第768期:Twitter上的外国网友童年趣事, 有没有戳中你?

第768期:Twitter上的外国网友童年趣事, 有没有戳中你?

你的童年有没有一些让你记忆犹新的事情呢？小时候发生过的事情，有时候想想真的是非常有趣。今天分享一些国外网友小时候发生的趣事。

New Words:

address to 向…讲话，

bulb n. 电灯泡;

insomnia¹ n.失眠(症)

flashlight n.手电筒;手电

I didn't speak until I was over two years old, causing my mother to worry for a long time that I might be deaf. When I finally did speak it was when my parents had friends over for dinner; my first words, addressed to the person next to me, were "would you like some more cake?"

我直到两岁多才说话，这让我的母亲担心了很长一段时间，她觉得我可能是聋子。当我终于开口说话的时，是我父母请朋友来吃晚饭的时候：我对我旁边的人说的第一句话是：“你要不要再来点蛋糕？”

I received my first "love letter" in second grade. I corrected the spelling and grammar in red ink and returned to sender.

我在二年级收到了第一封“情书”。我用红色墨水校正拼写和语法，然后还给送我情书的人。

I stole several bulbs off the Christmas tree, took them down to the basement² and broke them on the floor to see what they were made of. Then I promptly³ forgot I had done any of that and later

walked over them in bare feet.

我从圣诞树上偷了几个灯泡，把它们带到地下室，在地板上把它们打碎，看看它们是用什么做的。然后我很快就忘了我做过的事情，后来，我赤脚踩在这些灯泡上。

I had (have) horrible⁴ insomnia and would stay up late reading. I snuck a flashlight under my pillow⁵ so I could read. My mom realized what I was doing and why and replaced the batteries⁶ when needed without me asking for it.

我以前（包括现在）失眠得厉害，都会熬夜看书。我把手电筒偷偷放在枕头下面，这样就能看书了。我妈妈意识到我在做什么以及知道我为什么会那样，她便在需要换电池的时候给我换了电池，甚至都不用我要求她。

1 insomnia   

n.失眠，失眠症

参考例句：

• Worries and tenseness can lead to insomnia.忧虑和紧张会导致失眠。
• He is suffering from insomnia.他患失眠症。

2 basement   

n.地下室，地窖；建筑物的基部

参考例句：

• It is rather damp in the basement.地下室很潮湿。
• They live in a basement flat in North London.他们住在伦敦北部的一所地下公寓里。

3 promptly   

adv.及时地，敏捷地

参考例句：

• He paid the money back promptly.他立即还了钱。
• She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。

4 horrible   

adj.可怕的，极可憎的，极可厌的

参考例句：

• This is a horrible monster.这是一个可怕的怪物。
• That is a horrible accident.那是一次可怕的事故。

5 pillow   

n.枕头；枕垫；vt.作…的枕头；垫；枕于；vi.靠在枕上

参考例句：

• He fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow.他脑袋一碰枕头就睡着了。
• She was found asleep on a pillow of leaves.有人看见她枕着树叶睡着了。

6 batteries   

n.电池；（蓄）电池（组）( battery的名词复数 )；一系列；排炮；层架式鸡笼

参考例句：

• to replace the batteries 更换电池
• He is certain that this TV set will operate on batteries. 他肯定这个电视机可以用电池。 来自《简明英汉词典》