Growing pains
now let`s talk about my sister. she is not very young. she is "no spring of chicken". she will work any job for "chicken feed", a small (13)_______（數(shù)量） of money. she is easily frightened. for example, she is too "chicken livered" to walk down a dark street alone at night. often she will "chicken out". she will not go out alone at night.
my sister was "an ugly duckling". she looked strange when she was a child. but she grew up to be a beautiful woman. sometimes she thinks too much about having something in the future before she really has it. she "counts her chickens before they are hatched". sometimes "her chickens come home to roost". that means her actions or words cause trouble for her. however my sister does not worry about what people say about her. (14)_________（批評） falls off her like water off a duck`s back.
politicians are sometimes considered "lame ducks" after losing an election. they have little time left in office and no much power. congress holds a "lame duck" session after an (15)__________(選舉). important laws are not passed during this period.
二 從上文中找出下列說法對應的英文：
1. 一文不值：
2. 鳥瞰：
3. 物以類聚：
4. 一矢二鳥：
5. 兩鳥在林不如一鳥在手：
6. 早起的鳥兒有蟲吃：
7. 得意之物：
8. 束縛手腳：
9. 論資排隊：
10. 膽小如鼠:
11. 招災惹禍:
12. (對別人的批評)充耳不聞:
13. 吃蒼蠅:
14. 蠅頭小利:
15: 過早樂觀:
三、選擇正確的答案完成下面一段對話：
a: who is it?
b: dad.
a: come on in, dad.
b: (1)______________________. i brought you a sandwich .
a: i am hungry. thanks, dad. what time ist, anyway?
b: ten o’clock. what are you working on?
a:.(2)___________________________________________
b: and….what do you feel?
a: me? (3)__________________________________________
b: i felt the same way.
a:(4)_________________________________________
b: oh,(5)___________________________. well, don’t work all night.
a: i don’t mind, i enjoy writing.
b: well, maybe you should think about becoming a writer.
a: mybe i should.
b: you have lots of time to decide.
a: (6)__________________________________________
b: you will be ok. good night, son.
a: good night, dad.
a.i thought you might be hunger
b. that’s the worst part—making decisions.
c. a little scared and excited, too.
d. the scary part is leaving home and going to college
e. i’m writing an article on the feelings about graduation
f. leaving home is part of growing up
參考答案
一、 1. explain 2. worthless 3. general 4. observed 5. losing 6.action 7.proud 8. who 9. success 10. experience 11.responsibility 12. direct 13 amount 14. criticism 15. election