Sally's First Train Ride
新概念英语第1册 · 第 141-142 课 · 中英文对照课文
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- Lesson 141第141课
- Sally's first train ride莎莉的第一次火车旅行
- Listen to the tape then answer this question.请听录音,然后回答这个问题:
- Why was the mother embarrassed?为什么那位母亲感到尴尬?
- Last week, my four-year-old daughter, Sally, was invited to a children's party.上周,我四岁的女儿莎莉被邀请参加一个儿童派对。
- I decided to take her by train.我决定带她坐火车去。
- Sally was very excited because she had never travelled on a train before.莎莉非常兴奋,因为她以前从未坐过火车。
- She sat near the window and asked questions about everything she saw.她坐在窗边,对看到的一切都充满了好奇,不停地提问。
- Suddenly, a middle-age lady got on the train and sat opposite Sally.突然,一位中年女士上了火车,坐在莎莉的对面。
- 'Hello, little girl,' she said.“你好,小姑娘,”女士说道。
- Sally did not answer, but looked at her curiously.莎莉没有回答,只是好奇地盯着她看。
- The lady was dressed in a blue coat and a large, funny hat.那位女士穿着一件蓝色外套,戴着一顶又大又有趣的帽子。
- After the train had left the station, the lady opened her handbag and took out her powder compact.火车离开车站后,那位女士打开她的手提包,拿出了她的粉饼。
- She then began to make up her face.然后她开始化妆。
- 'Why are you doing that?' Sally asked.“你为什么要那么做?”莎莉问道。
- 'To make myself beautiful,' the lady answered.“为了让自己变得更美丽,”那位女士回答道。
- She put away her compact and smiled kindly.她收起了她的粉饼,然后露出了友善的微笑。
- 'But you are still ugly,' Sally said.“但你还是很难看,”莎莉说。
- Sally was amused, but I was very embarrassed!莎莉觉得这很有趣,但我却感到非常尴尬!