20090714 -- Bucket of Berries (2)

Bucket of Berries

"Crazy? I am not crazy!" screamed Brown Bear.
"Now take it back!"
"Never!" shouted Grizzly.
"Now, now," interrupted the activity chairbear,
trying to take control of the situation.
But the two bears continued to squabble.
By this time, the other bears were taking sides.
Most took up for Brown Bear.
But a few defended Old Grizzly.
Then suddenly, Old Grizzly gave Brown Bear a big shove.
"There!" he said boldly.
"Take that!"
"Ahhh!" Everyone held their breath.
Brown Bear and Old Grizzly often argued,
but never before had they actually fought.
Everyone was silent. Everyone wondered what would happen next.
Just then ...

"Hey, everybody, take a look!" cried Scout unexpectedly.
"My bucket's full of berries!"
Scout's announcement took everyone by surprise!
In fact, no one knew what to say or do.

Finally Old Grizzly began to smile.
"My, my, Scout," he said, shaking his head from side to side.
"It looks like you're the winner!"
And he picked Scout up off the ground and gave him a big bear hug.
"Congratulations!" he grinned.
Bears and people, take notice!
Don't spend time arguing uselessly.
Instead, take advantage of the time you have.


squabble v. 為了小事爭吵發生口角
-> have a argument
squabble over/about something
eg: Let's not squabble about who will go first. I will.
eg: The two sisters squabbled about who take a shower first.

squabble n. 為了小事爭吵發生口角
eg: The silly family's squabble became a joke in the neighborhood.


shove n. 推/撞
-> strong push
give someone a shove 推/撞某人一下
eg: Mike gave me a shove and I fell into the pool! Splash!
eg: Wesley gave his sister a big shove and she fell on the ground.

shove v. 推/撞
eg: Everyone was pushing and shoving their way out of the auditorium(體育館) after the concert.

uselessly adv. 沒用地
eg: You're studying uselessly. The test was yesterday.

take advantage of something 利用
eg: We took advantage of the nice weather and went hiking.

take advantage of 利用某個對象以利己
eg: Hank took advantage of Mary's kindness and broke her heart.

take it back
take control of
take sides
-> support

take up for
grin v. 露齒而笑

bear hug
-> very big/strong hug



//== Chat room ==//

"Now, now," interrupted the activity chairbear

Now, now 小朋友做錯事，大人譴責他們可說Now, now

Now pay attention. 放在命令句的句首，當作提示語來引起別人的注意

My, my
=> Oh my goodness!
=> Oh! My.
=> 表示非常surprise

//== Grammer on the go ==//

"Now, now," interrupted the activity chairbear, trying to take control of the situation.

now, now 用於口語
-> gentle or polite way to show that he/she doesn't accept someone else saying or doing and would like to encourage different kinds of behaviors or response.

eg: "Now, now," said the teacher, "there's no need for any name-calling in the classroom."
eg: "Now, now, children, let's be quiet and find our seats for dinner quickly," said the babysitter.