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This Library Wants Cat Pictures News For Kids

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This Library Wants Cat Pictures

Have you borrowed books from a library? Libraries have great books!
你跟圖書館借過書嗎?圖書館裡有很多好書。

It's important to return books on time. It's also important to take good care of them. If you lose a book, some libraries take your library card! Oh no!
準時歸還書籍很重要,也要保管好。如果弄丟了,有的圖書館會沒收你的借書證。

During the pandemic, many people lost books. Their libraries took their cards. But in one American city, the library wants these people to enjoy the library again.
疫情期間很多人把書弄丟了,借書證也被沒收。但美國一個城市的圖書館希望這些人可以回來借書。

Do people have to pay for their lost books? No! They can bring a picture of a cat. A cat? Yep! Then they get their library card back!
他們需要賠錢嗎?不用!他們只要拿一張貓咪的照片就可以拿回借書證。

Many people brought cute cat pictures. But one boy didn't have a cat. So he drew a cat! He got his library card back!
很多人帶了可愛的貓咪照片。但有個男孩沒有養貓,他就畫了一隻,也拿回借書證。

This library is kind. Some people don't have money for lost books. But they want to go to the library. So the cat pictures are making everyone happy!
這間圖書館非常有愛心,因為有一些人沒有錢賠償遺失的書籍,但他們還是想去圖書館,所以帶貓咪照片的方法讓大家都很開心。

The library is welcoming everyone back. It's showing that making mistakes is okay. It's also showing there's always a way to start over, especially when cute cats help! Let's go borrow some books!

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Vocabulary
只要有貓咪圖片,就可以拿回借書證。

1. borrow 借
That book you borrowed from me…? 你跟我借的那本書…
Yeah, "Everyone Poops 大家來大便," we're not done yet. 我們還沒有看完。

2. back 回來
It's from the library. 它是圖書館的書。
It's a fun book. My son enjoyed it a lot。它是好玩的書,我兒子很喜歡看。
Would you bring it back to me tomorrow? 可以明天帶回來給我嗎?

3. return 歸還
I need to return it. 我需要歸還。
Of course. we've learned a lot from it.當然,我們已經學到很多了。

4. some 一些
What have you learned? I'm curious. 你們學到什麼? 我很好奇。
That some animals poop on the move. 有的動物一邊走一邊大。

Do you have a library card? 一起來讀單字。
borrow借
back回來
return歸還
some一些

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Quiz

1. Why do libraries take some people's library cards?
a. People lost books.
b. People sold books.
c. People bought books.

2. What did one boy draw?
a. A book
b. A cat
c. A library

3. What is the library showing?
a. Making mistakes is okay.
b. Books are okay.
c. Losing books is okay.

Answers:
1. a
2. b
3. a

This Library Wants Cat Pictures

Have you borrowed books from a library? Libraries have great books!
你跟圖書館借過書嗎?圖書館裡有很多好書。

It's important to return books on time. It's also important to take good care of them. If you lose a book, some libraries take your library card! Oh no!
準時歸還書籍很重要,也要保管好。如果弄丟了,有的圖書館會沒收你的借書證。

During the pandemic, many people lost books. Their libraries took their cards. But in one American city, the library wants these people to enjoy the library again.
疫情期間很多人把書弄丟了,借書證也被沒收。但美國一個城市的圖書館希望這些人可以回來借書。

Do people have to pay for their lost books? No! They can bring a picture of a cat. A cat? Yep! Then they get their library card back!
他們需要賠錢嗎?不用!他們只要拿一張貓咪的照片就可以拿回借書證。

Many people brought cute cat pictures. But one boy didn't have a cat. So he drew a cat! He got his library card back!
很多人帶了可愛的貓咪照片。但有個男孩沒有養貓,他就畫了一隻,也拿回借書證。

This library is kind. Some people don't have money for lost books. But they want to go to the library. So the cat pictures are making everyone happy!
這間圖書館非常有愛心,因為有一些人沒有錢賠償遺失的書籍,但他們還是想去圖書館,所以帶貓咪照片的方法讓大家都很開心。

The library is welcoming everyone back. It's showing that making mistakes is okay. It's also showing there's always a way to start over, especially when cute cats help! Let's go borrow some books!

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Vocabulary
只要有貓咪圖片,就可以拿回借書證。

1. borrow 借
That book you borrowed from me…? 你跟我借的那本書…
Yeah, "Everyone Poops 大家來大便," we're not done yet. 我們還沒有看完。

2. back 回來
It's from the library. 它是圖書館的書。
It's a fun book. My son enjoyed it a lot。它是好玩的書,我兒子很喜歡看。
Would you bring it back to me tomorrow? 可以明天帶回來給我嗎?

3. return 歸還
I need to return it. 我需要歸還。
Of course. we've learned a lot from it.當然,我們已經學到很多了。

4. some 一些
What have you learned? I'm curious. 你們學到什麼? 我很好奇。
That some animals poop on the move. 有的動物一邊走一邊大。

Do you have a library card? 一起來讀單字。
borrow借
back回來
return歸還
some一些

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Quiz

1. Why do libraries take some people's library cards?
a. People lost books.
b. People sold books.
c. People bought books.

2. What did one boy draw?
a. A book
b. A cat
c. A library

3. What is the library showing?
a. Making mistakes is okay.
b. Books are okay.
c. Losing books is okay.

Answers:
1. a
2. b
3. a

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