中英文本

The Cold, Hard Facts. I once overheard a group of people exchanging science-based trivia questions.
冰冷的艰难的事实nGALt]bUkSQ#jQOuG。有一次，我无意中听到一群人在谈论科学冷知识问题SkREQ=V3^30PZwcf,G80。
Chiming in with one of my own, I asked, "At what temperature are Fahrenheit and Celsius equivalent?"
我带着自己的问题加入了谈话，我问道，“在什么温度下华氏温度和摄氏温度相等？”
One guy said, "Minus 40 degrees." Not expecting him to know this off the top of his head, I said, "Impressive.
有个家伙说，“负四十度r!&b1DZv1V4k。”没有期待他能凭自己的脑子知道这个事情，我说，“真厉害I]oj+am4Z2A_h。
How did you know that?" His reply: "I've been to Minnesota."
你是怎么知道的？”他回答说：“我去过明尼苏达州yoHOQpB!q-HV-j。”
The Snow Job. My son-in-law Chuck snow-blows and shovels driveways for several clients in the winter.
除雪工作eMo7]H.2#4!^DT4]8r。我的女婿查克在冬天为几个客户除雪和铲车道W,Zd~68n!3HHh0。
Once while he was shoveling, a little old lady came by and asked if he could do her driveway too.
有一次他在铲雪，一位老太太过来问他能不能帮他铲雪n2tm3dp%,#D2VLtbor[。
Chuck agreed. When he finished, she asked him how much she owed him. Chuck told her "Twenty-five."
查克同意了8|JvXM_l#3774zt。他完成后，老太太问他多少钱MT[LCuMe=|。查克告诉她“25”jnfVvbl!)(TaR。

She went into the house, came back out, and gave him a quarter.
她走进屋子，出来给了查克25美分hY~R8&k!X^k8yy4uX。
She then asked if he was sure that was enough. Chuck just smiled and said, "Yeah, I guess that is good."
然后她问他这些钱够不够S+.56l^-0F6~i。查克笑了笑说道，“够了，我觉得够了F,-M^euI.OQy4。”
He kept clearing the snow from her driveway for "twenty-five" until she passed away.
后来查克一直以25美分的价格为她铲雪，直到她去世#~;BU;GZisTs*Z963。
When the Frog Croaks. One of my young son's friends called us on FaceTime.
青蛙呱叫时5|g)bLybf6JjZs.X。我小儿子的一个朋友在FaceTime上给我打电话TVrz+T9lG(uM[,Q*fG。
"I got some really bad news," the friend said in a solemn tone. Concerned, I listened closely.
这个朋友用严肃的声调说，“我有一些很坏的消息~=0|1Tf~2fE&)fdo0&xv。”我有点担心，仔细地听着l~|cZN1-a,V69。
My son asked, "What happened?" His friend said, "Jeff died."
我儿子问道，“发生什么事了？”他的朋友说，“杰夫死了7!(*#5rP+H#iQQP3.。”
My wife, also concerned, asked, "Who's Jeff?" "He's my frog," the friend replied.
我的妻子也担心地问道，“杰夫是谁？”“他是我的青蛙@|5HJ5CT4eZc*^-VSXZ。”这个朋友回复道tTHc]e#Hg#z,ZEGpI.,M。
He then said a sweet prayer about the frog, thankful for their time on earth together and the joy he brought to their lives.
然后，他为青蛙做了一个甜蜜的祈祷，感谢他们在地球上一起度过的时光，以及他给他们的生活带来的欢乐XZ1JTWhwCh~。
It was a pretty mature eulogy for a kid. He ended it with "Amen." Before I could raise my bowed head, the toilet flushed.
那对孩子来说是很成熟的悼词Y+4_WL0F29k。最后他说了“阿门”OK5OIR@mw#^6F4C。在我抬起头之前，就传来了冲马桶的声音kia.bd_*Z2s~aNlYdqtW。

重点讲解

1.a group of一群

But a group of six women and 23 children got separated from the others.
但是有一群人和其他人走散了，其中有6名妇人和23个孩子b.t-%yA([y09I0kW28B4。

2.come by得到

In rural France, English language magazines are rather hard to come by.
在法国乡村，很难找到英语杂志id5D_h%l-!x+ar。

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