英语小达人 199 Do You Know My Work
英语课
Do You Know My Work
你知道我是干什么的吗
One night a hotel caught fire, and the people who were staying in it ran 1 out in their night clothes.
一天晚上，一家旅馆失火，住在这家旅馆里的人穿着睡衣就跑了出来。
Two men stood 2 outside and looked at the fire.
两个人站在外面，看着大火。
"Before I came 3 out," said 4 one, "I ran into some of the rooms and found 5 a lot of money. People don't think of money when they're afraid. When anyone 6 leaves 7 paper money in a fire, the fire burns 8 it. So I took 9 all the bills 10 that I could 11 find. No one will be poorer because I took them."
“在我出来之前，”其中一个说，“我跑进一些房间，找到了很多钱。人在恐惧时是不会想到钱的。如果有人把纸币留在火里，火就会把它烧成灰烬。所以我把我所能找到的钞票都拿走了。没人会因为我拿走这些钱就变穷了。”
"You don't know my work," said the other.
“你不知道我是干什么的。”另一个说。
"What is your work?"
“你是什么的？”
"I'm a policeman."
“我是警察。”
"Oh!" cried the first man. He thought 12 quickly and said, "And do you know my work?"
“噢！”第一个人大叫一声。他灵机一动，说：“那你知道我是干什么的？”
"No," said the policeman.
“不知道。”警察说。
"I'm a writer 13. I'm always telling stories about things that never happened."
“我是个作家。我总是爱编一些子虚乌有的故事。”
1. catch fire
着火；起火；开始燃烧
eg. My home catches fire and everything is destroyed 14.
我家失了火，所有的东西都烧毁了。
eg. The aircraft 15 caught fire soon after take-off.
飞机起飞后不久就着火了。
2. think of
想到；想起；想出
eg. I don't know why I never thought of that.
我怎么就从未想到过那一点。
eg. Nobody 16 could think of anything to say.
谁也想不出什么话说。
vbl.run的过去式
- He ran,and then slowed down to a walk.他跑着，然后放慢速度步行。
- As soon as Marie opened the door,the dog ran in.当玛丽一打开门，狗就跑了进来。
vbl.stand的过去式和过去分词
- She stood up when they came in.当他们进来时，她站了起来。
- The child stood by the side of his mother.孩子站在母亲身边。
v.动词come的过去式
- I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
- The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
v.动词say的过去式、过去分词
- He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
- He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。
v.建立，创立，创办；vbl.(find的过去分词)找到
- I found him at home.我发现他在家。
- The United Nations was found in 1945.联合国于1945年成立。
pron.(=everybody)任何人
- Anyone who wants to can join.愿意的都可以参加。
- Have you got anyone to speak for you?你找到人代表你们发言了吗？
n.树叶，花瓣； leaf 的复数； leave 的单数第三人称现在式
- The walk was covered with leaves.这人行道上满是树叶。
- Will you check on the time the train leaves?请你核对一下火车开出的时间好吗？
n.络腮胡子，大鬓角；烧伤，烧痕( burn的名词复数 )v.（使）燃烧( burn的第三人称单数 )；使用某物为燃料；烧毁；烧坏
- Air Vice-Marshal Andrew Burns 空军少将安德鲁∙伯恩斯
- The power plant burns used vehicle tyres as fuel. 这家电厂用废弃轮胎作燃料。 来自《简明英汉词典》
vt.带，载(take的过去式)
- I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
- It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。
n.账单( bill的名词复数 )；钞票；清单；广告
- We pay all our bills by direct debit . 我们以直接借记方式支付所有账单。
- Better insulation of your home will help to reduce heating bills. 增加房子的隔热性能会有助于减少供暖费用。
v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以
- Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
- I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。
n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词
- It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
- She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。
n.作家，记者，撰稿者，抄写员
- Dickens was a famous English writer.狄更斯是英国著名作家。
- He is a very popular writer but I don't like his style.他是个很受欢迎的作家，但我不喜欢他的文风。
n.飞机 (单复数同)
- Your seat is in the fore part of the aircraft.你的座位在飞机的前部。
- They have placed an order with us for three new aircraft.他们向我们订购了三架新飞机。