简单慢速英语阅读:The Birthday Cake

It was Jenny’s fourth birthday. She was four years old. Her mom baked a cake for her. Her mom baked a chocolate cake for her. The cake had two layers. Her mom put vanilla¹ frosting on the bottom layer. Her mom put vanilla frosting on the top layer. Her mom put vanilla frosting all around the cake. Now the chocolate cake was completely white. Her mom put four pink candles on top of the cake. Her dad lit the four pink candles. The four pink candles were lit. Jenny’s mom and dad sat down next to Jenny. They sang Happy Birthday to her. “Happy birthday to you,” they sang. Jenny sang with her mom and dad. “Happy birthday to me,” she sang. Her mom said, “Now make a wish and blow out the candles.” Jenny made a wish. Then she blew out all four pink candles.

 

1 vanilla   

n.香子兰，香草

参考例句：

• He used to love milk flavoured with vanilla.他过去常爱喝带香草味的牛奶。
• I added a dollop of vanilla ice-cream to the pie.我在馅饼里加了一块香草冰激凌。