1、The First Time to Entertain Guests One day, when I was six years old, my aunt came to see us from Shanghai. My parents and brother happened to be out then.It was late in the afternoon. The room was a little dark. My aunt felt tired. I asked her to sit down and have a rest. “When are your daddy and m
2、ummy, my dear?“ asked Aunt. “ They have gone shopping and will be back in an hour. Ill fetch a cup of tea for you, aunty.“ When I went into the kitchen, a good idea came into my mind: After a long journey my aunt must be very hungry. Ill give her a cup of milk instead of a cup of tea. When I opened
3、the cupboard. I saw a bottle of milk powder in it. I poured a cup of the milk and gave it to my aunt. “ Thank you very much. Its very kind of you,“ she said. “ Please taste the milk. Has it enough sugar?“ My aunt took a sip of the milk and spilt it out at once. “ What is it, Lily?“ she asked in surp
4、rise. “ Its milk,“ I said loudly and proudly. “ But it doesnt taste like milk. Where did you get it?“ I took Aunt into the kitchen and showed the bottle to her. Oh, it turned out to be a bottle of washing powder!In the evening my parents came back. When they heard what I did, my mother said to me wi
5、th a smile, “ You are great. You have learned to entertain guests without us.“Several years have passed. Now I am a middle school student. Every time my parents repeat the story, we have a good laugh over it.Notes:1. Cupboard: n. piece of furniture, with shelves and doors, for keeping things in. 碗柜2
6、.Powder: n. any fine stud like dust. 粉末；粉3. Pour: v. flow steadily and rapidly; rain hard and steadily 倒；灌；大雨倾盆4.Sip: n. a very small amount of drink. 一小口5. Entertain: v. to amuse and interest. 使高兴；使感兴趣6.Fetch :Can you run and fetch a doctor for me?接来；取来；带来7.fetch a cup of teahappened to be out = ha
7、ppened to do something 碰巧干某事I happened to meet my junior teacher in the street yesterday!asked her to sit down and have a rest. =ask sb to do somethingUpon arrival ,my boss asked me to have a meeting with him.a cup of milk = a bottle of milk powder = a sip of the milk showed the bottle to her=show s
8、th to sb=show sb sthThe museum shows a lot of china to visitors on weekends.It turned out to be 最终证明是Several days ago,a lot of merchandise was stolen from the shop.Many people said it was John that did it,but at last,it turned out to be somebody else.Family treeFather MotherBrother sisterUncle AuntLily TomBrother
