时间:2019-01-16 作者:英语课 分类:365个英语简短小故事


英语课

Simon, a college grad, always pointed 1 out the errors in his brother Brevyn's emails. "When are you going to stop confusing 'its' with 'it's'?" he often asked. Brevyn, a high school grad, said that nobody ever noticed anyway.


Brevyn knew that Simon was “book smart,” but he didn't think Simon was very “street smart.” Years ago, Simon had bought stereo 2 speakers from a street vendor 3. When he arrived home, he called Brevyn over to help him set up the speakers. Simon was excited because he had gotten the speakers at half price. The brand new speaker boxes said Panasonic, Model No. A-682ST, Made in Japan, etc.


But Simon was disappointed and angry when he discovered that the boxes contained only old magazines. Brevyn was amused. “Did you get a receipt 4?” Brevyn asked. “Did you ask the guy about his return policy? Did he tell you where his 'store' is going to be tomorrow?”


Brevyn visited Simon to show him the new tires he had just put on his Honda Accord 5. While they were talking in Simon's living room, Simon showed Brevyn an air pump he had recently purchased. “If your new tires ever go low, you can pump them up super-fast with this. It pumps air into the tire on the downstroke and the upstroke.”


Brevyn said, “You must be kidding. I’ve never heard of a pump that pumps air on the upstroke.” Brevyn tried out the pump. “There’s no air coming out of here on the upstroke,” he told Simon.


“Of course there is. Read the label on the pump.”


Brevyn read the label. “Ha! Listen to this: ‘High volume air flow on both up and down strokes 6.’ The air ‘flows,’ all right, but it flows in on the upstroke, not out. The label writer tricked you, Mr. English Major. What have you got to say for yourself?”


"Let’s go outside," Simon said. "Maybe I can find a small nail in one of your new tires."


 



adj.尖的,直截了当的
  • He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
  • She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
adj.有立体视觉的,立体声的;n.固定形象,立体声
  • She had the stereo on at full blast.她把立体声音响开到了最大音量。
  • This program is being broadcast in stereo.这个节目正用立体声播放。
n.卖主;小贩
  • She looked at the vendor who cheated her the other day with distaste.她厌恶地望着那个前几天曾经欺骗过她的小贩。
  • He must inform the vendor immediately.他必须立即通知卖方。
n.收据,收条;收到,接到
  • We are in receipt of your letter of the 10th.我们收到了您十日的来函。
  • I asked for a receipt.我要一张收据。
vt.给予(欢迎、称颂等) vi./n.符合,一致
  • Most people are in accord with their desire for peace.在渴望和平这一点上,大多数人都是一致的。
  • The hearts of our people accord with those of yours.我们两国人民心心相印。
中风; a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.; (游泳或划船的)划( stroke的名词复数 ); 中风; (打、击等的)一下; (成功的)举动
  • Apply the paint thickly in even strokes. 涂颜料要厚,笔画要匀。
  • To improve your tennis strokes you try using a different grip. 为了提高你网球的击球法,你试试用另一种握拍方法。
学英语单词
'Aqarqūf
a hostage to time
abrasive
acini di pepe
act as a brake on
actias heterogyna subaurea
androgynous docking system
arcus trachealis anterior
arizonas
athrob
auricula complexa
automatic color control circuit
Bailundo
Bera, Tasek
blended data
buoyant equilibrium
butcheresses
categorially
cinflumide
Cissampelopsis erythrochaeta
claircognizants
coelorinchus sheni
common logical address space
condescend
diffuse calcinosis
distribution tower
double limit
ecto-PK
Elaeophoriasis
eminelntia
equivalent price
F-6-P
found
front side support
garrigues
gatchwork
genual fissure
glycyphana gracilis
hair and hide
health-system
hippie
honest-to-goodness
hoofpick
humidious
hydatopyrogenic
inertial positioning
interpretation of statutory language
invert on zero
iridectomize
laundry room
light casting
low paper indicator
low signal-noise ratio
MacLeod equation
Markoye
Martini, Simone
merchant's capital
mickey
military thematic map
monophonc
near-critical
net withdrawal of bank notes
nominal profit
non-stop distance
nowakowskiella elegans
olrs
oratorium
pau-
physiological dryness
plethodontid salamanders
Rambotham's hoos
Rami capsulae internae
rapidity of changeover
reichsteins
representative payment
resist-dyed
rigation
shaft-base system
shear layer
shoeless
shotgun wounds
sleepas
sporular
ST_moving-up-or-down_hanging-and-suspending
stamp hinges
Steamworks
suffields
suingly
sweep duty factor
symballophone
tanno-
throttle control
top-strand
trimoprostil
triplet exciting
under-kingdom
upper-air current
volume cost
waddlingly
warm cyclone
wear rating
worthless gangue