念音	[J-152]  Two Chatterboxes 两个话匣子 　         Mrs. White had been standing outside and chatting with her neighbor, Mrs. Green, for more than an hour at the gate of the Whites’ house, when Mr. White came home and saw the two chatterboxes. “Why not invite Mrs. Green to come in and sit for tea?”  Mr. White suggested in his considerate manner.  Mrs. White answered, “Oh, yes, but Sara says she has no time.” “Indeed,” Mrs. Green added, “we have no spare time for sitting, and tea is not our cup of tea.” 　 [译注] 怀特太太一直站在外头跟邻居格林太太聊天，聊了超过一小时，在怀特家的大门前。这时怀特先生回到家看见这两个话匣子。 「为什么不邀请格林太太进来坐坐喝茶呢？」怀特先生以他体贴的样子提议说。怀特太太回答：「哦，是的，但赛拉说她没时间。」 「的确，」格林太太补充说，「我们没有空闲可以坐，而茶也不是我们的爱好。」 　 注： chatterbox (话匣子，爱说话者)， considerate (体贴的)， spare time (空闲)， cup of tea (喜爱之事物) 　 [复习填充] Mrs. White had been standing outside and ch______ with her neighbor, Mrs. Green, for more than an hour __ the gate of the Whites’ house, when Mr. White came home and saw the two ch__________. “Why not in____ Mrs. Green to come in and sit for tea?”  Mr. White suggested in his con________ manner.  Mrs. White answered, “Oh, yes, but Sara says she has no time.” “Indeed,” Mrs. Green added, “we have no s____ time for sitting, and tea is not our ___ of tea.”
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