和孩子一起，读一段英语。Read a story together

星期一，米娅要给全班讲讲周六晚上的事。她已经写好了第一句：“爸爸迷路了，是我帮他找到了回家的路。”这个开头不错。她喜欢这句话读起来的感觉。

周六那天雨下得很密，防波堤伸进海里，看起来像是到半截就断了。米娅站在灯塔台阶上，勉强能看见爸爸的船。船灯一直停在原处。她提着一盏灯上楼，把灯举到窗边。爸爸还是没动。她的胳膊开始发酸。终于，那盏船灯朝她这边移了过来。

后来，爸爸脱湿靴子时，米娅问：“过了多久你才看见我？”

“我一下就看见你了。”爸爸说，“我旁边有个男孩，坐在一条小划艇里。他丢了一支桨。我说可以捎他一程，可他舍不得留下自己的船。那是他爷爷造的。”爸爸摊开双手，每只手掌上都有一道细细的红印。“我们费了点时间才把两条船拴在一起。”

米娅试着想象那个男孩的模样。从灯塔上望去，她只看见了一盏灯。

“那你其实用不着我的灯？”

“我知道港口在哪儿。”爸爸说，“可那个男孩一直问，有没有人知道我们还在海上。你的灯一亮，他就不再问了。”

星期一，米娅拿着写好的纸站了起来。她把纸翻了个面。“周六晚上，”她开口说，“我看见一盏灯。你们猜，海上当时有几条船？”

On Monday, Mia was going to tell her class about Saturday night. She had already written the first line: “My father was lost, and I helped him find his way home.” It was a good beginning. She liked the sound of it. On Saturday the rain had been so thick that the harbour wall seemed to end halfway out to sea. From the lighthouse steps, Mia could just see her father's boat. Its light stayed in the same spot. She took a lamp upstairs and held it to the window. Still he didn't move. Her arm began to ache. At last his light moved towards hers. Later, as Dad pulled off his wet boots, she asked, “How long did it take you to see me?” “I saw you straight away,” he said. “There was a boy in a little rowing boat beside me. He'd lost an oar. I offered him a ride, but he wouldn't leave his boat. His grandad had built it.” Dad held out his hands. A thin red line ran across each palm. “Took us a while to tie the boats together.” Mia tried to picture the boy. From the tower, all she had seen was one light. “Then you didn't need my lamp?” “I knew where the harbour was,” Dad said. “But the boy kept asking if anyone knew we were out there. When your light came on, he stopped asking.” On Monday, Mia stood up with her piece of paper. She turned it over. “On Saturday night,” she began, “I could see one light. How many boats do you think were out there?”