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What's this story about?
Grandpa Chen used a tin monkey to tell the children how the magnet worked. As the children were all interested, Mum took them to go on the magnet train. It was such an exciting experience. On the way back home, they also helped a lady with the magnet!
陈爷爷用一个铁皮猴教孩子们认识磁铁，大家都很感兴趣。妈妈见状，决定带他们去乘坐磁悬浮列车，这太让人兴奋了！回家的路上，孩子们还用磁铁帮了一位阿姨的忙！
Look at the cover image together. What is Lee holding in his hand? Have you ever used a magnet to attract metal? What happens?
一起观察封面图片。Lee的手里拿的是什么？你曾用磁铁吸过铁吗？发生了什么事呢？
Read the back cover blurb together. What do you think 'a magnetic day' might mean? What do you think might happen in the story?
一起读一读底部封面，你觉得“磁性的一天”是什么意思呢？你觉得发生了什么故事呢？
Look through the book and talk about the pictures.
浏览全书，讨论书中图片。
Grandpa Chen had a tin monkey.
陈爷爷有一只铁皮猴。
"It's magic," he said.
"It goes where you tell it."
陈爷爷说：“这只猴子有魔法，
你让它去哪，它就去哪。”
"Go left," said Biff. "Now go right."
Biff说：“向左，现在向右。”
The tin monkey did what Biff said.
铁皮猴都照做了。
"Ha!" said Lee."It's not magic.
You have a magnet under the table."
Lee说：“哈，我知道了！这才不是魔法。
你在桌子底下放了块磁铁。”
"Right!" said Grandpa.
爷爷说：“你说对了！”
"But this is magic," said Grandpa. "Look!"
爷爷说：“但它的确很神奇，看！”
He put a heavy magnet on the table.
他把一个重重的磁铁放在桌子上。
Next, he spun a little magnet on some plastic.
接着，他在一个塑料板上旋转一块小磁铁。
Then he took the plastic away.
然后，爷爷把塑料板拿走了。
The little magnet floated above the big magnet.
小磁铁悬浮在大磁铁的上方了。
"That is magic," said Chip.
Chip说：“的确很神奇呀。”
"I'm glad you are interested in magnets!" said Mum.
"Why don't we go on the magnet train?"
妈妈说：“看到你们都对磁铁感兴趣我很高兴，
不如我们一起去乘坐磁悬浮列车吧！”
"Wow! A magnet train?" said Chip.
"That sounds exciting."
Chip说：“哇！去坐磁悬浮吗？
真是太棒了！”
"Yes, just wait and see!" said Mum.
妈妈说：“是的，很期待吧！”
First, they had to go on the metro.
他们先得乘地铁，
Mum got the tickets.
妈妈买了地铁票。
"Keep together," said Mum. "Don't get lost!
妈妈说：“跟上队伍，别走丢了，
The train to Maglev Station will be full."
去往磁悬浮站的地铁很拥挤。”
At last they got to Maglev Station.
最后，他们到达了磁悬浮站。
"Is that the magnetic train?" joked Biff.
“这就是有磁性的列车吗？”Biff笑着说。
"No, this is the magnet train," said Grandpa.
爷爷纠正道：“不，这是磁悬浮列车。”
"What an amazing train!" said Kipper.
"How does it work?"
Kipper说：“真神奇呀！
磁悬浮列车是根据什么原理运作的呢？“
"It floats just like my magnet did," said Grandpa.
"And it is very fast."
爷爷说：“它就像之前我给你们看的那块悬浮着的磁铁一样，
而且它的速度非常快。”
The train went all the way to the airport.
列车一直通往飞机场，
Then it took them back to Maglev Station.
然后大家又返回了磁悬浮站。
They went to the Maglev Museum.
他们去了磁悬浮博物馆。
Lee bought a big magnet.
Lee买了一块大磁铁。
Biff, Chip and Kipper bought some postcards.
Biff、Chip和 Kipper买了一些明信片。
"The train was really exciting," said Chip, as they went home.
回家的路上，Chip说：“磁悬浮列车太棒了！”
Then they saw a lady.
这时他们看到一个阿姨，
She had dropped her keys into a deep hole.
她的钥匙掉进了一个很深的洞里。
"We can't reach the keys," she said.
她说：“我们够不到那串钥匙。”
"We can help," said Lee, and he took out his magnet.
Lee说：“我们可以帮忙。”
说着他取出了那块磁铁。
The children took the laces out of their trainers.
孩子们取下了鞋带（系在一起），
Lee tied the laces to the magnet.
Lee把鞋带绑在磁铁上。
Lee fished the keys out.
他用磁铁把钥匙“钓”了出来。
"How clever!" said the lady. "Thank you."
阿姨说：“你们真是太聪明了，谢谢！”
"We have had a magnetic day," said Grandpa.
爷爷说：“我们度过了‘磁性’的一天啊。”
"Yes, magnets are magic," laughed Lee.
Lee笑着说：“是的，磁铁真的好神奇。”
Magnet Magic
Grandpa Chen had a tin monkey.
"It's magic," he said.
"It goeswhere you tell it."
"Go left," said Biff. "Now go right."
The tin monkey didwhat Biff said.
"Ha!" said Lee."It's not magic.
You have a magnet under the table."
"Right!" said Grandpa.
"But thisis magic," said Grandpa. "Look!"
He put a heavy magnet on the table.
Next, he spun a little magnet on some plastic.
Then he took the plastic away.
The little magnet floated above the big magnet.
"Thatis magic," said Chip.
"I'm glad you are interested in magnets!" said Mum.
"Why don't we go on the magnet train?"
"Wow! A magnet train?" said Chip.
"That sounds exciting."
"Yes, just wait and see!" said Mum.
First, they had to go on the metro.
Mum got the tickets.
"Keep together," said Mum. "Don't get lost!
The train to Maglev Station will be full."
At last they got to Maglev Station.
"Is that the magnetic train?" joked Biff.
"No, this is the magnet train," said Grandpa.
"What an amazing train!" said Kipper.
"How does it work?"
"It floats just like my magnet did," said Grandpa.
"And it is very fast."
They got to their seats and the train set off.
It went faster and faster.
"Look," said Biff. "It's now going 430 kilometres an hour."
"It is so smooth," said Chip."
"Well, it's floating on magnets," said Mum.
The train went all the way to the airport.
Then it took them back to Maglev Station.
They went to the Maglev Museum.
Lee bought a big magnet.
Biff, Chip and Kipper bought some postcards.
"The train was really exciting," said Chip, as they went home.
Then they saw a lady.
She had dropped her keys into a deep hole.
"We can't reach the keys," she said.
"We can help," said Lee, and he took out his magnet.
The children took the laces out of their trainers.
Lee tied the laces to the magnet.
Lee fished the keys out.
"How clever!" said the lady. "Thank you."
"We have had a magnetic day," said Grandpa.
"Yes, magnets are magic," laughed Lee.
| 核心词汇 | 重点短语 |
take...away 拿走 magnet train 磁悬浮列车 get lost 迷路；走丢 set off 出发 |
重点句型
Q1: Look at pages 2-3. How does Grandpa Chen make the monkey move without touching it?
读一读第2和第3页，没有碰猴子它却能移动，陈爷爷是怎么做到的呢？
A1: He has a magnet under the table. Because the monkey is metal, the magnet attracts the monkey. When the magnet moves, the monkey moves too.
陈爷爷在桌子下面放了一块磁铁，因为猴子是金属制作的，磁铁可以吸住它，所以只要移动磁铁，猴子也会跟着移动。
Q2: Turn to page 10. Why does Mum tell the children to keep together?
翻到第10页，为什么妈妈让孩子们跟上队伍？
A2: The journey on the metro to Maglev Station is busy. She is worried that the children might get lost in the crowd.
因为去往磁悬浮站的地铁非常拥挤，她担心孩子们在人群中走丢。
Q3: Look back at pages 22-23. How did the children help the lady to get her keys back? Why was the magnet useful?
再读一读第22和23页，孩子们用什么方法帮助那位阿姨拿到钥匙的呢？为什么磁铁可以帮忙呢？
A3: The children used the magnet to attract the keys. It worked because keys are metal, too.
孩子们用磁铁吸住了钥匙，因为钥匙也是金属制的，所以这个办法管用。
大名鼎鼎的牛津阅读树我们都不陌生，作为一套分级读物已经远远超越学习读物的水准，里面连续剧一般的故事已经让全球的孩子们爱上了牛津树，爱上了主人公Kipper一家。
相信小朋友们在阅读的时候都会忍不住遐想：Kipper一家能否“活”进我的生活？现在梦想照进现实了......最新牛津阅读树出版了，而且是以中国为背景创作的！！！！
是的，我们熟悉的Biff、Chip、Kipper，甚至连他们的狗狗Floppy都一起来到了上海，是不是有种次元壁打破的感觉？
牛津阅读树全新推出18册中国故事，以英语分级读物的形式，讲述备受小朋友们喜爱的Biff、Chip和Kipper来到中国游学的故事，与中国少儿共同探索中国优秀传统文化、感受当代中国全新风貌。
有些家长可能会担心，内容会不会变味儿啊？依然有学习价值吗？大家放心好了，牛津阅读树中国特辑——China Story系列，依然是由牛津树的两位主创精心创作的。
为了创作，两位主创专门来了两趟中国。
为了还原尽可能真实的中国场景，Alex拍摄了3000左右张照片。我刚拿到书的时候翻了一下，以为是找的中国人画的。每一副插画包括里面的细节都像极了平时生活中会看到的场景。
还有各种脑洞大开的神奇大冒险，小主人公们穿越到了明朝见到了郑和下西洋和皇帝朱棣，还去古代的丝绸之路的客栈打了个卡，认识了月亮上的嫦娥，还和村里老人一起斗年兽，这波操作真的帅到没边儿了，简直不要太精彩~
△中国的校园和教室
△中国的街头巷尾
它讲述的是Biff,Chip,Kipper到中国游学，寄宿在中国朋友Lee和Lin兄妹家里，还在这里认识他们的表哥Jiabin。他们一起吃火锅，上课，跳绳，学舞龙，中秋赏月，玩皮影戏……
▲坐磁悬浮🚉
△看皮影戏看戏🎭
整套18册，对标牛津阅读树分级体系中的3、4、5阶三个级别，每阶各6本。从L3开始，句子重复性逐渐弱化(L3仍然有重复的句式），而故事性增强。L3-L5的难度依次递增，主要体现在词汇量、句子长短上。
①The Hot Pot超级烫的锅 ②Top Bunk 上铺 ③Lots of Spots 很多很多的波点 ④Panda Picnic 熊猫野餐会 ⑤Run in the Skip 一起玩跳绳 ⑥Popcorn the Parrot 鹦鹉“爆米花”
①Dog in the Bag 背包里的小狗 ②Monster Fun 怪兽的乐趣 ③Happy Birthday, Jiabin! 生日快乐，Jiabin！ ④The Dragon and the Sun 舞龙和太阳 ⑤Fun in the Village 村庄里的乐事 ⑥The Biggest Surprise 鹦鹉“爆米花”
①Magnet Magic 磁铁的魔力 ②The Master of Time 掌管时间的人 ③Night Mystery 夜晚的秘密 ④Lady in the Moon 月亮上的女人 ⑤A Gift for the Emperor 给皇帝的礼物 ⑥Lee’s Pink Drink Lee的粉色饮料
简单来说，China Story是学校版406册的补充，可以作为L3-5的拓展阅读读本。
这套书，值得所有学英文的中国小朋友读，因为它是用英文介绍中国小朋友的成长故事，以及用英文介绍我们中国的人文故事。无论是从故事本身的亲切感，还是传播中国文化的角度，都非常值得学习和阅读。
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