English Original
Mary was an English girl living in Rome. She was six years old.
Last year, her mother said, "You're six now, Mary, and you'll start school here. You'll like it very much because it's a nice school."
"Is it an English school?" Mary asked.
"Yes, it is," her mother replied.
Mary went to school and enjoyed her lessons. Her mother always took her to school in the morning and brought her home in the afternoon.
Last Monday, her mother went to the school at 4 o'clock. Mary ran out of her class and said, "We have a new girl in our class today, Mummy. She's six years old too, and she's very nice, but she isn't English. She's German."
"Does she speak English?" Mary's mother asked.
"No, but she laughs in English," Mary said happily.
中文翻译
玛丽是一个英国女孩，但住在罗马。她六岁了。
去年，她母亲对她说：“玛丽，你现在六岁了，要在这里开始上学了。你会非常喜欢这所学校的，因为它是一所好学校。”
“是英国学校吗？”玛丽问。
“是的。”母亲回答。
玛丽去上学了，并且很喜欢她的课程。母亲总是早上送她去学校，下午接她回家。
上周一，母亲四点钟来到学校。玛丽从教室里跑出来说：“妈妈，今天我们班来了一个新女孩。她也六岁，人很好，但她不是英国人。她是德国人。”
“她说英语吗？”玛丽的母亲问。
“不，但她的笑声是英语的。”玛丽开心地说。