【迷你小對話】
A: The children in the library were so well-behaved that I could hardly believe my ears.
B: There was one young man, Brain, who was the most polite out of them all.
A: I wonder if their parents know how refined they are becoming at the academy.
A: 我簡直不能相信圖書館里的這群孩子這么乖。
B: 他們中間有個叫Brain的年輕人最有禮貌。
A: 我懷疑他們的父母是不是知道孩子們在學校里變得這么有教養(yǎng)。
【語言點精講】
well-behaved: 行為端正的,彬彬有禮的。
polite: 有禮貌的;優(yōu)雅的。
refined: 優(yōu)雅的;有教養(yǎng)的。
academy: 美國私立大學的預科學校;私立中學。