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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 17, 2007,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，他們也會碰上非常棘手的情況...
Not eggactly what Mark had in mind 馬克心不在焉
When she walked into Mark's new place one day, Kathleen asked Mark, “How do you like the new apartment?”
“It's great. I have a big kitchen and room for another couch,” Mark replied as he washed his dishes. “Plus the green walls are soothing.”
“Yeah, it makes a nice atmosphere,” Kathleen said. “So what do you want to do today?”
“Well, to tell you the truth, I was thinking we could take a short trip to the traditional market to buy some food,” Mark told Kathleen as he dried his hands. “What do you think?”
“Let's go!” Kathleen was already halfway out the door.
As they walked through the market, Kathleen and Mark saw all kinds of wonderful food: giant carrots, tender corn, white onions and spicy peppers. “I love shopping here!” Mark exclaimed. “The food is cheap and fresh.”
“I enjoy it too,” Kathleen said as she examined some ginger.
When they got to the farmer selling chickens and eggs, Mark examined them. “How much for the eggs?” he asked as he picked out the best ones.
Before the boss could answer, Mark knocked the box of eggs onto the floor, breaking some and making the rest roll around ....
(Jason Cox, Staff Writer)
某一天，當凱薩琳走進馬克的新家時，她問馬克說︰「你喜歡你的新公寓嗎？」
「棒極了！我有大廚房，也有多放一張沙發的空間，」馬克一邊洗碗一邊回答說︰「此外，綠色的牆面很舒服。」
「是啊，它讓氣氛更好了，」凱薩琳說︰「你今天想做什麼？」
「老實說，我想我們可以就近到傳統市場買些食物，」馬克一邊把手擦乾，一邊對凱薩琳說︰「你覺得呢？」
凱薩琳已經快走出門外了︰「我們走吧！」
馬克和凱薩琳逛市場時，看到了各種琳瑯滿目的美味食物︰大紅蘿蔔、軟玉米、白洋蔥與辛辣椒。「我好愛在這裡購物！」馬克大叫︰「食物又便宜又新鮮。」
凱薩琳一邊檢視著生薑，一邊說︰「我也喜歡。」
當他們走到賣雞與雞蛋的農人時，馬克檢視了一下，挑選了最漂亮的幾顆雞蛋說︰「這些雞蛋怎麼賣？」
老闆還沒來得及回答，馬克就把整盒雞蛋打翻到地上，有些蛋破了，有些則在地上滾動‥‥‥ （翻譯︰賴美君）
| Today's Words 今日單字 |
1. soothing adj.
舒服的 (shu1 fu2 de5)
例: I like Kenny G. because his music is so soothing.
我喜歡肯尼吉，因為他的音樂撫慰人心。
2. traditional adj.
傳統的 (chuan2 tong3 de5)
例: You can tell from the outer wall that this is a very traditional house.
你可以從外牆看出這是一間非常傳統的房舍。
3. onion n.
洋蔥 (yang2 cong1)
例: When you cut an onion up, you will probably cry.
你把洋蔥切開時，可能會流淚。
4. roll v.i./v.t
滾動 (gun3 dong4)
例: The children rolled the ball back and forth on the floor.
孩童們把球在地上滾來滾去。 |
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