多功能英语阅读08 Harry's Dilemma
时间:2018-12-07 作者:英语课 分类:世界上最伟大的演讲
Young Harry and old Bill were armored car guards. They'd been covering the
same route for over three years now. Today would be different. They were scheduled
to transport a large sum from Ohio National Savings 3 & Loan Bureau, the
headquarters, to its new Riverside branch.
When Bill pulled the car up in front of the headquarters around an intersection 4,
Harry got out and opened the rear door with his key, then strolled into the
bank while Bill remained by the rear of the car.
In a few minutes, Harry came out accompanied by the bank manager, each
carrying a rectangle briefcase 5 with padlocked staples 6. No one noticed the
longhaired man in a brown jacket get out of a motel and approach the armored
car until it was too late.
The man, a robber to the core who had been convicted of a criminal offence
previously 7, pulled a 45 automatic from beneath his coat and opened fire, killing 8
old Bill and the bank manager instantaneously. Quickly, he picked up one of the
money briefcases 9 in his free hand and with his pistol intimidated 10 Harry toward
his own car.
After Harry had tossed his briefcase into the back of the car as directed,
the man took Harry's pistol and told him to get down on the floor of the passenger's
side. The man tossed his briefcase in and got behind the wheel, driving the car
away from the bank and down the street.
Trembling, crouched 11 up in a bulb, Harry affirmed he was about to die. He
murmured a short, heartfelt pray, hoping against hope that the man would let
him go.
After what seened an eternity 12, Harry felt the car turn dramatically and begin
bouncing along what must have been a dirt road full of twists and turns. The man
must be a reckless driver. He could hear the scrapping 13 of shrubs 14 or branches against
the sides of the car. Then the car came to a terminal stop as one of its tyres
busted 15 and the car almost overturned.
"All right, out!" The man said in an imperative 16 voice. "Don't try anything
stupid or I'll make your life a misery 17."
Harry was mute; he watched, putting hands on his head, determined 18 to conform to
his demands to minimize the chance of getting hurt as the man pulled out
the briefcases of money and chucked them on the ground. They were somewhere in
the country concealed 19 by bushes and towering trees. There was the occasional faint
sound of an insect buzzing by, and nobody could be seen within a radius 20 of one
mile. The man knelt down, cut open the briefcases with a switchblade.
Harry's eyes widened as piles of green hundred dollar bills, neatly 21 bundled,
and were shaken out onto the thick blanket of forest grass. For the first time in
his life Harry felt a bud of greed.
The man glanced at Harry, and, as if reading his mind, grinned.
"Nice, isn't it? Must be near four million dollars here. Ironic 22, isn't it. Here
we are working hard to pay our bills and living like peasants while the rich have all
this. Don't seem fair, does it? Ah, well, it doesn't matter for you," the man said
rising slowly to his feet. "Cause where you're going you won't need any money."
Harry would have begged, but he knew it wouldn't do any good.
The man pointed 23 his gun at Harry's head, but just as he started to pull the
trigger, an insect buzzed him throwing his aim off. It was Harry'slast chance.
The shot went wild. Harry leapt forward, like the eruption 24 of a volcano, sending
the man to the ground. They struggled violently, cursing, grasping, and groaning 25.
Then another shot punctuated 26 the air with a snap. The man lay dead.
Harry stood, shaken, his chest heaving as he gasped 27 for air. When he had
calmed down some, he sat down on a nearby log staring at the dead man, then at
the large pile of money.
He could do the right and return the money to the bank, get a pat on the
back, and continue working at his boring job, talking orders like a lackey 28, always
in debt and wondering how he would be able to pay for emergencies, medical bills,
etc... Or he could keep the money and live the kind of life he had always dreamed
of living. A life of luxury, traveling to exotic places, the best foods, the finest
clothes, a mansion 29 on a lush hill overlooking the ocean... And abouve all to have
the respect of others which only money can bring.
Hard choice. But Harry make it.
He did the money beneath a pile of rocks, then loaded the body into the car
and drove to a jeep lane he was familiar with, that led to an isolated 30 spot, miles
from anywhere, and dumped it into the deep end of a reservoir behind a huge dam.
When questioned by authorities, Harry told them the kidnapper 31 had let him
out on the side of a road underneath 32 an overpass 33 when he no longer needed a hostage.
It was a miracle, everyone said, that the obscene man hadn't killed him.
"Bang", Harry fell to th ground with his daydream 34. He was killed.
- Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天,人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
- Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。
- I am on the horns of a dilemma about the matter.这件事使我进退两难。
- He was thrown into a dilemma.他陷入困境。
- I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假,那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
- By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时,他的存款已全部用完。
- There is a stop sign at an intersection.在交叉路口处有停车标志。
- Bridges are used to avoid the intersection of a railway and a highway.桥用来避免铁路和公路直接交叉。
- He packed a briefcase with what might be required.他把所有可能需要的东西都装进公文包。
- He requested the old man to look after the briefcase.他请求那位老人照看这个公事包。
- The anvil onto which the staples are pressed was not assemble correctly. 订书机上的铁砧安装错位。 来自辞典例句
- I'm trying to make an analysis of the staples of his talk. 我在试行分析他的谈话的要旨。 来自辞典例句
- The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
- Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿,解释原先发生了什么。
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
- Portfolio, Name Card Holder, Pen, Briefcases, Computer Bags, Bags and Cases. 采购产品文件夹,名字备置卡片烛台,钢笔,公文包,计算机袋子,袋子和情形。 来自互联网
- We have quite an array of leather briefcases. 我们有相当的一批公文包。 来自互联网
- We try to make sure children don't feel intimidated on their first day at school. 我们努力确保孩子们在上学的第一天不胆怯。
- The thief intimidated the boy into not telling the police. 这个贼恫吓那男孩使他不敢向警察报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He crouched down beside her. 他在她的旁边蹲了下来。
- The lion crouched ready to pounce. 狮子蹲下身,准备猛扑。
- The dull play seemed to last an eternity.这场乏味的剧似乎演个没完没了。
- Finally,Ying Tai and Shan Bo could be together for all of eternity.英台和山伯终能双宿双飞,永世相随。
- He was always scrapping at school. 他在学校总打架。
- These two dogs are always scrapping. 这两条狗总是打架。
- The gardener spent a complete morning in trimming those two shrubs. 园丁花了整个上午的时间修剪那两处灌木林。
- These shrubs will need more light to produce flowering shoots. 这些灌木需要更多的光照才能抽出开花的新枝。
- He always speaks in an imperative tone of voice.他老是用命令的口吻讲话。
- The events of the past few days make it imperative for her to act.过去这几天发生的事迫使她不得不立即行动。
- Business depression usually causes misery among the working class.商业不景气常使工薪阶层受苦。
- He has rescued me from the mire of misery.他把我从苦海里救了出来。
- I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
- He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
- The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster. 那些画被隐藏在厚厚的灰泥层下面。
- I think he had a gun concealed about his person. 我认为他当时身上藏有一支枪。
- He has visited every shop within a radius of two miles.周围两英里以内的店铺他都去过。
- We are measuring the radius of the circle.我们正在测量圆的半径。
- Sailors know how to wind up a long rope neatly.水手们知道怎样把一条大绳利落地缠好。
- The child's dress is neatly gathered at the neck.那孩子的衣服在领口处打着整齐的皱褶。
- That is a summary and ironic end.那是一个具有概括性和讽刺意味的结局。
- People used to call me Mr Popularity at high school,but they were being ironic.人们中学时常把我称作“万人迷先生”,但他们是在挖苦我。
- He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
- She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
- The temple was destroyed in the violent eruption of 1470 BC.庙宇在公元前1470年猛烈的火山爆发中摧毁了。
- The eruption of a volcano is spontaneous.火山的爆发是自发的。
- Her speech was punctuated by bursts of applause. 她的讲演不时被阵阵掌声打断。
- The audience punctuated his speech by outbursts of applause. 听众不时以阵阵掌声打断他的讲话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- She gasped at the wonderful view. 如此美景使她惊讶得屏住了呼吸。
- People gasped with admiration at the superb skill of the gymnasts. 体操运动员的高超技艺令人赞叹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- I'm not staying as a paid lackey to act as your yes-man.我不要再做拿钱任你使唤的应声虫。
- Who would have thought that Fredo would become a lackey of women?谁能料到弗烈特竟堕落成女人脚下的哈叭狗?
- The old mansion was built in 1850.这座古宅建于1850年。
- The mansion has extensive grounds.这大厦四周的庭园广阔。
- His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
- Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。
- The kidnapper was shot dead then and there by the armed policeman.绑架者被武装警察当时当地击毙。
- The kidnapper strangled the child with a piece of string.绑票的人用一根绳子把这孩子勒死了。
- Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
- She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣,里面套着一条连衣裙。