背诵为王 第 三 册 第 34 课

Lesson34 Too Tired To Have a Holiday
Mary Williams lived alone¹ and had² a very important³ job in a company⁴. Sheworked very hard. She often worked late. And she even⁵ worked on weekends.
Jill Thomas was⁶ Mary's best friend, but Jill was married⁷, and she did⁸ notwant to work all the time. "I'm quite happy at home with Len when we are notworking,'she always said⁹. "I want to enjoy my life¹⁰.'
Jill and Len both enjoyed hiking¹¹ and dancing very much. Nearly¹² every weekendthey went hiking and dancing. Then they would¹³ go and dance through theevening. When they had their holidays, they would climb mountains, swim andsail on lakes and dance nearly all the time.
Once Jill said to Mary, "Would you like to have a holiday with us this year,Mary?" Mary was very happy, so Jill and Mary and Len had two weeks together.
Mary enjoyed her holiday, but she was very tired after they had climbed allthe mountains, swam and danced every day and every night.
The next summer, Jill offered¹⁴ to take Mary on their holiday again.
"Thank you very much," answered Mary, "but I'm going¹⁵ to be quite honest¹⁶ withyou: I'm sorry that I can't come, because I've worked a lot this year andI'm tired. I don't need a holiday: I need to rest!"

hiking 徒步旅行

累得不想度假
玛丽•威廉姆斯一个人生活，在一家公司任重要职务。她工作很努力，经常工作到很晚，甚至周末也工作。
吉尔•托玛斯是玛丽最好的朋友，但吉尔结婚了，而且她不愿始终处于工作状态。“利恩和我不上班的时候，我很乐意和他呆在家。”她总说，“我要享受人生。”
吉尔和利恩都非常喜欢徒步旅行和跳舞。几乎每个周末他们都去徒步旅行和跳舞。另外他们晚上也跳舞。度假时，他们几乎一直在爬山、游泳、在湖上驾驶帆船和跳舞。
吉尔有次对玛丽说：“今年愿意和我们度假吗，玛丽？”玛丽很乐意，因此吉尔和玛丽，还有利恩一起度了两周假。玛丽假期玩的很开心，但在他们爬完所有要爬的山、整天游泳和跳舞之后，她感到非常疲倦。
第二年夏天，吉尔再次邀请玛丽和他们一起度假。
“非常感谢，”玛丽回答，“但我想坦率的告诉你：很抱歉我不能去，因为今年我做了很多工作，很累。我不需要假期，只需要休息！”

1 alone   

adj.单独的，孤独的；adv.单独地，独自地；仅仅

参考例句：

• He often makes a round trip to the hospital alone.他经常一个人往返医院。
• It is dangerous for a girl to go out alone at night.一个女孩夜里单独外出是危险的。

2 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。

3 important   

adj.重要的；重大的；严重的

参考例句：

• It's important to find out what he is doing.弄清他在干什么是重要的。
• This is a very important problem.这个问题很重要。

4 company   

n.公司

参考例句：

• Is this your company?这是你的公司吗？
• Which company was that?那是哪家公司？

5 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
• He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

6 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。

7 married   

adj.已婚的；与…结婚的

参考例句：

• I heard John got married.我听说约翰结婚了。
• They got married last autumn.他们在去年秋季结婚。

8 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

9 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。

10 life   

n.生活；生命

参考例句：

• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
• At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。

11 hiking   

n.徒步旅行

参考例句：

• He has been hiking round Scotland for a month.他围着苏格兰徒步旅行了一个月。
• Hiking is not yet popular in China.徒步旅行在中国还不流行。

12 nearly   

adv.将近，几乎，差不多

参考例句：

• I nearly missed the bus.我险些错过了公交车。
• It is nearly two years since I came here.我来这儿快两年了。

13 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

14 offered   

v.出（价）( offer的过去式和过去分词 )；提出；演出；做出

参考例句：

• I offered him my commiseration. 我对他表示同情。
• He offered a grab bag of reasons for his decision. 他为自己所作的决定提出了各种理由。

15 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。

16 honest   

adj.诚实的；真诚的

参考例句：

• He was very honest to tell me his story.他十分坦率地给我讲了他的故事。
• He has an honest face.他有一张诚实坦率的脸。