(Daniel speaks to himself.)

Daniel: That's great! We made 20 minutes earlier.

Mom: Good thing, we took a taxi.

Daniel: Mom, you are the best!

Mom: Hey, look there. It is an advertisement of the piano training class on the billboard. The place is not far from our home.

Daniel: Mom, come on. What are you thinking about?

Mom: Your sister is in high school now; no one plays the piano at home.

Daniel: Don't tell me you want me to do that?

Mom: Why? Why not! The piano is right there.

Daniel: But I don't like playing the piano. And the homework keeps me busy enough.

Mom: Anyway, I will have a look at the piano class after work by myself.

Daniel: How depressed!

（丹尼尔自言自语。）

丹尼尔：太好了！我们早到了20分钟。

妈妈：是啊，幸好我们搭了出租车。

丹尼尔：妈妈，你最棒了！

妈妈：喂，看那里。广告牌上有个钢琴培训班的广告。那个地方离我们家不远。

丹尼尔：妈妈，求你了。你又在想什么呢？

妈妈：你姐姐现在读高中了，家里的钢琴没人弹了。

丹尼尔：不要告诉我你想让我弹。

妈妈：为什么不呢？钢琴就摆在那里呢。

丹尼尔：但是我不喜欢弹钢琴。并且家庭作业已经够我忙了。

妈妈：不管怎样，下班后，我会自己先去看一下那个钢琴培训班。

丹尼尔：真郁闷。

Daniel: Mom always wants me to take different training classes. These days she says I should learn to play the piano. That's really a disaster for me. The homework already keeps me busy enough. My poor little spare time! I am just a little boy!

speak to oneself 自言自语

advertisement n.　广告

piano n. 钢琴

training n. 训练

billboard n. 广告牌

be far from 远离

think about 考虑

play the piano 弹钢琴

busy adj. 忙碌的

depressed adj. 沮丧的

myself 我自己

yourself 你自己

himself/herself/itself 他/她/它自己

Ourselves 我们自己

Yourselves 你们自己

themselves 他们自己

1.反身代词在句子中主要作宾语

Enjoy yourselves! 玩得开心！

Let me introduce myself. 让我来自我介绍一下。

She speaks to herself. 她自言自语。

They teach themselves. 他们自学。

2.反身代词还可以用在一些固定短语中

(1)by oneself 独自一人，自己（没别人帮助）

I can do it by myself. 我能自己做。

He lives by himself. 他一个人住。

(2)for oneself 替自己，为自己

She cooks for herself. 她自己做饭。

I can buy food for myself. 我能为自己买食物。

You can decide for yourself. 你可以自己做决定。

两人一组，一方朗诵下面的中文句子，另一方挑选出合适的翻译。

1．他只考虑他自己。

2．我过去总把自己当作一个大人。

3．丹尼尔自言自语。

4．请注意你自己的行为！

5．丹尼尔可以自己弹钢琴吗？

1．Please behave yourself!

2．Can Daniel play the piano by himself?

3．Daniel speaks to himself.

4．He only thinks about himself.

5．I always thought of myself as an adult.