The Monkey and the Peas

    A monkey was carrying two handfuls of peas．One little pea dropped out．He tried to pick it up，and spilt twenty．He tried to pickup¹ the twenty，and spilt them all．Then he lost his temper，scattered² the peas in all directions，and ran away．Exercises：
    判断对（T）、错（F）：
    ①One little pea dropped out and the monkey wanted to pick it up．②He wanted to pick up the twenty and spilt them all．③In the end，the monkey was angry and scattered all the peas and ran away．

1 pickup   

n.拾起，获得

参考例句：

• I would love to trade this car for a pickup truck.我愿意用这辆汽车换一辆小型轻便卡车。||The luck guy is a choice pickup for the girls.那位幸运的男孩是女孩子们想勾搭上的人。

2 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。