老师桌上的苹果
An apple for the teacher
Name: ________________ Date: ________
星期一早上，老师来上课。她的桌子上有一个大苹果。
“这是谁的？”老师问。没有人说话。
星期二，桌子上也有一个苹果。这次，它少了一口。
星期三也有，也少了一口。星期四也是。
同学们都笑了：“谁送老师东西，还先吃一口？”
小杰说：“是安琪吧？她最喜欢吃苹果。”
安琪说：“不是我，不是我！”
星期五，明天就放假了。安琪第一个来到学校。
她的桌子上也有一个苹果，还有一张纸。
纸上写着：“安琪，谢谢你。你每天都先吃一口，看看甜不甜，是不是？”
安琪的脸红了。她拿起来看了看。
老师送的这个苹果，也少了一口。
Key words
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 早上 | zǎoshang | morning |
| 老师 | lǎoshī | teacher |
| 来 | lái | to come |
| 上课 | shàngkè | to attend class; to go to class |
| 桌子 | zhuōzi | table; desk |
| 上 | shàng | up; above; on |
| 大 | dà | big; large |
| 苹果 | píngguǒ | apple |
| 谁 | shéi | who |
| 问 | wèn | to ask |
| 没有 | méiyǒu | not have; there is not |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
English (for the teacher)
On Monday morning, the teacher comes in for class. There is a big apple on her desk.
“Whose is this?” The teacher asks. Nobody says a word.
On Tuesday, there is an apple on the desk again. This time, it has one bite missing.
There is one on Wednesday too, also with one bite missing. Thursday is the same.
The whole class laughs: “Who gives the teacher a present and takes a bite first?”
Xiaojie says, “It’s Anqi, isn’t it? Apples are her favourite.”
Anqi says, “It’s not me, it’s not me!”
It’s Friday, and the holidays start tomorrow. Anqi is the first to arrive at school.
On her desk there is an apple too, and a piece of paper.
The note says: “Anqi, thank you. Every day you take one bite first, to see if it’s sweet, don’t you?”
Anqi goes red. She picks it up and looks at it.
And the apple from the teacher? It has one bite missing too.