听故事学英语34: 空中楼阁（内含文字稿）

Castles in the Air
A rich man asked an architect to build a three-story house for him.
When the first story was finished, the rich man said to the architect: "I want only the third story; not the first and second stories."
The architect asked, "But without the first and second stories, how can I build the third story?"
Shaking his head, he packed up his things, and left.

有一个富人让一位建筑师为他建造一座三层楼的房子。当第一层建造好的时候，富人对建筑师说：“我只想要第三层楼，不要第一、第二层。”建筑师说：“但没有第一、第二层，何来第三层呢？”建筑师于是就摇了摇头，收拾东西离开了。
词汇学习：
1. architect [ˈɑːkɪˌtɛkt]创造者；建筑师，设计师
2. a three-story house一座三层楼的房子story 楼层
3. shake one’s head 摇头
She could only shake her head and look away from him. 她只能摇了摇头，扭转了脸不去看他。
When you shake your head it usually means "no". 摇头通常的意思是“不”。
4. pack up 收拾行李；打点（行装）
Let's pack up and get ready to start at once. 让我们收拾好行李，准备马上出发。
Tell him to pack up and go. 叫他卷铺盖走人。