by Susanna Gretz

Story Time故事会

It’s Your Turn, Roger! (II)

轮到你了，罗杰！（II）

by Susanna Gretz

本篇适合：朗读、复述

05

上期讲到罗杰挨家挨户地察看别人家的小孩是否需要帮忙准备开饭，现在他已经来到三楼了，很快就要到顶楼了，那么罗杰体验的最终结果会是怎样呢？

This family doesn’t even have a table... Roots and snails—YUK! Roger hurries away.

“Come in, come in,” says the family in the top fl at.

“Do I have to set the table?” asks Roger.“Certainly not, you’re a guest. Come in and have some noodles.”

“Well...” says Roger. He is getting hungry.

Word Power

root[ruːt] n. 根（复数：roots）

snail[sneɪl] n. 蜗牛（复数：snails）

yuk[jʌk] int. 令人极度厌恶的

Everyone in the top flat is busy getting the supper table ready.

Roger sits by himself and watches. If I weren’t a “guest”,I could help too, he thinks.

“What’s a guest?” he asks someone.“Well... guests don’t really live here.” “Oh,” says Roger. “Now where I live...”

Just then a special smell creeps all the way upstairs to the top fl at.

“Where I live,” shouts Roger, “there’s something good for supper

—and it’s my turn to help!”

“I took your turn for you,” says Uncle Tim.“I’ll take your turn tomorrow,” says Roger.

Apple pie for dessert—whoopee!Roger’s favourite.

中文大意请见第44页。

Word Power

creep[kriːp] v. 缓慢地行进（第三人称单数：creeps）

pie[paɪ] n. 馅饼

whoopee['(h)wʊpiː] int. 哈哈！好呀！（高兴的喊叫）