24. Just Like a Woman p151

 
Jenny and Andy are having a cup of coffee at a café.
J: Hey, Andy. Did you feel that earthquake yesterday?
A: Sure. I was at work. Some of the women in the office felt dizzy and screamed.
J: You know, the ground shook so violently that I was terrified.
A: That sounds just like how a woman would feel.
J: I guess we women should be brave like you, Huh?
A: Of course! (Jenny shakes the table with her leg.) Aaagh! Earthquake! Help! (He gets under the table.)
J: Look at you ___I was just playing. You're worse than a woman. You even sounded worse than the women at
the office.
A: Uh… I knew it was just a joke. I was only trying to scare you.
J: Ha! I bet!

cowardly  adj.  coward  n.
womanly  adj.女人味   manly motherly fatherly
My teacher, Mr.Brown, is very fatherly, so we all like him.
sb come to n./V-ing 一谈到
hi: greeting     hey: paying attention to sb
be at work 在上班
I just blew my nose. 擤鼻涕
handkerchief 手帕
Poor Bruce is always at work, but lucky Peter is usually at rest.
hardworking 努力的
some of my ...    不对：some + n.
dizzy 头晕的，恶心的
When he was young, he was free of his father.
TV-violence 抽象词
The teacher punished Sam after he played a joke on her.
I am scared of / terrified of / frightened of





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