简单慢速英语阅读:Her 10th Birthday

It was¹ Emily’s 10th birthday. She was 10 years old. She was so happy. “I’m so happy,” she said². “I’m finally³ 10. Ten is two numbers. Ten is an adult⁴ number. Ten is a grown-up⁵ number. I’m an adult now. I’m a grown-up. I used⁶ to be nine. Nine is a kid⁷ number. Nine is for kids⁸. I’m not a kid anymore⁹.” Her sister Irene said, “Of course¹⁰ you’re still a kid. Teenagers¹² are kids. You’re not even¹³ a teenager¹¹ yet¹⁴. You’re in fifth¹⁵ grade. Fifth grade is for kids. Twelfth¹⁶ grade is for kids, too. When you are 18, you will be in twelfth grade. You will still be a kid. You will be a kid for eight more years.” Emily said, “No, you’re a kid. You’re only seven. Seven is a kid.” Irene said she wasn’t seven. She said she was seven and a half.

 

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 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。

3 finally   

adv.最后地；最终

参考例句：

• We can finally take a rest.总算是可以休息了。
• Finally,they won the game.结果他们打赢了。

4 adult   

adj.成年的，成熟的；n.成年人

参考例句：

• Children and adult should have equal rights.儿童和成年人应该享有平等的权利。
• He'd spent all his adult life in the army.他的成年生活全是在军队里度过的。

5 grown-up   

adj.成熟的，已经成人的；n.成人，大人

参考例句：

• She has a grown-up daughter who lives abroad.她有一个已经长大成人的女儿，在海外生活。
• The boy eats like a grown-up.那男孩的食量像个成人。

6 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

7 kid   

n.小孩；v.开玩笑，哄骗，嘲弄

参考例句：

• The kid was playing with his ball.孩子在玩皮球。
• Look at that cute kid.瞧瞧这可爱的小家伙。

8 kids   

n.小孩( kid的名词复数 )；年轻人；小山羊；小山羊皮

参考例句：

• My funny drawings amused the kids. 我的滑稽图画把孩子们逗乐了。
• The neighbours' kids are the bane of my life . 街坊邻居的孩子让我生活得很不安宁。

9 anymore   

adv.不再， 再也不

参考例句：

• She doesn't live here anymore.她已不在这里住了。
• He doesn't come here anymore.他再也不到这儿来。

10 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

11 teenager   

n.(13岁到19岁的)青少年

参考例句：

• You still look like a teenager.你看起来像一个十几岁的青年。
• Sandy is a very busy teenager.山迪是个非常忙碌的少年。

12 teenagers   

n.少年男女，青少年；青少年( teenager的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There is considerable pressure on teenagers to conform. 年轻人被大力要求守规矩。
• A couple of teenagers were kissing and cuddling on the doorstep. 一对年轻人在门阶上亲吻拥抱。

13 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
• He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

14 yet   

adv.还，仍然，即刻；conj.尽管，然而

参考例句：

• I am not ready yet.我还没有准备好。
• Beautiful as she is,she didn't find a boyfriend yet.尽管她很漂亮，但还没找到男朋友呢。

15 fifth   

num.第五；n.五分之一

参考例句：

• It's the fifth door on the right.右边第五个门。
• I like to sit in about the fifth row.我想坐在第五排左右。

16 twelfth   

num.第十二；n.十二分之一

参考例句：

• It's November the twelfth.今天是十一月十二日。
• December is the twelfth month of the year.12月是一年中的第12个月。