第5课（419字3分钟）

Passage Five

（K9 level）

1. A boy named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas gift.

2. On Christmas Eve, as Paul left his office, he saw a young boy wandering around the shiny car.

3. The boy asked Paul if the car belonged to him.

4. Paul told him that it was indeed his, explaining that his brother had given it to him as a Christmas gift, which amazed the boy.

5. The boy, surprised, said that Paul’s brother had given it to him without any cost. He started to say something but stopped for a moment.

6. Paul figured out what the boy was about to wish for.

7. He thought the boy would wish he had a brother like Paul’s.

8. However, the boy’s words next took Paul completely by surprise.

9. The boy said that he wished he could be a brother like that.

10. Paul stared at the boy in amazement and then asked if he wanted to take a ride in the car. The boy eagerly said yes.

11. After a brief ride, the boy, his eyes sparkling, asked Paul to drive by his house.

12. Paul smiled faintly, thinking he understood the boy’s wish.

13. He assumed the boy wanted to show his neighbors he was riding in a fancy car.

14. But Paul quickly realized he had misunderstood.

15. The boy asked Paul to stop near a set of steps.

16. The boy ran up the steps swiftly.

17. After a short while, Paul heard the boy coming back, but he was walking slowly this time.

18. The boy was carrying his little brother, who had a disability.

19. He gently placed his brother on the steps and pointed at the car.

20. The boy explained to his brother that it was the car he had told him about earlier.

21. He explained that Paul’s brother had given it to him as a Christmas gift without spending any money.

22. The boy then promised his brother that one day he would buy him a car just like it, so he could see all the beautiful things in the Christmas displays the boy had been describing.

23. Paul got out of the car and helped lift the little brother into the front seat.

24. The older brother, eyes shining with excitement, climbed in next to him, and the three of them began a memorable holiday ride.

生词表（New Words）

1. expensive 昂贵的 car 车 Christmas gift 圣诞礼物  

2. Christmas Eve圣诞节前夕office 办公室 shiny 闪亮的

wandering around 围着…转  

3. asked 问 belong 属于  

4. indeed 确实 explaining 解释 amazed 感到很惊讶  

5. surprised 惊讶的 without any cost 一分钱都没花 stopped 停顿  

6. figured out 猜到  

7. wish 希望 brother 哥哥  

8. words 话 completely 完全 by surprise 吃惊  

9. brother 哥哥  

10. stared 看着 amazed 吃惊的 take a ride 兜一圈

eagerly 兴奋地  

11. brief 短暂的 sparkling 闪烁的 drive by 开到  

12. smiled faintly 微微一笑 understand 明白  

13. neighbors 邻居 fancy car 豪车  

14. quickly realized 很快意识到 misunderstood 猜错了  

15. stop 停下 set of steps 一段台阶  

16. ran up 跑上 swiftly 迅速地  

17. short while 过了一会儿 walking slowly 走得很慢  

18. carrying 抱着 little brother 弟弟 disability 残疾  

19. gently 轻轻地 placed 放 pointed at 指着  

20. explained 解释 told him about 提到过  

21. promised  承诺 one day  总有一天  

22. buy him a car 给他买一辆车 Christmas displays 圣诞橱窗

beautiful things 美丽的东西  

23. helped lift 帮忙抱 front seat 前座  

24. eyes shining 眼中闪烁着光芒 memorable 难忘的 holiday ride 圣诞之旅

1. 有个叫保罗的男孩收到了一辆昂贵的车，作为他哥哥送的圣诞礼物。

2. 在圣诞节前夕，当保罗走出办公室时，他看到一个小男孩正在围着闪亮的汽车转。

3. 男孩问保罗，这辆车是否属于他。

4. 保罗告诉他，这辆车确实是他的，并解释说这是他哥哥送给他的圣诞礼物，这让男孩感到很惊讶。

5. 男孩惊讶地说，保罗的哥哥把车送给了他，而且一分钱都没花。他接着想说些什么，但停顿了一下。

6. 保罗猜到了男孩接下来会许什么愿望。

7. 他认为男孩会希望自己有一个像保罗那样的哥哥。

8. 然而，男孩接下来的话让保罗完全吃惊。

9. 男孩说，他希望自己能成为像那样的哥哥。

10. 保罗惊讶地看着男孩，然后问他是否想坐车兜一圈。男孩兴奋地回答说他非常愿意。

11. 短短的车程后，男孩眼睛闪烁着光芒，问保罗是否可以开到他家门前。

12. 保罗微微一笑，认为自己明白男孩的心思。

13. 他以为男孩想让邻居看到自己坐着豪车回家。

14. 但保罗很快意识到他又猜错了。

15. 男孩请求保罗在一段台阶旁停下。

16. 男孩迅速跑上台阶。

17. 过了一会儿，保罗听到男孩回来了，但这次他走得很慢。

18. 男孩抱着他的弟弟，弟弟有残疾。

19. 他把弟弟轻轻放在台阶上，然后指着那辆车。

20. 男孩向弟弟解释说，这就是他之前提到的车。

21. 他解释说，保罗的哥哥把车送给了他作为圣诞礼物，而且一分钱都没花。

22. 男孩接着承诺弟弟，总有一天他会给他买一辆这样的车，这样他就能亲眼看到弟弟一直听说的圣诞橱窗里那些美丽的东西。

23. 保罗下了车，帮忙把小弟弟抱到了前座。

24. 年长的哥哥，眼中闪烁着激动的光芒，爬上车坐到他旁边，他们三人开始了一段难忘的圣诞之旅。