时间:2019-01-03 作者:英语课 分类:英汉幽默故事选读


英语课


  My infant daughter began crying as I drove home from the store, and since she was harnessed to her safety seat in the back, I couldn't console her. Stopping for a red light, I turned around and waved my hands, calling her name to distract her. I gave her my biggest smile and blew her a kiss. The sound of a horn from the car behind us prompted me to look up. The young man at the wheel was smiling broadly .He waved and then blew me a kiss.



Notes:



  (1) harness (to)v.系于;绑于He is harnessed to his job. 他工作脱不开身。



  (2) console v.给予安慰或同情



  (3) distract v.转移注意力;使分心



  (4) prompt v.驱使



  (5) the man at the wheel驾驶员



  (6) broadly adv.咧嘴地



Exercises:



根据短文填空:



  ① My infant daughter began_____ as I drove home from the store.



  ② And since she was harnessed_____ her safety seat in the back, I couldn't console her.



  ③ Stopping _____a red light, I turned around and waved my hands, calling her name to distract her.



  ④ I gave her my biggest smile and her a kiss.



  ⑤ The young man _____the wheel was smiling broadly.



71.驾车的小伙子



  从商场开车回家的路上,我的小宝贝女儿开始哭闹起来。由于她被套在后面的安全座里,所以我无法安慰她。红灯停车的时候,我转过身来,对她摆手,叫她的名字来引她。我给她以满脸笑容,并给她一个飞吻。从我们车后传来的喇叭声立刻使我抬头望去。驾车的小伙子正对我咧着大嘴笑。他向我摆手并给了我一个飞吻。



练习参考答案:



① crying ② to ③ for ④ blew ⑤ at



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