早读英语精华本基础篇lesson15
时间：2018-12-18 作者：英语课 分类：早读英语精华本基础篇
英语课
An american lady traveling in england some years ago got into an compartment 1 of a smoking carriage where an english were smoking a pipe. For a short time she said quietly expecting that the englishman was stop smoking. But then she began to cough and sniffs 2 trying to show him that subjective 3 to smoke . At last, seeing that the man took no notice of her and did not put out his pipe she said:"if you were a gentleman you would stop smonking when the lady got into the carriage"
"if you were a lady" reply the englishman " you wouldn't get into a smoking carriage"
"if you are my husband " said the american lady angrily " i'll give u poison" the english looked at her for a minute or two " well "he said at last "if i were ur husband i'll take it"
"if you were a lady" reply the englishman " you wouldn't get into a smoking carriage"
"if you are my husband " said the american lady angrily " i'll give u poison" the english looked at her for a minute or two " well "he said at last "if i were ur husband i'll take it"
1 compartment
n.卧车包房，隔间；分隔的空间
- We were glad to have the whole compartment to ourselves.真高兴，整个客车隔间由我们独享。
- The batteries are safely enclosed in a watertight compartment.电池被安全地置于一个防水的隔间里。
2 sniffs
v.以鼻吸气，嗅，闻( sniff的第三人称单数 )；抽鼻子（尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气）；抱怨，不以为然地说
- When a dog smells food, he usually sniffs. 狗闻到食物时常吸鼻子。 来自辞典例句
- I-It's a difficult time [ Sniffs ] with my husband. 最近[哭泣]和我丈夫出了点问题。 来自电影对白
3 subjective
a.主观(上)的，个人的
- The way they interpreted their past was highly subjective. 他们解释其过去的方式太主观。
- A literary critic should not be too subjective in his approach. 文学评论家的看法不应太主观。