Mrs. Watson had a nephew and a niece. They were lovely,nevertheless,they were naughty. But Mrs. Watson never had a negative attitude towards them. And she never neglected their education. She told them nitrogen forms most of the Earth’s air; What’s neutron; the nervous system is the network of nerves in the body. And she told them it was impolite to call back people Negroes. Mrs. Watson always kept neutral when the two children fought. They themselves would negotiate a peace treaty soon. The children nicknamed her “Glasses Aunt” because she wore her glasses all the time. Mrs. Watson was friendly to her neighbors. They greeted each other with a nod. That day, the children spent the afternoon netting butterflies. Mrs. Watson asked them to buy 200 grams net weight of sugar with ten nickels before they went home. A neighbor visited Mrs. Watson. He complained the children made too much noise and damaged his window. Fortunately, the damage was negligible. Mrs. Watson sat on pins and needles. She found the children. The boy was climbing a tree. He was trying to put a bird back into its nest. Glasses Aunt praised their noble deeds, but also she blamed their bad conducts. Neither her nephew nor her niece said anything. Later, the whole neighborhood noticed that the two children acted much better than before.

　　沃森太太有一个侄子和一个侄女。他们很可爱，不过，他们也很淘气。但沃森太太对他们从没有否定的态度。而且她也从来没有忽视对他们的教育。她告诉他们氮是构成地球大气的主要成分;什么是中子;神经的系统是身体的神经网络。并且她还告诉他们称呼黑人“Negroes”是不礼貌的。沃森太太在孩子们打架的时候保持中立。他们自己会很快商议和平协议的。孩子们给她起绰号为“眼镜阿姨”因为她整天戴着眼镜。沃森太太对邻居很友好。他们互相点头打招呼。那天，孩子们以下午都用网捕蝴蝶。沃森太太要他们回家前用10个镍币买200克净重的糖。一个邻居来找沃森太太。他抱怨孩子们弄出太大的喧闹声而且还损坏了他的窗户。幸好，损坏是微不足道的。沃森太太如坐针毡。她找到孩子们。男孩正在爬树。他试图把一只鸟儿放回它的窝去。眼镜阿姨表扬了他们高尚的行为，但同样也批评了他们不好的行为。她的侄儿不说话，她的侄女也不说话。后来，四邻们都发现两个孩子的举止比以往好多了。

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（实习编辑：高奕飞）