第1级-《爱情与金钱》-第2课

前情提要  

莫利的生日快到了，她想在这个周末举办一场家庭聚会。她通知了家中所有成员，希望他们都能来参加。聚会发生了什么？

故事原文  

Love or Money L2

爱情与金钱 L2

It was seven o'clock on Saturday evening. Jackie stood at the window. A car drove slowly up to the front door and stopped. A tall man with white hair got out, It was Albert, the husband of Molly's sister. 

星期六晚上7点。杰基站在窗前。一辆小车徐徐驶到前门停下来。一个白头发、高个子的男人下了车，他是艾伯特，莫利姐姐的丈夫。

'Here's Uncle Albert, 'Jackie said. 'Always late.'

“是艾伯特姨父，”杰基说。“他总是迟到。”

She went out of the room and opened the front door. Albert came in and went at once to Molly. 

她走出房间打开前门。艾伯特走进来，立刻便走向莫利。

'Oh, dear. I'm very late. I am sorry,' Albert said. 'Fifty years old today!What a wonderful dress!'(1)(2)

“哦，亲爱的，抱歉，我来得太迟了，”艾伯特说。“今天是你50岁生日！多漂亮的裙子！”

Molly did not smile. 'Thank you, Albert. We're all getting older.' Tonight she wore a long black dress, and the two black dogs sat at her feet.' Everyone is here now. Let's go in to dinner, 'she said. 

莫利没有笑。“谢谢你，艾伯特。我们都老了。”今晚她穿了一条长长的黑裙子，两条黑狗蹲在她脚边。“现在大家都到了，咱们吃饭吧。”她说。

Everyone stood up and went to the table. 

大家都站起来走到桌前。

'The table looks nice, Jackie. What wonderful flowers!' Diane said. She was a beautiful girl, with long black hair and dark blue eyes. She wore a long red dress. 

“餐桌看起来不错，杰基。多美的花啊！”黛安娜说。她是个美丽的女孩，有一头长长的黑头发和一双深蓝色的眼睛，她穿了一条红色的长裙。

Albert sat down next to Roger. Roger was Molly's son, her second child. He lived in Cambridge, in an expensive house. 

艾伯特坐在罗杰的旁边。罗杰是莫利的儿子，她的第二个孩子。他住在剑桥一幢昂贵的房子里。

'Someone called Peter stopped me down the road, 'Albert said. 'Who is he? He's very angry with you, Molly.'

“有个叫彼特的人沿路阻挡我，”艾伯特说。“他是谁？他很生你的气，莫利。”

'That's Peter Hobbs, from the house across the road, 'Jackie said quickly. She looked across the table at Molly. 'He lost his job last week and he's angry with everyone.'

“那是彼得·霍布斯，家住在马路对面的房子里。”杰基很快地说。她看着餐桌对面的莫利。“他上周丢了工作，他生每个人的气。”

'It's Molly he doesn't like, 'Albert said. 

“他不喜欢的是莫利，”艾伯特说。 

Molly said nothing. Everyone began to eat. 

莫利一言不发。大家开始吃东西。

'How is Aunt Annie？'Jackie asked. 

“安妮姨妈好吗？”杰基问。

'She's much worse now, 'Albert said.(3) 'She stays in bed all the time. She needs a nurse twenty-four hours a day. '

“她现在更糟糕了，”艾伯特说。“她所有时间都呆在床上。她一天24小时都需要护士。”

'I am sorry, 'Molly said. 

“我真难过”，莫利说。

Albert stopped eating and looked at Molly.(4) 'It's very difficult and very expensive, you know. Annie feels very unhappy because you don't visit her, Molly.(5) She loves you very much. You are her little sister, you know.'

艾伯特停下来看着莫利。“你知道，这事非常麻烦并且非常花钱。莫利，安妮因为你不去看她很不高兴。她非常爱你，你知道，你是她的小妹妹。”

Molly closed her eyes for a minute.' I know that, Albert. I am fifty years old, but I am always her"little"sister. Well, we can talk about it later.'

莫利闭上了眼。“我知道这些，艾伯特。我都50岁了，可我总是她的'小'妹妹。好吧，我们以后再谈这事。”

（原文中出现高光标示内容请见核心语言点）

核心语言点  

1.What a/an + n.! 感叹句

例句 ：

What a (nice) day! 天气真好！

What a pity! 好遗憾！

What a shot! 好球！

2.wonderful adj. 好的；极好的

   great/good/fantastic

例句：

We had a wonderful/great/fantastic time. 我们玩得很开心。

It is a wonderful/great/fantastic film. 电影很棒。

3.much+比较级 程度更深

拓展：

much better 更好

much cheaper 更便宜

much more expensive 更贵

4.stop v. 停止

   stop doing sth. 停止做某事

   stop to do sth. 停下来去做某事

例句：

Stop complaining. Just do it! 别抱怨了。要做就做！

He stopped to give me a hand. 他停下来来帮助我。

5. visit v. 拜访；访问某地

例句：

I'm glad that you came to visit me. 很开心你能来看我。

visit a museum 参观博物馆