October 27
10月27日
Read it!
读读看！
Carving a pumpkin isn't hard.
雕刻南瓜并不难，
But you need a sharp knife.
可是需要一把锋利的刀子。
Taylor shows Alex some pumpkin carvings.
泰乐拿了些南瓜雕刻作品给亚力克斯看，
They are really cool.
那些作品都非常酷。
Taylor likes the owl carving.
泰乐喜欢雕刻成猫头鹰的作品。
Alex carves his own pumpkin.
亚力克斯在他自己的南瓜上雕刻，
He carves a funny face on it.
他在南瓜上刻了一张搞笑的脸。
His pumpkin is big, but not really big.
他的南瓜有点大，但不算太大。
A pumpkin at a contest in California weighed 2,000 pounds!
在加州的一场比赛上，有一颗南瓜重达两千磅！

Conversation A
会话A
Is carving a pumpkin hard, Taylor?
泰乐，雕刻南瓜很难吗？
No. But you need a really sharp knife.
不会，不过你需要一把很锋利的刀子。
Do people usually carve faces on pumpkins?
一般人通常都在南瓜上刻脸吗？
Yes. But some people carve really cool things on pumpkins.
对，可是有些人会在南瓜上雕刻非常酷的作品。
I'll show you.
我找给你看。
Those carvings are amazing!
这些雕刻作品真是太惊人了！
There are some really cool designs.
有些设计图样真是酷毙了。
I like this owl carving. It looks so real.
我喜欢这件猫头鹰的作品， 看起来好真实喔。
Maybe I should try to carve a pumpkin!
也许我该来尝试一下雕刻南瓜！

Conversation B
会话B
Alex carved a pumpkin. Did you see it?
亚力克斯雕刻了一颗南瓜， 妳有看到吗？
No. Can I see it, Alex?
没有。亚力克斯，我可以看吗？
It's at home. But I have a picture.
我放在家里， 不过我拍了一张照片，
Look.
妳看。
That's a really funny face, Alex!
亚力克斯，那张滑稽好笑的脸真有趣！
Did carving it take a long time?
你刻那张脸花了很多时间吗？
I carved it in about an hour.
我大概在一个小时内完成，
Finding the right pumpkin took a lot longer!
可是找适当的南瓜花了我更长的时间呢！
Why didn't you carve a scary face?
你为什么没有刻一张恐怖的脸？
Funny faces are more fun!
搞笑的脸比较好玩！

Conversation C
会话C
Your pumpkin looks pretty big, Alex.
亚力克斯，你的南瓜看起来满大的。
It is. It was heavy to carry!
没错，搬那颗南瓜很重！
But I wanted to carve a big one.
不过，我想刻一颗大的。
It's pretty small compared to some pumpkins.
那颗南瓜和有些大南瓜比起来其实满小的。
Really?
真的吗？
Yes. One pumpkin weighed more than 2,000 pounds.
没错。有一颗南瓜重达两千磅，
It won the pumpkin contest at a festival in California.
在加州一场嘉年华上的南瓜大赛中赢得冠军。
That's huge!
那真是太大了！
Yes! You could make a lot of pumpkin pies from that pumpkin!
没错！可以用那颗南瓜做很多南瓜派！