背诵为王 第 三 册 第 48 课

Lesson48 A New Hairdresser¹'s Job
Mathew lived in a big city, and always had² his hair cut by the same hairdresser. Mathew went to him once a month. He always cut Mathew's hair exactly³ as⁴ Mathew liked it, and while⁵ he was⁶ doing it, the two men would⁷ talk about their favourite games or movies.
But one day the old hairdresser said⁸ to him, 'Mathew, I'm going⁹ to be sixty-five years old next month, so I'm going to retire¹⁰. I'm going to sell my shop to a young man who wants to be a hairdresser.'
Mathew was very sad to hear this, because he enjoyed talking to the old man, and he was also worried¹¹ that his hair would not be cut as well by the new gentleman¹².
He went to the shop again next month, and the new man was there. He did¹³ a very bad job when he cut Mathew's hair.
Next month, Mathew went into the shop again. The young man asked him how he would like his hair cut, and Mathew answered, 'Please cut it very short on the right side¹⁴, but leave it as it is on the left. It must cover¹⁵ my ear. On top, cut all the hair away in the middle, but leave a piece at the front which can hang¹⁶ down to my chin¹⁷.'
The young man was very surprised¹⁸ when he heard this. 'But sir,' he said, 'I can't cut your hair like that!'
'Why not?' Mathew asked. 'That's how you cut it last time.'

hairdresser 理发师
chin 下巴

新理发师的手艺
马修住在一个大城市里，一直让同一个理发师理发。马修一个月到他那儿理一次发，他总能把头发理成马修想要的样子，理发师理发时，两个男人就谈着他们喜爱的游戏或电影。
一天，老理发师对马修说：“马修，下个月我就六十五岁了，到时要退休了。我打算把店卖给一个想做理发师的年轻人。”
听到这个消息马修很失落，因为他喜欢和老理发师聊天，而且他担心新理发师理不好。
过了一个月，他又去理发。店里已经换了新的理发师，他给马修理的头发很难看。
一个月后，马修又到了这家店。年轻的理发师问马修想理什么发型，马修说：“麻烦把右侧头发理得短短的，左侧不要动。要能遮住耳朵。头顶中间的头发剪掉，但前面留一绺能垂到下巴的头发。”
年轻人听到他这么说非常吃惊。“可是先生，”他说，“我不能把你的头发理成那个样子！”
“怎么不行？”马修说，“你上次给我理的就是那样。”

1 hairdresser   

n.理发师，美容师

参考例句：

• My hairdresser has opened a new salon.我的理发师新开了一家理发店。
• The hairdresser made a good job of my hair.理发师把我的头发理得很好。

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 exactly   

adv.准确地；严格地

参考例句：

• What I want is exactly this one.我要的就是这一个。
• I beg your pardon,what you say is not exactly correct.对不起，你说的话并不完全对。

4 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

5 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。

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 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？

8 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。

9 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。

10 retire   

vi.引退，退役，退休，退隐，退去，撤退，退却，离开；vt.撤退，辞退；n.隐居，撤退号

参考例句：

• Next year his father will retire and take things easy.明年他父亲就要退休而过闲适的生活了。
• When I retire,I shall make my home in the country.退休后我将在乡间安家。

11 worried   

adj.烦恼的，为难的，焦虑的

参考例句：

• He was worried about the safety of me.他为我的安全担心。
• He worried his father to buy a new car.他苦苦缠着父亲要买一辆新车。

12 gentleman   

n.出身高贵的人，绅士，君子；阁下，先生；男厕所

参考例句：

• He is a real gentleman.他是一个真正的君子。
• If he is anything of a gentleman,he will pay the money.倘若他是位真君子，他会付这笔钱的。

13 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？

14 side   

n.边，旁边；面，侧面

参考例句：

• The shop is on the west side of the street.商店在街道的西边。
• There was a lot of people on every side. 到处都是人。

15 cover   

n.盖子，覆盖物；v.覆盖…，扩及，掩饰

参考例句：

• Under cover of the dark,the dog was stolen.在黑夜的掩护下，狗被偷走了。
• The book needs a new cover.这书需要装个新封面。

16 hang   

v.处…绞刑，把吊…起，悬挂

参考例句：

• Why don't you hang up your clothes?你怎么不把衣服挂起来？
• Hang the picture on the wall.把画挂到墙上。

17 chin   

n.下巴，下颚，不气馁，不灰心

参考例句：

• You've got some egg on your chin.你的下巴上沾着一点鸡蛋。
• He hurried on with his shaving,cutting his chin twice.他急急忙忙地剃胡子，把下巴割破了两次。

18 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。