JUMBLE SALE  旧杂货的义卖

Jenny在厨房等待Paula从学校放学回来。

Paula  Hello, Jenny.

Jenny  Hi, Paula. What’s that?

Paula  It’s a letter from my teacher. It’s about a jumble sale.

Jenny  What’s a jumble sale?

Paula  We have to take to school old clothes. old toys and games, and then all the parents come and buy them.

parents come and buy them.

Jenny  Oh, a bazaar.

Paula  Yes, that’s right. Can we go and look for some old things now?

Jenny  Sure. Let’s look in the attic first. You know, we used to have bazaars at my school when I was your age.

       （在阁楼）

Paula  We can give away all these board games.

Jenny  What about these jigsaw puzzles?

Paula  Yes, and these dolls.

Jenny  Oh. I used to have a doll just like this when I was a child.

Paula  Did you use to have a dollhouse?

Jenny  No, I never had a dollhouse.

Paula  Neither did I.

Jenny  What ‘s this?

Paula  It’s a hamster. He’s called George. I used to love him so much.

Jenny  He’s cute.

Paula  I’d love to have a real pet. Do you think dad would let me have a real hamster?

Jenny  I don’t know.

Paula  I’ll ask him when he comes home from work.

Jenny  Let me give you some advice: wait until he has had his dinner, and ask for a bigger pet than a hamster first.

Paula  Why? I don’t understand.

Jenny  Well, if you ask for a dog or a cat first, then a hamster won’t seem so big.

Paula  Oh, I see. Good idea!

Jenny  Yes, didn’t you know that I used to be a politician before I was a teacher?

★jumble  n.  (英)废旧杂货廉价拍卖　　　★bazaar n.　市场；　集市　　　　　　　★look for  寻找

★attic  n.  阁楼　　　　　★board game 棋盘游戏（指跳棋、国际象棋等）　　　　★jigsaw puzzle  　拼图玩具　　　★dollhouse　n. 放玩具的小屋子　　　　　★cute  adj.　漂亮的；　可爱的　　　　　★advice  n. 建议　　　　　

★seem  v. 看来好像；似乎　　　★politician  n. 政治家

Jack,Ｐaula, Jenny三个人刚吃完晚饭，正在起居室里聊天。