61.Boy, Oh Boy

　　When they're together, my five-year-old son and his cousin tend to cause mayhem. one Saturday, I put my foot down. "All right, you two," I said sternly. "No screaming , grabbing, whining¹, hitting, teasing, tattling, breaking toys, scratching or fighting."

　　As I turned to leave, I heard my son say, "C'mon, Steven, let's get dirty . "

Notes:

　　(1) tend to（do）倾向；趋向

　　(2) mayhem n.大混乱；大灾害

　　(3) put one's foot down开始抗议

　　(4) sternly adv.严厉地

　　(5) whine² v.哭闹

　　(6) tease v.取笑

　　(7) tattle v.扯淡

Exercises:

根据短文回答下列问题：

　　① How old is the son?

　　② What do they tend to do when the son and his cousin are together?

　　③ What does "Put one's foot down" mean here?

　　④ Did the boy obey the father's order?

　　⑤ What did they do then?

61.让人无奈的孩子

　　我五岁的儿子和他的表弟在一起的时候，总要招来大乱。一个星期六，我开始抗议了。“好啦，你们两个，”我严厉地说，“不许叫喊，不许乱拿，不许哭闹，不许乱敲，不许取笑，不许扯淡，不许弄坏玩具，不许乱抓，不许打架。”

　　我刚转身要走，就听我儿子说：“来，斯蒂文，我们来把自己弄脏吧。”

练习参考答案：

    ① Five.

　　② They tend to cause mayhem.

　　③ it means "to make up one's mind to stop sth from happening".

　　④ No, he didn't

　　⑤ They began to get dirty.

1 whining   

n. 抱怨，牢骚 v. 哭诉，发牢骚

参考例句：

• That's the way with you whining, puny, pitiful players. 你们这种又爱哭、又软弱、又可怜的赌棍就是这样。
• The dog sat outside the door whining (to be let in). 那条狗坐在门外狺狺叫着（要进来）。

2 whine   

v.哀号，号哭；n.哀鸣

参考例句：

• You are getting paid to think,not to whine.支付给你工资是让你思考而不是哀怨的。
• The bullet hit a rock and rocketed with a sharp whine.子弹打在一块岩石上，一声尖厉的呼啸，跳飞开去。