124 Don't Be a Lazybones  p.355

Daisy and Herbie are chatting.

（D=Daisy； H=Herbie）

D： How come you were late for school again this morning， Herbie？ Didn't you just buy a lazybones Alarm Clock？

H： Yes， I did.

D： Did you forget to set it？

H： No， I didn't.

D： Didn't it wake you up？

H： It sure did.

D： So what happened？

H： I had a hard time switching the alarm off， so I gave up.

D： What do you mean you gave up？

H： I threw it out the window and went back to sleep.

be on the ball 留心

Herbie is short for Herbert.

bashful = shy

junk food 无营养食物

Rita called me last night and had a pleasent chat.

chatterbox 唠叨的人

thorny

Fish are bony. 多刺

This rose have too many prickers.

skinny， bony 人皮包骨的

triangle love 三角恋爱

Are you ready to go on picnic？ Yes， I am all set.

Get ready， get set， go. 各就各位，预备，go

woke woken， waked waked

chirping 鸟叫声

barking 狗叫

I had a hard time （in） interpreting for Peter.  or trouble， difficulty

to throw up 呕吐