大家好，欢迎持续关注可可英语的新栏目—I’m闹挺。今天是本栏目的第二期节目，我们一起来看看一个好男孩儿的故事。

A Good Boy

好男孩

Little Robertaskedhis motherfortwo cents.

小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱。

"What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?"

“昨天给你的钱干什么了？”

"I gave it to a poor old woman," he answered.

“我给了一个可怜的老太婆，”他回答说。

"You're a good boy," said the motherproudly. "Here are two cents more. But whyareyou sointerested inthe old woman?"

“你真是个好孩子，”妈妈骄傲地说。“再给你两分钱。可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢？”

"She is the one who sells the candy."

“她是个卖糖果的。”

知识点讲解：

1.asked his mother for two cents.

ask for最基本的意思是请求，要，在这句话中就是取的这个意思。其实ask for还有其他意思，我们一起来分析一下。

1．request；ask to be given请求；向…要

eg:The workers are asking for an increase in pay．工人在请求增加工资。

2．demand；ask to see要求（见）

eg:Here's a gentleman asking for the manager．这里有位先生要求见经理。

3．run the risk of sth．招惹；自找（麻烦）

eg:He is foolish to behave in that way；he is asking for trouble．他那样做是愚蠢的，是自找麻烦。

2.proudly

proudly在这里是指妈妈的态度，为自己的儿子如此有爱心而感到骄傲。

副词

1.得意扬扬地,夸耀地

She proudly displayed her collection of ornaments.

她得意扬扬地摆列出她的饰品集。

2.傲慢地,自负地

3.堂皇地,壮丽地

3.But why are you so interested in the old woman?

be interested in是指对...感兴趣，可以理解为一个系表结构，有系动词加形容词构成。

eg:I am interested in your products