知性英语－Old Brown and the Thief
Every Saturday Old Brown went to the market 1 to buy food and other things. He put them in a big basket, but he was 2 old and weak. So he always paid 3 another man to carry the basket home for him. But one Saturday, while 4 he was walking home in front of the man with the basket, the man ran 5 away with it.
The next Saturday, when Old Brown went to the market again, a friend of his said 6, "Look, there he is! The man who stole 7 your things last week!"
Old Brown at once hid 8 behind a shop, and stayed there until 9 the man left the market.
His friend was very surprised 10.
"Why did 11 you do that?" he asked.
"Well," said Brown, "that man was carrying my basket when he left me a week ago. He wants me to pay 12 him for seven days' work and that will cost 13 me more than a basket full of things."
- The next market is on the 15th.下一次集市是15号。
- There is no market for these goods.这些货物，没有销路。
- You can be paid in cash weekly or by cheque monthly; those are the two alternatives. 你的工资可以按周以现金支取，或按月以支票支取。二者可选其一。
- My salary is paid directly into my bank. 我的工资直接拨到我的银行。
- In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
- He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。
- 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。
- 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。
- They stole the jewels from under the police's nose. 他们就在警察的眼前偷走了珠宝。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He stole a car for the hell of it. 他只是为了好玩而偷汽车。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He hid the letter in a drawer. 他把信藏在抽屉里。
- She hid her worries behind an air of insouciance. 她掩饰着自己的烦恼，表现得无忧无虑。
- He arrived home until midnight.他直到半夜才到家。
- She didn't sleep until midnight.她直到半夜才睡。
- Is that anything to be surprised at?那有什么可怪的？
- The news greatly surprised us.这消息使我们非常惊异。