New Words:

　　mess with sb 招惹，弄糟，干扰（某人）

　　strand n.（绳子的） 股，绞; 海滨

　　in contrast 相比之下;

　　brunette n.深褐色头发的人；adj. 有深褐色头发的；

　　inquisitively adv.过分好奇地; 好问地;

　　revelation n.天启，启示;

　　One day, a little girl was sitting and watching her mother do the dishes at the kitchen sink. She

　　suddenly noticed that her mother had several strands of white hair sticking out in contrast on her brunette head. She looked at her mother and inquisitively asked, "why are some of your hairs white, Mom?"

　　Her mother replied. "Well, every time that you do something wrong and make me cry or unhappy, one of my hairs turns white.

　　The little girl thought about this revelation for a while and then said, "Momma, how come ALL of grandma's hairs are white?

　　一天，一个小女孩坐在那里看着妈妈在厨房洗碗池洗碗。她突然发现妈妈深褐色的头发上很明显有几根白头。她看着妈妈好奇地问，“为什么你有白头发了，妈妈？

　　她母亲回答说。好吧，每次你做错了什么事，让我哭或不高兴，我的一根头发就变白了。

　　小女孩想了一会儿，然后说：“妈妈，为什么外婆所有的头发都是白色的？”