John’s first class約翰第一天上學

The six-year-old John was terribly spoiled. His father knew it, but his grandma doted on(溺愛，寵愛) him. He hardly left her side. And when he wanted anything, he either cried or threw a temper tantrum(亂發脾氣) . Then came his first day of school, his first day away from his grandmother’s loving arms.

六歲的約翰嬌生慣養。他的父親知道這一點，可他的祖父母仍然寵著他。這孩子幾乎寸步不離他的祖母。他想要什么不是哭，就是鬧。

When he came home from school his grandma met him at the door. "Was school all right?" she asked, "Did you get along all right? Did you cry?"

他第一天上學才離開祖母的懷抱。約翰放學了，他奶奶在門口接他并問道：“學校怎么樣?你過的好嗎?哭了沒有?”

"Cry?" John asked. "No, I didn’t cry, but the teacher did!"

“哭?”約翰問，“不，我沒哭，可老師哭了。”

詞匯速遞

1.spoil /sp??l/ CET4 If you spoil something, you prevent it from being successful or satisfactory. 毀壞; 破壞

例：It’s important not to let mistakes spoil your life.重要的是不要讓錯誤毀了你的生活。

2.dote /d??t/If you say that someone dotes on a person or a thing, you mean that they love or care about them very much and ignore any faults they may have. 溺愛

例:He dotes on his nine-year-old son.他對自己9歲的兒子十分溺愛。

3.tantrum /?t?ntr?m/ If a child has a tantrum, they lose their temper in a noisy and uncontrolled way. If you say that an adult is throwing a tantrum, you are criticizing them for losing their temper and acting in a childish way. 發脾氣

例：He immediately threw a tantrum, screaming and stomping up and down like a child.他立刻發起脾氣來，尖叫著，像孩子似的來回跺腳。

4.temper /?t?mp?/ CET4 If you refer to someone’s temper or say that they have a temper, you mean that they become angry very easily. 暴躁的脾氣

例：He had a temper and could be nasty.他脾氣暴躁，會令人討厭。