The Thirty-fourth Of Word-Day
零：文章
An elderly woman and her little grandson, whose face was sprinkled with bright freckles, spent the day at the zoo.
Lots of children were waiting in line to get their cheeks painted by a local artist who was decorating them with tiger paws.
“You’ve got so many freckles. There’s no place to paint!” a girl in the line said to the little fellow. Embarrassed, the little boy dropped his head.
His grandmother knelt down next to him. “I love your freckles. When I was a little girl I always wanted freckles”, she said while tracing her finger across the child's cheek, “Freckles are beautiful.”
The boy looked up, “Really?” “Of course,” said the grandmother, “Just name me one thing that’s prettier than freckles in me.” The little boy thought for a moment, peering intensely into his grandma’s face, and softly whispered, “Wrinkles.”
【注】freckle n. 雀斑；wrinkle n. 皱纹
一：单词
sprinkle：英 ['sprɪŋk(ə)l]
v. 撒，洒；用……点缀，在……中穿插；
Unfortunately, the text is sprinkled with errors.
遗憾的是，文本有零星的错误。
bright ：英 [braɪt]
明亮的
adj. 明亮的，鲜明的；聪明的；愉快的
...a bright October day.
…一个明媚的10月天。
n. 车头灯光
...a Bronco with its brights on, parked in the middle of the street.
…一辆烈马牌的汽车打着开到最亮的头灯，停在街中央。
freckle：英 ['frek(ə)l]
n. 雀斑；斑点
That blue freckle?
那颗蓝雀斑？
cheek：英 [tʃiːk]
n. 面颊，脸颊；臀部
He saluted her on the cheek.
他吻吻她的脸向她致意。
paw：英 [pɔː]
n. （动物的）爪子；（某人的）手（用于不悦或生气时）
The kitten was black with white front paws and a white splotch on her chest.
那只小猫除了白色前爪和胸部的一块白色区域外是黑色的。
v. 抓，扒；触；刨；粗鲁地抚摸；用爪子抓；翻找
Madigan's horse pawed the ground.
马迪根的马刨了地。
knelt：英 [nelt]
v. 跪下
We knelt before the throne.
我们在御座前跪下。
peering：[pɪr]
v. 仔细看，端详，凝视；隐现；看见，出现；使与……相当
I had been peering at a computer print-out that made no sense at all.
我一直在费力地看一份不知所云的电脑打印稿。
whispered：英 ['wɪspəd]
adj. 低声的；耳语的
"Why have you come?"I whispered.
“为什么你要回来？”我低语道。
wrinkle：英 ['rɪŋkl]
n. 皱纹
Ben brushed smooth a wrinkle in his trousers.
本把他裤子上的一个皱褶刷平了。
二：句子
the little boy dropped his head.
小男孩感到很难堪，就低下了头
whose face was sprinkled with bright freckles,
长满雀斑的小孙子
His grandmother knelt down next to him
奶奶蹲下来对他说
Just name me one thing that’s prettier than freckles in me
你看我身上还有什么比雀斑更美丽呢