Lucy always wanted to become a teacher, because she liked children.

露西一直想成為一名教師，因為她喜歡孩子。

When she was twenty-one years old, she began teaching in a small school.

當她21歲時，她開始在一所小學校教書。

She was a good teacher, and she laughed a lot with the children in her class.

她是一個好老師，她和班里的孩子們在一起都會笑的很開心。

They enjoyed her teaching. 他們喜歡上她的課。

One day, one of the girls in her class asked her, “Why does a man's hair become grey before his beard does?”

一天，班里的一個女孩兒問她，“為什么男人的頭發(fā)比胡子先變白?”

Lucy laughed and answered: “I don't know, Helen.”

露西笑著回答：“我不知道，海倫?！?/p>

Then one of the boys said, “I know! Men's hair becomes grey first because it's sixteen years older than their beard.” 

接著其中一個男生說，“我知道！男人的頭發(fā)先變白，因為它比他們的胡子老16歲?！?/p>