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Part 1 · 两个好朋友

Sam and Amy get pocket money every week. 萨姆和埃米每周都能拿到零用钱。

Amy always saves her money. Sam always spends his. 埃米总是把钱存起来。萨姆总是把钱花掉。

Part 2 · 阅读周

The School Reading Week is coming. 学校的阅读周就要到了。

Amy buys new books for the children at the children’s home with her money. 埃米用自己的钱给儿童之家的孩子们买了新书。

“How much are they?” asks the shopkeeper. 「这些多少钱？」店主问。

“They’re eight yuan each,” says Amy. “I’ll take five.” 「每本八元，」埃米说，「我要五本。」

Part 3 · 只剩两枚硬币

Sam has only two coins in his pocket. 萨姆口袋里只剩两枚硬币。

He wanted a robot in the shop window. It was 35 yuan. 他想要橱窗里的那个机器人，35 元一个。

But the money was gone — on sweets, cards and small toys. 但钱已经没了——买了糖果、卡片和小玩具。

Part 4 · 想明白

Sam looks at Amy’s books, then at his two coins. 萨姆看看埃米的新书，又看看自己手里的两枚硬币。

“Now I know,” he says. “It’s better to plan first.” 「我现在明白了，」他说，「先做计划更好。」

重点词

• pocket money 零用钱
• spend 花（钱/时间），主语是人：Sam spends his money.
• save 存（钱）、省下：save money / save time
• shopkeeper 店主
• coin 硬币
• plan 计划（名词/动词）

语法点

1. spend / cost / pay 别搞混

2. How much is / are…?（问价格） 单数用 is、复数用 are，答语跟着变： — How much is the robot? — It’s 35 yuan. — How much are the books? — They’re eight yuan each.

3. always + 一般现在时（讲习惯） Amy always saves her money. 第三人称单数别忘加 s——讲「一向如此」的习惯，用一般现在时。

看完可以问孩子

• 萨姆的钱都去哪儿了？他自己知道吗？
• 如果你每周有零用钱，你会怎么分？