日课｜英文故事：The Sharing Man
Jessie老师英语美文朗读，今天给大家讲一个英文小故事。
纯正美音，适合模仿学习。
Tamales
Mondo’s mother made tamales at Christmas. They were made with chicken or beef. “Tamales remind me of Christmas,” Mondo said.
His friends laughed. “Tamales aren’t Christmas food,” they said. “We eat gingerbread men and candy canes.”
Mondo felt sad. He went to his mother. “Why don’t we bake gingerbread men for Christmas?” he said.
She smiled. “Our tamales are special,” she said. “My mother made them for me when I was a child. Her mother made them for her. Ask your friends over to try them.”
Mondo asked his friends to come over. They began to eat the tamales. Then, something amazing happened. They ate and they ate. They even asked for more! “We wish our mothers would make tamales for Christmas,” they said to Mondo. He just smiled and ate another tamale.
圣诞节蒙多的妈妈做了玉米肉卷，是用鸡肉或牛肉做的。“玉米肉卷让我想起圣诞节，”蒙多说。
他的朋友们笑了。“玉米肉卷不是圣诞食品，”他们说。“我们吃姜饼人和拐杖糖。”
蒙多感到难过。他去找他妈妈。“我们为什么不烤姜饼人过圣诞节呢？”他说。
她笑了。“我们的玉米肉卷很特别，”她说。“我小时候妈妈给我做的。（妈妈小时候，）她妈妈为她做。你可以请你的朋友过来试试。”
蒙多请他的朋友们过来。他们开始吃玉米肉卷。然后，令人惊异的事发生了：他们吃了又吃。他们甚至要求更多！“我们真希望我们的母亲能在圣诞节做玉米肉卷，”他们对蒙多说。他笑了，又吃了一个玉米肉卷。
tamale 玉米面团包馅卷；玉米粉蒸肉
remind 提醒；使想起
gingerbread men 姜饼人
candy cane 柺杖糖；糖果棒
special 特殊的；特别的
amazing 令人大为惊奇的；（尤指）令人惊喜（或惊羡、惊叹）的
