A Family Band

Eric and his parents stood outside their house. They were watching a parade.

埃里克和他的父母站在屋外。 他们在观看游行。

A band marched toward them. Eric saw lots of different instruments.

一支乐队向他们行进。 埃里克看到了很多不同的乐器。

And then-Doom! Ba-boom! Rat-a-tat-tat! Drums！ Drummers banged big drums and little drums. “ Cool! ” thought Eric.

然后就是砰的一声咚咚咚！ 是鼓！ 鼓手们敲锣打鼓。 “酷！”埃里克想。

Days went by. Eric couldn't stop thinking about those drums.

日子一天天过去了。 埃里克忍不住想那些鼓。

At dinner he tapped on the table. At school he tapped on his books. In the kitchen he banged pots together.

吃饭时，他轻敲桌子。 在学校，他敲打着书本。 在厨房里，他把锅砰砰地砸在一起。

“ Let's go to the garage, ” Dad said one day. “ Why?” Eric asked. Dad smiled. “ I have a surprise. "

“我们去车库吧，”一天爸爸说。 “为什么？”埃里克问。 爸爸笑了。“我有一个惊喜。”