【词汇大师】听故事学英语(1/2)

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从前，有一个小男孩和一个小女该来到一个蛋糕做得房子，他们很高兴就吃了起来。这时房子里出来了一个女巫……这个故事听过吗？英语里有很多俚语就是从这样的童话故事里来的。
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本篇听写只听写嘉宾的话。
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Hansel
Gretel"Once upon a time there was a boy and a girl named Hansel and Gretel who were bored out of their minds, so they decided to take a walk in the forest and got lost.
"Finally they saw a very unusual house. It was made of gingerbread and covered with cakes, and the windows were made of clear sugar. And they began to eat parts of the roof and windows. But then they suddenly heard an old woman's voice say, 'Who is eating my house?' 'Oh it's just the wind,' answered Hansel. Well, the woman was old but not totally out of it. 'Out of it' means not completely coherent, not really thinking rationally.
"Well, suddenly the door opened and the old woman walked out. 'Oh, do come in and stay with me.' She took them both by the hand and she gave them lots and lots of food to eat. They kept eating until they could not eat anymore.
"Well, Hansel was usually in tip-top shape -- which means great physical condition -- but after eating so much he felt sick as a dog and felt like he was running a fever. That means to have a fever. He was nervous that he was going to lose his cookies. Now that simply means to vomit. Why cookies, I don't know, but it's very common."