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M: You know, Ben's given up making those terrible faces he used to make.
男：你知道的，本已經(jīng)放棄做他以前常常做的可怕的鬼臉了。
The other day, he came home from school almost in tears.
有一天他從學(xué)校回家，眼里含著淚。
His teacher said if he went on like that, his face would get stuck when the winds changed.
他的老師說，如果他繼續(xù)那樣做，他的臉會在風(fēng)向改變的時候僵住。
W: And he believed her?
女：他相信她了嗎？
M: Yeah, he's only a little boy. Don't you remember all those things we used to believe when we were little?
男：是的，他只是個小男孩。你還記得我們小時候常常相信的那些事情嗎？
I remember my aunt Mary used to say if you swallow a cherrystone, a tree would grow out of your mouth.
我記得我的嬸嬸瑪麗過去常常說，如果你吞下了一個小蛤蜊，你的嘴里會長出一棵樹。
And I'm still terrified today, sort of subconsciously. You know, if I swallow one by mistake...
我直到今天都會下意識地有點害怕。你知道的，如果我誤吞了一個...
W: Yeah, I suppose you're right.
女：是的，我想你是對的。
The one that used to get me was that swans could break your leg when they blow of the wing.
過去常常騙到我的說法是，天鵝可以在它們扇動翅膀的時候打斷你的腿。
M: They can, can't they? I always thought they could.
男：它們可以吧，不是嗎？我一直以為它們可以。
W: No, they are not that strong. But there's another one even more terrifying.
女：不，它們力氣沒那么大。但是還有一個更可怕的。
That is, if you put a post stamp on upside down, you will go to prison.
那就是，如果你把一張郵票上下貼反的話，你就會坐牢。
M: No, never heard of that. But my grandmother was a terror for that kind of thing.
男：沒有，我從沒有聽說過這個。但是我的祖母經(jīng)常說那種恐怖的話。
For example, she would say, you will get a spot on your tongue if you tell a lie.
比如，她會說，如果你撒謊的話，舌頭上就會有斑點。
If you eat stale bread, your hair will curl.
如果你吃了不新鮮的面包的話，你的頭發(fā)就會變卷。
And here's one more. We went on a camping trip once in Italy,
還有一個。我們曾經(jīng)在意大利露營，
and my wife spent the whole time worrying about bats getting into her hair.
我的妻子一直在擔(dān)心蝙蝠飛到她的頭發(fā)里。
She said her grandmother reckoned you had to shave your head to get it out. My wife was really terrified.
她說她的祖母認(rèn)為，你必須要剃光你的頭發(fā)才能把它弄出來。我的妻子真的很害怕。
W: Silly, isn't it? But that's how some parents try to keep their kids from doing the wrong thing or getting into trouble.
女：很傻，不是嗎？但是這就是一些家長嘗試不讓他們的孩子做錯事或陷入麻煩的方法。
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
請根據(jù)你剛剛聽到的對話回答問題12至問題15。
Question 12: What does the man say about Ben?
問題12：關(guān)于本，男士提到了什么？
Question 13: What did aunt Marry used to do when the man was a child?
問題13： 在男士還是一個孩子的時候，瑪麗嬸嬸常常做什么？
Question 14: What does the woman believe swans could do?
問題14： 女士認(rèn)為天鵝可以做什么？
Question 15: What did the grandmother of the man's wife say?
問題15： 男士妻子的祖母說了什么？
