While eating in a restaurant, I reprimanded my four-year-old son for speaking with his mouth full . "Mump umn Kmpfhm," was all I heard.



　　"Drew," I scolded, "no one can understand a word you're saying.



　　"He says he wants some ketchup," my husband said calmly



　　A woman sitting nearby leaned over and asked, "How in the world did you understand him?"



　　"I'm a dentist," my husband explained.



Notes:



　　(1) reprimand v.申斥



　　(2) scold v.責備



　　(3) ketchup n.番茄醬



　　(4) How in the world did you understand him？你究竟如何明白他的話的呢？句中“ in the world”用來表示強調，加強語氣。



Exercises:



根據(jù)短文回答下列問題：



　�、� Where did the story take place?



　�、� How old was the son?



　　③ Why did the mother scold her son?



　�、� What did the father say the boy want?



　�、� Why could the father understand the son?



102.我懂他的話



　　在飯店吃飯的時候，我申斥我4歲的兒子，因為他滿嘴食物在說話。“喔、呢”，我聽到的就是這些。



　　“祖，”我責備道，&ldquo 中考;沒人明白你在說什么。”



　　“他說他要一些番茄醬，”我丈夫平靜地說。



　　坐在旁邊的一位婦女靠過來問道：“你究竟如何明白他的話的呢？”



　　“我是牙醫(yī)。”我丈夫解釋道。



練習參考答案：



① In a restaurant.



　�、� He was four years old



　　③ Because he had spoken with his mouth full.



　�、� Some ketchup.



　�、� Because he was a dentist.

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