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“博比,这是什么?”
“马马。”博比回答。
他又指着一张老虎的画片,博比回答说:“猫咪。”然后布朗又指着一张狮子的画片,博比说:“狗狗。”
他又指着一张黑猩猩的画片,博比说:“爸爸!”
Clever Bobby
Brown was very proud of his young son。 Once he was talking to a visitor; telling the man how clever his son was。
“The boy is only two years old;” he said; “and he knows all animals。 He’s going to be a great naturalist。 Here; let me show you。”
He took a book of natural history from the bookshelf; placed Bobby on his knee; opened the book and showed him a picture of a giraffe。
“What’s that; Bobby?”
“Horsey;” said Bobby。
Next a tiger was shown; and Bobby said; “Pussy。”
Then Brown showed Bobby a picture of a lion; and Bobby said; “Doggy。”
And when a picture of a chimpanzee was shown; Bobby said; “Daddy!”
数学没及格
我的儿子是印第安那市曼西尔波州立大学的学生,大学一年级的时候,他的名字就被列在了系主任的表扬名单上。大学二年级的时候,他学的是心理学。刚开学没几个星期,他就往家里打了一个电话。
“妈妈,”他兴奋地说,“我已经找到了在大学生存下去的答案!分数不是最重要的,重要的是具备如何把学到的知识应用于日常生活的素质。幸运的是,我拥有了这种奇妙的经历!”
“你说的这些究竟是什么意思?”我问道。
“我数学没及格。”他回答道。
Flunking Math
My son; who made the dean’s list in his freshman year at Ball State University in Muncie; Indiana; called home a few weeks after starting his sophomore year as a psychology student。
“Mom;” he said excitedly; “I have found the answer to surviving college! It isn’t the grades that are so important; but the quality of what is learned and how it is applied to daily life。 I’m lucky to be having these wonderful experi