时间:2018-12-26 作者:英语课 分类:英文短篇故事(纽约)


英语课

   It was 1 her 47th birthday. "I'm 50 years old," she said 3. Her husband 4 said no, she wasn't. She was only 47. She was still a young pup. "I'm not a young pup, and I'm not a spring chicken," she said. "Okay," he said, "but you're also not 50." She said 47 might 5 as 2 well be 50—what was the difference 6? "People look at me and they think I'm 50. Nobody 7 says, 'Oh, you don't look a day over 47.'" He told her that time goes by fast enough. She didn't need to make it go faster. She still had 8 three years of her 40s to enjoy. He gave 9 her a birthday card. She opened it. The card read, "Happy 50th Birthday!" "What's this?" she asked. "I thought 10 you said that I was only 47!" He said, "I looked all over for a Happy 47th Birthday card—they don't make them!"



1 was
v.(is,am的过去式)是,在
  • He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
  • He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。
2 as
conj.按照;如同
  • He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
  • In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里,这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。
3 said
v.动词say的过去式、过去分词
  • 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。
4 husband
n.丈夫
  • My husband just lost his job.我老公刚刚失业了。
  • I visited my daughter and her husband.我去看望我的女儿和女婿。
5 might
aux./v.(may的过去式)可能;可以,允许
  • It looks as if it might snow.看起来好像要下雪了。
  • Might I ask a question?我能问个问题吗?
6 difference
n.不同;差异;区别
  • He doesn't know the difference between right and wrong.他是非不分。
  • The difference is so slight,that I can hardly see it.差别很小,我几乎看不出来。
7 nobody
pron.无人,没有任何人
  • Nobody is in the house.没有人在房子里。
  • Nobody knows where she lives.没有人知道她住哪里。
8 had
vbl.have的过去式和过去分词;conj.有
  • I just had a good idea!我有个好主意!
  • The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。
9 gave
vbl.(give的过去式)给予,产生,发表
  • He asked for money and I gave him some.他要钱,我给了他一些。
  • I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost. 我给你一张地图,这样你就不会迷路了。
10 thought
n.想法,思想,思维,思潮,关心,挂念;v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词
  • It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
  • She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。