Reading and Thinking
Happy Birthday!
生日快乐！
Today is my friend Meimei's birthday. She is twelve years old today! We want to celebrate her birthday with a big party. We buy some balloons and a birthday cake. The cake has twelve candles on it. We also buy some chocolate and pizza for the party. Meimei's mother makes noodles for us too. In China, eating long noodles on your birthday is a symbol of long life.
今天是我朋友梅梅的生日。她今天十二岁了！我们想用一个大派对来庆祝她的生日。我们买了一些气球和一个生日蛋糕。蛋糕上有十二根蜡烛。我们还买了巧克力、比萨饼和水果。梅梅的妈妈也为我们做了面条。在中国，生日吃长面条是长寿的象征。
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twelve years old
She is twelve years old. 她12岁了。
也可以说：She is 12. 或 Her age is 12.
询问年龄：How old are you? — I'm twelve years old.
文化拓展
在中国文化中，生日吃长寿面（long noodles）象征长寿。蛋糕上的蜡烛数量代表年龄，吹灭蜡烛（blow out the candles）许愿是西方传统。两种传统在课文中共存。
We go to the shop to buy a present for Meimei. How much is this book? It's twenty yuan. How much are these pens? They are five yuan each. We also buy a T-shirt for her. What size does she need? She needs size M. The T-shirt is thirty yuan. It is not too expensive. We want to buy something nice but not too cheap.
我们去商店给梅梅买礼物。这本书多少钱？二十元。这些笔多少钱？每支五元。我们还给她买了一件T恤。她需要什么尺寸？她需要M号。这件T恤三十元。不算太贵。我们想买好看但不太便宜的东西。
presentshopbuyhow muchyuansizeexpensivecheappriceHow much is...?How much are...?buy a present for sb.
How much 询问价格
How much 询问价格：
单数：How much is this book? — It's 20 yuan.
复数：How much are these pens? — They're 5 yuan each.
也可问：What's the price of...
注意：price 用 high/low 修饰，不用 expensive/cheap。
yuan 无复数
yuan 元（人民币），单复数同形，不加 s。
20 yuan（不是 20 yuans）
类似：sheep, fish, deer 等也是单复数同形。
At the party, we sing the birthday song and eat the cake. Meimei blows out the candles and makes a wish. Then she opens her presents. She gets a surprise — a beautiful notebook from her best friend! She is very happy. We play games and take photos together. Everyone has a great time at the party.
在派对上，我们唱生日歌和吃蛋糕。梅梅吹灭蜡烛并许愿。然后她打开礼物。她得到一个惊喜——好朋友送的一本漂亮笔记本！她非常开心。我们一起玩游戏和拍照。每个人在派对上都过得很愉快。
surprisehappyblow out the candlesmake a wishopen presentshave a great timetake photos
surprise 的用法
surprise 一词多义：
① 名词：She gets a surprise.（她得到一个惊喜）
② 动词：It surprises me.（让我惊讶）
③ 形容词：surprised 感到惊讶的（人）；surprising 令人惊讶的（物）
To my surprise, 令我惊讶的是。
文化拓展
西方生日派对传统：唱 Happy Birthday 歌、吹灭蜡烛许愿（blow out candles and make a wish）、打开礼物（open presents）、吃蛋糕。这些习俗在中国城市也越来越流行。
How do you celebrate your birthday? In China, some people eat long noodles for a long life. Some people eat birthday cake and blow out candles. In some villages, older people get together and eat a big meal. In other countries, people celebrate birthdays in different ways. A birthday is a special day for everyone. It marks the day you were born. No matter how you celebrate, the most important thing is to be with family and friends.
你怎么庆祝生日？在中国，有些人吃长寿面寓意长寿。有些人吃生日蛋糕和吹灭蜡烛。在一些村庄，老人聚在一起吃一顿大餐。在其他国家，人们用不同的方式庆祝生日。生日对每个人都是特殊的日子。它标志着你出生的那天。无论你怎么庆祝，最重要的是和家人朋友在一起。
villagemarklaterget togetherin different waysNo matter howthe most important thing
Some... Some... Others...
Some people eat noodles. Some people eat cake.
表示"有些人……有些人……"的并列结构。
也可用 Some... Others...：
Some celebrate at home. Others go to restaurants.
marks 的多义
mark 作动词意为"标记、标志"：
It marks the day you were born.（它标志着你出生的那天）
作名词意为"分数、记号"：full marks（满分）
文化拓展
不同国家的生日习俗各异：中国吃长寿面和蛋糕；韩国吃海带汤；西方吹蜡烛许愿切蛋糕；墨西哥唱 Las Mañanitas。无论方式如何，生日都是家庭团聚的重要时刻。
要点摘要
- 梅梅十二岁生日，买气球蛋糕蜡烛巧克力和比萨饼，妈妈做面条寓意长寿
- 去商店买礼物，询问价格和尺寸，二十元买书三十元买T恤
- 派对上唱生日歌、吹蜡烛许愿、拆礼物、玩游戏拍照，惊喜笔记本
- 对比不同生日庆祝方式，中国长寿面和蛋糕，村庄老人聚餐，强调与家人朋友在一起最重要