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A Precocious Child 一个早熟的小孩 When the door-to-door salesman rang the doorbell of the suburban home, he was taken aback when a 10-year-old boy opened the door smoking a big cigar.
当挨家挨户兜售东西的推销员按了一幢郊区房子的门铃后，他吓了一跳，开门的竟是一位嘴里叼着一根大雪茄的十岁男孩。 The salesman could only stammer out, “Er, is your mother at home?”
推销员结结巴巴地问道“，哦，你妈妈在家吗？” Answered the boy, “What do you think?”
小男孩回答说“，你认为呢？” 英语知识点解说： 1.precocious a. 早熟的；过早的 2.suburb n. 郊区；郊外（通常采用复数形）
suburban a. 郊区的；市郊的
in the suburbs of ... 在 市郊
=on the outskirts of...
例：To me, the suburbs are really boring. I prefer to live in the city.
（就我个人而言，郊区非常无聊，我比较喜欢住在都市。）
My school is located in the suburbs of Taipei.
（我的学校就坐落在台北市郊。） 3.be taken aback 吓了一跳；感到吃惊
例：I was rather taken aback when my dog started talking to me.
（当我的狗开始对我讲话时，我吓了一大跳。） 4.stammer vt. & vi. （因紧张、兴奋）结结巴巴说话
太急燥了，要平心静气
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