（一）But the teacher cried
可是老师哭了
The six-year-old John was terribly spoiled.His father knew it, but his grandma doted on him. He hardly left her side. And when he wanted anything, he either cried or threw a temper tantrum. Then came his first day of school, his first day away from his grandmother's loving arms.
六岁的约翰娇生惯养。他的父亲知道这一点，可他的祖父母仍然宠着他。这孩子几乎寸步不离他的祖母。他想要什么不是哭，就是闹。他第一天上学才离开祖母的怀抱。
When he came home from school his grandma met him at the door.
约翰放学了，他奶奶在门口接他
"Was school all right?" she asked, "Did you get along all right? did you cry?"
她问道：“学校怎么样？你过的好吗？哭了没有？”
"Cry?" John asked. "No, I didn't cry, but the teacher did!"
“哭？”约翰问，“不，我没哭，可老师哭了。”
（二）Where is the father?
父亲在哪儿？
Two brothers were looking at some beautiful paintings.
兄弟俩在看一些漂亮的油画。
"Look," said the elder brother. "How nice these paintings are!"
“看，”哥哥说，“这些画多漂亮呀！”
"Yes," said the younger, "but in all these paintings there is only the mother and the children. Where is the father?"
“是啊，”弟弟说道，“可是在所有这些画中，只有妈妈和孩子。那爸爸去哪儿了呢？”
The elder brother thought for a moment and then explained, "Obviously he was painting the pictures."
哥哥想了会儿，然后解释道：“很明显，他当时正在画这些画呗。”
（三）he doctor lives downstairs
医生住在楼下
"Doctor," she said loudly, bouncing into the room, "I want you to say frankly what's wrong with me."
“医生”她冲进屋后大声说道。“我想让你坦率地说我到底得了什么病。”
He surveyed her from head to foot. "Madam," he said at length, "I've just three things to tell you. First, your weight wants reducing by nearly fifty pounds. Second, your beauty could beimproved if you used about one tenth as much rouge and lipstick. And third, I'm an artist---the doctor lives downstairs."
他从头到脚打量打量她，然后大声说：“太太，我有三件事要对你说。第一，您的体重需要减少大约50磅；第二，如果您要用上十分之一的胭脂和口红，您的美貌将会改变。第三，我是一位画家——医生住在楼下。”
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