Unit 6 Is This What They Mean by SecondChildhood?

第六课 老年是人生的第二个童年期吗?

An old man sees a little boy sitting on a curb,crying.

一位老人看见一个小男孩坐在路旁号啕大哭。

"What's the matter, little boy?" he asks.

“怎么回事，小兄弟?”老人问道。

"I can't do what the big boys do. "

“大男孩能做的事，我都不能做。”

The old man sits down next to him and starts crying too.

听了他的话，老人坐在小男孩旁边也开始哭了起来。

1.sit on 坐在;坐着

例句：Negotiate about Afghanistan, but don't sit onyour hands while you bargain.

谈判阿富汗问题吧，但当你谈判时不要坐守不前、不采取行动。

2.childhood童年;童年时光

例句：Adolescence is the period of progression from childhood to adulthood.

青春期是由童年到成年的过渡期.

3.curb 路边;路旁

例句：Elaborate funeral cars stood along the curb.

精心装饰的出殡汽车沿街排列着。

4.start 开始;着手;出发

例句：When you start developing your narrative, choose photographs of your personas.

当你开始展开叙述时，选择你人物角色的照片。