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日课|英文故事:I Dare You

 YOU英语 2021-04-29

Jessie老师英语美文朗读,今天给大家讲一个英文小故事。

纯正美音,适合模仿学习。

I Dare You

Madge loved mystery books. She read them all day long. Her favorite mystery book was Sherlock Holmes.

“All you do is read,” cried her little sister Agatha. “You never play with me.”

Madge gave Agatha a book. “Read this,” she said. “It is a mystery story about Sherlock Holmes. You will love it.”

She was right. Agatha did love the book, but she pretended that she did not. “Anyone can write a mystery,” she said. “It is no big deal.”

Madge smiled. “Really? I dare you to write one yourself!”

Agatha took the dare. She wrote a mystery book. She went on to write 68 more, plus 100 short stories. Agatha Christie became a much-loved writer because of a dare.

我谅你不敢

玛吉喜欢悬疑书,她整天都读这些书。她最喜欢的悬疑书是《侦探(夏洛克·福尔摩斯》。

“你就会读书,”她的妹妹阿加莎叫道。“你从来不跟我玩。”

玛吉给了阿加莎一本书。“读这本书,”她说。“这是一本关于夏洛克·福尔摩斯的悬疑故事书。你会喜欢的。”

她说对了,阿加莎确实喜欢这本书,但她假装不喜欢。“任何人都可以写一个悬疑故事,”她说。“没什么大不了的。”

玛吉笑了。“真的吗?我敢说你就写不出来!”

阿加莎接受了挑战。她写了一本悬疑故事书。她接着又写了68本书,外加100篇短篇小说。阿加莎·克里斯蒂因为一次激将而成为了一名深受大家喜爱的作家。

【注释】

  1. dare 问(某人)有没有胆量(做某事);谅(某人)没胆量(做某事)

  2. mystery 疑案小说(或电影、戏剧)

  3. pretend 假装;佯装

  4. no big deal 没什么大不了的

  5. plus 和;也;外加

  6. short story 短篇小说

  7. much-loved 深受喜爱的

  8. writer 作家

读完这个故事,来回答个问题吧!
Why does Agatha write a mystery book?
a. Her sister makes her write one.
b. She thinks they are bad.
c. Her sister dares her to write one.
d. Her sister writes one.

Now it's your time to open your mouth and follow me! 张开嘴巴跟着录音练起来!

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