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Monster-sitting
今天是熊叔陪伴你的第1075天
Vocabulary
throw: v. 扔 (threw)
Don’t throw your money around.
sweep: v. 扫(swept)
It’s your turn to sweep the floor.
best: adj. 最好的
Helen is the best teacher.
How did Nelly baby-sit the human child?
Nelly made a few phone calls on her cellphone. Rowan threw a vase at the wall.
Nelly swept up the vase, and heard the doorbell ring.
Nelly answered the door.
“Hullo, Hillooo, Hellope, Hollollolloo, Nelly,” said the monsters. “How can we help?”
Nelly took the monsters into the lounge to meet Rowan.
Rowan, again, picked up a toy car to throw at them.
“I can throw bigger things than you,” said Freeb, picking up the armchair with one hand. “But I prefer to do jigsaws.”
Rowan put the toy car down and growled.
“I can growl louder than you,” said both of Lump’s heads. “But I prefer to play with bricks.”
At 8:30, Rowan’s mum and dad returned home.
“These are for you,” said Rowan’s mum, handing Nelly a big packet of plasters and some bandages.
“I don’t need those,” said Nelly with a smile. “Did you have a lovely time?”
“We had a lovely, lovely, lovely time. We went to the library and sat in wonderful, wonderful, wonderful peace and quiet.”
“We had a lovely, lovely, lovely time, too.” said Nelly.
Nelly led them into the lounge. Paul and Caroline looked at Rowan in amazement. He was sitting on the carpet doing a jigsaw.
When Rowan saw his mum and dad, he jumped up, ran to them with a smile and gave them a big kiss and a big hug.
“Rowan!” said Caroline, “you’re not a monster anymore!”
“Nelly!” said Paul, “You’re the best monster-sitter in the world!”
Nelly smiled. “That’s me!”
Key sentences:
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1. Paul and Caroline looked at Rowan in amazement.
in amazement惊讶的，吃惊的
Uncle Bear looked at Helen in amazement.
2. You’re not a monster anymore!
not … anymore/any more: 再也不……
Uncle doesn’t teach English anymore. He’s teaching Spanish now.
The End
完美结局
What can we learn from Nelly, the monster-sitter?
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