成人英语三级阅读理解(81)

The boss arrives
Mom: Hello, Mr. Flannery. Welcome.
Boss: You have a beautiful house. I love the way you've arranged the furniture.
Mom: Thank you. This is my daughter, Sally. And this little rascal is Billy.
Boss: Hi, Billy, hi, Sally. Nice to finally meet you. Your dad told me a lot about you.
Mom: [To Boss] They've been told to keep the volume level down.
Boss: Oh, don't worry on my behalf. So Billy, your dad tells me you have a pet snake.
Mom: Sidney's in his cage. Isn't that right, Billy?

(续上期)

老板来了
妈妈：哈啰，弗兰利先生。欢迎欢迎。
老板：你们家很漂亮。我喜欢你们摆设家具的方式。
妈妈：谢谢。这是我女儿，莎莉。而这个小捣蛋是比利。
老板：嗨，比利，嗨，莎莉，很高兴终于见到你们。你们爸爸常跟我提起你们。
妈妈：（对老板）他们被告诫要小声说话。
老板：噢，对我就别担心了。比利，你爸爸告诉我你有一只宠物蛇。
妈妈：雪黎在它的笼子里。是不是啊，比利？


重点解说：

★ arrive (v.) 到达
★ arrange (v.) 安排
★ furniture (n.) 家具
★ rascal (n.) 淘气鬼
★ keep down 保持小声
★ volume level 音量