Lesson 141
Sally's first train ride
薩莉第一交乘火車旅行
Listen to the tape then answer this question. Why was the mother embarrassed?
聽錄音，然后回答問題。為什么母親感到尷尬？
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 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 Sally. 'Hello, little girl,' she said. Sally did not answer, but looked at her curiously. The lady was dressed in a blue coat and a large, funny hat. After the train had left the station, the lady opened her handbag and took to her power 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 and smiled kindly. 'But you are still ugly,' Sally said. Sally was amused, but I was very embarrassed!
New Word and expressions 生詞和短語
excited
adj. 興奮的
get on
登上
middle-aged
adj. 中年的
opposite
prep.在……對面
curiously
adv.好奇地
funny
adj. 可笑的，滑稽的
powder
n. 香粉
compact
n. 帶鏡的化妝盒
kindly
adv. 和藹地
ugly
adj. 丑陋的
amused
adj. 有趣的
smile
v. 微笑
embarrassed
adj. 尷尬