Pre-reading

Question: Who gives Meri the cake?

Intensive Reading

Meri Mion is from Italy. She is 90 years old. Her birthday is last week. She gets a special cake.

梅里·梅昂来自意大利。她90岁了。她的生日是上周。她收到一个特别的蛋糕。

Meri is 13 years old in World War II. German and US soldiers fight in Italy. It is the end of the war. Meri and her family hide on a farm. US soldiers liberate Italy. Meri’s birthday happens. Her mother bakes a birthday cake for Meri. She leaves the cake on a window. Then the cake disappears. Maybe hungry US soldiers steal the cake.

第二次世界大战时，梅里13岁。德国和美国士兵在意大利打仗。战争即将结束。梅里和她的家人藏在一家农场。美国士兵解放了意大利。梅里的生日到了。她的妈妈为她烤了一个蛋糕。她把蛋糕放在窗户上。然后蛋糕消失了。也许饥饿的美国士兵偷走了蛋糕。

Meri gets a new cake 77 years later. US soldiers give Meri the cake. This event happens in her hometown of Vincenza.

77年后梅里收到了一个新蛋糕。美国士兵送给梅里这个蛋糕。这件事发生在她的家乡维琴察。

Notes:

1. liberate：v 解放，使自由，“解放战争”可以说a war of liberation。

2. disappear：v 消失，反义词是appear，“出现”。

3. hometown：n. 家乡。

Exercise:

请根据文章内容，回答下述问题：

How old is Meri when she loses the cake?