时间:2018-12-06 作者:英语课 分类:原版英文小故事


英语课

There was a new movie at the theater called, “Why Don’t You Love Me As Much As I Love You?” It starred the young and handsome Tad Biff and the young and beautiful Jenny Lopez.


Barbara invited her sister Laura to the movie. Both of them were big fans of Tad, even though both of them were over 40 and should have known better. They picked the 5 o’clock show on a Tuesday evening, figuring that the crowds would be thin. For Barbara, thin crowds meant fewer annoying people.


The lobby was almost empty. There was only one man at the food counter buying popcorn 2 for his young son. As they walked by, Barbara said, “What a cute little boy! What’s your name?”


“I’m Benton and I’m almost 5 ½ years old,” the boy said proudly.


Barb 1 and Laura walked inside. They picked their favorite seats, right in the middle of the whole theater. There was no one within 20 feet of them.


The theater darkened and the movie started. A few minutes later, some people sat directly behind Barb and Laura. Barbara couldn’t believe it. The theater was 90 percent empty, but these people had to sit right behind her. She hoped that they weren’t loud, obnoxious 3 jerks.


A minute later, Barbara felt a bump on the back of her seat. Then, another bump. Then, another. Someone was kicking the back of her seat. Barbara tried to ignore the kicking, but it wouldn’t stop. Steam was now coming out of Barbara’s ears and nostrils 4. She turned around and yelled, “Stop kicking my seat right now, you jerk!”


It was Benton. He spilled his popcorn, wet his pants, and started bawling 5. His father yelled at Barbara for yelling at Benton, and Barbara yelled back at the father for not controlling his son. The father took his son out to the lobby to minister to him, and Barbara resumed watching her movie. “You didn’t miss a thing,” said Laura.


 



1 barb
n.(鱼钩等的)倒钩,倒刺
  • The barb of his wit made us wince.他那锋芒毕露的机智使我们退避三舍。
  • A fish hook has a barb to prevent the fish from escaping after being hooked.鱼钩上都有一个倒钩以防上了钩的鱼逃走。
2 popcorn
n.爆米花
  • I like to eat popcorn when I am watching TV play at home.当我在家观看电视剧时,喜欢吃爆米花。
  • He still stood behind his cash register stuffing his mouth with popcorn.他仍站在收银机后,嘴里塞满了爆米花。
3 obnoxious
adj.极恼人的,讨人厌的,可憎的
  • These fires produce really obnoxious fumes and smoke.这些火炉冒出来的烟气确实很难闻。
  • He is the most obnoxious man I know.他是我认识的最可憎的人。
4 nostrils
鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 )
  • Her nostrils flared with anger. 她气得两个鼻孔都鼓了起来。
  • The horse dilated its nostrils. 马张大鼻孔。
5 bawling
v.大叫,大喊( bawl的现在分词 );放声大哭;大声叫出;叫卖(货物)
  • We heard the dulcet tones of the sergeant, bawling at us to get on parade. 我们听到中士用“悦耳”的声音向我们大喊,让我们跟上队伍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • "Why are you bawling at me? “你向我们吼啥子? 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说
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acid stick
american dwarf birches
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Andrographis Wall.
anemic marrow picture
antisemitism
arbitration clause
auto distress signal apparatus
bell dome
bequeathal personal property
bone conduction hearing aid
borris
bounded interval
bridge-type frequency meter
bumper to bumper
cashierings
cellulose extract
cerviciplex
chain orientation
close grained wood
co-tidal chart
cold cutter
collapsibles
common declaration
constant-current magnetron
consuetudinals
Cyoctol
Danggui Buxue Tang
differently from
disenabling
double factoral terms of trade
Drenovci
electropism
endemoconus gloriakiensis
even power
extremitas posterior
Fabian system
False Authority Syndrome
feed on animal's blood
fepp
Firoz Shah, Battle of
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Fuengirola
general-election
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gone hand in hand with
granuloma
great-grandmothers
hanky
hard-pumped
humogelite (ulmin)
irregulous
lacustrine
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mainlander
malay bean
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neuroblocking
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personal conduct
phylum Arthropoda
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run nineteen to the dozen
schnozzes
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shaped dish reflector
soliton attenuation
specific-gravity bottle (flask)
sphering
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uniting of states
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