Last Friday,after doing all the family shopping in town,I wanted to have a rest before catching the train. So I bought a newspaper and some chocolate,went into the station coffee shop and sat at a long table. I put my heavy bag down on the floor,put the newspaper and chocolate on the table,and went to get a cup of coffee.
When I came back with the coffee,there was someone sitting next to me. It was one of those strange-looking young men,with dark glasses,torn clothes and long hair. But I wasn’t surprised at such a young man. What surprised me most was that he had started to eat my chocolate!
I was quite uneasy about him,but I didn’t want to get into trouble. I just looked down at the front page of the newspaper and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me. Then he took a second piece of chocolate. Still I didn’t say anything. When he took a third piece,I felt more angry than uneasy. I thought,“Well,I shall have the last piece,”and I got it.
The boy gave me a strange look,then stood up. As he left,he shouted out,“This woman is crazy!”Everyone looked at me. That was embarrassing enough. But it was worse when I finished my coffee and got ready to leave. My face went red when I found I had made a mistake.
It wasn’t my chocolate. Mine was just under my newspaper.
生词
-looking
/ˈlʊkɪŋ
/(用于形容词后,构成形容词)看上去……的,模样……的:strange-looking样子奇怪的,长相奇怪的
torn
/tɔːn
/ adj.撕烂的,破烂的:The nation is torn by war. 该国因战争而四分五裂。
easy
/ˈiːzi
/ adj.舒适的,安心的,自在的:They both retired and went off to lead an easy life in the Bahamas. 他俩都退休了,到巴哈马群岛去过舒适的生活了。
‖uneasyadj.不舒服的,不自在的,别扭的:The workers were uneasy about their jobs. 工人们担心他们的工作。
front page(报纸的)头版:The story made the front page of the New York
Times. 这个故事上了《纽约时报》的头版。
crazy
/ˈkreɪzi
/ adj.疯狂的:It was crazy of her to do that. 她那样做真疯狂。
❶ The woman went to town _.
A. to do some shopping for her family
B. to have a rest
C. to buy some chocolate and coffeeD. to do nothing
❷ When she came back with the coffee,the woman was surprised because _.
A. a strange-looking young man was sitting next to her
B. the young man had dark glasses and torn clothes on
C. he was eating the chocolate
D. he had long hair
❸ The woman was not happy because _.
A. she thought the chocolate was hers
B. she was afraid of such a young manC. it was not polite to eat chocolate
D. someone was sitting next to her
❹ Who got angry?
A. The young man.
B. Both of them.
C. The woman.
D. The day.
❺ The woman found her mistake _.
A. after she left the coffee shop
B. after she finished reading the newspaperC. just before she left the coffee shop
D. when she arrived at the coffee shop
参考译文
上周五,我在城里买齐家里所需的全部东西后,想在乘火车前休息一下。所以我买了一张报纸和一些巧克力,走进车站的咖啡馆,在一张长桌旁坐下。我把沉重的包放在地上,把报纸和巧克力放在桌上,去买一杯咖啡。
当我端着咖啡回来时,我旁边多了个人。这是一个相貌奇怪的年轻人,戴着墨镜,穿着破衣服,留长发。但我对这样的年轻人并不感到吃惊。令我吃惊的是他开始吃我的巧克力。
我对他的举动感到很不自在,但我不想找麻烦。我只是垂下眼看报纸的头版,同时吃一小块巧克力。年轻人看了看我,接着他拿起第二块巧克力,我还是什么也没说。当他拿第三块巧克力时,我的感觉已经不是不自在,而是愤怒了。我想:“好吧,我要吃掉最后一块巧克力。”并且这么做了。
年轻人奇怪地看了我一眼,然后起身。他离开时嘴里嚷着:“这个女人疯了!”所有人都看着我,那是个非常令人难堪的场面。但当我喝完咖啡准备离开时,更糟的情况出现了。当我发现自己犯了错误,我的脸变得通红。
那不是我的巧克力,我的就在报纸下面。

文档更新时间: 2022-07-05 10:59   作者:月影鹏鹏