点击上方即可收听音频 ◆◆◆Mike is a small boy, and he hates soap and water. 迈克是一个小男孩,他特别讨厌肥皂和水。 Three or four times every day his mother says to him, “Mike, your hands are very dirty again. Go and wash them.” 妈妈每天都会三至四次的说他:“迈克,你的手又脏了,去洗洗吧。” But Mike never really washes them well. He only puts his hands in the water for a few seconds and then takes them out. 但是迈克从来没有好好洗过。他只把他的手放在水里几秒钟,然后把它们拿出来。 Mike’s uncle and aunt live in another city. One day they come to stay with Mike’s parents, and they bring their small son, Ted, with them. 迈克的叔叔和婶婶住在另一个城市。有一天,他们带着他们的小儿子泰德来和迈克的父母住在一起。 Ted is a year younger than Mike, and he doesn’t like soap and water, either. 泰德比迈克小一岁,他也不喜欢肥皂和水。 The boys sit with their parents for a few minutes, but then they go outside. 男孩们和他们的父母坐了几分钟,然后他们出去了。 When they are alone, Mike looks at Ted’s hands and then says proudly, 当他们独处时,迈克看着泰德的手,然后骄傲地说, “My hands are dirtier than yours!” “我的手比你的脏!” “Of course they are,” Ted answers angrily, “You are a year older than I am.” “当然了,”泰德生气的回答,“你比我大一岁。”往期链接: