美国小学英语教材5:第183课 贝琪有办法(10)

Betsy looked anxiously at the clock. It was nearing five. Oh, what if the tired woman overslept! But in a minute there she came, walking fast and looking greatly rested.

贝西焦急地看了看钟。快五点了。噢，要是那个疲倦的女人睡过头了怎么办? 但不一会儿她就来了，走得很快，看上去休息得很好。

“Have some doughnuts. Hold out your hands, both of you,” said the grateful¹ woman as Betsy and Molly prepared to leave.

“拿一些甜甜圈。伸出手，你们两个，” 当贝琪和莫利准备离开时，这位女士感激地说。

“Oh, thank you so much,” said Betsy. “We can eat the doughnuts on the train.” When the little girls had left the booth², Betsy rushed back to say, ‘‘Some people came and bought things. The money is on the shelf.” The woman thanked her and said, “I wish I had a little girl just like you!”

“哦，太谢谢你了，”贝琪说。“我们可以在火车上吃甜甜圈。”小女孩们离开摊位后，贝琪跑回来说:“有人来买东西。钱在架子上。”女士感谢了她，说:“我希望我有一个像你一样的小女孩!”

1 grateful   

adj.感谢的，感激的，受欢迎的，表示谢意的

参考例句：

• If you will help us, we shall be very grateful.如果你愿意帮助我们，我们会很感激你。
• He closed his letter with expression of grateful thanks.他在那封信的结尾表达了自己的感激之情。

2 booth   

n.小房间，公用电话亭，岗亭；货摊

参考例句：

• Where can I find a telephone booth?我在哪儿可以找到电话亭？
• Let's walk around to each booth.我们到每个摊子转一转吧！