时间:2018-12-26 作者:英语课 分类:英文短篇故事(纽约)


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   It was springtime. Elaine's nose was running. Her eyes were itching 1. She asked Jerry to buy some allergy 2 medication. He went to a drugstore. He looked at the allergy medications. He compared active ingredients. He compared prices. He compared expiration 3 dates. He found a non-drowsy house brand. Each pill lasted 24 hours. Ten pills were in the box. He paid $9 for the box. He took the box home. Elaine took a pill. A while later, she felt much better. Ten days later, her allergy was still active. "I need some more pills," she said. Jerry went back to the drugstore. He took the empty box with him. He couldn't find the boxes with just 10 pills in them. Instead, he had to buy a box with 30 pills. It was the same house brand with the same active ingredient. But these pills were self-dissolving. The box cost only $18.



1 itching
adj.贪得的,痒的,渴望的v.发痒( itch的现在分词 )
  • The itching was almost more than he could stand. 他痒得几乎忍不住了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • My nose is itching. 我的鼻子发痒。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 allergy
n.(因食物、药物等而引起的)过敏症
  • He developed an allergy to pollen.他对花粉过敏。
  • The patient had an allergy to penicillin.该患者对青霉素过敏。
3 expiration
n.终结,期满,呼气,呼出物
  • Can I have your credit card number followed by the expiration date?能告诉我你的信用卡号码和它的到期日吗?
  • This contract shall be terminated on the expiration date.劳动合同期满,即行终止。
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abhorrency
acetamides
aiguillette
akrofollin
Amisuloride
antileptons
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ARPA network message ARPA
asynchronized synchronous motor
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ballasting burner
Bernoulli, Daniel
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centimeter-wave radar
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core dryer
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data exchange
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ice condition summary
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