The Things Kids Say
One summer evening during a violent thunderstorm1) a mother was tucking her small boy into bed.She was about to turn off the light when he asked with a tremor2) in his voice,“Mommy,will you sleep with me tonight ?”The mother smiled and gave him a reassuring3) hug. “I can' t,dear.” She said.“I have to sleep in Daddy's room.”Along silence was broken at last by his shaky little voice:“The big sissy4).”
童言無忌
一個(gè)夏季的晚上,雷雨大作,母親讓小男孩上床鉆進(jìn)被窩。她正準(zhǔn)備熄燈,孩子聲音顫抖地問:“媽咪,你今晚可以陪我睡嗎?”母親笑著,擁抱一下小孩安慰說,“親愛的,不可以。我得睡在爸爸的房間。”一陣長長的沉默之后,男孩小聲地用顫音說:“大膽小鬼。”
NOTE 注釋:
thunderstorm [5WQndEstC:m] n. [氣]雷暴
tremor [5tremE] n. 震動(dòng), 顫動(dòng)
reassuring [9ri:E`FJErIN] adj. 安心的, 可靠的
4. sissy [5sisi] n. 膽小鬼