“That is not an object. It flies. It is an airplane. It is my airplane.”
And I was proud to have him learn that I could fly. Then he cried out:
“What! You dropped down from the sky?”
“Yes,” I answered, modestly.
“Oh! That is funny!”
〖精读笔记〗
◆be proud to do sth. 为（做）某事而骄傲
◆have sb. do sth. 让 / 叫 / 使某人做某事
have是使役动词，sb. 作宾语，其后的 do sth.是省去 to 的动词不定式作宾语补足语
◆cry out 大叫，喊叫
◆drop down 落下，掉下
◆modestly /'mɒdɪstli/ adv.谦虚地；谨慎地
◆funny /'fʌnɪ/ adj. 有趣的
