【大家说英语】 第294期:爆胎了!

 Lesson 11 Talk About It 第十一课 主题讨论

November 25 11月25日

The Flat Tire¹ 爆胎了！

Mickey loved to play the guitar. 米奇喜欢弹吉他，

He needed some new strings². 他需要买几条新弦。

He could³ walk to the music store⁴. 他可以走路到乐器行去，

But if he borrowed⁵ his friend's bike, he could get there faster. 可是如果借朋友的脚踏车，他就可以快一点抵达。

Mickey went to his friend's home, but he wasn't there. 米奇到了朋友家，可是他不在家。

Mickey called his phone, but there was⁷ no answer. 米奇拨了他的手机，可是没有人接。

"I'll borrow⁶ the bike and bring it back before he notices," Mickey thought⁹. “我就直接把脚踏车骑走，在他发现之前骑回来就好了，”米奇心想。

So he took¹⁰ the bike without permission¹¹. 于是，他没有征得同意就把脚踏车骑走了。

In ten minutes, Mickey was at the music store. 才花十分钟，米奇就到了乐器行。

He tried one of the guitars at the store. 他试弹店里的一把吉他，

The owner¹² came¹³ over to him. 老板走了过来，

"Hey, Mickey, maybe you can work here next summer. “嘿，米奇，说不定你明年夏天可以来这里工作，

Then you can earn¹⁴ money to buy this guitar." 这样你就可以赚钱买这把吉他。”

"That would¹⁵ be great," said¹⁶ Mickey. “这样就太好了。”米奇说，

"Right now I only have enough money for new guitar strings," Mickey said. “现在我的钱只够买新的吉他弦。”米奇说。

He bought the strings and started for home. 他买了弦后，就动身回家。

On the way, Mickey got¹⁷ a flat tire. 在路上，脚踏车有一个轮胎爆胎了，

He had¹⁸ to push¹⁹ the bike and walk the rest of the way home. 剩下的路途米奇只好推着脚踏车走回去。

He didn't know what to do. 他不知道该怎么办，

Should he return²⁰ the bike and not say anything? 他该把脚踏车放回去，然后什么也不说吗？

Should he tell his friend? 还是他该告诉他的朋友？

He didn't want to upset²¹ his friend. 他不想惹恼他的朋友，

Mickey didn't have enough time to get a new tire. 可是米奇也没有足够的时间去换新胎。

His friend would notice⁸ the bike was gone. 他的朋友一定会发现脚踏车不见了。

What should he do? 他该怎么办？

What would you do? 你会怎么办？

1 tire   

n.轮胎，金属圈；vt.使疲倦，厌烦；vi.疲劳

参考例句：

• I never tire of listening to music.我对音乐百听不厌。
• The tire blew out on my way to work.在我开车上班的路上车胎爆裂了。

2 strings   

n.弦

参考例句：

• He sat on the bed,idly plucking the strings of his guitar.他坐在床上，随意地拨着吉他的弦。
• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。

3 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。

4 store   

n.商店，贮藏，仓库；v.储存，贮藏，供给

参考例句：

• The shoe store is across from the bank.鞋店在银行对面。
• Some food won't store.有些食物不能贮存。

5 borrowed   

adj.借来的

参考例句：

• I feel honor bound to repay the money I borrowed. 我觉得有责任归还我借的钱。
• I have left the watch as pledge for borrowed money. 我留下这块手表作为借款的抵押物。

6 borrow   

vt.借，借入，借用；vi.借

参考例句：

• Can I borrow two books at a time?我可以一次借两本书吗？
• You can borrow this dictionary from the library.你可以从图书馆借到这本字典。

7 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。

8 notice   

n.通知，布告；注意，认识；vt.看到，注意到

参考例句：

• Post this notice on the wall.把这个通知贴在墙上。
• I didn't notice you when you passed by.你走过时，我没有注意到你。

9 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

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 permission   

n.许可；同意；许可证

参考例句：

• You were wrong to take the car without permission.你未经许可就把车开走是不应该的。
• With your permission I'll leave now.有你的允许，我这就离开。

12 owner   

n.拥有者；所有者

参考例句：

• They decided to give it back to its owner.他们决定把它归还原主。
• Do you know the name of the owner?你知道主人的名字吗？

13 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。

14 earn   

v.嫌得；挣得

参考例句：

• Nowadays it is very easy to earn a living.现今谋生很容易。
• I expect it to earn its cost in less than three years.我希望它在3年内赚回成本。

15 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？

16 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。

17 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。

18 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。

19 push   

vt.推；使突出，使伸出，使延伸；大力推进，推行；通过，促使；vi.推；推进；伸展

参考例句：

• Don't push against me!别推我！
• If you always push him too hard,he may make mistakes.要是你总逼他太紧，他可能会出错。

20 return   

vi.返回，回来；送还；回复，恢复；vt.归还，送还；n.返回，归来；偿还，归还；回复

参考例句：

• I'll return at 10 this evening.我今晚十点回来。
• I often return in dreams to my hometown.我常常在梦中回到我的故乡。

21 upset   

adj.烦乱的，不高兴；v.颠覆，推翻；扰乱，使心烦意乱，使不舒服

参考例句：

• She upset our plan.她打乱了我们的计划。
• He was very upset.他非常心烦。