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Welcome to Easy Stories in English, the podcast that will take your English from OK to Good, and from Good to Great. I am Ariel Goodbody, your host for this show. Today’s story is for beginners. The name of the story is The Kind-Hearted Pea.[qh]
欢迎来到Easy Story，这是一个能够把你的英语从“还可以”提升到“良好”，再从“良好”提升到“优秀”的播客。我是阿里尔·古德博迪，这个节目的主持人。今天的故事是为初学者准备的。故事的名字是《善良的豌豆》。[qh]
Today’s story is adapted from a book called Storyworld.[qh]
今天的故事改编自一本名为《故事世界》的书。[qh]
The original story comes from Malta, and was collected by Saviour Pirotta.[qh]
这个故事的原型来自马耳他，由萨维奥·皮罗塔收集。[qh]
But, as usual, when I wrote my version, I changed things a bit.[qh]
但是，像往常一样，当我写我的版本时，我做了一些改动。[qh]
OK, I’ll just explain some words that are in today’s story.[qh]
好的，我来解释一下今天故事中的一些单词。[qh]
Someone who is kind-hearted is very kind, very nice. They have a kind heart.[qh]
说到某人“kind-hearted”，是指非常好。他们有一颗善良的心。[qh]
Kind-hearted people will sit and listen to your problems and try to help you solve them, for example. Peas Peas are a small green vegetable.[qh]
例如，善良的人会坐下来倾听你的问题，并尽力帮助你解决它们。[qh]
Peas. Peas are a small green vegetable. [qh]
Peas。豌豆是一种绿色的小蔬菜。[qh]
You eat lots of peas at once because they are so small.[qh]
你一次能吃很多豌豆，因为它们很小。[qh]
In the UK, people often buy frozen peas and then put them in the freezer, because frozen peas are very convenient to cook. [qh]
在英国，人们经常购买冷冻豌豆，然后把它们放在冰箱里，因为冷冻豌豆非常方便烹饪。[qh]
Peas grow in pods. Pods are long, flat things that grow on some plants.[qh]
豌豆生长在Pods（豆荚）中。豆荚是一些植物上生长的长长的、扁平的东西。[qh]
In each pea pod, there are usually about three peas.[qh]
在每个豌豆荚中，通常大约有三颗豌豆。[qh]
When the pod is finished growing, you take it off the plant, open it and take the peas out.[qh]
当豆荚完成生长后，你将其从植物上摘下，打开并取出豌豆。[qh]
Some pods can be eaten, for example runner bean pods.[qh]
有些豆荚可以吃，例如红花菜豆的豆荚。[qh]
A pea pod Harvest is the time of year when crops – food that is grown on a farm – is collected.[qh]
豌豆荚收获季是一年中农作物——在农场种植的食物——被收集的时候。[qh]
During the year, farmers grow crops, for example tomatoes, potatoes and rice, and then during harvest time they harvest, they collect, the food.[qh]
在这一年里，农民种植庄稼，例如西红柿、土豆和大米，然后在收获季节，他们收获、收集这些食物。[qh]
In the past, harvest time was a very important time of the year, and everyone would work together to collect the harvest. Nowadays, harvesting is often done by machines. When the wind blows, it goes whoosh whoosh.[qh]
过去，收获季节是一年中非常重要的时刻，每个人都会一起工作来收集收获。如今，收获通常由机器完成。当风吹过时，它会发出嗖嗖的声音。[qh]
If the wind is blowing very strongly, it can be hard to walk around. In autumn, the wind blows leaves around.[qh]
如果风刮得非常猛烈，四处走动可能会很困难。在秋天，风会吹得树叶四处飘散。[qh]
A crack in a wall When you drop something, it might not break, but it might get a crack in it.[qh]
墙上的裂缝 当你掉落某物时，它可能不会破裂，但可能会出现裂缝。[qh]
A crack is when something is almost broken but not fully broken.[qh]
裂纹是指某物几乎破裂但尚未完全破裂的状态。[qh]
If you have a crack in a glass, you can’t use the glass because the water will fall through the crack.[qh]
如果玻璃有裂缝，你就不能用这个杯子了，因为水会从裂缝中漏出来。[qh]
If you have a crack in the wall of your house, then the wind will blow through the crack and it will get cold.[qh]
如果你的房子的墙上有裂缝，那么风就会从裂缝中吹进来，房子就会变冷。[qh]
Some people believe that it is bad luck to walk on cracks in the street.[qh]
有些人认为，走在街道裂缝上会带来厄运。[qh]
They say, ‘Step on a crack and you’ll break your back.’ [qh]
他们说，“踩在裂缝上，你会折断你的背。”[qh]
If you can afford something, then you have enough money to buy it.[qh]
如果你能afford得起某样东西，那么你就有足够的钱去买它。[qh]
Usually, we talk about not being able to afford something. For example, I can’t afford to buy a house.[qh]
通常，我们会说买不起某样东西。例如，我买不起房子。[qh]
In fact, most people my age can’t afford to buy a house![qh]
事实上，大多数我这个年纪的人都买不起房子。[qh]
