纽约英语口语网新版
哥伦布英语
第 94 课:A Happy Grandparent 快乐的外公

Mr. Brown had a daughter who had two daughters and two sons. 布朗先生有一个女儿,他女儿有两个女儿、两个儿子。

One day the daughter telephoned and said that she had a new daughter. 有一天,布朗先生的女儿打电话告诉他,她又生了一个女儿。

Mr. Brown was very happy and decided to visit her. 布朗先生非常高兴,他决定去看望她。

On Friday morning, Mr. Brown got into a train. He was very happy. 星期五早上,布朗先生坐上了火车。他非常愉快。

"I'm going to see my new grand-daughter,"he said. 他说:“我要去看我的新外孙女了。”

There were three empty places in the train. There was an old man beside one
empty place, and Mr. Brown went to him and said nicely, "Are you a grandfather?"火车上有三个空座位。其中一个空位旁坐着一位老人。布朗先生朝他走过去,友善地说: “你是个祖父吗?”

"Yes,"the man answered, "I have three granddaughters."“是的,”那个老人回答他,“我有三个孙女。”

Mr. Brown went to the second empty place. A nice woman sat beside that. Mr. Brown asked,"Are you a grandmother?"布朗先生于是走到第二个空位。一位和蔼的女士坐在这个空位旁边。布朗先生问:“你做了祖母吗?”

The woman answered, "Yes, I have two granddaughters and two grandsons."那位女士回答:“是的,我有两个孙女、两个孙子。”

Mr. Brown went to the third empty place. There was a man beside that, and Mr. Brown asked, "Are you a grandfather?" 布朗先生又走到第三个空位子。坐在旁边的是位男士,布朗先生又问:“你做了祖父吗?”

"No, I'm not,"the man answered. Mr. Brown smiled happily and said, "That's good.“不,我不是。”那位男士回答他。 布朗先生高兴得笑着说:“好极了。

He sat down in the empty place and said to the man kindly, "Now I'll tell you about my granddaughters and grandsons. ”他在空位上坐下来,和蔼地对那位男士说:“现在,我想和你说说我的外孙和外孙女们。”