英语沙龙：童言无忌

The Things Kids Say

One summer evening during a violent thunderstorm a mother was tucking her small boy into bed．She was about to turn off the light when he asked with a tremor¹ in his voice，“Mommy，will you sleep with me tonight ？”The mother smiled and gave him a reassuring² hug． “I can' t，dear．” She said．“I have to sleep in Daddy's room．”Along silence was broken at last by his shaky little voice：“The big sissy．”

童言无忌

一个夏季的晚上，雷雨大作，母亲让小男孩上床钻进被窝。她正准备熄灯，孩子声音颤抖地问：“妈咪，你今晚可以陪我睡吗？”母亲笑着，拥抱一下小孩安慰说，“亲爱的，不可以。我得睡在爸爸的房间。”一阵长长的沉默之后，男孩小声地用颤音说：“大胆小鬼。”

1 tremor   

n.震动，颤动，战栗，兴奋，地震

参考例句：

• There was a slight tremor in his voice.他的声音有点颤抖。
• A slight earth tremor was felt in California.加利福尼亚发生了轻微的地震。

2 reassuring   

a.使人消除恐惧和疑虑的，使人放心的

参考例句：

• He gave her a reassuring pat on the shoulder. 他轻拍了一下她的肩膀让她放心。
• With a reassuring pat on her arm, he left. 他鼓励地拍了拍她的手臂就离开了。