188. Burned Up（巩固训练）

Brad was angry.
布拉德很生气。
He was angry at the apartment building manager.
他对公寓楼管理员很生气。
The apartment building manager had kicked him out.
公寓楼管理员把他赶了出去。
"If you can't pay the rent," the manager said, "I have to kick you out."
“如果你付不起房租，”管理员说，“我必须把你赶出去。”
"But I always pay the rent on time," Brad said.
“但是我总是按时付房租的，”布拉德说。
"That's nice, but you're supposed to always pay the rent on time," said the manager.
“这很好，但是你应该总是按时付房租，”管理员说道。
One evening Brad drove to the gas station.
一天晚上，布拉德开车去加油站。
He bought a gallon of gas.
他买了一加仑的汽油。
He put the gas into a gas can.
他把汽油装进汽油桶里。
He waited until 11 p.m.
他等到晚上11点。
The manager lived in a corner apartment.
管理员住在一个角落公寓里。
His apartment was on the ground floor.
他的公寓在一楼。
Brad waited until the manager's lights went out.
布拉德等到管理员的灯都熄灭了。
He poured all the gas in the hall near the manager's door.
他把所有的汽油倒在靠近管理员门口的走廊里。
He lit a match.
他点燃了一根火柴。
重点词汇
apartment building<美>公寓大楼
have to必须; 不得不 ; 劝告或建议时用 ; 表示一定真实或肯定发生
on time 准时，按时
supposed to应该
gas station 加油站
in a corner在角落里; 身处困境
on the ground当场
went out出去; 熄 ; 退职 ; 下台


01.拓展听力
Eric likes reading novels.
埃里克喜欢读小说。
Eric likes reading magazines.
埃里克喜欢看杂志。
Eric even likes reading newspapers.
埃里克甚至喜欢看报纸。
But he hates reading poetry.
但他讨厌读诗歌。
Poetry is confusing.
诗歌很令人困惑。
Poetry is not clear.
诗歌不够清晰。
Eric does not like figuring things out for himself.
埃里克不喜欢自己琢磨东西。
Poetry can be hard to read.
诗歌可能很难读懂。
Eric does not like reading Shakespeare's poetry.
埃里克不喜欢读莎士比亚的诗歌。
He cannot understand it.
他理解不了。
He is okay with easy poetry.
他可以接受简单的诗歌。
Eric is okay with Dr. Seuss' poems.
埃里克喜欢德克·西尤斯的诗歌。
They are easy to understand.
那些诗歌容易理解。
Eric has to write his own poem for English class.
埃里克必须为英语课写自己的诗歌。
He tries to do a rhyming poem.
他试图写一首押韵的诗歌。
It was okay at first.
起初还行。
But then it got hard.
但后来变得困难。
He did not know what rhymes with "orange."
他不知道什么押韵“orange”。
He started over.
他重新开始了。
重点词汇
does not 不 ; 不是 ; 否定就用
out for 一心谋求，力图获得
English class 英语班 ; 英文课
rhyming 押韵，和…同韵 ; 使押韵 ; 押句尾韵 ; rhyme的现在分词
at first 最初;起初;开始时
did not 没有 ; 未 ; 的缩写


02.拓展听力
Christina and her son like to cloud watch.
克里斯蒂娜和她的儿子喜欢看云。
They went outside.
他们出去了。
They put down a towel.
他们铺下一条毛巾。
They lay down on it.
他们躺在上面。
They looked up at the sky.
他们抬头看着天空。
Christina pointed at a cloud.
克里斯蒂娜指着一朵云。
"What do you think that one looks like?" she asked.
“你觉得那朵云像什么？”她问道。
Her son looked at the cloud.
她的儿子看着那朵云。
"It looks like a man chasing a deer," he said.
“看起来像一个人在追逐鹿，”他说道。
She was surprised.
她感到惊讶。
"I think it looks like a girl crying," she said.
“我觉得它看起来像一个女孩在哭泣，”她说道。
Her son laughed at her.
她的儿子笑了起来。
"What do you think that one looks like?" he asked.
“那朵云你觉得像什么？”他问道。
"That one just looks like a regular cloud," she said.
“那个看起来就像一朵普通的云，”她说道。
"I think it looks like you," her son said.
“我觉得它看起来像你，”她的儿子说道。
She shook her head and laughed.
她摇了摇头，笑了起来。
重点词汇
put down 奚落的语言 ; 贬低的行为
lay down 放下， 搁下 ; 规定 ; 制定 ; 颁布 ; 放下
on it 大量喝酒
looked up 查找 ; 检查
do you 你愿意吗
chasing 追赶 ; 追逐 ; 追捕 ; 努力获得 ; 争取得到 ; 追求 ; 求爱 ; chase的现在分词
laughed 笑 ; 发笑 ; 处于有利地位 ; laugh的过去分词和过去式
like you 喜欢你
shook 摇动 ; 抖动 ; 颤动 ; 摇 ; 抖 ; 摇头 ; shake的过去式


03.拓展听力
Marina likes clothes.
玛丽娜喜欢衣服。
She likes being unique, too.
她也喜欢独特。
A lot of girls in her school shop at the same stores.
她学校里很多女孩在同样的商店购物。
Marina would hate to have the same outfit as another girl's.
玛丽娜不想和其他女孩穿同样的衣服。
That is why she shops at thrift shops.
这就是她为什么在二手店购物。
A thrift shop sells things that people donate.
二手店销售人们捐赠的物品。
There are usually clothes that have been worn before.
通常有穿过的衣服。
Sometimes there are stains and holes on the clothes.
有时衣服上有污渍和洞。
They are very cheap.
它们非常便宜。
Marina enjoys looking through clothing racks.
玛丽娜喜欢翻找衣服架。
She usually finds at least one thing she likes.
她通常能找到至少一件她喜欢的东西。
She finds a dress.
她找到了一条裙子。
It is black.
它是黑色的。
It is long.
它很长。
It would be good to wear to a fancy dinner.
穿它去参加正式晚宴会很好。
重点词汇
A lot of 许多
That is 即 ; 用于纠正之前说过的内容
thrift shops 廉价旧货店 ; thrift shop的复数
thrift shop 廉价旧货店
There are 有 ; 可数名词的复数形式 ; 许多重要事情要谈
have been 来过
at least 至少，不少于 ; 至少，最不济 ; 至少，起码 ; 起码，不管怎样
one thing 一件事 ; 有件事
be good to 适于 ; 对…厚道


04.拓展听力
Vanessa and Emily are both running for president of a high school.
凡妮莎和艾米丽都参加了高中校长选举。
Only one can win.
只能有一人获胜。
Vanessa wants to make the school more spirited.
凡妮莎想让学校更富有活力。
She plans to offer more student events.
她计划增加更多的学生活动。
One of her ideas include a free football game.
她的一个想法包括免费的橄榄球比赛。
Emily wants to make the school's test scores go up.
艾米丽想让学校的考试成绩提高。
One of her ideas include free tutoring.
她的一个想法是提供免费辅导。
Students think Vanessa should be president because they want to have more fun.
学生们认为凡妮莎应该当校长，因为他们想要更多乐趣。
The teachers and staff think Emily should be president because they want to make students study harder.
老师和员工认为艾米丽应该当校长，因为他们想让学生们更努力学习。
重点词汇
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)
Only one 唯一 ; 只有一个 ; 独一无二
want to do 想做某事 ; 想要做某事 ; 想要作某事
spirited 精神饱满的 ; 坚定的 ; 勇猛的 ; 偷偷带走 ; 让人不可思议地弄走 ; spirit的过去式
One of …之一
football game 足球赛
go up 上涨，上升 ; 被兴建，被建起 ; 爆炸 ; 起火 ; 响起，大作
tutoring 教 ; 任课 ; 指导 ; 进行单独辅导 ; 任…的私人教师 ; 当家庭教师 ; 任大学导师 ; tutor的现在分词
want to 应该
harder 努力地 ; 费力地 ; 艰难地 ; 猛力地 ; 猛烈地