Section B - Read and write
Spring and Shadows
春天和影子
Wu Binbin and his family are going on a trip to the countryside. Wu Binbin has a story to tell his little dog. "Little duck is watching the sun go down. It is getting lower and lower, but his shadow is getting longer and longer."
吴彬彬和他的家人要去乡村旅行。吴彬彬有一个故事要讲给他的小狗听。"小鸭子正在看太阳落山。太阳越来越低，但它的影子越来越长。"
countrysidelowershadow
比较级 + and + 比较级
lower and lower = 越来越低；longer and longer = 越来越长。小升初衔接：七年级 more and more + 多音节词。
"Why is that?" little duck asks his friend Old Tree. Old Tree says, "That's easy. Your shadow grows longer because you are growing taller. You are becoming a big beautiful bird!"
"为什么？"小鸭子问他的朋友老树。老树说："很简单。你的影子变长是因为你在长高。你正在变成一只漂亮的大鸟！"
become
because 原因状语从句
...because + 句子 = 因为……（表示原因）。小升初衔接：七年级 because 与 so 不能同时用。
要点摘要
- 吴彬彬给小动物讲"小鸭子和影子"的故事：太阳越低影子越长
- 老树解释原因：小鸭子在长大，影子也变长了