Her 10th Birthday
十歲生日
It was Emily’s 10th birthday. She was 10 years old. She was so happy. “I’m so happy,” she said. “I’m finally 10. Ten is two numbers. Ten is an adult number. Ten is a grown-up number. I’m an adult now. I’m a grown-up. I used to be nine. Nine is a kid number. Nine is for kids. I’m not a kid anymore.” Her sister Irene said, “Of course you’re still a kid. Teenagers are kids. You’re not even a teenager yet. You’re in fifth grade. Fifth grade is for kids. Twelfth grade is for kids, too. When you are 18, you will be in twelfth grade. You will still be a kid. You will be a kid for eight more years.” Emily said, “No, you’re a kid. You’re only seven. Seven is a kid.” Irene said she wasn’t seven. She said she was seven and a half.
這天是艾米麗10歲生日。她這年10歲。她非常高興。她說到:“我太高興了,我終于十歲了。10是兩個(gè)數(shù)字。10是成人的數(shù)字。10是長(zhǎng)大的數(shù)字。我是成年人了。我是大人了。我之前是9歲。9歲是兒童年齡。9歲是頑童年齡。我不再是小孩子了。”她的姐姐艾琳說:“你當(dāng)然還是孩子。青少年還是孩子。你甚至還不到青少年的年紀(jì)。你現(xiàn)在5年級(jí)。兒童才上5年級(jí)。12年級(jí)的學(xué)生也是孩子。當(dāng)你18歲時(shí)你還在12年級(jí)。你依舊是個(gè)孩子。你還要再當(dāng)8年多的孩子。”艾米麗說:“不,你是孩子,你只有7歲。7歲也是孩子。”艾琳說她不是7歲。她說她已經(jīng)7歲半了。
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