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[J-155] Naught to Nil 零比零
Like his neighbor Jane, Ted is an illiterate three-year-old child. One day, however, his mother found him seemingly writing something in earnest on a sheet of paper. “What're you scratching, Ted?” his mother asked. “I'm scribbling a letter to Jane,” Ted answered at once. “But you haven't learned to write, have you?” “No, and Jane hasn't learned to read. She won't take me to task for any marks I make.”
[译注]
像他的邻居珍一样，泰德是个不认识字的三岁小孩。可是有一天，他母亲看到他似乎很认真地在一张纸上写东西。「泰德，你在涂写什么？」他妈妈问。「我在乱写一封信给珍，」泰德立刻回答。「可是你还没学会写字，是吧？」「还没，而珍也还没学会看字。我画什么符号，她都不会责备我的。」
注：1. 标题 naught to nil (零比零) 指两个小孩都是一样，文盲 (illiterate)
对文盲(illiterate)。 2. in earnest (认真地)， scratch (潦草写字涂鸦)， scribble (潦草乱写)， take to task (责备)， make marks (作记号、画符号、弄污点)。
[复习填充] Like his neighbor Jane, Ted is an il________ three-year-old child. One day, however, his mother found him seemingly writing something in e______ on a sheet of paper. “What're you s_______, Ted?” his mother asked. “I'm s_________ a letter to Jane,” Ted answered at once. “But you haven't learned to write, ____ you?” “__, and Jane hasn't learned to read. She won't take me to t___ for any marks I make.”
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