Sally's first train ride
原文
Last week, my four-year-old daughter, Sally, was invited to a children's party.
I decided to take her by train.
Sally was very excited because she had never travelled on a train before.
She sat near the window and asked questions about everything she saw.
Suddenly, a middle-age lady got on the train and sat opposite Sally.
'Hello, little girl,' she said.
Sally did not answer, but looked at her curiously.
The lady was dressed in a blue coat and a large, funny hat.
After the train had left the station, the lady opened her handbag and took out her powder compact.
She then began to make up her face.
'Why are you doing that?' Sally asked.
'To make myself beautiful,' the lady answered.
She put away her compact and smiled kindly.
'But you are still ugly,' Sally said.
Sally was amused, but I was very embarrassed!
译文
上周，我四岁的女儿莎莉被邀请参加一个儿童派对。
我决定带她坐火车去。
莎莉非常兴奋，因为她以前从未坐过火车。
她坐在窗边，对看到的一切都充满了好奇，不停地提问。
突然，一位中年女士上了火车，坐在莎莉的对面。
“你好，小姑娘，”女士说道。
莎莉没有回答，只是好奇地盯着她看。
那位女士穿着一件蓝色外套，戴着一顶又大又有趣的帽子。
火车离开车站后，那位女士打开她的手提包，拿出了她的粉饼。
然后她开始化妆。
“你为什么要那么做？”莎莉问道。
“为了让自己变得更美丽，”那位女士回答道。
她收起了她的粉饼，然后露出了友善的微笑。
“但你还是很难看，”莎莉说。
莎莉觉得这很有趣，但我却感到非常尴尬！