3岁幼儿最值得看的绘本（一起读绘本Olivia）
引言：此文旨在协助家长在家陪孩子一起读英文绘本。会陆续上传50本初级绘本的图文讲解，收集在【一起读绘本】的合集里，便于查阅。
This is Olivia.
She is good at lots of things.
这是奥利维亚，
她擅长干很多事。
be good at 擅长
lots of 许多
She is very good at wearing people out.
她擅长于把人累晕。
wear out 使精疲力竭; 使疲乏
She even wears herself out.
有时连她自己都累晕了。
Olivia has a little brother named Ian.
He's always copying.
奥利维亚有个弟弟叫伊恩。
他总爱模仿别人。
Sometimes Ian just won't leave her alone,
So Olivia has to be firm.
伊恩有时就是不愿给她一刻的空歇，
这时奥利维亚就会装作一副很严苛的样子。
leave alone 听…自便; 不打扰
firm adj. 坚固的;坚硬的
Olivia lives with her mother, her father, her brother, her dog, Perry, and Edwin, the cat.
奥利维亚和她的爸爸、妈妈、弟弟、小狗佩里和小猫爱德温住在一起。
lives with 与…同处（一起生活）
In the morning, after she gets up, and moves the cat, and brushes her teeth, and combs her ears, and moves the cat,
早上起床后，她先抱她的小猫离开房间, 刷好牙、理一理她的耳朵，然后把小猫抱出洗手间。
get up 起床
Olivia gets dressed.
She has to try on everything.
奥利维亚开始打扮了。
她把每件衣服都试了一遍。
try on 试穿
On sunny days, Olivia likes to go to the beach.
天气晴朗的时候，奥利维亚喜欢去海边。
She feels it's important to come prepared.
当然之前她要准备好一切。
come prepared
Last summer when Olivia was little, her mother showed her how to make sand castles.
去年夏天的时候, 那时奥利维亚还小，她的妈妈教她雕沙堡。
She got pretty good.
她做的非常好。
Sometimes Olivia likes to bask in the sun.
奥利维亚有时喜欢晒晒太阳。
When her mother sees that she's had enough, they go home.
当她妈妈觉得她晒得够多了时他们就回家。
bask [bæsk] v.（舒适地）晒太阳，取暖
Every day Olivia is supposed to take a nap.
每天奥利维亚都被要求睡午觉。
"It's time for your you-know-what," her mother says.
“你知道现在该干嘛了吧。”她妈妈说。
be supposed to 应该;被期望;被要求
you-know-what 加连字符做名词的意思：
（指不用直说便明知的）一件事情或东西；
你知道的但是不想或者不方便直说的事。
Of course Olivia's not at all sleepy.
当然奥利维亚没有一丝倦意。
not at all 一点也不
On rainy days, Olivia likes to go to the museum.
下雨天的时候，奥利维亚喜欢去博物馆。
She heads straight for her favorite picture.
她直奔她最喜欢的那幅画。
head straight for 直奔
Olivia looks at it for a long time.
奥利维亚盯着它看了很久。
What could she be thinking?
她在想什么呢？
But ,there is one painting Olivia just doesn't get.
但那儿有一幅画, 奥利维亚一直没能理解。
"I could do that in about five minutes," she says to her mother.
“我五分钟内就能画出一幅这样的画，” 她对妈妈说。
“in 时间” 有两种含义。1) 一般情况下表示 “在某段时间内”，
如 There are 365 days in a year (一年有三百六十五天)。
2) 如果与将来时连用，则表示 “… 后”，
如 I'll be back in a few days (我几天后就回来)
As soon as she gets home she gives it a try.
回家后她就这样做了。
As soon as 一…就…
Time out.
时间到。
After a nice bath, and a nice dinner, it's time for bed.
舒舒服服地洗完澡后，她美美地吃了一餐，然后睡觉。
But of course Olivia's not at all sleepy.
"Only five books tonight, Mommy," she says.
但是奥利维亚当然还不想睡。
“妈妈，今晚就只读五本书，” 她说
"No, Olivia, just one."
"How about four?"
"Two."
"Three."
"Oh, all right, three. But that's it!"
“不，奥利维亚，只讲一本。”
“4本行吗？”
“2本。”
“3本。”
“好吧，那就3本。但只有这些！”
When they've finished reading, Olivia's mother gives her a kiss and says, "You know, you really wear me out. But I love you anyway."
当故事都讲完的时候，奥利维亚的妈妈亲了亲她说 “你知道吗，你真是让我累晕了，但我还是很爱你。”
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