While eating in a restaurant, I reprimanded my four-year-old son for speaking with his mouth full . "Mump umn Kmpfhm," was all I heard. "Drew," I scolded, "no one can understand a word you're saying. "He says he wants some ketchup," my husband said calmly A woman sitting nearby leaned over and asked, "How in the world did you understand him?" "I'm a dentist," my husband explained. Notes: (1) reprimand v.申斥 (2) scold v.责备 (3) ketchup n.番茄酱 (4) How in the world did you understand him？你究竟如何明白他的话的呢？句中“ in the world”用来表示强调，加强语气。 Exercises: 根据短文回答下列问题： ① Where did the story take place? ② How old was the son? ③ Why did the mother scold her son? ④ What did the father say the boy want? ⑤ Why could the father understand the son? 102.我懂他的话 在饭店吃饭的时候，我申斥我4岁的儿子，因为他满嘴食物在说话。“喔、呢”，我听到的就是这些。 “祖，”我责备道，“没人明白你在说什么。” “他说他要一些番茄酱，”我丈夫平静地说。 坐在旁边的一位妇女靠过来问道：“你究竟如何明白他的话的呢？” “我是牙医。”我丈夫解释道。 练习参考答案： ① In a restaurant. ② He was four years old ③ Because he had spoken with his mouth full. ④ Some ketchup. ⑤ Because he was a dentist.
