本文音标全为KK音标
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My dad used to take a stepladder and put it on our lawn. Then he took me out late in the evening and told me that he hung the moon in the sky just for me. I believed him for many years. He has not been with us for a long time, but every time I look at the moon, I think of him.
我父亲以前常常拿出一个折梯放到草坪上。然后天黑之后带我出来,告诉我说天上的月亮是为我挂的。我相信了他很多年。我们和他已经很久没在一起了,但每次我看到月亮,就想起他。
(好暖心的谎言,有木有!)
* stepladder ['stɛplædɚ] n. 折梯
* lawn [lɔn] n. 草坪
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I was told that if I heard music from the ice cream truck, the ice cream was all gone.
他们告诉我说,如果我听到冰淇淋车的音乐,说明冰淇淋已经没了。(北美冰淇淋车一般都会放音乐)
* gone [gɔn] 离开了;没有了
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My mom used to send me to sleep and say, "Go to bed. Close your eyes, but don't sleep! I will wash the dishes and come back to read you a bedtime story!" Needless to say, I fell asleep long before my mom came back. In the mornings, she used to complain that I’d already fallen asleep when she came back. This trick worked every time!
我妈妈曾经让我睡觉的时候说:“快上床,闭上眼,但是别睡着!我洗完碗就过来给你讲睡前故事!”不用说,在她过来前我早早地就睡着了。在早上,她常常抱怨她来的时候,我已经睡着。这招每次都管用!
* bedtime story 睡前故事
* needless to say 不用说
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Our parents told my brother and me that we had one more brother who turned into a mushroom because he didn't wash. There is even a photo of him in the family photo album.
父母跟我和弟弟说,我们曾经有一个哥哥,因为不洗手,已经变成了一朵蘑菇。甚至,在家庭相册里面,还有他的一张照片。
* turn into 变成
* mushroom ['mʌʃrum] n. 蘑菇
* album ['ælbəm] n. 相册
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I used to tell my little daughter that a bright red spot appeared on her forehead when she lied. It always worked out: I knew when she was lying because she would put her hand over her forehead.
我曾经给我的女儿说,如果她说谎,她的额头就会出现一个红点。每次都好使:我知道她啥时候说谎,因为她会用手捂住额头。
* forehead ['fɔrhɛd] n. 额头