词汇
distressed adj. 痛苦的;忧虑的;贫困的;受损的 v. 使痛苦;使紧张;使困苦(distress的过去分词)
mark n. 标志;马克;符号;痕迹;分数
scold v. 责骂,训斥;批评
coax vt. 哄;哄诱;慢慢将…弄好 vi. 哄骗;劝诱
dime n. (美国、加拿大的)十分硬币;少量的钱;小东西
hesitation n. 犹豫
复述
Rollo had a such poor marks in his school work, so his mother was distressed about that .
his mother scolded ,coaxed him ,even promised him a dime if he could do better .
one day ,rollo shouted to his mother that he got a hundred .
his mother asked what did he got a hundred in .
he told his mother he got reading forty and writing sixty .