Li's Tangram Animals

Lee's Tangram Animals, written by Maribeth Bolts, illustrated by Rush Kress.

《李的七巧板动物》，作者：玛丽贝丝·博尔茨，插画：拉什·克雷斯。

It was the first day of school, and Li stood alone, missing his home in China. Everywhere, there was shouting and laughter in a language Li worked hard to understand. When the bell rang, Li hung up his backpack and placed the gift his father had sent on his teacher's desk.

开学第一天，小李独自站着，想念远在中国的家。 到处都是喧哗与笑声，说着小李还在努力听懂的语言。 铃声响后，小李挂好背包，把爸爸准备的礼物放在老师的讲台上。

We're so happy you're in our class, Lee," said Miss Hess, opening her present. It was a Tangram puzzle Lee's father had made, along with Tangram puzzle cards. What a lovely gift, said Miss Hess. Would you like to tell the children about the Tangram puzzle? Lee looked down at the floor. That's okay, Lee, said Miss Hess. Josh, why don't you pick a shape from the puzzle and describe it to the class?

“李，我们真高兴你来到我们班，”赫斯小姐边打开礼物边说。 这是李爸爸亲手做的七巧板，还有配套的谜题卡。 多么可爱的礼物呀，赫斯小姐说。 你愿意给小朋友们讲讲七巧板吗？ 李低下头看着地板。 没关系的，李，赫斯小姐说。 乔希，你挑一块形状，给大家讲讲好不好？

Josh picked up the five triangles. This shape has three sides and is called a triangle. There are two small, one medium, and two large triangles in the puzzle. Miss Hess held up another shape. What makes this one a square? Becca answered, it has four sides that are the same length.

乔希拿起了五块三角形。 这个形状有三条边，叫做三角形。 这副七巧板里有两块小三角形、一块中三角形和两块大三角形。 赫斯小姐举起了另一块形状。 为什么它是正方形呢？ 贝卡回答：它有四条边，每条边都一样长。

The last shape was trickier. This shape has two pairs of opposite sides that are parallel. The word parallel means two lines that run side by side and are an equal distance apart, said Miss Hess. Like railroad tracks, asked Sam. That's right, said Miss Hess. It's called a parallelogram.

最后一块形状就难一点了。 这个形状有两组对边，对边都是互相平行的。 “平行的意思就是两条线并排延伸，间距始终相等，”赫斯小姐说。 就像铁轨对不对，山姆问道。 没错，赫斯小姐说。 它叫做平行四边形。

Ms. Hess put the tangram puzzle and the cards on a table next to Lee's desk. During free time, Lee watched as kids covered tangram pieces with other pieces. Two small triangles covered the square exactly. Two small triangles and a square covered the parallelogram.

赫斯老师把七巧板和卡片放在李课桌旁的桌子上。 自由活动时，李看着小朋友们用七巧板拼搭组合。 两块小三角形刚好能拼成正方形。 两块小三角形加一块正方形刚好能拼成平行四边形。