365个英语简短小故事-264. The Man Who Loved Women
时间：2019-01-10 作者：英语课 分类：365个英语简短小故事
Grady was rich, but he was 78 and on his deathbed. No amount of money—or love—could save him now.
In his youth, Grady had been a major skirt-chaser. No woman was safe from his charm 1. He used to juggle 2 three or four girlfriends at a time.
He’d often accidentally 3 call them by the wrong names. The first time that happened to a new girlfriend, she would get upset. Instead of lying, Grady would admit that he had another girlfriend—or two. “But,” he would quickly add, “you are my number one. You’ll always be my number one.”
Somehow, this little white lie often worked. Sometimes his various girlfriends would even end up meeting each other and become fast friends.
Any attractive 4 woman was a target for Grady. He would walk right up to her and say, “You’re very attractive. Are you single and unattached?” If she said yes, he’d invite her out for a cup of coffee right then and there. If she said yes, but she didn’t have time just then for coffee, he’d get her phone number and ask for a rain check. If she said no, he’d ask her if she had a twin sister who was single and unattached. This often made the woman smile or laugh. Sometimes she would change her no to a yes.
Grady was a wonderful dancer. He was just average-looking, but he carried himself with confidence 5 and had a ready smile and a pleasant laugh. He was well-read, he knew a thousand jokes, and he had no bad habits. Perhaps most important, he made a woman feel like a woman, according 6 to many of his girlfriends.
Even in his old age, Grady hadn’t slowed down. Tending to his dying 7 needs were Didi and Mimi, a pair of 40-year-old twins that Grady had finally “settled down” with.
- With all imperfections the short play has a real charm.尽管有不少缺欠，这出小戏仍颇具魅力。
- He could resist her charm no longer.他再也抗拒不住她的魅力。
- If you juggle with your accounts,you'll get into trouble.你要是在帐目上做手脚，你可要遇到麻烦了。
- She had to juggle her job and her children.她得同时兼顾工作和孩子。
- Mary accidentally let out that her mother had telephoned.玛丽无意中说出她的母亲来过电话。
- As I turned around,I accidentally hit him in the face.我转身时不经意撞了他的脸。
- Bright colours are attractive to children.鲜艳的颜色对儿童有吸引力。
- The food has an attractive taste.这食品的味道很诱人。
- We have full confidence in our victory.我们有必胜的把握。
- I should like to exchange a few words with you in confidence.我想私下和你交换点意见。
- According to the Bible we are all the seed of Adam.根据《圣经》所说的，我们都是亚当的后裔。
- We must cut our coat according to our cloth this year.今年我们必须学会量入为出。