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A Teddy Bear
【译】泰迪熊
【专有名词】Teddy ['ted-ee]['tedɪ] n. 泰迪(熊)；teddies
【单词】Bear [bair][beə(r)] n. 熊
Sally loved her brown stuffed teddy bear.
【译】莎莉喜欢她的棕色玩具熊。
【单词】Sally ['sal-ee]['sæli] n. 人名（女）
【单词】brown 名词 [broun][braʊn] adj. 棕色的；褐色的 n. 褐色；棕色 v. （使）变褐色 Brown. n. 布朗(姓氏)
【单词】stuffed 原型：stuff 动词过去式 [stuhf][stʌf] n. 东西；原料；材料 n. 素质；本质；废物；无用的想法；废话，蠢话 vt. 塞满；填满
It was old, worn out, and missing an eye, but Sally loved it all the same.
【译】它很旧，很旧，还缺了一只眼睛，但是莎莉还是很喜欢它。
【单词】worn 原型：wear 动词过去分词 [wair][weə] v. 磨损；穿戴；使疲劳 n. 磨损；穿着；耐久性
【单词】eye 名词 [ahy][aɪ] n. 眼睛；目光；视力；观点；鉴赏力 v. 看；注视；审视
One day her mother took her to the neighborhood playground, so that Sally could play with her friend Johnny.
【译】一天，她妈妈带她去附近的操场，好让莎莉和她的朋友约翰尼一起玩。
【单词】neighborhood 名词 ['ney-ber-hood]['neɪbəhʊd] n. 邻近；邻居；附近
【单词】playground 名词 ['pley-ground]['pleɪɡraʊnd] n. 操场；运动场；游乐场
【专有名词】Johnny ['jon-ee]['dʒɒnɪ] n. 约翰尼（男子名；John的昵称）
Johnny's mom was friends with Sally's mom.
【译】约翰尼的妈妈是莎莉妈妈的朋友。
【短语】make friends 表示“交朋友”，后常与with搭配，表示“与……交朋友”。如：We need to encourage our children to make friends with people who will pull them up instead of drag them down.
【单词】mom 名词 [mom][mɒm] n. 妈妈
Seeing that she never left the house without her bear, Sally's mom took the teddy bear with her.
【译】萨利的妈妈看到她从来没有离开过没有她的熊的房子，就把泰迪熊带走了。
After Sally had played long enough, she fell asleep on her mom's arms.
【译】莎莉玩得够久了，就在妈妈怀里睡着了。
【单词】asleep 副词 [uh-'sleep][ə'sliːp] adj. 睡着的；已死的；不活跃的；麻木的 adv. 睡着；进入静止状态
【单词】arms 原型：arm 名词复数形式 [ahrm][ɑːm] n. 臂；扶手；袖子 n. 武器；军种 n.分支机构 vt. 武装；装备 （复）arms: 军事行动；纹章；兵役.
Her mom put her back into the small mini-van and drove back home.
【译】她妈妈把她放回小面包车里，开车回家。
【单词】mini-van 名词 ['min-ee-van]['mɪniːv'æn] n. 小型电扇
【单词】drove 原型：drive 动词过去式 [drahyv][draɪv] vt. 开车；驱赶；迫使 n. 驾车；驱使；推进力；路；快车道；街；[计]驱动器
As she was putting Sally to sleep, she woke up and asked for her teddy bear.
【译】当她让莎莉入睡时，她醒了过来，要了她的泰迪熊。
【短语】ask for 请求，要求，寻求，寻找；例句：Who could ask for anything more? 谁还能有更多的要求呢？
【单词】sleep 动词原形 [sleep][sliːp] v. 睡觉 n. 睡眠；睡觉
【单词】woke 原型：wake 动词过去式 [weyk][weɪk] v. 醒来；唤醒；意识到 n. 航迹；守夜
The mom went looking for it in the mini-van, but she couldn't find it.
【译】妈妈去小货车里找，但找不到。
She went to Sally's room and told her that the bear had been lost.
【译】她去了莎莉的房间，告诉她那只熊丢了。
【单词】lost 原型：lose 动词过去分词 [looz][luːz] vt. 丢失；失败；削减；丧生；看不到；亏损；迷失 vi. 失败；经受损失；走慢
Sally started crying.
【译】莎莉开始哭了。
【单词】crying 原型：cry 动词现在进行式或动名词 [krahy][kraɪ] v. 哭；(大声)叫喊；(强烈)要求 n. 叫声；哭；喊
She cried all night until she fell asleep.
【译】她哭了一整夜直到睡着。
【单词】cried 原型：cry 动词过去式 [krahy][kraɪ] v. 哭；(大声)叫喊；(强烈)要求 n. 叫声；哭；喊
As Sally's mom was clearing the dining-room table, she heard a knock at the door.
【译】当莎莉的妈妈清理餐桌时，她听到敲门声。
【单词】dining-room 名词 ['daɪnɪŋ rʊm] n. 餐厅；食堂
【单词】knock 名词 [nok][nɒk] v. 敲击；互撞；攻击 n. 敲；敲门；敲打
She opened it, and saw Johnny's mom standing at the doorstep with the old worn-out bear.
【译】她打开门，看见约翰尼的妈妈和那只破旧的熊站在门口。
【单词】doorstep 名词 ['dawr-step, 'dohr-]['dɔːstep] n. 门阶
【单词】worn-out 形容词 ['wawrn-'out, 'wohrn-]['wɔːn'aʊt] adj. 磨损的；陈腐的；疲惫不堪的
She started jumping with joy and thanked Johnny's mom.
【译】她高兴得跳起来，向约翰尼的妈妈道谢。
【单词】jumping 原型：jump 动词现在进行式或动名词 [juhmp][dʒʌmp] n. 跳跃；跳动；上涨 v.跳越；暴涨
【单词】joy 名词 [joi][dʒɔɪ] n. 欢乐；喜悦；乐趣；v. 高兴；喜悦
【单词】thanked 原型：thank 动词过去式 [thangk][θæŋk] v. 感谢；谢谢；责怪 n. 谢意；感谢
Sally's mom walked slowly into Sally's room, raised up Sally's blanket, and placed the bear under Sally's arms.
【译】莎莉的妈妈慢慢走进莎莉的房间，掀开莎莉的毯子，把熊放在莎莉的怀里。
【单词】walked 原型：walk 动词过去式 [wawk][wɔːk] v. 步行；陪...走；散步；偷走；走过 n. 步行；散步；人行道
【单词】slowly 副词 ['sloh-lee]['sləʊli] adv. 缓慢地
【单词】raised 原型：raise 过去分词做形容词 [reyz][reɪz] n. 上升；增高；高地 vt. 升起；举起；饲养；提出；引起；筹集，募集
【单词】blanket 名词 ['blang-kit]['blæŋkɪt] n. 毛毯；覆盖物；排字版 vt. 覆盖；用毯子裹；扑灭；挡风；使包含 adj. 包含所有的；适用于所有情形的
She then turned around to Sally's desk looking at the picture of Sally's dad giving her the bear as he left to the army.
【译】然后她转过身去，来到萨利的办公桌旁，看着萨利的父亲把熊交给她的照片。
【单词】desk 名词 [desk][desk] n. 书桌；服务台；柜台；部门；小台架
【单词】dad 名词 [dad][dæd] n. 爸爸
She smiled and kissed Sally on the forehead, then gave one to the bear as well.
【译】她微笑着吻了一下萨莉的额头，然后也给了熊一个。
【短语】as well 也（相当于too）；同样地；还不如；此外；例句：We should stick to the principles and be flexible as well. 既要有原则性， 也要有灵活性。
【单词】smiled 原型：smile 动词过去式 [smahyl][smaɪl] n. 微笑；笑容 v. 微笑；露出笑容
【单词】kissed 原型：kiss 动词过去式 [kis][kɪs] n. 吻；轻触 v. 吻；轻触
【单词】forehead 名词 ['fawr-id, 'for-; 'fawr-hed, 'for-]['fɔːhed] n. 前额；前部
