🇬🇧 English A1 · Beginner Those Shoes I have dreams about those shoes. Black high-tops. Two white stripes. "Grandma, I want them." "There's no room for 'want' around here," 80 sentences

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The Black Shoes with White Stripes

带白条纹的黑鞋

⏱ ~20 min read · 80 sentences

I am a boy. I am nine years old.

我是一个男孩。我九岁。

I live with my grandma. We live in a small house.

我和奶奶住在一起。我们住在一间小房子里。

I have a dream. I dream about shoes.

我有一个梦想。我梦见鞋子。

The shoes are black. They are high-tops.

鞋子是黑色的。它们是高帮鞋。

They have two white stripes. They look very cool.

它们有两条白条纹。它们看起来很酷。

I see them in a shop. The shop is near my school.

我在一家商店里看到它们。商店在我学校附近。

I stop and look. I look every day.

我停下来看。我每天都看。

The shoes are in the window. They are very pretty.

鞋子在橱窗里。它们非常漂亮。

I want them. I want them so much.

我想要它们。我非常想要它们。

I go home and talk to Grandma.

我回家和奶奶说话。

"Grandma, I want them," I say.

“奶奶，我想要它们，”我说。

"Which shoes?" she asks me.

“哪双鞋？”她问我。

"The black high-tops. Two white stripes," I say.

“那双黑色高帮鞋。两条白条纹，”我说。

Grandma looks at me. She looks sad.

奶奶看着我。她看起来很难过。

"There's no room for 'want' around here," she says.

“这里没有‘想要’的位置，”她说。

I do not understand. I am only nine.

我不明白。我只有九岁。

"Why, Grandma? Why no room?" I ask.

“为什么，奶奶？为什么没有位置？”我问。

She sits down. She looks at our table.

她坐下来。她看着我们的桌子。

"We have food. We have a warm house," she says.

“我们有食物。我们有温暖的房子，”她说。

"We have love. We have each other," she says.

“我们有爱。我们有彼此，”她说。

"Shoes are nice. But shoes are not food," she says.

“鞋子很好。但鞋子不是食物，”她说。

I look at my old shoes. They have holes.

我看着我的旧鞋。它们有洞。

My toes look out. They say hello.

我的脚趾露出来。它们在打招呼。

Grandma sees my toes. She smiles a little.

奶奶看到我的脚趾。她微微一笑。

"We can fix them," she says.

“我们可以修好它们，”她说。

She gets a needle and thread. She is very careful.

她拿出针和线。她非常小心。

She fixes the holes. She works all evening.

她补好了洞。她工作了一整晚。

Now my shoes are okay. They are not new.

现在我的鞋还可以。它们不是新的。

But they are warm. They are dry.

但它们很暖和。它们是干的。

I go to school the next day.

第二天我去上学。

I see the black shoes again. They are still there.

我又看到那双黑鞋。它们还在那里。

I look at them. I look at my shoes.

我看着它们。我看着我的鞋。

My shoes have small lines. Grandma's lines.

我的鞋上有细线。奶奶的线。

The lines are like a story. A story of love.

这些线像一个故事。一个爱的故事。

I smile. I walk to school.

我笑了。我走去学校。

At school, my friend Tom has new shoes.

在学校，我的朋友汤姆有新鞋。

They are black. They have two white stripes.

它们是黑色的。它们有两条白条纹。

They are the shoes. The very same shoes.

就是那双鞋。一模一样的那双鞋。

"Nice shoes," I say to Tom.

“好鞋，”我对汤姆说。

"Thanks," he says. He looks happy.

“谢谢，”他说。他看起来很开心。

We play football at break. Tom runs fast.

课间我们踢足球。汤姆跑得很快。

He falls down. His new shoes get dirty.

他摔倒了。他的新鞋弄脏了。

He is sad. He looks at his shoes.

他很难过。他看着他的鞋。

"My new shoes," he says. He is almost crying.

“我的新鞋，”他说。他快哭了。

I sit next to him. I show him my shoes.

我坐在他旁边。我给他看我的鞋。

"Look," I say. "My grandma fixed these."

“看，”我说。“我奶奶修的这些。”

He looks at the lines. He looks at me.

他看着这些线。他看着我。

"Your shoes are old," he says.

“你的鞋很旧，”他说。

"Yes," I say. "But they are warm."

“是的，”我说。“但它们很暖和。”

"And they have a story," I say.

“而且它们有一个故事，”我说。

Tom smiles. He looks at his shoes again.

汤姆笑了。他又看着他的鞋。

"Dirty shoes are okay," he says.

“脏鞋没关系，”他说。

"We can clean them," I say.

“我们可以把它们弄干净，”我说。

We go to the water tap. We clean his shoes.

我们走到水龙头旁。我们清洗他的鞋。

Now they are clean again. Tom is happy.

现在它们又干净了。汤姆很开心。

After school, I go home. Grandma is there.

放学后，我回家。奶奶在那里。

She has a small box. She gives it to me.

她有一个小盒子。她把它给我。

I open the box. I see socks. New socks!

我打开盒子。我看到袜子。新袜子！

They are warm and soft. They are blue.

它们又暖又软。它们是蓝色的。

"For your shoes," she says. "For your toes."

“给你的鞋，”她说。“给你的脚趾。”

I put them on. My feet feel very good.

我穿上它们。我的脚感觉很好。

"Thank you, Grandma," I say. I hug her.

“谢谢你，奶奶，”我说。我拥抱她。

That night, I have a dream again.

那天晚上，我又做了一个梦。

I see the black shoes. Two white stripes.

我看到那双黑鞋。两条白条纹。

But now I do not want them. Not really.

但现在我不想要它们了。不是真的想要。

I have warm shoes. I have warm socks.

我有暖和的鞋。我有暖和的袜子。

I have Grandma. I have love.

我有奶奶。我有爱。

I wake up. The sun is warm.

我醒来。阳光很温暖。

I put on my shoes. I put on my socks.

我穿上我的鞋。我穿上我的袜子。

I walk to school. My feet are happy.

我走去学校。我的脚很开心。

I see Tom. He waves at me.

我看到汤姆。他向我挥手。

He has his black shoes. They are clean.

他穿着他的黑鞋。它们很干净。

"Hi, friend," he says. "Nice socks!"

“嗨，朋友，”他说。“好袜子！”

"Thanks," I say. "My grandma gave them."

“谢谢，”我说。“我奶奶给我的。”

We walk together. We talk and laugh.

我们一起走。我们又说又笑。

I look at my shoes. I see the lines.

我看着我的鞋。我看到那些线。

The lines are small. But they are strong.

这些线很小。但它们很结实。

They hold my shoes. They hold my story.

它们撑住我的鞋。它们撑住我的故事。

I am happy. I have everything I need.

我很开心。我拥有我需要的一切。

Those shoes are just shoes. But my shoes are love.

那些鞋只是鞋。但我的鞋是爱。

📚 Study Guide: English A1 Reading Notes

1. Grammar & Level Focus (CEFR A1 · Beginner)

This A1 Beginner English story uses high-frequency everyday vocabulary, short clauses, and foundational present-tense sentence patterns. Focus on recognizing subject-verb order and core nouns related to Those Shoes I have dreams about those shoes. Black high-tops. Two white stripes. "Grandma, I want them." "There's no room for 'want' around here,".

2. Key Expressions & Sentence Anchors