密苏里英语口语 第 92 课：There are always kids playing ball. 随时都有小孩子在那里打球.

MICHAEL: How's your mother? I've missed her. 你妈妈好吗? 我真想念她.

PEDR: She's fine. She'll be glad to see you again.She's missed you, too. So has the rest of my family. 她很好,她会很高兴再看到你. 她也想念你,我们一家人都想念你.

: Eighty-eighth Street is usually a busy street, especially during the summer. But sometimes, early in the morning and in the heat of the afternoon, it is quiet. 八十八街通常是很热闹的, 尤其是在夏天的时候. 不过, 有时候在一大清早和炎热午后里, 八十八街却很安静.

: No, not "quiet", quieter. 不, 不应该说很安静, 应该说比较安静一点才对,

: There are always kids playing ball. 随时都有小孩子在那里打球.

: They don't seem to notice the heat, the darkness, or the passing cars. 闷热的天气、黑暗的夜晚以及往来的车辆, 他们似乎并不在意.

: It's a street like many others. 这条街和其他许多街道一样,

: Children run, and jump, and fall. 街上的小孩, 跑的跑, 跳的跳, 摔倒的摔倒.

: Parents push baby carriages. Young men and women walk slowly, arm in arm, or hand in hand. 爸爸妈妈们推着婴儿车走, 青年男女臂挽着臂或手牵着手慢慢地走着,

: The people of the neighborhood know each other. 左右邻居彼此都认识.

: When friends meet, they stop and say a word or two. 当朋友相遇的时候, 他们总会停下来寒喧一下.

: Two women, both lost in thought, walk toward each other. 两个沉思的妇女彼此迎面走近,

: As they pass, they look up. 她们走过彼此身边的时候, 都抬起头来看.

: They stop. They smile. 她们止步, 她们微笑.

: They start to speak at the same time. 然后同时开始讲话.