Today is Thursday, Mar. 28, 2019.
First, listen to the twice, then try to answer the questions after the .
"Lily, I'll tell you a family secret," she wh with great . "It's about my dad's private money. Do you want to hear this story?"
"I want to know! Because my mother is also in charge of the economy in my family. my dad is also secretly saving a sum of money."Lily raised her voice and said.
"One day, my mom came home early from work, and then called my da that the house was in chaos because of steal.
The safe was opened and cash an all ." she tried to recall the s as best as she could.
"Then my mom asked my da his private money was, and she needed to check if it was still there. And she would tell the police how much we lost in all."
"And then? What did your father say?"
"Of course, my dad told my mom the truth!"
"Really?"
"Yes! Under the bed, in the sofa cover, in the socks, and in the pillow cover... In a word, he told my mother all about the hiding places. It was said to be a lot of money."
"Well, I'd like to ask if there was any burglary in your house?"
"Of course not!"
Q 1: Who runs the money in Lily's family?
Q 2: Has anything been stolen here?
Key words
in charge of [ɪn tʃɑrdʒ ʌv] 主管，负责
ecretly [ˈsikrɪtlɪ] 偷偷地;私自
a sum of [e sʌm ʌv] 一笔
teal [stil] 偷窃
afe [sef] 保险箱
valuable [ˈvæljuəbəl, ˈvæljə-] 贵重物品，财宝
recall [rɪˈkɔl] 使想起，回想
urglary [ˈbɜ:rgləri] 入室盗窃
"Lily, I'll tell you a family secret," she wh with great . "It's about my dad's private money. Do you want to hear this story?"
“莉莉，我给你讲一个我们家的秘密，”她很有兴致地小声说，“是关于我爸存私房钱的事情，你想听听这个故事吗？”
"I want to know! Because my mother is also in charge of the economy in my family. my dad is also secretly saving a sum of money."Lily raised her voice and said.
“想！因为在我家也是我妈独揽经济大权。我猜测我爸一定也背着我妈攒了私房钱哈哈。”莉莉音量明显提高了。
"One day, my mom came home early from work, and then called my da that the house was in chaos because of steal.
“有一天，我妈下班回家比较早，就给我爸打电话，说家里遭了贼，一片混乱。
The safe was opened and cash an all ." she tried to recall the s as best as she could.
保险箱被打开了，现金和值钱的东西都不见了。”她试图还原当时的情况。
"Then my mom asked my da his private money was, and she needed to check if it was still there. And she would tell the police how much we lost in all."
“然后我妈问我爸，他攒的私房钱都放哪儿了，需要赶紧看看还在不在，需要给警察备案。”
"And then? What did your father say?"
“然后呢？你爸怎么说？”
"Of course, my dad told my mom the truth!"
"Really?"
“是吗？”
"Yes! Under the bed, in the sofa cover, in the socks, and in the pillow cover... In a word, he told my mother all about the hiding places. It was said to be a lot of money."
“是的！床底下，沙发套内，袜子里，还有枕头套子里……总之，他把藏钱的窝点全部跟我妈说了。据说数目不小呢。”
"Well, I'd like to ask if there was any burglary in your house?"
“呃，我想问一下，那你们家到底有没有被小偷入室偷窃呢？”
"Of course not!"
“当然没有！”
睡前思考
今天的互动问题是：
Q 1: Who runs the money in Lily's family?
莉莉家是谁管钱？
Q 2: Has anything been stolen here?
对话里的两个家庭，有东西被偷了吗？
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