234.He Loves His Country

"I don't like John," she told her husband. "Why don't you like John?" he asked his wife. She said that John said bad things about Americans. He said Americans are lazy. He said Americans are greedy. He said Americans are selfish. He said Americans are unfriendly. John said the people in his country aren't lazy. The people in his country aren't greedy. The people in his country aren't selfish. The people in his country aren't unfriendly. "But John is new here," said her husband. "He doesn't know anyone yet. He doesn't have any friends. When he has new friends, he will change his mind. He will say different things. He will say good things about Americans." He told his wife to be patient. She didn't want to be patient. "A new person shouldn't say bad things," she said. "He should go back to his country."
重点词汇
husband 丈夫 ; 节俭使用
Americans 美洲人 ; 花旗布
lazy 懒惰的 ; 不愿工作的 ; 懒散的 ; 无精打采的 ; 懒洋洋的 ; 没下工夫的 ; 粗枝大叶的 ; 马虎的
greedy 贪婪的 ; 贪心的 ; 贪吃的 ; 渴望的
selfish 自私的
unfriendly 不友好的 ; 冷漠的 ; 有敌意的
anyone (用于否定句、疑问句，也用于if或whether之后
译文：
"我不喜欢约翰，"她告诉她丈夫。"你为什么不喜欢约翰？"他问他的妻子。她说，约翰说了美国人的坏话。他说美国人是懒惰的。他说美国人是贪婪的。他说美国人是自私的。他说美国人不友好。约翰说他的国家的人不懒惰。他的国家的人不贪婪。他的国家的人不自私。他的国家的人并不不友好。"但约翰是新来的，"她丈夫说。"他还不认识任何人。他没有任何朋友。当他有了新朋友，他就会改变主意。他将会说不同的事情。他将会说美国人的好话"。他告诉他的妻子要有耐心。她不想有耐心。"一个新人不应该说坏话，"她说。"他应该回到他的国家去。"