88.He Lowered Her chair Six Inches
时间：2019-01-03 作者：英语课 分类：英汉幽默故事选读
While on vacation in San Francisco, my sister developed a toothache. The hotel desk clerk recommended a dentist. Susan, who dislikes heights, was horrified 1 to discover that she was located on the 14th floor of a skyscraper 2, with two of the office walls made entirely 3 of glass.
Susan was sitting rigidly 4 in the examination chair, clutching its sides, when the dentist came in. "Are you always this nervous?" he asked.
揑t' s just that I 'm not used to being up this high," Susan replied, eyes closed.
"Oh, I'm sorry," he said. Then he lowered her chair six inches.
Notes:
(1) San Francisco 旧金山
(2) develop v.发病
(3) recommend v.推荐
(4) horrified adj.惊恐的
(5) be located位于
(6) skyscraper n.摩天大楼
(7) rigidly adv.僵硬地
(8) clutch v.紧抓；紧握
(9) be used to习惯于
Exercises:
根据短文填空：
① While _____vacation in San Francisco, my sister developed a toothache.
② The hotel desk clerk _____a dentist.
③ Susan, who dislikes heights, was horrified to discover that he was_____ on the 14th floor of a skyscraper, with two of the office walls made _____of glass.
④ Susan was sitting _____in the examination chair, clutching its sides, when the dentist came in.
⑤ "It' s just that I'm not used to being up this high "Susan replied, eyes_____ .
88.他把她的椅子降低了6寸
在旧金山度假期间，我妹妹得了牙痛。宾馆接待员向她推荐了一名牙医。苏珊有恐高症，她惊恐地发现他的诊所位于摩天大楼的14层上，办公室有两面墙壁全用玻璃制成。
苏珊僵硬地坐在候诊椅里，紧紧地抓住两边的扶手，这时牙医进来了。“你总是这么紧张吗？”他问。
“这只是因为我不习惯这种高度。”苏珊回答，眼睛紧闭。
“哦，对不起，”他说。然后他把她的椅子降低了6寸。
练习参考答案：
① on ② recommended ③ located ④ rigidly ⑤ closed
- The whole country was horrified by the killings. 全国都对这些凶杀案感到大为震惊。
- We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons. 地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。
- The skyscraper towers into the clouds.那幢摩天大楼高耸入云。
- The skyscraper was wrapped in fog.摩天楼为雾所笼罩。
- The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
- His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。