Nicole has a new set of drums. She likes playing the drums. She practices playing the drums all the time.
Her parents tell her, "Nicole, we are happy that you like the drums, but you can't play the drums all the time. There are other people in the apartment. There are other people in the building. There are other people in the neighborhood. And they all want to sleep sometimes!
Nicole listens to them. She says she understands, but she doesn't stop doing it. She practices playing the drums all the time!
Her parents complain, her sister complains, the neighbors complain. Even the cat complains!
"Ok, ok!" Nicole says, "I will be a good girl. I will do it more quietly."
But this doesn't help much. No one can work, no one can rest, and no one can sleep.
One day Nicole comes home and sees her parents and her sister in the living room. She sees new things: a guitar, a trumpet, and a piano. Nicole is very surprised! "Wow!" she says, "What is this?"
"Well," her father answers, "we see that we can't beat you, so we decide to join you!"
THE END
【关键词】
1、a set of （phr.）一套
2、drum （n.） 鼓
3、practice （vt.）练习
4、apartment （n.） 公寓
5、neighborhood （n.） 邻近
6、complain （vi.） 抱怨
7、guitar （n.） 吉他
8、trumpet （n.） 小号
9、piano {n.} 钢琴
10、beat （vt.） 打败
【译文】妮可的鼓
妮可有一套新的鼓。她喜欢打鼓。她一直练习打鼓。
她的父母告诉她，“妮可，我们很高兴你喜欢鼓，但你不能一直打鼓。公寓里还有其他人。这栋楼里还有其他人。附近还有其他人。其他人有时想睡觉！“
妮可听他们说话。她说她理解，但她并没有停止打鼓。她一直练习打鼓！
父母抱怨，姐姐抱怨，邻居抱怨。就连她的猫都抱怨！
“好吧，好吧！”妮可说，“我要做一个乖宝宝。我打鼓会再轻一些。”
但这没有多大帮助。大家无法工作，大家无法休息，大家无法睡觉。
有一天，妮可回家，看到父母和姐姐在起居室里。她看到了新的东西：吉他、小号和钢琴。妮可非常惊讶！ “哇！”她说，“这是咋回事？”
“好吧，”她的父亲回答说，“看来我们惹不起你，所以我们决定加入你！”
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