有人要干净的盘子吗？

 Does Anyone¹ Want a Nice Clean Plate? 

　　Peter was² ten years old. One day his friend Paul said³ to him, "I'm going⁴ to have a birthday party on Saturday, Peter. Can you you come?" 

　　Peter asked his mother, and she said, "Yes, you can go." She phoned Paul's mother to tell her.

　　Before Peter went to the party on Saturday afternoon, his mother said to him, "Now, Peter, don't forget to be polite⁵. Don't ask for food. Wait until⁶ someone⁷ gives it to you." 

　　"All right, Mom," Peter answered, and he went to Paul's house on his bicycle. 

　　There were a lot of children at the party. They played together for an hour, and then Paul's mother gave⁸ them some food; but she forgot⁹ to give Peter any. He waited politely¹⁰ for a few¹¹ minutes, and then he held his plate up in the air and said loudly, "Does anyone want a nice clean plate?" 

　　有人要干净的盘子吗？ 

　　彼德十岁了。一天他的朋友保罗对他说：“彼德，星期六我要举办生日宴会，你能来吗？” 

　　彼德问母亲，母亲说：“没问题，你去吧。”她还打电话通知了保罗的母亲。 

　　星期六下午，彼德去赴宴。临行前，母亲对他说：“彼德，别忘了礼貌。别主动要吃的，等别人拿给你。” 

　　“好的，妈妈。”彼德回答。然后他骑着自行车去了保罗的家。 

　　宴会上孩子很多，他们在一起玩了一个钟头。这里保罗的母亲给他们分发食品。但她忘了给彼德。彼德等了几分钟，然后把盘子举在空中，大声说：“有人要干净的盘子吗？”

1 anyone   

pron.(=everybody)任何人

参考例句：

• Anyone who wants to can join.愿意的都可以参加。
• Have you got anyone to speak for you?你找到人代表你们发言了吗？

2 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

3 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

4 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

5 polite   

adj.有礼貌的，客气的；斯文的，有教养的

参考例句：

• It's not polite to stare at a girl in the face.盯着姑娘的脸瞧是不礼貌的。
• She is a polite girl.她是一个文雅的姑娘。

6 until   

prep.直到...为止；conj.直到...时才...

参考例句：

• He arrived home until midnight.他直到半夜才到家。
• She didn't sleep until midnight.她直到半夜才睡。

7 someone   

pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
• Someone wants to see her.有人找她。

8 gave   

vbl.（give的过去式）给予，产生，发表

参考例句：

• He asked for money and I gave him some.他要钱，我给了他一些。
• I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost. 我给你一张地图，这样你就不会迷路了。

9 forgot   

v.动词forget的过去式，忘记，遗漏，轻忽

参考例句：

• The boy forgot where he put his textbook.那男孩忘记把课本放在什么地方了。
• I forgot how to do it.我忘记怎样做了。

10 politely   

adv.客气地，斯文地，殷勤地，优雅地，委婉地

参考例句：

• He has a politely diffident manner.他的态度是客气中带有羞怯。
• He cannot refuse if you ask politely.如果你客气一点的话,他是不会拒绝的。

11 few   

adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的

参考例句：

• There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
• I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。