124 Don't Be a Lazybones  p.355

　　Daisy and Herbie are chatting.

　　（D=Daisy； H=Herbie）

　　D： How come you were late for school again this morning， Herbie？ Didn't you just buy a lazybones Alarm Clock？

　　H： Yes， I did.

　　D： Did you forget to set it？

　　H： No， I didn't.

　　D： Didn't it wake you up？

　　H： It sure did.

　　D： So what happened？

　　H： I had a hard time switching the alarm off， so I gave up.

　　D： What do you mean you gave up？

　　H： I threw it out the window and went back to sleep.

　　be on the ball 留心

　　Herbie is short for Herbert.

　　bashful = shy

　　junk food 无营养食物

　　Rita called me last night and had a pleasent chat.

　　chatterbox 唠叨的人

　　thorny¹

　　Fish are bony. 多刺

　　This rose have too many prickers.

　　skinny， bony 人皮包骨的

　　triangle love 三角恋爱

　　Are you ready to go on picnic？ Yes， I am all set.

　　Get ready， get set， go. 各就各位，预备，go

　　woke woken， waked waked

　　chirping² 鸟叫声

　　barking 狗叫

　　I had a hard time （in） interpreting³ for Peter.  or trouble， difficulty

　　to throw up 呕吐

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