24. Just Like a Woman p151

    Jenny and Andy are having a cup of coffee at a café。

    J： Hey, Andy. Did you feel that earthquake yesterday？

    A： Sure. I was at work. Some of the women in the office felt dizzy and screamed.

    J： You know, the ground shook so violently that I was terrified.

    A： That sounds just like how a woman would feel.

    J： I guess we women should be brave like you, Huh？

    A： Of course！ （Jenny shakes the table with her leg.） Aaagh！ Earthquake！ Help！ （He gets under the table.）

    J： Look at you ___I was just playing. You're worse than a woman. You even sounded worse than the women at the office.

    A： Uh… I knew it was just a joke. I was only trying to scare you.

    J： Ha！ I bet¹！

    cowardly  adj.  coward  n.

    womanly  adj.女人味   manly² motherly fatherly

    My teacher, Mr.Brown, is very fatherly, so we all like him.

    sb come to n./V-ing 一谈到

    hi： greeting     hey： paying attention to sb

    be at work 在上班

    I just blew my nose. 擤鼻涕

    handkerchief 手帕

    Poor Bruce is always at work, but lucky Peter is usually at rest.

    hardworking 努力的

    some of my ……    不对：some + n.

    dizzy 头晕的，恶心的

    When he was young, he was free of his father.

    TV-violence 抽象词

    The teacher punished Sam after he played a joke on her.

    I am scared of / terrified of / frightened of