背诵为王 第 三 册 第 13 课

Lesson13 A Piece of Meat
Joe Biggs was¹ a butcher². His shop was in a village in one of the most beautiful parts³ of the south of England, and he worked in it for many years while⁴ his father was there. Then, his father stopped working in the shop, and Joe had⁵ to work harder.
One Thursday a woman came⁶ into the shop five minutes before closing. "I'm sorry I'm late," she said⁷, "but some people have just phoned me to say that they are going⁸ to come to dinner tonight, and I need some more meat."
Joe only had one piece of good meat in the shop. He had sold⁹ all the others¹⁰ earlier in the day. He took¹¹ the piece out and told the woman it is ￡6.50.
"That piece is too small,"the woman answered. "Haven't you got¹² anything bigger?"
Joe went into the room behind his shop, opened the refrigerator¹³, put the piece of meat into it. After a while he took it out again and shut¹⁴ the door of the refrigerator with a lot of noise. Then he brought¹⁵ the piece of meat back to the woman and said, "This piece is bigger and more expensive. It's ￡8.75."
"Good," the woman answered with a smile. "Give me both of them, please."

一块肉
乔比格斯是个肉店老板。他的店在最美丽的英国南部的一个村庄里。他父亲在店里工作时，他已经在那里干了很多年。后来，乔的父亲不在店里做事了，乔就干得更辛苦了。
有天星期四，一位女士在关门前五分钟来到店里。“很抱歉，这么晚我才来，”她说，“但有人刚刚打电话告诉我他们今晚过来吃晚饭，所以我得再买些肉。”
乔的店里只剩下一块好肉，其他的早些时候已经卖完了。乔拿出这块肉，告诉女士应付六个半英镑。
“那块太小了，”女士说，“你没有更大些的吗？”
乔走进店后的房间，打开冰箱，把手中的肉放进去一会。过来一会，他将它拿出来，并使劲关上冰箱门，发出很大响声。他把那块肉拿给女士，说：“这块大一些，也贵一些，要八点七五英镑。”
“好的，”女士笑着回答，“请把两块肉都给我吧。”

1 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

2 butcher   

n.屠夫，肉商，小贩；vt.屠宰，屠杀

参考例句：

• A butcher needs sharp knives.屠夫需利刃。
• He was as great a butcher as the world has been.他是有史以来最大的杀人狂。

3 parts   

n.部( part的名词复数 )；一部分；零件；角色

参考例句：

• Creolized forms of Latin were spoken in various parts of Europe. 当时欧洲各地区都讲克里奥尔语形式的拉丁语。
• The heavy rain has caused floods in many parts of the country. 大雨使全国许多地方泛滥成灾。

4 while   

conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿

参考例句：

• In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
• He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。

5 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。

6 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。

7 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

8 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

9 sold   

v.动词sell的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• John's house was sold to a Frenchman.约翰的房子卖给了一个法国人。
• This kind of books is sold by all booksellers.所有的书商都出售这种书。

10 others   

prep.(pl.)另外的人

参考例句：

• Learning from others is important.向别人学习很重要。
• She is always ready to help others.她总是乐于助人。

11 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

12 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。

13 refrigerator   

n.冰箱

参考例句：

• We keep food in a refrigerator.我们把食物存放在冰箱里。
• There's a very nice refrigerator in the kitchen.厨房里有个相当不错的冰箱。

14 shut   

adj.关闭的，合拢的，围绕的；v.关上，闭起，幽禁；vbl.关上，闭起，幽禁

参考例句：

• It's time to shut up shop and go home.该闭店回家了。
• Shut up.I'm trying to think.闭嘴，我在想问题。

15 brought   

vbl.bring的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He brought a new book with him.他带来一本新书。
• I brought you your shirt.我带来了你的衬衣。