白领英语晨读-108 1℃ love 1℃的爱情

1℃ love　

In an cold winter,a couple had to move out from the luxury villa¹ because of bankruptcy².The husband worked day and night to support the family but with no care of his wife.So she thought,"he doesn't love me any more,he just cares his business...not me".

One day,she began totake a bath,he stopped her at the door,"Let me take it first,okey?"

"Why not let me shower first,"she asked."I was tired,sweetie,you take it later,okey?"She was totally depressed³.

On a morose⁴ day ,she found nothing to do and turned on his computer,a few words blurred⁵ her eyes...it was hs diary:

Today,I was quite sad,she asked me why I was always talking the bath first,and I said to her,I was exhausted⁶.She was unhappy,in her mind,I treated her not as well as usual,but how can I do?I was nt as rich as before!We moved to the small apartment,there was only a shower in such a freezing winter.But I found that if one person took the shower first,the room could get a litter warm,so every time I rushed to the bathroom first.I was thingking that,when she took the shower,the room would get warmer,at least1℃,2℃or 3℃

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Now I can't give her comfortable life,bring her the luxur restaurant,buy expensive dressesfor her,but at least,I can give her 1℃love

1 villa   

n.别墅，城郊小屋

参考例句：

• We rented a villa in France for the summer holidays.我们在法国租了一幢别墅消夏。
• We are quartered in a beautiful villa.我们住在一栋漂亮的别墅里。

2 bankruptcy   

n.破产；无偿付能力

参考例句：

• You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
• His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。

3 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。

4 morose   

adj.脾气坏的，不高兴的

参考例句：

• He was silent and morose.他沉默寡言、郁郁寡欢。
• The publicity didn't make him morose or unhappy?公开以后，没有让他郁闷或者不开心吗？

5 blurred   

v.（使）变模糊( blur的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）难以区分；模模糊糊；迷离

参考例句：

• She suffered from dizziness and blurred vision. 她饱受头晕目眩之苦。
• Their lazy, blurred voices fell pleasantly on his ears. 他们那种慢吞吞、含糊不清的声音在他听起来却很悦耳。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。