violent猛烈的，thunderstorm雷暴，tuck给?盖被子，tremor颤抖，sissy胆小鬼
笑话原文】
A Big Sissy
One summer evening, during a violent thunderstorm, a mother was tucking her small boy into bed. She was about to turn off the light when he asked with a tremor in his voice, “Mommy, will you sleep with me tonight?”
The mother smiled and gave him a reassuring hug. “I can’t dear, ” she said, “I have to sleep with Daddy.”
A long silence was broken at last by a scornful voice saying, “The big sissy. ”
中文译文】
老胆小鬼
一个夏天的夜晚，雷电交加，一位母亲正在给她的儿子盖被子。她正要关灯，儿子用颤抖的声音问：“妈妈，晚上你会和我一起睡吗?”
妈妈笑了笑，给了儿子一个安慰的拥抱。“不行，亲爱的，”她说，“我得和你爸爸一起睡。”
长长的沉默被小男孩儿充满鄙视的一句话打破了：“真是个老胆小鬼。”
词汇讲解】
1. Violent 暴力的，猛烈的：a violent clash with the police 与警察的暴力冲突， violent television programmes 暴力电视节目
2. Thunderstorm 雷暴。thunder 是“雷”，storm是“风暴”，这个合成词就是“雷暴”的意思。
3. Tuck给…盖被子： tuck a baby into bed 给婴儿盖好被子使其安睡;把…夹入：He tucked the letter in a book so he wouldn’t lose it.他把那封信夹在一本书里，这样就不会丢失了。
4. be about to将要，而用于否定句中则是“打定主意要”的意思：He was not about to waste any time.他决定不再浪费时间了。
5. tremor(恐惧、激动或兴奋引起的)战栗、激动、兴奋：The story was so terrible that it sent tremors down my spine(脊柱)。这故事真可怕，使我浑身不寒而栗。
