【大家说英语】 第161期:成绩单

 Lesson 11 Talk About It 第十一课 主题讨论

April 24 4月24日

The Report¹ Card 成绩单

Sarah didn't have a lot of books. 莎拉的背包里没有很多书，

But her backpack³ still felt very heavy. 可是她感觉起来还是很重。

The pressure⁴ came⁵ from just one piece of paper ─ her report card. 她的压力只来自一张纸──她的成绩单。

She didn't want to look at it, but she was⁶ almost⁸ home. 她不想看那张成绩单，可是她已经快到家了。

Sarah couldn't wait any longer. 莎拉等不下去了，

She stopped, took¹⁰ the paper out of her backpack, and opened it. 她停下脚步，从背包里拿出那张纸，掀了开来。

It was bad, bad news¹¹. 真是很糟糕的坏消息。

Sarah's grades were not good at all. 莎拉的成绩一点都不好。

She was usually a great student, but she became¹² lazy¹³ as⁷ a senior¹⁴. 她平常是个很用功的好学生，但她升上高年级之后却变懒了。

She spent a lot of time online¹⁵ instead¹⁶ of studying for tests. 她花许多时间上网，没有为了准备考试而读书；

She did² her homework quickly, so she could⁹ go out with her friends. 她都很快把功课做完，以便和朋友出去玩。

And now she had¹⁷ bad grades! 现在，她拿到了很差的成绩！

Her parents would¹⁸ ask, "What happened?" 她的父母一定会问："发生了什么事？"

Sarah would feel terrible¹⁹. 莎拉一定会觉得很不好过。

But maybe her parents didn't have to know. 可是，说不定她的父母没有必要知道。

She always did well at school. 她的学校课业成绩总是很好。

If she didn't show them the report card, they wouldn't find out! 如果她不把成绩单拿给他们看，他们也不会发现！

But if her parents asked, could she lie²⁰ to them? 可是她父母要是问了起来，她能够对他们撒谎吗？

And could she improve²¹ her grades by the end of the year? 还有，她能够在学年结束前改善成绩吗？

Sarah was still thinking²² when she came to her front door. 莎拉想着想着，就已经走到了家门口。

What would you do? 如果是你，你会怎么做？

1 report   

n.报告，汇报；传说，传阅；v.报告，报到

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。
• I shall report to you.我将向你汇报。

2 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？

3 backpack   

n.双肩背包

参考例句：

• Is this your new backpack?这是你的新背包吗？
• This backpack belongs to me.这背包是我的。

4 pressure   

n.压力，压迫，压强；vt.迫使，使增压，密封

参考例句：

• He changed his mind under the pressure from others.他在别人的逼迫之下改变了主意。
• This type of sheet steel could stand high pressure.这种薄钢板能抗高压。

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 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 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。

8 almost   

adv.几乎，差不多

参考例句：

• The band has been on the road for almost a month. 那支乐队进行巡回演出近一个月了。
• We stay in almost every night and watch television.我们几乎每个晚上都在家里看电视。

9 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

10 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。

11 news   

n.新闻，消息

参考例句：

• No news is good news.没有消息就是好消息。
• I like reading hot news.我喜欢读热点新闻。

12 became   

v.(become的过去式)成为

参考例句：

• He became a doctor at the age of 27.他27岁时成了一名医生。
• He became a millionaire when he was still young.他还年轻时就成了百万富翁。

13 lazy   

adj.懒惰的

参考例句：

• Lazy people seldom succeed.懒惰的人很少会成功。
• Don't be so lazy.不要这样懒惰。

14 senior   

adj.年长的；资格较老的，地位较高的；n.年长者，前辈；大学高年级学生

参考例句：

• My brother is senior to me by two years.我哥哥比我年长两岁。
• They are senior students.他们是高年级学生。

15 online   

adj./adv.在线；上网

参考例句：

• I read the paper online every morning.我每天早上在网上看报纸。
• The computer might not support online working.计算机不能承载联机工作。

16 instead   

adv.代替；顶替

参考例句：

• She decided to leave here on Sunday instead of Monday.她决定星期日而不是星期一离开这里。
• Will you go to the party instead of me?你替我赴宴好吗？

17 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。

18 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？

19 terrible   

adj.可怕的，糟糕的，极其的

参考例句：

• I think you've made a terrible mistake.我认为你犯了一个严重的错误。
• This is a terrible idea.这是一个可怕的想法。

20 lie   

n.谎话；谎言；vi.躺；平放；展现；展开；位于；vt.说谎；躺

参考例句：

• We are looking for a place to lie.我们在找躺的地方。
• What did I lie about?我撒了什么谎？

21 improve   

v.改良，改善，增进，提高

参考例句：

• You need to improve your diet.你应该改善你的饮食。
• I hope the weather will improve.我希望天气会变好。

22 thinking   

n.思考，思想；adj.思考的，有理性的；vbl.想，思考

参考例句：

• All thinking men will protest against it.凡是有思想的人都会抗议这件事。
• Thinking is mainly performed with words and other symbols.思想主要是用言语和其他符号来表达的。