062 But the Teacher Cried 可是老师哭了

外国人讲：

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 hisfirst day of school，hisfirst day away from his grandmother’s loving arms.

When he came home from school his grandma met him at the door.

“Was school all right？”she asked，“Did you get along all right？Did you cry？”

“Cry？”John asked.“No，I didn’t cry，but the teacher did！”

1terribly[＇terəblΙ]adv.<口>非常地；很

2spoil[spɔΙl]v.宠坏

3dote[dəʊt]v.溺爱

4tantrum[＇tæntrəm]n.发脾气

中国人讲：

6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。直到他第一天上学才离开祖母的怀抱。

约翰放学了，他奶奶在门口接他并问道：“学校怎么样？你过得好吗？哭了没有？”

“哭？”约翰问，“不，我没哭，可老师哭了。”