练习方法：先不看文本听3遍以上，尽量听清每个发音，然后将故事听写出来，可以发到我们电台社区的贴吧作为作业。接着看文本，改正听写的错误，并弄懂每句话，每个词。然后不看文本同步跟读，直到能流利朗读并完全理解，最后用自己的话将故事复述出来。

4. The ugly sister 丑妹妹

Lisa grew up in a huge family. She had six older sisters. All of them were very beautiful. This made Lisa feel very bad. She knew she looked nothing like them. Lisa had even heard people say she was the ugly sister.

丽萨成长在一个大家庭，她有六个姐姐。她们都非常漂亮，这使丽萨很难过。她知道自己一点也比不上她们，她甚至听到别人说她是那个“丑妹妹”

As teens the girls spent every weekend out on dates. Lisa always stayed home alone. Her sisters spent their days combing their hair and putting on makeup. Lisa spent her days reading and studying. Her sisters laughed at her a lot.

年轻时，她的姐姐们每个周末都出去约会。丽萨总是一个人呆在家。她的姐姐们整天都在梳头化妆，但是丽萨却把时间用来读书和学习。她的姐姐们经常嘲笑她

As adults, all her sisters got married young. They all had handsome husbands with no brains or jobs. Lisa went to college. She became a rich scientist and traveled the world. She was the one laughing now.

成年后，她的姐姐们都很早结婚了，她们的老公都是没脑子没工作的帅哥。丽萨去上了大学，后来成了一位科学家并且环游了世界。她才是笑到最后的人。