聆听悦耳英音 第39期:Why Do Children Lie? (1)

 　　嘉宾：Debbie Mason

　　话题：Why Do Children Lie? 孩子为何说谎？

　　单词拼写：

　　1、Psychologist：心理学家

　　2、Preposterous：very silly or stupid

　　3、Hamster：仓鼠a small animal covered in fur with a short tail and large spaces in each side of its mouth which are used for storing food. It is often kept as a pet.

　　4、Non-compliant：a person who refuses to comply with

　　5、Defiant：refusing to compromise

　　重点俚语：

　　1、Porky pies：lie

　　2、Fess up：confess

　　3、Pinking shears¹“锯齿剪刀scissors ,with zig-zag blade

　　问题：

　　1、What was the host’s childhood lie?

　　2、What did the girl say about her ripped cushion?

　　3、What was the dragon doing downstairs?

　　答案：

　　1、The host’s childhood lie was that her mother’s pinking shears have fallen on her school gymslip and cut a hole in it.

　　2、The girl said the cat climbed out the television, ripped the cushion and then climbed back in.

　　3、The dragon was eating cheese downstairs.

1 shears   

n.大剪刀

参考例句：

• These garden shears are lightweight and easy to use.这些园丁剪刀又轻又好用。
• With a few quick snips of the shears he pruned the bush.他用大剪刀几下子就把灌木给修剪好了。