读写语料库之劳动生活

美好的生活要靠劳动来创造，劳动教育是生活的必修课，它既可以培养孩子自理和自立的能力，也可以增强孩子的自信心和责任感。因此，我们不仅要引导孩子正确认识劳动的价值，更要鼓励他们积极参加劳动实践，体验生活，使他们通过劳动品尝甜蜜的收获，体味成长的喜悦。

本次读后续写之劳动生活专题将以一篇关于劳动与成长的小故事为例，阐述一般文学作品中比较常用的劳动教育的三个步骤：劳动前的认知—劳动中的体验—劳动成长后的感悟。

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本文以奶奶提议孙子孙女们和她一起在后院种植蔬菜为线索展开，讲述了祖孙两代人一起劳动时的生活体验以及收获后孩子们的认知变化和内心感悟。

It was early spring and Nana was in the backyardwith her grandchildren. Amy， Michael， andJustin were playing when Nana said，“ Im going tostart planting my garden. Who wants to help me？”

“What are you going to plant， Nana？” asked Amy“. I like big， yellow sunflowers.”

“I'm going to plant vegetables. That way we can have them to eat when they are ready，” said Nana.

“How long does that take？” asked Michael. He liked vegetables sometimes， especially carrots.

“It will take a few months before anything is ready to eat，” answered Nana. The children were surprised.

“Months？ Why would you do all that work and then have to wait so long？” asked Amy.“You should just go to the store and buy them.”

“Patience， my sweeties！ Dont you know food always tastes best when you grow it your‑self ？” replied Nana“. And if all of you come to help， it won't be too much work.”

“I'll help you， Nana，” offered Justin. He put down the soccer ball and went to look atthe gardening tools Nana had laid out.“ What do we do first？” Michael and Amy came overto look， too.

Nana taught Justin how to use a trowel （小铲子） to dig small rows of holes for theseeds. Next， Nana showed Amy how to pour the seeds into each hole. And it was Michael'sjob to cover up the holes with soil. Finally， Amy wrote the vegetable names on sticks thatJustin pushed into the ground.“ This way we can remember which vegetable seeds we haveplanted，” said Nana.

When they had planted everything， the children took turns filling up the watering canso that Nana could make the soil nice and wet for the seeds to start to grow.

“Now we just water them a little every day， and with some time and sunshine， we'llhave some delicious things to eat in the summer，” said Nana.

Whenever the grandchildren came to visit， they would dash into the garden. Eager tohelp grow the vegetables well， they first took turns to water the plants. And then they wouldremove the weeds that popped up around the plants and apply organic fertilizer underNanas instruction if necessary.

As time went by， the plants were growing taller and stronger. When they noticed thetomatoes turning red， the cucumbers hiding under the green leaves and the peppersgrowing bigger， their eyes were sparkling like diamonds. Never had they looked forward tosummer like this before. But they clearly knew that it's worthwhile to wait for the invitingresults.

Finally， Nana said it was time for the first harvest. Hearing that， the children alljumped into the air and cheers filled the whole garden. Nana gave them each a basket andtook them around the garden. Together they gathered some of the cucumbers， carrots， tomatoesand cabbages. Then for the following hour， they were busying making vegetable salad.The children helped wash the dirt off the food while Nana chopped up all the vegetables，which were turned into delicacies.

When Nana asked who wanted to try the fresh salad， everyone expressed their willingnessexcitedly. Tasting the salad， they thought nothing could be more delicious， because itwas they who grew these vegetables. They all learned that many hands make light work andpatience really pays off.

一、劳动前的认知

“How long does that take？” asked Michael. He liked vegetables sometimes， especially carrots.

“It will take a few months before anything is ready to eat，” answered Nana. The children were surprised.

“Months？ Why would you do all that work and then have to wait so long？”asked Amy“. You should just go to the store and buy them.”

“Patience， my sweeties！ Don't you know food always tastes best when you grow it yourself ？” replied Nana“. And if all of you come to help， it wont be too much work.”

“那需要多长时间？”迈克尔问。他有时喜欢吃蔬菜，尤其是胡萝卜。

“要过好几个月才能吃到这些蔬菜。”奶奶回答。孩子们很惊讶。

“几个月？您为什么愿意做那么多工作然后还要等这么久？”艾米问。“您应该去商店买。”

“耐心点，我的宝贝们！难道你不知道自己种的菜味道最好吗？”奶奶回答。“如果你们都来帮忙，工作就不会太多。”

二、劳动中的体验

Nana taught Justin how to use a trowel to dig small rows of holes for the seeds. Next，Nana showed Amy how to pour the seeds into each hole. And it was Michaels job tocover up the holes with soil. Finally， Amy wrote the vegetable names on sticks thatJustin pushed into the ground.“ This way we can remember which vegetable seeds wehave planted，” said Nana.

When they had planted everything， the children took turns filling up the wateringcan so that Nana could make the soil nice and wet for the seeds to start to grow.

“Now we just water them a little every day， and with some time and sunshine， we'llhave some delicious things to eat in the summer，” said Nana.

奶奶教贾斯廷如何用小铲子给种子挖出一排排小洞。接着，她又向艾米展示了如何把种子倒进每个洞里。迈克尔的工作就是用土把洞盖起来。最后，艾米把蔬菜的名字写在贾斯廷插在地上的小棍子上。“这样我们就能记住我们种下了哪些蔬菜种子。”奶奶说。

当他们种完所有的种子后，孩子们轮流把洒水壶装满水，这样奶奶就可以让土壤变得又好又湿，种子就可以开始生长了。

“现在我们只需每天浇一点水，有了时间和阳光，夏天我们就有美味的东西吃了。”奶奶说。

Whenever the grandchildren came to visit， they would dash into the garden. Eager tohelp grow the vegetables well， they first took turns to water the plants. And then theywould remove the weeds that popped up around the plants and apply organic fertilizerunder Nana's instruction if necessary. 每当孙子孙女们过来时，他们都会冲进花园。因为他们迫不及待地想帮助蔬菜长得更好，所以他们首先轮流给植物浇水，然后他们会清除周围冒出的杂草，必要时还会在奶奶的指导下施用有机肥。