【有声英语文学名著】CHAPTER FOUR（16）
时间：2018-12-31 作者：英语课 分类：有声英语文学名著
英语课
Rattling 1 on like a . . . mad old cow. I‘m sorry, I‘m tired, bad day, and I‘m sorry for being so . . . boring.‘
You‘re not that boring.‘
I am, Dex. God, I swear, I bore myself.‘
Well you don‘t bore me.‘ He took her hand in his. You could never bore me. You‘re one in a million, Em.‘
I‘m not even one in three.‘
He kicked her foot with his. Em?‘
What?‘
Just take it, will you? Just shut up and take it.‘
They regarded each other for a moment. He lay down once more, and after a moment she followed and jumped a little when she found out that he had slid his arm beneath her shoulders. There was a self-conscious moment of mutual 2 discomfort 3 before she turned onto her side and curled towards him. Tightening 4 his arm around her, he spoke 5 into the top of her head.
You know what I can‘t understand? You have all these people telling you all the time how great you are, smart and funny and talented and all that, I mean endlessly, I‘ve been telling you for years. So why don‘t you believe it? Why do you think people say that stuff, Em? Do you think it‘s a conspiracy 6, people secretly ganging up to be nice about you?‘
She pressed her head against his shoulder to make him stop or else she felt she might cry. You‘re nice. But I should go.‘
No, stay a bit longer. We‘ll get another bottle.‘
Isn‘t Naomi waiting for you somewhere? Her little mouth crammed 7 full of drugs like a little druggy hamster.‘ She puffed 8 out her cheeks and Dexter laughed, and she began to feel a little better.
They stayed there for a while, then walked down to the off-licence and back up the hill to see the sun set over the city, drinking wine and eating nothing but a large bag of expensive crisps. Strange animal cries could be heard from Regents Park Zoo, and finally they were the last people on the hill.
I should get home,‘ she said, standing 9 woozily.
You could stay at mine if you wanted.‘
She thought of the journey home, the Northern Line, the top deck of the N38 bus, then the long perilous 10 walk to the flat that smelt 11 unaccountably of fried onions. When she finally got home the central heating would probably be on and Tilly Killick would be there with her dressing-gown hanging open, clinging to the radiators 12 like a gecko and eating pesto out of the jar. There would be teeth marks in the Irish Cheddar and thirty something on TV, and she didn‘t want to go.
You‘re not that boring.‘
I am, Dex. God, I swear, I bore myself.‘
Well you don‘t bore me.‘ He took her hand in his. You could never bore me. You‘re one in a million, Em.‘
I‘m not even one in three.‘
He kicked her foot with his. Em?‘
What?‘
Just take it, will you? Just shut up and take it.‘
They regarded each other for a moment. He lay down once more, and after a moment she followed and jumped a little when she found out that he had slid his arm beneath her shoulders. There was a self-conscious moment of mutual 2 discomfort 3 before she turned onto her side and curled towards him. Tightening 4 his arm around her, he spoke 5 into the top of her head.
You know what I can‘t understand? You have all these people telling you all the time how great you are, smart and funny and talented and all that, I mean endlessly, I‘ve been telling you for years. So why don‘t you believe it? Why do you think people say that stuff, Em? Do you think it‘s a conspiracy 6, people secretly ganging up to be nice about you?‘
She pressed her head against his shoulder to make him stop or else she felt she might cry. You‘re nice. But I should go.‘
No, stay a bit longer. We‘ll get another bottle.‘
Isn‘t Naomi waiting for you somewhere? Her little mouth crammed 7 full of drugs like a little druggy hamster.‘ She puffed 8 out her cheeks and Dexter laughed, and she began to feel a little better.
They stayed there for a while, then walked down to the off-licence and back up the hill to see the sun set over the city, drinking wine and eating nothing but a large bag of expensive crisps. Strange animal cries could be heard from Regents Park Zoo, and finally they were the last people on the hill.
I should get home,‘ she said, standing 9 woozily.
You could stay at mine if you wanted.‘
She thought of the journey home, the Northern Line, the top deck of the N38 bus, then the long perilous 10 walk to the flat that smelt 11 unaccountably of fried onions. When she finally got home the central heating would probably be on and Tilly Killick would be there with her dressing-gown hanging open, clinging to the radiators 12 like a gecko and eating pesto out of the jar. There would be teeth marks in the Irish Cheddar and thirty something on TV, and she didn‘t want to go.
adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的
- We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
- Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。
n.不舒服，不安，难过，困难，不方便
- One has to bear a little discomfort while travelling.旅行中总要忍受一点不便。
- She turned red with discomfort when the teacher spoke.老师讲话时她不好意思地红着脸。
上紧，固定，紧密
- Make sure the washer is firmly seated before tightening the pipe. 旋紧水管之前，检查一下洗衣机是否已牢牢地固定在底座上了。
- It needs tightening up a little. 它还需要再收紧些。
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
n.阴谋，密谋，共谋
- The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
- He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。
adj.塞满的，挤满的；大口地吃；快速贪婪地吃v.把…塞满；填入；临时抱佛脚( cram的过去式)
- He crammed eight people into his car. 他往他的车里硬塞进八个人。
- All the shelves were crammed with books. 所有的架子上都堆满了书。
adj.疏松的v.使喷出( puff的过去式和过去分词 )；喷着汽（或烟）移动；吹嘘；吹捧
- He lit a cigarette and puffed at it furiously. 他点燃了一支香烟，狂吸了几口。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He felt grown-up, puffed up with self-importance. 他觉得长大了，便自以为了不起。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
- After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
- They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
adj.危险的，冒险的
- The journey through the jungle was perilous.穿过丛林的旅行充满了危险。
- We have been carried in safety through a perilous crisis.历经一连串危机，我们如今已安然无恙。
v.熔解，熔炼；n.银白鱼，胡瓜鱼
- Tin is a comparatively easy metal to smelt.锡是比较容易熔化的金属。
- Darby was looking for a way to improve iron when he hit upon the idea of smelting it with coke instead of charcoal.达比一直在寻找改善铁质的方法，他猛然想到可以不用木炭熔炼，而改用焦炭。