My sister, a primary school teacher, was informed by one of her pupils that a bird had built its nest in the tree outside the classroom.

　　What kind of bird? my sister asked.

　　I didn't see the bird, ma' am, only the nest, replied the child.

　　Then, can you give us a description of the nest? my sister encouraged her .

　　Well, ma'am, it just resembles your hair.

Notes:

　　(1) inform v.告诉

　　(2) nest n.窝；巢

　　(3) description n.描述

　　(4) encourage v.鼓励

　　(5) resemble v. 相似；类似

Exercises:

根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、误（F）：

　　① The teacher was told by a boy student that a bird had built a nest in the tree outside the classroom.

　　② The teacher was greatly surprised when she heard the news.

　　③ The child told the teacher where the bird had gone.

　　④ The teacher wanted to seize the chance to get the child to learn how to describe a thing.

　　(5) The child did give a vivid description.

18.鸟窝与头发

　　我姐姐是一位小学老师。一次一个学生告诉她说一只鸟儿在教室外的树上垒了个窝。

　　“是什么鸟呢？”我姐姐问她。

　　“我没看到鸟儿，老师，只看到鸟窝。”那孩子回答说。

　　“那么，你能给我们描述一下这个鸟巢吗？”我姐姐鼓励她道。

　　“哦，老师，就像你的头发一样。”

练习参考答案：

①F②F③F④T⑤T