1. After Sandy had left for school, Jane Finch sat down in peace and quiet to drink her coffee.
    桑迪离家上学后，简·芬奇平静地坐下来喝咖啡。

2. "You know I like loud, weird music. Anyway , you're right. We need to have a talk with Sandy," agreed Jane.
    "你知道我喜欢声音大而怪的音乐。不管怎么说，你还是说得对，我们需要和桑迪谈谈，" 简赞同道。

3. As Jane Finch drove to work, she thought about her children, Sandy and Bill.
    去上班的路上，简·芬奇一面开着车，一面想着她的孩子桑迪和比尔。

4. "Sandy is beginning to mature ," she thought.
    "桑迪开始成熟了，" 她想。

5. At school, Sandy often went to the library with her best friend, Autumn, who came to America from Japan.
    在学校，桑迪经常和她的知心朋友秋去图书馆。秋是从日本来美国的。

6. Autumn's parents made her study on Saturday nights but Sandy didn't tell her parents.
    而秋的父母强迫秋星期六晚上也学习。这一点，桑迪没有告诉自己的父母。

7. An only child, Autumn liked hearing about Sandy's brother.
    秋喜欢听桑迪哥哥的事情，因为她家就她一个独生女。

8. After seeing Jackson, Autumn usually shared his jokes with Sandy.
    见过杰克逊后，秋通常都要把他说的笑话讲给桑迪听。

9. "What's the matter, Autumn?" asked Sandy.
    "怎么啦，秋？" 桑迪问。

10. "I understand," said Sandy, "but you're lucky. At least you have a boyfriend."
    "我理解，"桑迪说道。"你还是很幸运，至少你有个男朋友。"