John is eight years old now. He studies at a primary school.
His family is in a small village and it is five kilometers from the school. He has to get up early in the morning. After a quick breakfast he has to run to school to get there on time. His father hopes to borrow some money to buy a bike for him, but he knows his mother is always ill and his father spends much money on her medicine . He doesn't agree with him and keeps running there every day. Now he is very strong and he is never late for class. His teachers often praise him.
Last week there was a sports meeting in their school. John ran faster than any other boy and won the boy's 800 meters, 1,500 meters and 3,000 meters. He got three gold medals and the whole school knew him, and he was happy. He told his grandma about the good news as soon as he got home.
“I broke two school records today, Granny,”called out the boy.
To his surprise, the old woman wasn't happy. She thought for a while and said,“I am sorry to hear that. We have no money to pay for them, you know!”
-borrow ［'bɒrəʊ ］ vt. 借，借用
-praise ［preɪz ］ vt. 赞美，歌颂；表扬
-record ［'rekɔ:d ］ n. （体育运动）纪录，最佳成绩
1. His father spends much money on her medicine.
他父亲花了很多钱为母亲买药。
His parents spent much money on his education.
他父母在他的教育方面花了很多钱。
People in big cities spend much money on their housing.
大城市的居民花费巨款购房。
2. He told his grandma about the good news as soon as he got home.
他一回家就把这个好消息告诉了奶奶。
She told me about the good news as soon as she saw me.
她一看见我就把好消息告诉了我。
He told me about the bad news as soon as he returned.
他一回来就把坏消息告诉了我。
我们可赔不起啊
约翰今年8岁，他在念小学。
他家住在一个小村庄，离学校五公里。为了不迟到，他每天得清早起床，迅速吃完早饭，然后跑着去学校。他父亲希望能借钱给他买辆自行车，但他知道母亲一直生病，父亲花了很多钱为母亲买药。他不赞成父亲的想法，坚持每天跑步上学。现在他身强力壮，从不迟到，老师们都经常表扬他。
上个星期，学校举行运动会。约翰跑得比谁都快，分别赢得了男子800米、1500米和3000米的冠军。他得了三块金牌，全校的人都知道他了，他非常高兴。一回到家他就把这个好消息告诉了奶奶。
“奶奶，我今天打破了两项学校纪录。”男孩大声说道。
但令他奇怪的是，奶奶并不开心。她沉默了一会儿，说道，“听到这个我很难过，你知道我们根本赔不起啊！”