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文本和翻译
Lesson 54 Sticky fingers粘糊的手指
After breakfast, I sent the children to school and then I went to the shops. It was still early when I returned home. The children were at school, my husband was at work and the house was quiet. So I decided to make some meat pies. In a short time I was busy mixing butter and flour and my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry. At exactly that moment, the telephone rang. Nothing could have been more annoying. I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice of Helen Bates. It took me ten minutes to persuade her to ring back later. At last I hung up the receiver. What a mess! There was pastry on my fingers, on the telephone, and on the doorknobs. I had no sooner got back to the kitchen than the doorbell rang loud enough to wake the dead. This time it was the postman and he wanted me to sign for a registered letter!
参考译文
早饭后，我送孩子们上学，然后就去了商店。我回到家时，时间还早。孩子们在上学，我丈夫在上班，家里清静得很。于是我决定做些肉馅饼。不一会儿我就忙着调拌起了黄油和面粉，很快我的手上就沾满了粘粘的面糊。恰恰在此时，电话铃响了。没有什么能比这更烦人了。我用两个沾满面糊的手指捏起了话筒。当听出是海伦.贝茨的声音时，非常丧气。我用了10分钟的时间才说服她过会儿再来电话。我终于挂上了话筒。真是糟糕透了！我的手指上、电话机上以及门的把手上，都沾上了面糊。我刚回到厨房，门铃又响了起来，响声足以把死人唤醒。这次是邮递员，他要我签收一封挂号信！
词汇和短语
sticky adj. 粘的
finger n. 手指
pie n. 馅饼
mix v. 混合，拌和
pastry n. 面糊
annoying adj. 恼人的
receiver n. 电话的话筒
dismay v. 失望，泄气
recognize v. 认出，听出
persuade v. 说服，劝说
mess n. 乱七八糟
doorknob n. 门把手
sign v. 签字
register v. 挂号邮寄
I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice of Helen Bates.
pick up拾起, 捡起; 抬起
He picked up the child and put her on his shoulders.
他抱起孩子, 让她骑在自己的肩膀上。
安排接取; 使搭乘; 搭救
The ship calls at each port on this coast to pick up passengers and mail.
那艘轮船在沿海每个港口停下, 搭载乘客和接取邮件。
爬〔站〕起来; 振作起来
His spirits picked up.
他的精神振奋起来了。
使增加〔加快〕
The car began to pick up the moment the vehicle got onto the motorway.
一开上高速公路, 车子的速度就加快了。
好转; 恢复
When is the weather going to pick up? It's been bad for weeks.
天气什么时候转好?几周来一直很糟糕。
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背诵提纲
1.What did I do after breakfast?
2.Was it early of late when I returned home?
3.Where were the chileren and my husband?
4.What did I dicide to do?
5.What was I doing when the telephone rang?
6.Whose voice was it?
7.Did she agree to ring back later?
8.Who rang the door bell when I return to the kitchen?
