Last summer my family and I went to the beach for a 1)camping trip. When we arrived at the 2)campground, all my cousins, aunts, uncles, and even my grandparents were there. After we got the tent 3)set up, the adults started to make dinner. All of the kids went down to the river.

When we arrived, there were some older kids throwing rocks in the river, so we decided to go 4)downriver a little. As we turned around to leave, my little ten-year-old cousin was already 5)having a blast. He was 6)yelling and throwing rocks in the river. My cousin has a speech problem, so he speaks in a kind of funny way.

As we were walking away, the older kids started laughing at my cousin. They were teasing him and making fun of how he talks. At first he started to get really upset, but then he turned around and asked them why they were laughing. They told him that he talked stupidly. Then he asked them, “What, haven’t you ever heard a French accent before?”

They just stood there for a minute with 7)dumb looks on their faces and finally just walked away.

法国口音

去年夏天，我和家人到河边露营。我们到达营地的时候，我的表亲、姑姨、叔父、甚至祖父母早已到了。帐篷支起来后，大人们开始弄饭吃，小孩们则到河边去。

我们走到河边时，有些大孩子正朝河中扔石头，所以我们顺着河流往下走。正当我们转身走开的时候，我那十岁的表弟已在开心地玩起来了。他一边嚷嚷着一边往河里扔石头。表弟的口音有些问题，他说话的方式比较怪。

我们走开时，那些大孩子开始嘲笑起表弟来。他们拿他说的话揶揄取笑。一开始表弟感到很不是滋味，然后他转身问他们笑什么。他们说因为他讲话的方式很蠢。而他反问他们：“怎么，难道你们以前从没听过法国口音吗？”

他们的表情傻住了，呆呆地站了好一会，最后只好走掉了。

1) camping [5kAmpiN] n. 露营，野营

2) campground [5kAmp-graund] n. 营地

3) set up 竖起，立起

4) downriver [5daun-rivEr] adv. 向下游

5) have a blast 玩得很高兴

6) yell [5jel] v. 喊叫

7) dumb [dQm] a. 哑的，不能说话的