The Lunar New Year was just around the corner.
農曆新年近在眼前。
So, Bella's mom prepared two red envelopes for her and her brother.
所以,蓓拉的媽媽準備了兩個紅包給她和她的哥哥。
To Bella's disappointment, she found out that she received less money than her brother did.
令拉失望的是,她發現她拿到的錢比哥哥拿到的少。
Feeling this was unfair, she came up with a plan.
因為覺得不公,所以她想出了一個計畫。
Late at night, Bella snuck into her brother's room while he was sound asleep.
深夜時分,拉趁她哥哥熟睡時溜進他的房間。她伸手去拿放在
She reached for the red envelope on the side table, took the money, and crept out the door with joy.
床頭櫃的紅包,拿了錢,並開心地溜出房間。
Little did she know that someone had seen her leaving the room.
她不知道有人看到她離開那間房間。
The next day, Bella's brother found someone had stolen his money.
隔天,貝拉的哥哥發現有人偷了他的錢。
He went to his mom with tears in his eyes and told her about the situation.
他哭著去找媽媽並告訴她這個情況。
Afterwards, Bella's mother asked her whether she was the one who did it because she had seen Bella leaving her brother's room.
之後,貝拉的媽媽問貝拉是不是她做的,因為她有看到貝拉離開她哥哥的房間。
Feeling guilty, Bella apologized to her brother and returned the money.
因為感到愧疚,拉向哥哥道歉並歸還他的錢。
Later that night, Bella's mother secretly went into her room and slides money in her red envelope as an apology for not giving her the same amount of money as her brother for the Lunar New Year.
那夜稍晚,貝拉的媽媽偷偷進她的房間,並將錢塞進她的紅包裡以表歉意,因為她新年時沒有給她和哥哥相同數目的錢。
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單字片語 Words & Phrases
1. unfair a.不公平的;不公正的
◆ It is unfair to ask your little sister to do all the housework. She is only five years old.
要你妹妹做所有的家事很不公平。她只有五歲耶。
2. to one's disappointment 令某人失望的是
disappointment n.失望
◆ To Gary's disappointment, he didn't pass the final exam.
令蓋瑞失望的是,他期末考不及格。
3. sneak into... 悄悄溜進.⋯
◆ sneak的三態為:sneak,snuck[sok/sneaked, snuck / sneaked ㆍ
◆ The thief snuck into the house and stole everything he saw.
小偷溜進屋內,把所有他看到的東西都偷走了。
4. be sound asleep 睡得很熟
◆ The enemy invaded the town while everyone was sound asleep.
敵軍趁大家熟睡時入侵這個城鎮。
* invade [ In'ved]vt.入侵・攻略
5.tear n.眼淚,淚水
◆ On hearing the sad news, Tina burst into tears.
一聽到那悲慘的消息,蒂娜便放聲大哭。
6.guilty a.內疚的,羞愧的
◆ John felt guilty about yelling at his kids.
約翰對於大聲斥責他的孩子感到內疚。
7. apologize to sb (for sth) (為某事)向某人道歉
◆ apologize vi.道歉
◆ apology n.抱歉:歉意
◆ Nancy apologized to me for her rude behavior last night.
南西為她昨晚無禮的行為向我道歉。
◆ I need to make an apology to you because I opened your letter by mistake yesterday.
我需要向你道歉,因為我昨天不小心打開了你的信件。
8. slide vt.悄悄地迅速放置
◆ 三態為: slide,slid [ sld], slid
◆ The magician slid the card chosen by the volunteer into the deck.
魔術師將自願者選的牌偷偷放進牌堆裡。
Tips in Use 重點解析
◆ Little did she know that someone had seen her leaving the room.
1.little(幾乎不) 為否定副詞,置於句首時,其後的主詞需與動詞倒裝。
◆ 由此可知,本句的Litledd know...為否定副詞litte 移至句首所形的倒装句·句實等於Sheittlekwthat)...
◆ Angela little expected that Mike would propose to her.
◆ Little did Angela expect that Mike would propose to her.
安琪拉想都沒想過麥克會向她求婚。
2.其他常見的否定副詞還有:
◆ hardly(幾乎不) ◆ rarely(很少)
◆ seldom(不常・很少) ◆ never(絕不;從來沒有)
◆ 這些否定副詞置於句首時,後面的句子也採倒裝句構。
◆ Hardly does Macy listen to classical music.
梅西幾乎很少聽古典音樂。
◆ Rarely can you see Adam wearing shorts because he can't stand the cold.
你很少會看到亞當穿短褲,因為他很怕冷。
Extra Words & Phrases
1. creep vi.躡手躡腳地走
◆ 三態為 : creep,crept[krept],crept
2. around the corner = in a few days away 幾天后 = a couple days away
------ You Can Do This 英文試金石 ------
請依句意在空格內填入適當的字詞
1. 當火災警報器響起時,很多人還在熟睡中。
When the fire alarm went off, many people were still _____ .
2. 漢克仍對稱他朋友為騙子這件事感到內疚。
Hank still feels _____ about calling his friend a liar.
3. 蘇珊偽裝成服務生偷溜進了那場私人派對。
Susan _____ the private party disguised as a waitress.
------ You Can Do This 答案 ------
1. sound asleep 2. guilty 3. snuck into
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