The Loser

The Loser written by Keith and Sarah Corte -Martin illustrated by Alan Brown. Focus question. How does Jay react when he loses things? What does this say about his character?

《爱丢东西的杰伊》 作者：基思和莎拉·科特-马丁 绘者：艾伦·布朗 思考问题：杰伊丢东西的时候会怎么做？ 这体现了他什么样的性格呢？

Jay couldn't find his keys after school. His parents would not be home from work for an hour.

杰伊放学后找不到他的钥匙了。 他的爸爸妈妈还要一个小时才下班到家。

Ron was a man who lived next door. He was a good friend of Jay's parents. Jay had seen Ron many times, but had never talked to him much. I can't just sit here, Jay thought. He knocked on Ron's door.

罗恩是住在隔壁的叔叔。 他是杰伊爸爸妈妈的好朋友。 杰伊见过罗恩好多次，但从来没跟他多说过话。 我可不能一直坐在这儿，杰伊心想。 他敲响了罗恩家的门。

Inside Ron's house, Jay saw a baseball on a shelf. That was signed by the twins team in 1987, Ron told him.

进了罗恩家，杰伊看见架子上摆着一个棒球。 那是1987年双城队的签名球哦，罗恩告诉他。

Wow! How did you get it? Jay asked. I was an umpire for many years, Ron answered.

哇！你怎么拿到这个的呀？杰伊问。 我以前当了好多年的棒球裁判呀，罗恩回答。

Jay loved baseball. He asked Ron question after question. Ron told Jay many stories about his job.

杰伊可喜欢棒球了。 他追着罗恩问了一个又一个问题。 罗恩给杰伊讲了好多他当裁判时的故事。