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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
Meet Kathleen the mouse and Mark the elephant. Kathleen is very brave and likes adventures, 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 situatuins.
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，朋友都喜歡黏在一起，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...
Saturday, Sep 29, 2007,Page 13
The footwear disaster 鞋子大災難
Mark was watching a football game on TV when Kathleen came in.
"Peggy Peacock just invited us to dinner at the Stately Hotel," she said.
"But I'm not dressed nicely enough to go there," Mark said.
"So put on your suit," Kathleen said.
Mark dressed up in his best dinner coat. Kathleen was wearing a dress and high heels. They were walking into the restaurant at the Stately Hotel when a waiter said, "Wait!"
"What's wrong?" Kathleen asked.
"No shoes, no service," the waiter said, pointing at Mark's feet.
"But it's really hard to find shoes that fit my feet," Mark replied.
"Sorry," the stubborn waiter replied. "Try the department store around the corner."
Kathleen and Mark went to the department store, and Mark walked up to a saleswoman.
"I'd like to try on your biggest shoes," he said.
They were tight but Mark got them. He and Kathleen returned to the restaurant.
After dinner, music started to play. "Let's dance," Kathleen said.
As they were dancing, Mark's feet began to hurt. Just when he couldn't take it anymore, the pain disappeared. Mark looked at his feet. The shoes had burst open!
Mark looked up and saw the waiter walking toward him. But there was nowhere to hide his feet … (Michael Kearney, staff writer)
凱薩琳進門時，馬克正在觀賞一場美式足球賽的電視轉播。
「孔雀佩姬剛剛邀請我們到『豪華酒店』去吃晚餐耶，」凱薩琳說。
「但是我穿得太隨便了，不太適合去飯店，」馬克說。
「那就換上你的西裝啊，」凱薩琳回答。
於是馬克穿上他最稱頭的晚宴西裝外套；凱薩琳也穿了一套晚禮服和高跟鞋。當他們正要走進豪華酒店的餐廳時，服務生說：「稍等一下！」
「有什麼問題嗎？」凱薩琳問。
服務生指著馬克的腳說：「我們不服務沒有穿鞋的客人。」
「可是很難找到適合我的鞋子啊，」馬克回答。
「很抱歉，」這個頑固的服務生回答：「你可以去街角的百貨公司碰碰運氣。」
於是凱薩琳和馬克兩人來到那間百貨公司，馬克走向一個售貨小姐。
「我想試試你們最大號的鞋子，」他說。
雖然穿起來很緊，但是馬克還是買下那雙鞋。然後他和凱薩琳回到飯店餐廳。
吃完晚餐後，音樂響起。凱薩琳說：「我們來跳舞吧！」
當他們跳舞時，馬克的腳開始痛了起來。就在他受不了時，那股痛的感覺忽然消失了。馬克低頭看著他的腳，發現他的鞋子已經撐爆了！
馬克抬頭，看到那個服務生正走向他。但是那裡完全沒有可以遮蔽他光腳的地方…（翻譯：袁星塵）
| TODAY'S WORDS 今日單字 |
| 1. stately adj.
莊嚴的 (zhuang1 yan2 de5)
例: Dad was very happy when Tina brought home her stately boyfriend.(當蒂娜帶著家世顯赫的男友回家時，爸爸十分開心。)
2. service n.
服務 (fu2 wu4)
例: American restaurants usually provide excellent service. (美式餐廳通常提供一流的服務。)
3. stubborn adj.
頑固的 (wan2 gu4 de5)
例: Stanley might be the most stubborn person I've ever met. (史坦利大概是我見過最頑固的人了。)
4. burst v.t./v.i.
爆裂 (bao4 lie4)
例: Bertha bent over to pick up her cat when the rear of her pants burst open. (當波莎彎腰下去報她的貓的時候，她的褲襠竟然裂開來。) |
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| FINISH IT 故事接龍 |
| Write your own ending to the story! 寫下你的故事結局:
Idea 1: The waiter comes up and tells Mark he has to leave. But Peggy Peacock is close behind. Does Peggy help Mark? What does the waiter say? What does Mark do with his shoes that burst open?
想法一: 那個服務生過來請馬克離開。但是孔雀佩姬就在他的後面，她會幫馬克說話嗎？服務生會怎麼說呢？馬克會拿他的破鞋怎麼辦呢？
Idea 2: The waiter is about to tell Mark to leave when somebody breaks a glass in the kitchen. The waiter goes to clean up the glass. Does Mark try to hide before the waiter comes back? Is there anything Kathleen can do to help out? Does Mark try to fix the shoes?
想法二: 當服務生正要請馬克離開的時候，廚房傳來打破杯子的聲音。於是服務生去清理破掉的杯子。馬克會在服務生回來之前躲起來嗎？凱薩琳可以幫上忙嗎？馬克會試圖修補破掉的鞋子嗎？
Idea 3: The waiter comes up and starts to clean up the shoes. While he's doing so, Mark goes and hides under a table. Does the waiter see him? What do the other dinner guests think? Is Peggy Peacock embarrassed?
想法三: 這個服務生過來清理撐破掉的鞋子。當他在清理的時候，馬克跑到一張桌子下面去躲起來。他會發現馬克嗎？其他在用餐的客人會怎麼想呢？孔雀佩姬會感到很尷尬嗎？ |
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