时间:2018-12-26 作者:英语课 分类:英文短篇故事(纽约)


英语课

   She told him to stop picking at his ear. He said he wasn't "picking at" his ear. He was pulling hairs out of his ear. "You look ridiculous," she said. "You look like you have a mental problem." He said he did have a mental problem. The hairs in his ears were driving him crazy. "They grow like weeds on steroids," he said. "Do what my brother does—shave your ears," she said. He said that was ridiculous—nobody shaves their ears. "Nobody? I just told you my brother does," she said. "Don't knock it till you try it." He decided 1 to try it. He went into the bathroom. He put shaving cream on both ears. He grabbed 2 his razor 3. His wife walked in. She started laughing. "What are you doing?" she asked. "I'm shaving my ears," he said. "Not with a regular razor," she said. "Use an electric shaver."



1 decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
2 grabbed
v.抢先,抢占( grab的过去式和过去分词 );(尤指匆忙地)取;攫取;(尤指自私、贪婪地)捞取
  • He was grabbed by two men and frogmarched out of the hall. 他被两个男人紧抓双臂押出大厅。
  • She grabbed the child's hand and ran. 她抓住孩子的手就跑。
3 razor
n.剃刀;vt.剃
  • I want to buy an electric razor this weekend.这个周末我想买一个电动剃须刀。
  • A sharp razor gives a close shave.剃刀锋利刮得就干净。
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a small leak will sink a great ship
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aggraded
ail-oil actuator
apparent bulk density
architects responsibilities
assay certificate
atomises
avisos
be named for
belies
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Catoctin Mountains
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Chimney Rocks
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collotype press
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critical test concentration
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East Coulee
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Egyptian Islamic Jihad
electromagnetic electron microscope
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Elizabeth Merriwether Gilmer
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Eurovision network
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feeble current
fill ... in on
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fuel-injection engine
Gensingen
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go behind someone's words
group homogeneity
Hamiltonian differential system
head loss in hundred-meter pipeline
Hiiraan
home-field
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incidence relation
induced remission stage
injection of flame
IT operations
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lesiure
light intensity equalizer
Ligularia muliensis
linden family
liquid heating bath
Louis Trichardt
LXX.
Marīdī, Nahr
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Roxa, I.
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Shannon, L.
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