新课标小学英语阅读100篇 54

　　54．A Holiday From School一个假期从学校

　　Tommy hates² school and is always looking for excuses not to go. 汤米讨厌上学,总是找借口不去上学。

　　He spends more time at home than at school. 他花更多的时间在家里比在学校。

　　On the days he has to go to school, 那一天他去上学,

　　he looks for excuses to come home early.他找借口早点回家。

　　One day he comes home from school in the middle of the day.有一天,他从学校回家在一天的中间。

　　His father is surprised³. "You're home early, is the school closed⁴ today?"他的父亲是惊讶。“你早点回家,今天学校放学了吗?”

　　"No. Dad," Tommy says. "It's open. I came⁵ home early. "“没有。爸爸,”汤米说。“这是开放的。我提前回来了。“

　　"How can you do that? What do you say to the teacher?"“你怎么能这样做?你对老师说的吗?”

　　"I told her that I had⁶ a new baby brother “我告诉她,我有了个小弟弟

　　and that I had to come home and help you. "我回家帮你。“

　　"But your mother has had twins, " his father says,“但是你妈妈生了一对双胞胎,”他的父亲说,

　　"you've got⁷ a baby brother and a baby sister. "“你有一个小弟弟和小妹妹。“

　　"Yes, I know, Dad," Tommy says. “是的,我知道,爸爸,”汤姆说。

　　"I'm saving⁸ up my baby sister for next week. "“我攒我的宝贝妹妹下周。“

　　WORD BANK

　　hate¹ /heit／v.憎恨

　　excuse n．理由

　　spend／spend／v．花费；度过；

　　消磨

　　closed adj，关闭的

1 hate   

n.憎恨，厌恶，厌恶的人或事；vt.憎恨，不愿；vi.表示憎恨

参考例句：

• We hate our enemy.我们憎恨敌人。
• Snakes are my special hate.蛇是我最憎恶的东西。

2 hates   

v.憎恨( hate的第三人称单数 )；讨厌；不愿；为…感到抱歉

参考例句：

• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday. 他不愿离开办公室去度假。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He hates parties; we had to drag him into going. 他不喜欢参加聚会，我们必须拉他去。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 surprised   

adj.感到惊讶的，感到惊奇的

参考例句：

• Is that anything to be surprised at?那有什么可怪的？
• The news greatly surprised us.这消息使我们非常惊异。

4 closed   

adj.关闭的；封闭的

参考例句：

• He closed his eyes.他闭上了眼睛。
• He was out of work when the factory closed.他在工厂倒闭后失业了。

5 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

6 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

7 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

8 saving   

n.节省，节约；[pl.]储蓄金，存款

参考例句：

• Energy saving is term strategic policy of our country.节约能源是我国长期的战略国策。
• Old-fashioned housewives were usually very saving.旧时的家庭主妇通常都很节俭。