英语大赢家 上册 158.Topic 2报亭轶事 Anecdotes of the Newsstand
时间：2018-12-31 作者：英语课 分类：英语大赢家上册
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May: Come back. You haven't paid yet.
Boss: May, just let him go.
May: But he took some newspaper away without paying.
Boss: I know.
May: Why? You make me confused.
Boss: He lives nearby and he would just glance at the newspaper headlines, read the political sections and return them later.
May: Why does he have such a privilege?
Boss: He used to be a hero during the war time and everyone respect him.
May: I see. Does he live by himself?
Boss: Yes, he has no children and his wife passed away when he was in the battle.
May: He must be lonely?
Boss: I bet. But he is always busy telling the children stories.
May: How respectable 1!
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阿美：请回来。你还没有付钱呢？
老板：阿美，让他走吧。
阿美：但是他没有付钱就把报纸拿走了。
老板：我知道。
阿美：为什么？你把我弄糊涂了。
老板：他住在附近，他只是浏览一下报纸的大标题，等一下就会把报纸还回来的。
阿美：为什么他有这种特权呢？
老板：战争时期他曾经是个英雄，这里的人都尊敬他。
阿美：知道了，他一个人住吗？
老板：是的，他没有孩子，他的妻子也在战争时期去世了。
阿美：他一定很孤独了？
老板：我猜是的。但是他总是忙着给孩子们讲故事。
阿美：真是可敬！
n.品格高尚的人；adj.值得尊重的，人格高尚的，不少的
- She seems respectable enough.她看上去挺体面的。
- His savings were just enough to pay for a respectable funeral.他的存款刚好够办一个体面的葬礼。