Lesson 141
Sally's first train ride
萨莉第一交乘火车旅行
Listen to the tape then answer this question. Why was the mother embarrassed?
听录音,然后回答问题。为什么母亲感到尴尬?
Last week, my four-year-old daughter, Sally, was invited to a children's party. I decided to take her by train. Sally was very excited">excited because she had never travelled on a train before. She sat near the window and asked questions about everything she saw. Suddenly, a middle-age lady got on the train and sat opposite">opposite Sally. 'Hello, little girl,' she said. Sally did not answer, but looked at her curiously">curiously. The lady was dressed in a blue coat and a large, funny">funny hat. After the train had left the station, the lady opened her handbag and took to her power compact">compact. She then began to make up her face. 'Why are you doing that?' Sally asked. 'To make myself beautiful,' the lady answered. She put away her compact">compact and smiled kindly">kindly. 'But you are still ugly,' Sally said. Sally was amused, but I was very embarrassed!
New Word and expressions 生词和短语
excited
adj. 兴奋的
get on
登上
middle-aged
adj. 中年的
opposite
prep.在……对面
curiously
adv.好奇地
funny
adj. 可笑的,滑稽的
powder
n. 香粉
compact
n. 带镜的化妆盒
kindly
adv. 和蔼地