Lastweek,myfour-year-olddaughter,Sally,wasinvitedtoachildren'sparty.Idecidedtotakeherbytrain.Sallywasveryexcitedbecauseshehadnevertravelledonatrainbefore.Shesatnearthewindowandaskedquestionsabouteverythingshesaw.Suddenly,amiddle-ageladygotonthetrainandsatoppositeSally.'Hello,littlegirl,'shesaid.Sallydidnotanswer,butlookedathercuriously.Theladywasdressedinabluecoatandalarge,funnyhat.Afterthetrainhadleftthestation,theladyopenedherhandbagandtooktoherpowercompact.Shethenbegantomakeupherface.'Whyareyoudoingthat?'Sallyasked.'Tomakemyselfbeautiful,'theladyanswered.Sheputawayhercompactandsmiledkindly.'Butyouarestillugly,'Sallysaid.Sallywasamused,butIwasveryembarrassed!上周,我4岁的女儿萨莉被邀请去参加一个儿童聚会.我决定带她乘火车去.萨莉非常激动,因为她从未乘过火车.她靠车窗坐着,对她所看到的一切都要问个明白.突然,一个中年妇女上了火车,坐在萨莉的对面.“你好,小姑娘,”她说.萨莉没回答,却好奇地看着她.那位妇女穿着一件蓝色的大衣,戴着一顶大而滑稽的帽子.火车开出车站后,那位妇女找开了手提包,拿出了粉盒.然后她开始打扮起来.“你为什么要那样做呢?”萨莉问.“为了把自己打扮漂亮啊,”那位妇女答道.她放好了粉盒,慈祥地微笑着.“可是你仍然难看呀,”萨莉说.萨莉感到很有趣,而我却很尴尬.