Boy, Oh Boy

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　　　Boy, Oh Boy
        　　　　When they're together, my five-year-old son and his cousin tend to cause mayhem. one Saturday, I put my foot down. "All right, you two," I said sternly. "No screaming , grabbing, whining, hitting, teasing, tattling, breaking toys, scratching or fighting."
        　　　　As I turned to leave, I heard my son say, "C'mon, Steven, let's get dirty . "
        　　Notes:
        　　　　(1) tend to（do）倾向；趋向
        　　　　(2) mayhem n.大混乱；大灾害
        　　　　(3) put one's foot down开始抗议
        　　　　(4) sternly adv.严厉地
        　　　　(5) whine v.哭闹
        　　　　(6) tease v.取笑
        　　　　(7) tattle v.扯淡
        　　Exercises:
        　　根据短文回答下列问题：
        　　　　① How old is the son?
        　　　　② What do they tend to do when the son and his cousin are together?
        　　　　③ What does "Put one's foot down" mean here?
        　　　　④ Did the boy obey the father's order?
        　　　　⑤ What did they do then?
        　　让人无奈的孩子
        　　　　我五岁的儿子和他的表弟在一起的时候，总要招来大乱。一个星期六，我开始抗议了。“好啦，你们两个，”我严厉地说，“不许叫喊，不许乱拿，不许哭闹，不许乱敲，不许取笑，不许扯淡，不许弄坏玩具，不许乱抓，不许打架。”
        　　　　我刚转身要走，就听我儿子说：“来，斯蒂文，我们来把自己弄脏吧。”
        　　练习参考答案：
        　　    ① Five.
        　　　　② They tend to cause mayhem.
        　　　　③ it means "to make up one's mind to stop sth from happening".
        　　　　④ No, he didn't
        　　　　⑤ They began to get dirty.