3-16 Strawberry Jam.

Dad wanted to make jam. He picked some strawberries. They were too small.

Mum took everyone to the pick-your-own. “You can all help,” said Dad. They all picked strawberries. Kipper put some in his pocket. Chip took the strawberries to the car. The car was locked.

He forgot about the strawberries. The children had an ice cream. It was time to go home. The car ran over the strawberries. “Oh no!” said everyone. “Traffic jam!” said Dad.

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3-17 The Jumble Sale.

Mum and Dad were spring-cleaning. Mum looked in a drawer. Dad threw things out.

The children looked at the junk. They played with the old toys. Mum put the old toys in the car. The children were sad. They all went to the jumble sale. The children wanted to buy something. “What a lot of junk!” said Wilf. The children saw their toys. They counted their money. It was time to go home.

“What’s in the bags?” said Mum. Oh no!

30. spring-cleaning[英] [?spr???kli:n??] n. 春季大扫除，大扫除 31. drawer[英] [dr?:] n. 抽屉；开票人，出票人；起草者；酒馆侍者

32. junk[英] [d???k] n. 废旧物品，破烂物；中国式平底帆船；便宜货

33. jumble sale[英] [?d??mb?lseil] n. （义卖时的）杂物拍卖

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3-18 The Snowman.

It was snowing.

“Hooray,” said the children. They saw wilf and Wilma. Wilf was sweeping the snow. Biff had a good idea. She made a giant snowball. Everyone pushed the snowball. Floppy barked and barked. Wilf had an idea. He wanted to play a trick.

The children made a giant snowman. Wilf’s dad opened the door. He saw the snowman.

Wilma’s mum took a photograph. The snow fell off the roof. “Six snowmen!” said Wilma’s dad.

34. Hooray [英] [h??re?] 万岁

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3-19 At the Pool.

Kipper went to the swimming pool. Wilma’s mum took him. She took Biff and Chip, too. It was a new pool. Everyone wanted to swim. Kipper looked for his trunks. He couldn’t find them. Kipper couldn’t go in the pool. “Sorry,” said the man. Wilma’s mum was in the water. “Oh dear,” she said.

Wilma’s mum took Kipper to a shop. She bought him new trunks. They went back to the pool. “Oh no!” said Kipper.

“I put them on at home,” he said.

35. trunks[tr??ks] n. 树干( trunk的名词复数 )；衣箱；象鼻

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3-20 Book Week.

It was book week.

The children made books. They made a big picture. They put it on the wall. An author came.

He made everyone laugh. The children dressed up. Kipper was a caterpillar. He ate an apple. They had a book party. Kipper ate a lettuce. He was the hungry caterpillar. There was a book sale. Kipper was hungry.

“I am a hungry Kipper,” he said.

36. caterpillar[英] [?k?t?pil?] n. 毛虫；履带；履带拖拉机

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