时间:2019-01-03 作者:英语课 分类:英汉幽默故事选读


英语课

  An impoverished 1 graduate student at Clemson University in South Carolina, I was excited when my father informed me that he had bought me a car. Hardly able to contain my enthusiasm, I asked Dad the typical questions: "What kind is it? Does it have a stick shift? Does it have a tape deck?"


  "It's a 1982 Toyota," he replied. "It's a four speed, and, yes, it has a tape deck . " Pleased, I asked what color it was.


  "Well, " he said uncomfortably, " which part?"


Notes:


  (1) impoverished adj.穷困的


  (2) South Carolina 南卡罗莱那(美国州名)


  (3) inform v.告知


  (4) contain v.控制(情绪等)


  (5) enthusiasm n.热情


  (6) typical adj.典型的


  (7) stick shift 手排挡


  (8) tape deck 磁带舱


Exercises:


根据短文判断下列句子正(T)、(F):


  ① The graduate student couldn't afford a car himself.


  ② When his father told him that a car had been bought for him he was excited.


  ③ He controlled his excitement and didn't ask any questions.


  ④ He wanted a car with a stick shift.


  ⑤ He got a second-hand 2 colored car.


122.什么颜色


  作为南卡罗莱那州克莱姆森大学的一个本科生,我囊中羞涩,当我父亲告诉我他为我买了辆车时,我甚是激动。我几乎控制不住我的热情,问了爸爸几个关键问题:“什么车?有没有手排挡?有没有磁带舱?”


  “是1982年产丰田车,”他回答说,“四速,还有,是的,有磁带舱。”我甚是高兴,又问是什么颜色的。


  “哦,”他很不舒服地说,“你指哪一部分?”


练习参考答案:


①T②T③F④T⑤T



adj.穷困的,无力的,用尽了的v.使(某人)贫穷( impoverish的过去式和过去分词 );使(某物)贫瘠或恶化
  • the impoverished areas of the city 这个城市的贫民区
  • They were impoverished by a prolonged spell of unemployment. 他们因长期失业而一贫如洗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
adj.用过的,旧的,二手的
  • I got this book by chance at a second-hand bookshop.我赶巧在一家旧书店里买到这本书。
  • They will put all these second-hand goods up for sale.他们将把这些旧货全部公开出售。
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