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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able-bodiedisms
air breathing adaptations
air-operated pump
allene
Alpheus
analogs
anode
apophthegm
bearer of this note
Bissora
black-run
bloodwort family
Blumea oxyodonta
body ego
bun warmer
carfuls
central opening
cervical nerves
chelation reaction
chlorantine fast green
circular axis
click stream
climap project
composite plant
cross polarization ECCM
cuneiformis
daemonizes
dant
decomposable system
dihydroagroclavine
dull goods
eka-lutetium
eye surgeon
file integrity
flee market
fly blow
four-wheel-drives
friendly suit
from tip to toe
giffard
give the glad eye
great northern bean
gyroelectric medium
hacks up
hollow panel
increment system
intravenous probe
ionic osmotic pressure
kabbalah
La Perla
laser aiming
laypeoples
like parity
linhares
management data processing system
matricaria chamomillas
microturbine
month star
morselized
moving-tape system
multiple-address
mutation hotspot
not care a brass button
offer a reward
optical band gap
Ouandja-Vakaga, Réserve de Faune de la
output quantity
oxidation-inhibited grease
paper bobbin
pen travel
pennywhistles
persistent left superior vena cava
Phlebotomus noguchi
Phrao
positive reading
prenate
pressure drop in furnace
program identification
quinoneimine dye
radio communication transmitter
raise a hue and cry
ribbon strand
sales revenue
salt sth away
sannidin
separate inert gas generator
set yourself up as sth
shrinkwrap agreement
slant rhyme
SNVs
SPL (sound pressure level)
starting knob
stores logic panel
strength of brazed joint
sub grid scale process
thermometric analysis
titler
Târgului
Veblungsnes
vegetable tanned calf
vote on account
xenophilic