第5章 萌倒童年(1)

1 Mother and Son

Mommy： Denny，have you given the goldfish fresh water today？

Denny： No，they haven't finished what I gave them yesterday.

母与子

妈妈：丹尼，今天你给金鱼加新水了吗？

丹尼：没有，昨天我给它们的水还没喝完呢。

2 Why Is He Crying

Mum： Why are you crying？

Henry： I cleaned the bird cage and the canary disappeared.

Mum： How did you clean it？

Henry： With a vacuum cleaner，mum.

他为什么哭

妈妈：你为什么哭啊？

享利：我刚才打扫鸟笼来着，金丝雀不见了。

妈妈：你怎么打扫的鸟笼？

享利：用吸尘器，妈妈。

3 Is It a Good Way

"John，I hear you've been fighting with one of those boys next door and have given him a black eye."

"Yeah.You see，they are twins and I have to find some way to tell them apart."

是好办法吗

“约翰，听说你一直在和隔壁家的一个小男孩打架，还把他眼睛打黑了。”

“对呀，他们是双胞胎，我想找个办法把他们区分开。”

4 Why Is Your Face So Red

Mother： Jim，why is your face so red？

Jim： I was running up the street to stop a fight.

Mother： That's a very nice thing to do.Who was fighting？

Jim： Gaby and me.

你的脸为什么那么红

妈妈：“吉姆，你的脸为什么那么红？”

吉姆：“我刚才在大街上跑，为的是阻止一次打架。”

妈妈：“你做得对，是谁和谁在打架？”

吉姆：“加比和我。”

5 A Clever Girl

After supper，father took his little daughter Iris to go out for a walk.Before they left，Iris said to her father，"Daddy，please take some chocolates with you in case I cry on the way."

聪明的小女孩

晚饭后，爸爸带着小女儿艾丽丝出去散步。出门前，爱丽丝对爸爸说：“爸爸，请您带上些巧克力吧，以防我在路上哭闹。”

6 A Good Box of Matches

Mother sent Jenny to the store across the street to buy a good box of matches.When Jenny came back mother asked her，"Did you buy a good box of matches？"

"Yes，mum."Jenny replied，"I have tried them all."

一盒好火柴

妈妈让詹妮去马路对面的商店里买一盒好用的火柴。詹妮回来后，妈妈问：“你买的是好用的火柴吗？”

“是的，妈妈。”詹妮回答，“我把它们都试过了。”

7 It Was Fine This Morning

Denny's father rushed out of the bathroom waving his shaving brush.

"This thing's useless！"he complained，"I can't shave with it."

"That's funny."said Denny，"It was fine this morning when I washed my bike with it."

今天早晨还好着呢

丹尼的爸爸挥动着手里的修面刷从浴室里冲了出来。

“这个东西真是没用。”他埋怨说，“根本不能修脸。”

“真有意思，”丹尼说，“我今天早晨用它刷我的自行车时它还好好的呢。”

8 I Need His Football

Kevin knocked on the door of his friend's house.When his friend's mother answered，he asked，"Can Mickey come out to play？"

"No，"said the mother."it's too cold."

"Well，then，"said Kevin，"can his football come out to play？"

我需要他的足球

凯文敲着他朋友家的门。当朋友的妈妈来开门时，他问：“米奇可以出来玩吗？”

“不行，”那位妈妈说，“天气太冷了。”

“噢，那么，”凯文说，“他的足球可以出来玩吗？”

9 What do They Eat

Two little boys were watching the sparrows eating food at a bird table.

One of them asked，"I wonder what they eat when they can't find food on the bird table."

"They eat what they can find."replied the other.

"What happens when they can't find anything？"

"Then they can eat something else."

吃什么

两个小男孩在看麻雀们吃食。

其中一个问：“我想知道它们在那上面找不着东西时吃什么呢？”

“吃它们能找到的东西。”另一个答道。

“要是它们什么也没有找到呢？”

“那它们就吃别的食物呗。”

10 A Boy with a Big Head

A boy cried to his mother，"All the children make fun of me.They say I have a big head."

"Don't listen to them，"his mother said，"you have a beautiful head.Now stop crying and go to the store to buy twenty pounds of potatoes."

"Where is the shopping bag？"

"I haven't got one-use your hat."

大头娃娃

一个小男孩对他妈妈哭诉：“所有的孩子都取笑我，他们说我有一个大脑袋。”

“别听他们瞎说，”他妈妈说，“你有一个漂亮的脑袋。现在，别哭了，去商店买20磅土豆吧。”

“购物袋呢？”

“没有——就用你的帽子吧。”

11 A Good Boy

Little Mike asked his mother for five cents."What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday？"asked the mother.

"I give it to a poor old woman."he answered.

"You're a good boy，"said the mother proudly."Here are five cents more.But why are you so interested in the old woman？"

"She is the one who sells the candy."

好孩子

小麦克问妈妈要五分钱。“昨天给你的钱呢？”妈妈问道。

“我给一个可怜的老太太了。”小麦克回答。

“好孩子，”妈妈自豪地说，“再给你五分钱。但是为什么你对那个老太太这么感兴趣呢？”

“她那儿卖糖。”

12 Where Is the Father

Two sister were looking at some beautiful paintings.

"Look."said the elder sister，"How nice these paintings are！"

"Yes，"said the younger，"but in all these paintings there is only the mother and the children.Where is the father？"

The elder sister thought for a moment and then explained，

"Obviously he was painting the pictures."

爸爸在哪儿

姐妹俩在看一些漂亮的油画。

“看，”姐姐说，“这些画多漂亮呀！”

“是啊，”妹妹说道，“可是在所有这些画中，只有妈妈和孩子。那爸爸去哪儿了呢？”

姐姐想了会儿，然后解释道：“很明显，他当时正在画这些画呗。”

13 I Just Showed Him

A week before his birthday，Mrs.Rose bought her son Paul a new bicycle and hid it in the shed.

"Now Nacy，"she said to his sister，"don't go telling Paul about his present."

The next day，Paul said to his mother，"I like the new bicycle，mum！"

Mrs.Nacy was furious with Nacy."I thought I told you not to tell him."she said.

"I didn't，"said Nacy."I showed him."

我只是让他看了看

罗丝太太在她的儿子保罗生日的前一个星期给他买了一辆新自行车，并把它藏在车棚里。

“听着，南茜，”她对保罗的妹妹说，“别告诉保罗这件礼物的事儿。”

第二天，保罗对他妈妈说：“我非常喜欢这辆新自行车，妈。”

罗丝太太非常生气地对南茜说：“不是告诉你别跟他说这件事吗？”

“我没有跟他说。”南茜说，“我只是让他看了看。”

14 List Your Sins

Because the younger children at our parochial school often forget their sins when they entered our confessional，I suggested the teacher have our students make lists.The next week when one student came to the confession，I could hear him unfolding paper.The youngest began，"I lied to my parents，I disobeyed my mother，I fought with my brother and..."There was a long pause.Then a small，angry voice said，"Hey，this isn't my list！"

列出你的过错

由于我们教区学校的孩子们在进入忏悔室的时候经常会忘掉自己的过错，我建议老师们让学生列个小条。第二周，当一个学生来到忏悔室的时候，我可以听见他打开纸条的声音。最小的孩子开始忏悔了：“我骗了我爸爸妈妈，我没听妈妈的话，我和哥哥打架了……”停了很长一段时间，我们听到他用很小却愤怒的声音：“嗨，这不是我的纸条！”

15 God's Creations

Grandpa and granddaughter were sitting talking when she asked，"Did God make you，Grandpa？"

"Yes，God made me."the grandfather answered.

A few minutes later，the little girl asked him，"Did God make me too？"

"Yes，he did."the old man answered.

For a few minutes，the little girl seemed to be studying her grandpa，as well as her own reflection in the mirror，while her grandfather wondered what was running through her mind.

At last she spoke up，"You know，Grandpa，"she said，"God's doing a lot better job lately."

上帝的创造

祖父和孙女坐在一起聊天，孙女问：“是上帝创造的你吗，爷爷？”

“是的，上帝创造了我。”祖父答道。

几分钟后，小女孩又问他：“上帝也创造了我吗？”

“是的，他也创造了你。”老人回答。

有好几分钟，小女孩看起来一直在研究她祖父，同时照着镜子自我欣赏。她祖父猜她小脑袋里在想些什么。

最后她说话了，“你知道吗，爷爷，”她说，“上帝最近的工作越做越好了。”