3. I, you and she

Peter was a clever boy. On his first day at school, he learned three words: I, You, She. The teacher taught him how to make sentences with those words.

The teacher said, "I, I am your teacher; (then pointing to a girl) She, She is your classmate; You, You are my student."

When Peter went home, his father asked him what he had learned at school. Peter said at once, "I, I am your teacher; (then pointing to his mother) She, She is your classmate; You, You are my student."

His father got angry and said, "I, I am your father; (then pointing to his wife) She, She is your mother; You, You are my son."

The next morning at school, the teacher asked Peter if he had learned the three words by heart1. "Yes," he said proudly2, "I, I am your father; (then pointing to a girl) She, She is your mother; You, You are my son."

Notes:

1. learn …by heart 谙记，能背出

2. proudly 自豪地

我，你，她

彼得是个聪明的孩子。在学校的第一天，他学了三个词：我，你，她。老师教他如何用这三个词造句。老师说：“我，我是你的老师；（然后指着一个女孩）她，她是你的同学；你，你是我的学生。”

彼得回到家里，爸爸问他学了什么。彼得马上说：“我，我是你的老师；（然后指着他的妈妈）她，她是你的同学；你，你是我的学生。”

爸爸听了非常生气，说：“我，我是你的爸爸；（然后指着他的妻子）她，她是你的妈妈；你，你是我的儿子。”

第二天，老师问彼得是否记住了那三个词。“是的，”彼得自豪地说，“我，我是你的爸爸；（然后指着一个女孩）她，她是你的妈妈；你，你是我的儿子。”

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