小孩子最喜欢看的棒棒糖（双语有声阅读）

主题语境：人与自我之做人与做事

词数：约110 建议用时:1′50′′

One question before reading：Do you like eating candy?

15-year-old Alina Morse is an American girl. She is the CEO of Zolli Candy.

15岁的艾琳娜•摩尔斯是一个美国女孩。她是Zolli Candy公司的总裁。

When Alina was seven, she got a lollipop, but her dad told her that it was bad for her teeth. She asked her dad, “Why can’t we make a lollipop that’s good for teeth?”

当艾琳娜7岁的时候，她得到一个棒棒糖，但她爸爸告诉 她这对牙齿不好。她问爸爸：“为什么我们不能做出对牙齿有益的棒棒糖呢？”

Alina made it. Now her lollipops are very popular in America.

艾琳娜成功了。如今，她的棒棒糖在美国很受欢迎。

Alina likes to help people. Some money from her candy goes to oral health education in schools. She often tells kids the importance of caring for teeth. Alina also says to them, “Work hard, try, believe and never give up. And you can do everything you want to do.”

艾琳娜乐于助人。卖糖果所得的一部分钱用于学校的口腔健康教育。她常常给孩子们讲护理牙齿的重要性。艾琳娜还对他们说：“努力、尝试、相信、永不放弃。你可以做自己想做的一切事情。”

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importance：意为“重要(性)”，是不可数名词，常用结构：the importance of... “……的重要性”；其形容词形式是important，常用结构：It is important to do… “做…… 是重要的”。

如：

I know the importance of doing sports. 我知道做运动的重要性。

It is important to keep your word. 信守诺言是重要的。

【考考你】

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

( ) 1. Where does Alina Morse come from?

A. China.

B. America.

C. Japan.

D. England.

( ) 2. What does Alina want to tell us?

A. Kids can’t have candy.

B. Dad is our good friend.

C. Money is not important to us.

D. We should work hard and never give up.

参考答案：

1. B

2. D

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