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Tom the banana seller

Tom the banana seller — read, listen to and print this picture book.

Suggested age: 4–6岁 · Reading level L2 · 12 illustrated pages

A man carrying a tray of bananas on his head.

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A man carrying a tray of bananas on his head.
汤姆顶着一篮熟透的香蕉。
A man walking with a tray of bananas on his head.
汤姆去集市上卖香蕉。
People buying fruit at a market.
很多人去集市上买水果。
A man standing at a banana stall.
但是没有人去汤姆那儿，因为他们更喜欢去女人们那儿买。
A man sitting at a banana stall.
人们说：“在我们这儿，只有女人会去卖水果”。他们问：“什么男人会去卖水果啊？”
A man standing at a banana stall and people walking towards him.
但是汤姆没有放弃。他在集市上叫卖：“快来买我的香蕉！又大又甜的香蕉！”
A woman holding a bunch of bananas and a man standing at a banana stall passing her bananas.
有一个妇女从篮子里抓了一把香蕉，仔细地查看。
A woman holding up a bunch or bananas in a market.
然后她买了那把香蕉。
A man standing at a banana stall and people walking towards him.
越来越多的人到汤姆的摊位前。他们买了汤姆的香蕉，吃得津津有味。
A man standing with an empty tray at a market stall and people eating bananas.
不一会儿，汤姆的篮子就空了，他数了数自己卖香蕉赚到的钱。
A man buying items from a market stall and putting them in a tray.
汤姆用这些钱买了肥皂、糖和面包。他把这些东西放在他的篮子里。
A man carrying a tray on his head.
汤姆把篮子稳稳当当地顶在头上，回家了。

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Written by
Humphreys Odunga
Illustrated by
Zablon Alex Nguku
Translated by
Vicky Liu
Read by
Zhuo Sun
Language
Chinese (Mandarin)
Level
Level 2

Source: African Storybook / Storybooks Canada
Original: Tom the banana seller from African Storybook
License: CC BY 4.0

原文与插图未改动；网页布局重新编排。年龄、主题与共读提示为本站编辑建议。 Web and printable layout adapted by Little Leaf. Age and reading-level suggestions are editorial. Original stories and artwork belong to their credited creators. Website narration uses the selected synthetic Voice 7.