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BELATED BIRTHDAY

One day after work, I was¹ driving my two sons home from school when Christopher asked if we could² stop at a store³ so he could buy a birthday gift to take to school the next day. I said⁴, “sure, but why?” He 2)proceeded to tell me that tomorrow would⁵ be George Washington's birthday, and he wanted to take him a gift.

His older brother, Richard, looked at Christopher and said, “He's dead⁶, stupid⁷!’

Christopher quick reply⁸ was, “3)Darn, I knew we should have bought it sooner! "

YES ,SIR

　My three-year-old brother had⁹ been told several¹⁰ times to get ready for bed. The last time my mom told him, she was very 4)insistent. His response¹¹ was, “Yes, Sir!”Since¹² he was talking to our mother (and she is a woman), we did¹³ not expect¹⁴ him to call her “Sir”.

　“You would say, ‘Yes, Sir’ to a man. I am a lady, and you would say ‘Yes, Ma'am,’ to a lady,” Mom said. To 5)quiz him on his lesson, she then asked him, ‘What would you say to Daddy?”

　‘Yes, Sir!” came¹⁵ the reply.

　“Then what would you say to Mama?”

　“Yes, Ma'am!” he proudly¹⁶ answered.

　“Good boy! Now what would you say to Grandma?”

　 He lit up and said, “Can I have a 6)cookie?"

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误期生日

一天下班之后，我开车到学校接两个儿子回家时，克里斯托弗问我能否在商店前停一下车，他要买份生日礼物明天好带到学校去。我说：“当然可以了，不过是什么原因呢？”于是他告诉我说明天是乔治·华盛顿的生日，他想送他一份礼物。

他哥哥理查德看着克里斯托弗说：“他已经死了，你这笨家伙！”

克里斯托弗迅速回答道：“唉，早知道我们该早点买礼物就好了！”

是的，先生！

　我三岁大的弟弟被叫了好几遍去上床睡觉。最后一次我妈妈用很坚决的语气对他说时，他回答：“是的，先生！”因为他在和妈妈说话（妈妈是女的），我们都没想到他会称呼她为“先生”。

　“对男士可以说‘是的，先生。’我是女士，对女士你要说‘是的，女士，’”妈妈说道。为了测一测他，她接着问他：“你对爸爸说什么？”

　“是的，先生！”他回答。

　“那你对妈妈说什么？”

　“是的，女士！”他骄傲地回答。

　“好孩子！那么你对奶奶说什么呢？”

　他舔了舔嘴唇，说∶“我可以要块甜饼吗？”

2）Proceed进行，继续下去

3）darn 表示愤怒，厌烦等情绪

4) insistent a. 坚持的

5) quiz v. 测验，提问

6) cookie n. 小甜饼，甜面包

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1 was
v.(is,am的过去式)是，在
参考例句：
He said he was right.他说他是正确的。 He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

2 could
v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以
参考例句：
Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？ I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

3 store
n.商店，贮藏，仓库；v.储存，贮藏，供给
参考例句：
The shoe store is across from the bank.鞋店在银行对面。 Some food won't store.有些食物不能贮存。

4 said
v.动词say的过去式、过去分词
参考例句：
He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。 He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

5 would
aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会
参考例句：
Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？ Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

6 dead
adj.死的；无生命的；死气沉沉的；adv.完全地
参考例句：
Mary threw away the dead flowers.玛丽把枯萎的花扔掉了。 He was dead asleep.他完全睡着了。

7 stupid
adj.愚蠢的，笨拙的，麻木的，无趣味的；n.傻瓜
参考例句：
The boy is too stupid.那个男孩太笨了。 He must be really stupid.那他一定很傻。

8 reply
n./v.回答，答复
参考例句：
He did not reply to her question right away.他没有马上回答她的问题。 We wait on your reply to our letter.我们等着你们的回信。

9 had
vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有
参考例句：
I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！ The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

10 several
adj.几个，若干，数个；各个的，各自的
参考例句：
Words often have several meanings.单词往往有若干个意思。 Several new members have come into the club since last year.自去年以来，又有些新成员加入了俱乐部。

11 response
v.应答；n.反应，回答，响应
参考例句：
There has been very little response to our call for help.我们求助的号召没有多少响应。 They gave a cold response to his suggestions.他们对他的建议反应冷淡。

12 since
adv.后来；conj.既然，因为，自从；prep.自从
参考例句：
He's been working in a bank since leaving school.自从毕业后，他就一直在一家银行工作。 I have known him ever since I was a child.我自孩提时代起就已经认识他了。

13 did
v.动词do的过去式
参考例句：
How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？ Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

14 expect
vt.预期，期待，料想
参考例句：
Don't expect me to run after you all your life.别指望我伺候你一辈子。 Don't expect too much of his idea.不要对他的主意期望过高。

15 came
v.动词come的过去式
参考例句：
I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。 The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

16 proudly
adv.自豪地，得意地；傲慢地
参考例句：
She proudly displayed her prize.她得意地展示所获的奖品。 She gazed proudly at the shiny buckles on her shoes.她骄傲地注视着鞋上闪亮的扣环。