Warm-up Question: What kind of job do people expect you to have in the future?
Everyone expected Jane to be a lady-in-waiting, but Jane wanted to be a knight. Every day, she saw the knights practicing their fighting.
Jane told her mother about her wish, but she didn’t agree. “You could be a lady-in-waiting to the Queen, like me!” Jane’s mother said. She told her father, but he said, “Only boys can become knights.” She told the King, but he didn’t listen. She told the Prince. He just laughed.
Jane told the knights. They put armor on her and put her on a straw horse. They laughed until they saw Jane cry. They weren’t trying to be mean.
读之前想想看：身边的人期望你未来从事什么样的工作？
人们都预期 Jane 会成为王后的侍从，但 Jane 想成为一名骑士。她每天都会去观摩骑士们的战斗训练。
Jane 告诉妈妈她的愿望，但她并不赞同。Jane 的妈妈说：「妳可以跟我一样成为王后的侍从！」她告诉爸爸，爸爸却说：「只有男生能成为骑士。」她告诉国王，但国王不听。她告诉王子，王子也只是笑了笑。
Jane 告诉骑士们，他们给她穿上盔甲并将她放在一匹稻草马上。他们不停地笑，直到看到 Jane 哭了。他们并不是恶意地取笑她。
1. expect (v.)期待；预计
Wendy didn’t expect to see her old friend at the restaurant.
Wendy 没有预料到会在餐厅遇到她的老朋友。
2. wish (n.)愿望
Rebecca’s wish is to visit all the Disney parks in the world. She really loves them.
Rebecca 的愿望是游览世界上所有的迪斯尼乐园，她非常喜欢它们。
3. prince (n.)王子
Prince Charles became king of England after Queen Elizabeth II died.
女王伊丽莎白二世过世后，查尔斯王子成为了英格兰国王。
4. straw (n.)稻草
On this farm, the horses sleep on beds of straw.
在这座农场里，马儿们睡在稻草铺成的床上。
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