父亲节献礼：爱爸爸的理由
2017-06-24插画吴兆盈
插画：吴兆盈
父亲节献礼：爱爸爸的理由
Reasons I Love My Dad
插画：吴兆盈
本篇适合：朗读，复述
六月的第三个周日就是西方的父亲节了。虽然我国没有设立正式的父亲节，但在民间，很多人也会选择在这天对父亲表达爱意。同学们有没有打算在父亲节当天给爸爸一个惊喜或者向爸爸表达一下谢意呢？编辑老师给大家出个主意吧——大家可以自己制作一张小贺卡，在上面用英文写写自己爱爸爸的理由，然后给爸爸画幅简笔肖像画。相信爸爸收到这样一张贺卡一定会很开心的哟（同学们也可以把自己的佳作拍给我们）。这期主题，让我们来看看世界各地的小朋友们都有哪些“爱爸爸”的理由吧。
by 璇玑
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 [5ɒnIst] adj. 诚实的
calm [kB:m] adj. 镇静的，沉着的
childhood [5tFaIldhJd] n. 孩童时期
thoughtful [5WC:tfJl] adj. 体贴的
tuition [tju:5IFEn] n. 学费
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. 笔记，书法
从前面这些“爱爸爸”的理由当中，同学们可以看到在描述一个人的时候，我们可以描述这个人的性情、品格特征，也可以描述这个人的兴趣爱好。现在，我们一起来归纳一下上文提到的理由吧（请列出句子序号）。
有关品质的：
有关兴趣爱好的：
在描述人物的时候，除了以上提到的品格、兴趣爱好，还可以介绍这个人的职业。请根据文字表述，把左右两组相应的句子连线。
(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.
中文大意及答案请见第44页。
