原版英语小短文 107. A Second Job
时间：2019-01-02 作者：英语课 分类：原版英语小短文
"We are running out of money," Dad said. "I must find another job." Mom was a teacher. Dad was a teacher. They had four children. The baby had a rare 1 disease 2. She was always sick. They had to take her to the doctor often. The doctor was expensive. But he took good care of the baby. He said she would be healthy in a few years. But Dad owed 3 the doctor a lot of money. He looked in the paper for another job. He asked his friends about another job. Finally he found another job. He became a taxi driver. After he taught school, he ate dinner. Then he went to the taxi company. He drove 4 the taxi to the airport. He picked up people at the airport. He dropped off people at the airport. Some people gave him big tips 5. Some people gave him small tips. Some people gave him no tips. He drove the taxi for eight hours. Then he went home. He was tired. He went straight to sleep. Every night he had a dream. Every night it was the same dream. Every night he dreamed about money. Every night the money was on fire.
- It is rare to see a man over 160 years old.很少见到一个人能活到160岁。
- The zoo has a lot of rare animals in it.这个动物园有许多珍奇的动物。
- The doctors are trying to stamp out the disease.医生正在尽力消灭这种疾病。
- He fought against the disease for a long time.他同疾病做了长时间的斗争。
- I'd completely forgotten about the money he owed me. 我完全记不得他欠我的钱了。
- He gave me a lot of help.I owed much to him. 他给我许多帮助，我非常感激他。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He drove at a speed of sixty miles per hour.他以每小时60英里的速度开车。
- They drove foreign goods out of the market.他们把外国货驱逐出市场。