正文：
Kathy usually gets up at 6:30, but this morning she didn't hear her alarm.
Kathy通常六点半起床，但是今天早上她没有听到闹钟的闹铃。
As a result, she over slept.
结果，她睡过头了。
She didn't get up until 7:00, 30 minutes later than usual.
她直到七点才起床，比平时晚了30分钟。
As a result, she didn't have time to cook breakfast for her children.
结果，她没有时间为她的孩子们做早餐。
题目：
1、Why did she oversleep? She didn't hear her alarm.
她为什么睡过头了?她没有听见闹钟的闹铃。
2、Why didn't she cook breakfast? She didn't have time.
她为什么不做早餐?她没有时间。
正文：
Today Kathy and her kids left home early.
今天Kathy和她的孩子们很早就离开家了。
They usually leave home at 7:30, but today they left at 7:15.
他们通常7点半离开家，但今天7点15分离开。
They left early because they had to buy breakfast on their way to school.
他们提早出门，因为要在上学路上买早餐。
题目：
3、What time did they leave home? They left home at 7:15.他们什么时候离开家的?他们在7点15分离开了家。
4、They left early because they had to buy breakfast on their way to school.
他们提早出门，因为要在上学路上买早餐。
正文：
It usually takes 45 minutes to drive her kids to school, but today it took longer.
开车送孩子上学通常要45分钟，但今天花了更长的时间。
It took them longer because they stopped for breakfast along the way.
他们花了更长的时间，因为要中途停车吃早餐。
It took 15 minutes for them to have breakfast.
他们花了15分钟吃早餐。
They ate at a little coffee shop along the side of the road.
他们在路边的一家小咖啡店里吃了饭。
题目：
5、What did they do on the way to school? They stopped for breakfast.
在上学路上他们做什么了？他们中途停车吃早餐。
6、They ate at a little coffee shop along the side of the road.
他们在路边的一家小咖啡店里吃了饭。
正文：
After eating breakfast, they got back into their car.
吃完早餐，他们回到车上。
On most days, the traffic isn't too bad in the morning.
在大多数日子里，早上的交通不太糟。
But this morning, it was much worse than usual.
但是今天早上，交通比平时更糟。
The cars were moving very slowly.
汽车行驶得很慢。
As a result, it took them longer than usual to get to school.
结果，他们花了比平时更长的时间到达学校。
题目：
7、Why did they take them longer than usual to get to school? The trafic was much worse than usual.
为什么他们花了比平时更长的时间去学校？交通比平时更糟。
8、The cars were moving very slowly.
汽车行驶得很慢。
9、The traffic was much worse than usual.
交通比平时更糟。
10、As a result, it took them longer than usual to get to school.
结果，他们花了比平时更长的时间到达学校。
11、The cars were moving very slowly.
汽车行驶得很慢。
12、They left early because they had to buy breakfast on their way to school.
他们提早出门，因为要在上学路上买早餐。
13、They ate at a little coffee shop along the side of the road.
他们在路边的一家小咖啡店里吃了饭。
正文：
One of her children got to school on time, but the other two were late.
她的一个孩子准时到了学校，但另外两个孩子迟到了。
They were late because their schools are farther away.
他们迟到了，因为他们的学校更远。
They were both about 10 minutes late to school.
他们俩上学都迟到了10分钟。
题目：
14、How many of her children were late to school? two of them.
她的孩子中有多少人上学迟到了?其中两个。
15、They were late because their schools are farther away.
他们迟到了，因为他们的学校更远。
正文：
When Kathy finally got home, she cleaned her house as usual.
当Kathy终于到家以后，她像往常一样打扫房间。
She vacuumed the living room and cleaned the bathroom.
她用吸尘器清扫客厅并清洁浴室。
Then she talked with her friend on the phone as usual.
然后她像往常一样和她朋友通电话。
When she finished talking with her friend, she got into her car.
当她和朋友通完话后，她上了车。
She put the key into the ignition and tried to start the engine.
她把钥匙插入点火装置，试图发动引擎。
But her car's engine didn't start.
但是她车的引擎没有启动。
Her car battery was dead, so she had to call for help.
她的汽车电池没电了，所以她电话求助。
题目：
14、Why did she have to call for help? to get a new battery
她为什么要电话求助?获得一个新电池。
15、She put the key into the ignition and tried to start the engine.
她把钥匙插入点火装置，试图发动引擎。
正文：
After getting a new battery for her car, the engine started.
给她的汽车换上新电池后，引擎发动了。
Then Kathy drove to the mall to meet her friend.
然后Kathy开车去商场见她的朋友。
She arrived at the mall an hour late, but her friend was waiting for her.
她晚到了一个小时，但她的朋友还在等她。
They had lunch together, and then they went shopping.
她们一起吃午饭，然后去购物。
They both bought new shoes and some things for their kids.
她们都买了新鞋还给孩子们买了些东西。
Kathy bought a new tie for her husband.
Kathy给她丈夫买了一条新领带
题目：
16、What happend after got a new battery? The engine started.
得到新电池后发生了什么？引擎启动了。
17、What Kathy buy for her husband? A new tie.
Kathy给她丈夫买了什么？一条新领带。
正文：
It's now 3 o'clock, and everything is going as usual.
现在是3点了，一切照常。
Kathy doesn't want anything else to go wrong.
Kathy再也不想出任何差错了。
She wants the rest of the day to go as usual.
她想让这天剩下的时间和往常一样。
She doesn't want any more surprises.
她不想再有任何惊喜了。
And tomorrow, she won't oversleep.
对于明天，她不会睡过头了。
She never wants to oversleep again!
她再也不想睡过头了!
题目：
18、What doesn't Kathy want? more surprise
凯西不想要什么?更多的惊喜。
19、She wants the rest of the day to go as usual.
她想让这天剩下的时间和往常一样。
20、She wants the rest of the day to go as usual.
她想让这天剩下的时间和往常一样。
21、She never wants to oversleep again!
她再也不想睡过头了!
22、They were both about 10 minutes late to school.
他们俩上学都迟到了10分钟。
23、Her car didn't start because its battery was dead.
她的汽车电池没电了，所以她电话求助。
24、Her car battery was dead, so she had to call for help.
她的汽车电池没电了，所以她电话求助。
知识点：
1.动词过去式不规则变化式：
oversleep->overslept
leave->left
take->took
eat->ate
is->was
are->were
get->got
put->put
drive->drove
buy->bought
2.关联内容-早餐
cereal 美[ˈsɪriəl] 麦片 oatmeal 美[ˈoʊtmiːl] 燕麦片
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B:I usually have cereal or matmeal and fruits for breakfast./ I usually have bread and milk for breakfast.
一面煎的鸡蛋 sunny-side up
炒蛋 scrambled 美[ˈskræmbld] egg
蛋饼 omelette 美[ˈɑːmlət], I'd like an omelette. 我想要一个煎蛋饼。
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甜甜圈 donut 煎薄饼 pancake 华夫饼 waffle 法式吐司 French toast 果酱 jam
果汁 juice 咖啡 coffee/ 美式Americano
在美国吃早餐：
Waiter: How do you like your eggs? 喜欢怎么做鸡蛋？
Guest: I'd like to have an omelette. 我想要一个煎蛋饼。
W: Anything else?
G:Yes, I'd like to have bacon and milk, thank you.
热干面 hot dry noodles/ hot noodles with sesame paste
牛肉粉/面 beef rice noodles/ beef noodles
饺子 dumplings
包子 steamed stuffed bun
面窝 Chinese doughnut
油条 deep-fried dough stick
葱油饼 scallion pancake
早午餐 brunch=breakfast lunch
咸牛肉马铃薯泥 corned beef hash
松饼 muffin
冻糕 parfait