[al:新概念英语(一)] [ar:MP3 同步字幕版(英音)] [ti:Sally's First Train Ride] [by:更多学习内容,请到yingyu.chazidian.com搜索“新概念”] [00:01.46]Lesson 141 [00:04.70]Sally's first train ride [00:08.93]Listen to the tape then answer this question. [00:14.34]Why was the mother embarrassed? [00:19.27]Last week, my four-year-old daughter, Sally, was invited to a children's party. [00:27.18]I decided to take her by train. [00:30.91]Sally was very excited because she had never travelled on a train before. [00:37.02]She sat near the window and asked questions about everything she saw. [00:44.00]Suddenly, a middle-age lady got on the train and sat opposite Sally. [00:50.84]'Hello, little girl,' she said. [00:54.45]Sally did not answer, but looked at her curiously. [00:59.35]The lady was dressed in a blue coat and a large, funny hat. [01:06.02]After the train had left the station, [01:08.84]the lady opened her handbag and took out her powder compact. [01:14.33]She then began to make up her face. [01:17.98]'Why are you doing that?' Sally asked. [01:23.69]'To make myself beautiful,' the lady answered. [01:29.48]She put away her compact and smiled kindly. [01:34.61]'But you are still ugly,' Sally said. [01:38.69]Sally was amused, but I was very embarrassed!