16-Saturday

生词巩固

方框内的单词均为本单元生词，请将其与下面的释义一一对应。

gossip　　community　　initial　　comic　　conclusion　　argument

（　　）1．a belief or opinion that you reach after considering something carefully

（　　）2．an angry discussion between two or more people who disagree with each other

（　　）3．the first letter of a name

（　　）4．a magazine for children that tells stories through pictures

（　　）5．conversation about unimportant subjects，especially people's private lives

（　　）6．the people who live in an area

轻松一刻

幽默故事

My sister，a primary school teacher，was informed by one of her young pupils that a bird had built its nest in the tree outside the classroom.

“What kind of bird？”my sister inquired.

“I didn't see the bird，madam，only the nest，”answered the child.

“Well，”said my sister，“What does the nest look like？”

The child studied her innocently for a moment，then replied，“Like your hair，madam，except it's got more sticks.”

参考译文

我妹妹是个小学老师。一次，一名学生告诉她，教室外面的树上有只鸟儿筑了个巢。

“是什么鸟？”我妹妹问道。

“我没看见鸟，夫人，只看见鸟巢。”那孩子答道。

“好吧，”我妹妹说，“鸟巢什么样子？”

那个孩子天真地研究了我妹妹一会儿，然后答道：“夫人，就和您的头发一样，除了多几根小棍棍。”

参考答案

Saturday 1．conclusion　2．argument　3．initial　4．comic　5．gossip　6．community