How Much Do You Weigh?

How Much Do You Weigh?

你有多重？

親愛的同學們，從本期起，《漫畫樂園》迎來了一個跟你們一樣上小學的小女孩哈娜（Hana）。她會在這個欄目里用英語講述發生在她們一家人身上的故事喲。大家趕緊來與Hana一起學英語吧。

寒假來了，Hana和她的弟弟巴達（Bada）因為吃得多，運動得少，好像都長胖了。于是媽媽買了一個體重秤回來，一起來看他們到底有沒有長胖吧。

by Sea

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Mom brought something home. Do you want to know what it was?

2

Mom: Hana and Bada! Look what I have.

Bada: What’s up, Mom? What is it?

Mom: It is a scale. It shows you how much you weigh.

3

Bada: How much do I weigh?

Mom: Hold still. Let me see… Bada weighs 22 kgs.

4

Bada: Is that heavy?

Mom: It’s about right. But you need to eat more. Now, it’s Hana’s turn.

Hana: I will do that later.

5

Bada: Oh, come on, Hana. I want to see how much you weigh.

Hana: All right. I will do it then.

Bada: How much do you weigh?

6

Mom: Hana weighs 28 kgs.

Bada: Wow! Hana, you weigh so much.

Hana: No, I don’t!

weigh [we?] v. 重量為

scale [ske?l] n. 秤

hold [h??ld] v. 保持

still [st?l] adj. 不動的，靜止的

kgs (kilograms) ['k?l?gr?ms] abbr. 千克（復數）

turn [t?:n] n.（依次輪流時的）次序

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I don’t think I’m heavy. What do you think? How much do you weigh?

1. Hold still. 站穩了。

這句話的意思是“保持不動”。在這里still表示人的靜止狀態，類似的用法還有：stand still（站著不動）；stay still（靜靜待著）；sit still（靜坐）。

2. It’s Hana’s turn. 現在輪到哈娜了。

“it’s one’s turn”表示輪到某人了。turn表示“輪流，次序”的用法在日常生活中非常常見，例如：Tonight it’s my turn to wash the dishes.

今晚輪到我洗碗。

Fill it in!

根據漫畫內容和真實情況填入正確的數字。

a. How much does Bada weigh? Bada weighs___________kgs.

b. How much does Hana weigh? Hana weighs___________kgs.

c. How much do you weigh?

I weigh ___________kgs.