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The Adventures of Kathleen the Great and Mark the Meek
英勇凱薩琳與害羞馬克歷險記
Saturday, Mar 18, 2006,Page 13
Meet Kathleen the mouse and Mark the elephant. Kathleen is very brave and likes adventure, but Mark is very shy and scared of many things. But friends stay together, so Mark follows Kathleen wherever she goes. Sometimes they get into some very sticky situations.
見見老鼠凱薩琳和大象馬克。凱薩琳非常勇敢又喜歡冒險，但馬克的個性十分害羞，對許多事情都感到害怕。不過，朋友都喜歡黏在一塊兒，所以凱薩琳走到哪兒，馬克就會跟到哪兒。有時候，牠們也會碰上非常棘手的情況...
- Going to the movies 看電影 -
One afternoon, it was raining outside, and Kathleen was bored. ``Let's go outside and play!'' she said to Mark.
``Are you crazy? We can't play outside in weather like this. Let's just go to the movies instead,'' Mark answered. Kathleen wasn't afraid of rain, but she knew Mark hated getting wet, so they got an umbrella and off they went to the movies.
Outside the movie theater, Kathleen said, ``OK, you stand in line to buy our tickets, I'll go get the snacks.''
``Don't leave me alone!'' Mark yelled, but it was too late. Kathleen had already gone inside.
Mark nervously looked around. He held his money tight and thought how sad he would be if he lost it. Finally, he got to the front of the line and told the man at the window, ``Two tickets to Of Mice and Men, please!'' and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
Now he could go inside and find Kathleen, and then there would be snacks! The ticket man said, ``Here's your change!'' There were lots of coins, and Mark was already holding the two tickets in his trunk. He tried to pick up the coins, but they fell off the counter and scattered all over the ground.
一天下午，外頭下著雨，凱薩琳很無聊，就對馬克說：「我們去外面玩！」
馬克回答：「你瘋了嗎？這種天氣我們不能出去玩，改去看電影好了。」凱薩琳不怕下雨，可是她知道馬克不喜歡弄溼，所以他們就拿了一把雨傘，出發前往電影院。
在電影院外頭，凱薩琳說：「你在這裡排隊買票，我去買零食。」
馬克大叫：「別丟下我一個人啊！」不過太遲了，凱薩琳已經往裡頭走去了。
馬克緊張地四處張望，把錢握得緊緊的，心想如果把錢搞丟他會有多難過。終於，他到了隊伍前面，跟窗口的男子說：「請給我兩張『人鼠之間』的票」，才鬆了一口氣。
現在他能進去找凱薩琳，到時就會有很多零食。售票員說：「這是你的零錢。」有一大堆的銅板，馬克的象鼻卻已經用來拿那兩張電影票。牠試著拿起銅板，結果銅板卻從櫃台上掉下來，掉得滿地都是。
| Today's words 今日單字 |
1. movie theater n.
電影院 (dian4 ying3 yuan4)
If you worked at a movie theater, you could eat popcorn all day long.
如果你在電影院工作，就能整天吃爆米花。
2. ticket n.
票 (piao4)
A train ticket to Taichung is not very expensive.
去台中的火車票不會很貴。
3. snack n.
零食 (ling2 shi2)
If you're hungry, an apple is a healthier snack than chips.
如果你肚子餓，比起薯片，蘋果是比較健康的零食。
4. scatter v.i./v.t.
分散(fen1 san4)
When Cara walked towards the birds, they all scattered away. 卡拉走向小鳥時，小鳥便四處分飛。 |
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What Happened?
究竟怎麼回事? |
1. Why did Kathleen and Marc go to the movies?
a. Marc was bored.
b. Kathleen was scared of getting wet.
c. Marc didn't want to play in the rain.
2. Where did Kathleen go by herself?
a. To buy the tickets.
b.To buy some snacks.
c.To watch the movie. |
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