18. Nest and Hair
My sister, a primary school teacher, was informed by one of her pupils that a bird had built its nest in the tree outside the classroom.
"What kind of bird?" my sister asked.
"I didn't see the bird, ma' am, only the nest," replied the child.
"Then, can you give us a description of the nest?" my sister encouraged her .
"Well, ma'am, it just resembles your hair. "
Notes:
(1) inform v.告诉
(2) nest n.窝；巢
(3) description n.描述
(4) encourage v.鼓励
(5) resemble v. 相似；类似
Exercises:
根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、误（F）：
① The teacher was told by a boy student that a bird had built a nest in the tree outside the classroom.
② The teacher was greatly surprised when she heard the news.
③ The child told the teacher where the bird had gone.
④ The teacher wanted to seize the chance to get the child to learn how to describe a thing.
(5) The child did give a vivid description.
18.鸟窝与头发
我姐姐是一位小学老师。一次一个学生告诉她说一只鸟儿在教室外的树上垒了个窝。
“是什么鸟呢？”我姐姐问她。
“我没看到鸟儿，老师，只看到鸟窝。”那孩子回答说。
“那么，你能给我们描述一下这个鸟巢吗？”我姐姐鼓励她道。
“哦，老师，就像你的头发一样。”
练习参考答案：
①F②F③F④T⑤T
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