She was angry.
她生气了。
She was angry with her brother.
她生她哥哥的气。
Her brother didn't help her.
她哥哥没有帮她。
She needed to borrow $1,000.
她需要借1000美元。
She had asked her brother to lend her $1,000.
她曾经要求她哥哥借给她1000美元。
He said no.
他说不行。
Her brother said he didn't have $1,000.
她哥哥说他没有1000美元。
Her brother was lying.
她哥哥在撒谎。
Her brother had $10,000.
她哥哥有10000美元。
He had ten times $1,000.
他有十倍的1000美元。
Why did he lie to her?
他为什么对她撒谎?
Why didn't he tell her the truth?
他为什么不告诉她真相?
Why didn't he lend her $1,000?
他为什么不借给她1000美元?
She said, "I know you have $10,000. All I want is $1,000. I will pay you back next year. You will get your money back next year."
她说,“我知道你有10000美元。我只需要1000美元。我明年会还给你。你明年就能拿回你的钱。”
He said no.
他说不行。
He said people shouldn't borrow money.
他说人们不应该借钱。
He said people shouldn't lend money.
他说人们不应该借钱给别人。
"But I'm not 'people,'" she said. "I'm your sister!"
“但是我不是‘人们’,”她说。“我是你的妹妹!”
重点词汇
angry 发怒的; 愤怒的 ; 生气的 ; 红肿的 ; 感染的 ; 发炎的 ; 狂风暴雨的 ; 波涛汹涌的 ; 天昏地暗的
borrow借; 借用 ; 借入 ; 借贷 ; 引用,借用
lend借给; 借出 ; 贷 ; 给…增加,增添
no.号码; 北方 ; 北部
lying 躺; 平躺 ; 平卧 ; 平放 ; 处于,保留,保持 ; 说谎 ; 撒谎 ; 编造谎言 ; lie的现在分词
lie to位于; 停泊
next year 明年
borrow money 借钱
lend money借钱
01.拓展听力
It was summer.
夏天到了。
He needed money to pay for school next year.
他需要钱来支付明年的学费。
He decided to get a job.
他决定找一份工作。
He needed to apply to different places.
他需要到不同的地方申请工作。
He first made a resume.
他首先制作了一份简历。
He then made a cover letter.
然后他写了一封求职信。
He walked around his neighborhood.
他在附近走动。
He asked managers if they were hiring.
他询问经理们是否在招聘人员。
By the end of the day he found 10 different places that were hiring.
一天结束时,他找到了10个不同的招聘机会。
They were mostly retail or restaurant jobs.
这些工作大多数是零售或餐饮工作。
He wanted to work nearby.
他希望在附近工作。
He filled out the applications.
他填写了申请表格。
The next day he handed them in.
第二天,他交了申请表。
Tom was hopeful.
汤姆充满了希望。
Two weeks later he received phone calls.
两周后,他接到了电话。
They wanted him to be interviewed for the job.
他们希望他来面试。
重点词汇
pay for 付开销 ; 赔偿 ; 付出代价 ; 吃亏
next year 明年
apply to 适用于 ; 运用 ; 涂抹,贴
cover letter 同 covering letter ; 附信
By the end of 在…尽头
next day 次日;第二天
hopeful 抱有希望 ; 满怀希望 ; 表现出希望的 ; 给人以希望的 ; 希望成功的人 ; 雄心勃勃的人
phone calls 打电话 ; 通话 ; phone call的复数
02.拓展听力
Pamela always gets pimples at the worst time.
帕梅拉总是在最糟糕的时候长痘痘。
She once had a pimple during her birthday party.
她曾经在生日派对上长过痘痘。
She once had a pimple when she had to make a speech.
她曾经在必须演讲时长过痘痘。
She once had a pimple on her first date.
她曾经在第一次约会时长过痘痘。
Pamela expected that she would get a pimple on prom.
帕梅拉预料到她在毕业舞会时会长痘痘。
Prom is a special dance for high school students.
毕业舞会是高中学生的特别舞会。
Girls wear pretty dresses and heels.
女孩子穿漂亮的礼服和高跟鞋。
Guys wear fancy suits and ties.
男孩子穿花哨的西装和领带。
Pamela wanted everything to go perfectly.
帕梅拉希望一切都能完美。
She made sure she would not get any pimples.
她确保自己不会长痘痘。
She ate healthily.
她健康饮食。
She drank a lot of water.
她多喝水。
She used lotion constantly.
她不断使用护肤霜。
She used pimple cream, too.
她也使用痘痘膏。
On prom day, she looked at the mirror.
在毕业舞会的那天,她看着镜子。
Her face was clear.
她的脸上没有痘痘。
It was the first time she had clear skin on a special day.
这是她在特别的日子上第一次皮肤没有痘痘。
重点词汇
at the worst 在最坏的情况下
pimple 丘疹 ; 粉刺 ; 小脓包
birthday party 生日聚会
make a speech 作演讲
high school (美国和其他一些国家14到18岁青年的)中学,高中 ; 中学,完全中学(英国常用于为11到18岁青年开办的学校名称中)
healthily 健康地
a lot of 许多
first time 首次
03.拓展听力
Jason is twelve years old.
杰森今年十二岁。
He wants to buy a video game.
他想买一个电子游戏。
It costs $60.
游戏要60美元。
He does not have money.
他没有钱。
He cannot get a job.
他不能找工作。
He is too young to get one.
他太年轻找不到工作。
He tried selling his old things.
他尝试卖掉他的旧东西。
He only made a dollar.
他只赚了一美元。
He tried doing homework for people.
他试图帮人做作业。
He got caught.
他被抓到了。
He tried taking online surveys.
他尝试做在线调查。
He ended up getting a computer virus.
结果他电脑中了病毒。
He tried selling his handmade toys.
他试图卖自己做的玩具。
People thought they were ugly.
人们觉得那些玩具很丑。
He tried dancing on the streets.
他试图在街上跳舞。
He only managed to get a few pennies.
他只弄到了几个便士。
He entered a drawing competition.
他参加了一场绘画比赛。
The prize was $100.
奖金是100美元。
He lost.
他失败了。
He asked his parents if he could have some money.
他问父母能不能给他一些钱。
They said yes.
他们同意了。
There was a catch.
但有个条件。
He had to do chores.
他必须做家务活。
He said yes.
他答应了。
His parents gave him $5 for every hour he worked.
他父母给他每小时工作5美元。
重点词汇
years old 岁 ; 年龄 ; 当我八岁时
video game 电子游戏
does not 不 ; 不是 ; 否定就用
computer virus 计算机病毒
a few 几个 ; 〔反语〕很多 ; 一点点
do chores 处理家务
04.拓展听力
Samantha was starting her first day of 6th grade in two weeks.
萨曼莎将在两周后开始她的六年级第一天。
She needed a new backpack.
她需要一个新书包。
Her backpack from last year was ripped.
她去年的书包破了。
This year she wanted a cool backpack to start off her middle school years.
今年她想要一个酷酷的书包来开始她的初中生活。
She did not know where to begin.
她不知道从哪里开始。
She went to the mall and began searching.
她去了商场开始寻找。
Her mom suggested she get something with flowers.
她妈妈建议她选一个有花朵的款式。
Her dad suggested she get something plain.
她爸爸建议她选一个简单的款式。
However, when she saw this backpack, she knew it was meant to be hers.
然而,当她看到这个书包时,她知道它就是属于她的。
The backpack had several pockets to hold all her belongings.
这个书包有几个口袋可以装下她所有的物品。
It was also made of sturdy and durable material.
它还是由坚固耐用的材料制成的。
The backpack was pink with purple dots.
这个书包是粉色的,带有紫色的小圆点。
She immediately grabbed it and asked her mom if she could get it.
她立刻拿起它,问妈妈能不能买下来。
Her mom said okay and handed her some money.
她妈妈说可以,并递给她一些钱。
She was very excited.
她非常兴奋。
重点词汇
first day 星期日
last year 去年 ; 上年 ; 那个俱乐部去年解散了
start off 第一份工作是… ; 从…开始 ; 从…着手 ; 使开始
middle school (英国为9到13岁儿童所设的)中间学校 ; (美国为11到14岁儿童所设的)中学,初中
did not 没有 ; 未 ; 的缩写
went to 相当于 ; 付出
meant to be 命中注定 ; 命中注定的 ; 意味
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