1. The couple next door gave birth to a black boy.

隔壁的夫妇生了一个黑人小孩。

Little Henry told his mother close by, "It must be why the couple smoke. They not only blacken themselves but also the baby."

小亨利就在旁边对他的妈妈说：“一定是他们夫妇抽烟的原因。他们不仅熏黑了自己，还熏黑了宝宝。”

2. A boy followed his father to enter the garage with the cars fully parked.

男孩跟着父亲走进停满小轿车的车库。

He said to his father, "Papa, it must be an auto kindergarten here?"

他对父亲说：“爸爸，这里一定是汽车幼儿园吧？”

3. Son:"Why are the hen's legs so short?"

儿子：“为什么母鸡的腿那么短？”

Dad:"You are a fool. If the hen's legs were too long, wouldn't they drop their eggs into pieces when laying?"

父亲：“你真笨。如果母鸡的腿很长，它们下蛋时，鸡蛋不就都摔破了吗？”

4. Two boys are talking with each other.

两个孩子正在交谈。

"You see, in the old times there were no electricity, no radios, no televisions. How could our ancestors survive?"

“你想，古代没有电，没有收音机，也没有电视。我们的祖先怎么能活着呢？”

"So they all died."

“所以他们都死了。”

5. Jenny's papa bought her a pair of new trousers, but it couldn't be worn as it shrank in the wash. Her mother got angry.

詹妮的爸爸给她新买了一条裤子，但刚一下水就缩得不能穿了。她的妈妈非常生气。

But Jenny said. "Mama, I can wear it if you have me a bath."

詹妮却说：“妈妈，你给我洗个澡，我就能穿了。”


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题材丰富、浅显易懂
英汉对照、翻译中肯
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