76、Cosmetology

Little Johnny watched, fascinated, as his mother smoothed cold cream66 on her face. “Why do you do that, mommy?”he asked. “To make myself beautiful,” said his mother, who then began removing the cream with a tissue67. “What's the matter?” asked Little Johnny. “Giving up?”

美容

小约翰着迷地看着妈妈把冷霜涂在脸上。“为什么你要涂这个，妈妈？”他问道。“让妈妈变漂亮。”妈妈回答说，然后用棉纸把冷霜擦掉。“怎么了？” 小约翰问，“放弃了？”
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77、Play

A little girl asked her mother, “Can I go outside and play with the boys?” Her mother replied, “No, you can't play with the boys, they're too rough.” The little girl thought about it for a few moments and asked, “If I can find a smooth one, can I play with68 him?”

玩

一个小女孩问妈妈：“我可以出去和男孩子玩吗？”妈妈说：“不行，你不能和他们玩，他们太粗鲁了。”小女孩想了一会儿又问：“如果我找到一个安静的男孩，我可以玩玩他吗？”
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78、Understand

A boy had reached four without giving up the habit of sucking his thumb69, though his mother had tried everything from bribery70 to reasoning to painting it with lemon juice to discourage the habit. Finally she tried threats, warning her son that, "If you don't stop sucking your thumb, your stomach is going to blow up71 like a balloon." Later that day, walking in the park, mother and son saw a pregnant woman sitting on a bench. The four-year-old considered her gravely for a minute, then spoke to her saying, "Uh-oh...I know what you've been doing."

明白

一个小男孩四岁了还有吮拇指的习惯，虽然他的妈妈想尽一切办法来哄他都无济于事。最后妈妈试着吓唬他说：“如果你再吮手指，你的胃会变得像气球一样大。”后来有一天，走在公园的路上，妈妈和儿子看见了一个孕妇坐在凳子上，这个小男孩对着孕妇严肃地沉思了一分钟后对她说：”啊，噢……我知道你一直在干什么了。”