时间:2018-12-03 作者:英语课 分类:英文短篇故事(纽约)


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   The man looked at John. "Sit, sit," he repeated. John smiled. He waved goodbye to the man. Maybe I should buy a few drawings on my way back, he thought. Maybe that old man will be famous some day. Maybe my drawings will be worth millions. He could see the Statue of Liberty 1. It looked so small. There were many ships and boats on the river. Some boats were full of tourists. They were going to the Statue of Liberty. They were circling Manhattan Island. John reached the first of the two towers. He looked up. It said "1875" on the tower. Vendors 2 were selling T-shirts, CDs, food, and drinks. People were taking pictures and reading plaques 3. John admired the tower. He admired the view. Half an hour later, he started walking toward 4 the second tower. What a pleasant time he was having! What a pleasant time everyone was having!



1 liberty
n.自由,自由权;冒昧行为
  • He stood for the cause of liberty and justice.他为自由和正义的事业而奋斗。
  • You are at liberty to do as you please.你可以随意行事。
2 vendors
n.摊贩( vendor的名词复数 );小贩;(房屋等的)卖主;卖方
  • The vendors were gazundered at the last minute. 卖主在最后一刻被要求降低房价。
  • At the same time, interface standards also benefIt'software vendors. 同时,界面标准也有利于软件开发商。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
3 plaques
(纪念性的)匾牌( plaque的名词复数 ); 纪念匾; 牙斑; 空斑
  • Primary plaques were detectable in 16 to 20 hours. 在16到20小时内可查出原发溶斑。
  • The gondoliers wore green and white livery and silver plaques on their chests. 船夫们穿着白绿两色的制服,胸前别着银质徽章。
4 toward
prep.对于,关于,接近,将近,向,朝
  • Suddenly I saw a tall figure approaching toward the policeman.突然间我看到一个高大的身影朝警察靠近。
  • Upon seeing her,I smiled and ran toward her. 看到她我笑了,并跑了过去。
学英语单词
abovesaid
acidophytes
Agfalva
anacara (greece)
anemograms
anhydrite raw ore
asuka
ayargas
baoshans
basic human rights
Bearhead
Bebryces
bin sort
cable-connected
Calyciflorae
capreite
capture bubble air craft
carbide end mill
centrifugal absorber
checking by sampling
choline
consignment otward ledger
consistent uniformly asymptotically normal estimator
continuous tamping
credit-creations
DDPTI/TTI
Deqing
direct repeating system
double-DES
dwarf oak
dzhalal-abad (jalal-abad)
eela
epigonichthys lucayanus
equipment standards
even harmonic operation
expanded item
filalis
gastric ganglion
glass cutting wheel
glycosine
glyphocyphidae
grade dust-collection efficiency
Groundhog Days
h.324
hypocalcinuric hypercalcemia
inattackable
inorganic liquid laser
japings
kebb
khazarian
lipsotrichia
maintenance fund
mereotopological
minimal line
minus pole
mould machine
move to check count
Mutesa I
nonpeers
Noyers-sur-Cher
OMB Office of Management and Budget
on-going cost
on-line monitoring of hydraulic structure
overt word
panphotometric
phenobarbitals
piezoelectric accelerometer
POP server
positon
prepubescent
propositum
pseudomuslims
put on an act
rapid-replenishment
reliability of measurement
sailorworking suit
salvifying
scabwort
scafferon
scr system (silicon control rectifier system)
sedimentation ash
Sharkan
sialocele
sin binned
stack transformation
state-of-the-city
sticks out for
there are people dying
Thénia
ting chuan wan
tornoceratids
total embargo
TQC
traddle bug
transient ischaemic attacks
transportable transformer
Trentino
TRIS buffer
Tuwaymāt, Jab.at
TXT
voltage alarm
windmill service