时间:2018-12-31 作者:英语课 分类:365个英语简短小故事


英语课

It was their first vacation together in years. Meg and Oscar had been running their own jewelry 1 business for years. They made a nice income, but they were busy all the time. They went to one trade show after another, flying throughout the US and often to China and other countries. Their last vacation was at least ten years ago. Recently, Oscar’s doctor said that Oscar’s high blood pressure was going to be the death of him. After questioning Oscar about his eating and exercise habits, he concluded that Oscar was stressing himself out at work. He told Oscar that he needed to stop and smell the roses more often.


“In short,” he said, “I’m writing you a prescription 2 for two weeks of R&R—rest and relaxation 3, immediately. In fact, I want you to take off four weeks a year, and these must be nonworking vacations. No cell phone, no laptop. Do you understand me? In case you don’t, I’m telling Meg, too. You might not listen to me, but you will listen to her.”


Meg canceled all their activities for the two weeks at the end of July. Fortunately, they did not have any flights scheduled. She booked them a nice hotel near Palm Springs. “We’ll catch up on our magazines, newspapers, and TV reruns,” she told Oscar. “We won’t even TALK about work for two weeks, okay? We’ll relax in the pool, get massages 4, and treat ourselves like royalty 5. Got it?”


“Yes, ma’am,” Oscar said, smiling as he saluted 6 her.


The hotel had failed to tell them that it was undergoing renovations. But when it offered everything at half price, Meg and Oscar stayed. The second morning, about 10, Oscar told Meg he was going to take a swim. She told him not to forget his sun block. She went back to sleep. When she woke up at noon, she put on her swim suit and went outside.


She couldn’t stop screaming when she saw Oscar submerged beneath the water. His foot had gotten caught in a suction vent 7 that workers had not covered properly. He had been under water for ten minutes.


A month after the funeral, back home, Meg was going through her mail. The hotel, apparently 8 worried about a lawsuit 9, had sent her an offer to stay there free for a month. The congenial letter suggested that she “Bring a friend!”


 



n.(jewllery)(总称)珠宝
  • The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
  • Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。
n.处方,开药;指示,规定
  • The physician made a prescription against sea- sickness for him.医生给他开了个治晕船的药方。
  • The drug is available on prescription only.这种药只能凭处方购买。
n.松弛,放松;休息;消遣;娱乐
  • The minister has consistently opposed any relaxation in the law.部长一向反对法律上的任何放宽。
  • She listens to classical music for relaxation.她听古典音乐放松。
按摩,推拿( massage的名词复数 )
  • At present the doctor is giving him daily massages to help restore the function of his limbs. 目前医生每天在给他按摩,帮助他恢复腿臂的功能。
  • His father massages his nose and chin. 他爸爸揉了揉鼻子和下巴。
n.皇家,皇族
  • She claims to be descended from royalty.她声称她是皇室后裔。
  • I waited on tables,and even catered to royalty at the Royal Albert Hall.我做过服务生, 甚至在皇家阿伯特大厅侍奉过皇室的人。
v.欢迎,致敬( salute的过去式和过去分词 );赞扬,赞颂
  • The sergeant stood to attention and saluted. 中士立正敬礼。
  • He saluted his friends with a wave of the hand. 他挥手向他的朋友致意。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.通风口,排放口;开衩;vt.表达,发泄
  • He gave vent to his anger by swearing loudly.他高声咒骂以发泄他的愤怒。
  • When the vent became plugged,the engine would stop.当通风口被堵塞时,发动机就会停转。
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
  • An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽,豁然开朗。
  • He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
n.诉讼,控诉
  • They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
  • He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。
学英语单词
account payables
acquired immune deficiency syndromes
adaptive line enhancer
amatea
aneidess
as slick as a whistle
assets revaluation law
Bac Son
balling-iron
bartle freres
base camps
be soaked through
biotite polzenite
boat neck,boat neckline
capital of Swaziland
caprea
cash contract
certificate for cargo gear
Cheremnykhite
church organs
closeout
codon
common polypodies
continuous current electromotor
coralla
dead end clamp
decimate
deterministic case
Dischidia
dodaro
double engine plane
egg-flip
el aabde (el abde)
electron-coupled oscillator
flabellospora irregularis
floating-point indicator
flow-measurement integration
fluorocarbon film
formal calculus
genus Cola
gun-shier
haertel
heading blasting
homilete
hour counter additional intermediate wheel
inner arm
inrolls
interactive graphic
interval contacts
ion strength
ion well
Jamaica sorrel
jobclubs
kid around
lapping switch
lattanzi
Lerrain
lithium dichromate
logged onto
makeup valve
meristem culture
most-favo(u)red reinsurance clause
Mungindi
muscle of incisure of helix
nanoscales
non-propelled craft
ODINSUP
omening
optical mixing phase conjugation
outside butt strap
pervibrator
pilow
pinyin
plane of living
proactive aggression
pustule
quadrature phase subcarrier signal
quasi-proprietary
reacting weight
report of disclaimer of opinion
resident unit
restriction of import
retrosternal
ski club
skyrise
snub
Somasian
sonali
spectrophysics
technical code
Telecom Tower
test-drove
tie-back stub liner
tonic accent
tvga
two-way mixed tricot
ureosmotic animal
Vila Seca
wall paper music
Y network
ye'se