提到的理由吧（請列出句子序號）。

有關品質的：

有關興趣愛好的：

在描述人物的時候，除了以上提到的品格、興趣愛好，還可以介紹這個人的職業。請根據文字表述，把左右兩組相應的句子連線。

(1) My father is a reporter.

(2) My uncle is a pilot.

(3) My mother is a waitress.

(4) My cousin is a singer.

(5) My aunt is a doctor.

(6) Anna’s mom is a housewife.

(7) Tom’s father is a cook.

(8) My brother is a writer.

(A) She sings English songs.

(B) She helps sick people.

(C) He cooks breakfast in a school canteen.

(D) He reports news in the morning.

(E) He flies all over the world and goes to some interesting places.

(F) He writes books for children.

(G) She works in a restaurant.

(H) She cooks meals for the family.

中文大意及答案請見第44頁。