How Much Do You Weigh?

How Much Do You Weigh?

你有多重？

亲爱的同学们，从本期起，《漫画乐园》迎来了一个跟你们一样上小学的小女孩哈娜（Hana）。她会在这个栏目里用英语讲述发生在她们一家人身上的故事哟。大家赶紧来与Hana一起学英语吧。

寒假来了，Hana和她的弟弟巴达（Bada）因为吃得多，运动得少，好像都长胖了。于是妈妈买了一个体重秤回来，一起来看他们到底有没有长胖吧。

by Sea

1

Mom brought something home. Do you want to know what it was?

2

Mom: Hana and Bada! Look what I have.

Bada: What’s up, Mom? What is it?

Mom: It is a scale. It shows you how much you weigh.

3

Bada: How much do I weigh?

Mom: Hold still. Let me see… Bada weighs 22 kgs.

4

Bada: Is that heavy?

Mom: It’s about right. But you need to eat more. Now, it’s Hana’s turn.

Hana: I will do that later.

5

Bada: Oh, come on, Hana. I want to see how much you weigh.

Hana: All right. I will do it then.

Bada: How much do you weigh?

6

Mom: Hana weighs 28 kgs.

Bada: Wow! Hana, you weigh so much.

Hana: No, I don’t!

weigh [weɪ] v. 重量为

scale [skeɪl] n. 秤

hold [həʊld] v. 保持

still [stɪl] adj. 不动的，静止的

kgs (kilograms) ['kɪləgræms] abbr. 千克（复数）

turn [tʒ:n] n.（依次轮流时的）次序

7

I don’t think I’m heavy. What do you think? How much do you weigh?

1. Hold still. 站稳了。

这句话的意思是“保持不动”。在这里still表示人的静止状态，类似的用法还有：stand still（站着不动）；stay still（静静待着）；sit still（静坐）。

2. It’s Hana’s turn. 现在轮到哈娜了。

“it’s one’s turn”表示轮到某人了。turn表示“轮流，次序”的用法在日常生活中非常常见，例如：Tonight it’s my turn to wash the dishes.

今晚轮到我洗碗。

Fill it in!

根据漫画内容和真实情况填入正确的数字。

a. How much does Bada weigh? Bada weighs___________kgs.

b. How much does Hana weigh? Hana weighs___________kgs.

c. How much do you weigh?

I weigh ___________kgs.