54. That's What They All Say

　　While sitting on the bleachers during my youngest son's baseball game, I overheard¹ another mother talking about her three-year-old daughter, who was playing with a neighbor's boy. The little girl kept saying to the boy, "Marry me. Marry me." The little boy innocently² replied, "I want to play first."

　　At this, the mother turned to all of the parents on the bleachers and announced, "That's what they all say!"

Notes:

　　(1) bleachers n.（美）运动场的露天看台

　　(2) baseball n.棒球

　　(3) keep doing不停地做

　　(4) innocently adv.天真无邪地

Exercises:

根据短文填空：

　　① While_____ on the bleachers during my youngest son's-baseball game _____ another mother talking about her three-year-old daughter.

　　② The little girl kept ______ to the boy, " Marry me. Marry me."

　　③ The little boy _____ replied, "I want to play first."

　　④_____ this, mother turned to all of the parents on the bleachers.

　　⑤We can see from the passage that little boys and girls are _____.

54.他们都是这么说的

　　我最小的儿子在参加棒球比赛，我坐在露天座位上观看。我听到另一位母亲在讲她的三岁的女儿。她女儿和邻居家的一个男孩玩耍。小姑娘不停地对男孩说：“娶我，娶我。”而那个男孩总天真无邪地说：“我想先玩球。”

　　说着，这位母亲转向所有坐在座位上的父母亲，大声地说：“他们都是这么说的！”

练习参考答案：

① sitting; overheard ② saying ③ innocently ④ At ⑤ innocent

1 overheard   

adj. 串音的, 偶而听到的 动词overhear的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• We talked quietly so as not to be overheard. 我们低声交谈，以免别人听到。
• I told Lucy the news under my breath, but Joyce overheard me. 我低声地把这个消息告诉露西，可还是被乔伊斯听到了。

2 innocently   

ad.无恶意地，无害地

参考例句：

• 'Oh, Sue went too, did she?' I asked innocently. “哦，休也去了吗？”我故作天真地问道。
• He had innocently blundered into a private dispute. 他稀里糊涂地卷入了一场私人纠纷。