【大家说英语】 第367期:夏日童趣(2)

 　　I love summer, don't you, Ben? 我喜爱夏天，你不也是吗，本？

　　I loved summer when I was¹ a kid². Because I didn't have to work. I had⁴ three months of vacation⁵! 在我还是个孩子的时候，我喜欢夏天。因为我没必要工作。我有三个月的假期。

　　What did³ you do? 你那时候都做什么？

　　I rode⁶ my bike a lot and played with my friends. We also had a lemonade stand. 我经常骑车，和我的朋友们一起玩儿。我们还摆过柠檬汁小摊呢。

　　Did you do much business⁷? 你们有很多生意吗？

　　We did on hot days. But often we drank all the lemonade! 我们在天气炎热的时候生意很好。但是通常是我们自己把所有柠檬汁喝光！

　　What are you thinking⁸ about, Taylor? 泰勒，你在想什么呢？

　　Oh, just my summer job when I was a kid. 哦，只是在想我小时候的暑期工作。

　　You had a summer job? 你还有过暑期工作？

　　Sure. A lot of kids⁹ have summer jobs. I worked at the swimming pool¹⁰. I was a lifeguard. 当然。很多孩子都有暑期工作。我在游泳池工作。我当时是一个救生员。

　　Was it fun? 有意思吗？

　　Yes. I got¹¹ a nice suntan. I watched kids play in the water and kept them safe. 是的。我晒得很黑。我要盯着孩子们在水里玩耍，确保他们的安全。

　　Did you enjoy summer when you were a kid, Rob¹²? 罗布，你小时候喜欢夏天吗？

　　Well, some summers I could¹³ relax¹⁴. Other summers I had to study. 嗯，有一些夏天我能放松一下。其它的夏天我必须要学习。

　　For school entrance¹⁵ exams¹⁶? 为了入学考试吗？

　　For the high school one. My family moved to the States¹⁷ before I had to take the college¹⁸ one. 是为了高中入学考试。我们家在我必须考入大学之前就搬到美国来了。

　　I didn't study in the summer. I went to summer camp¹⁹ and loved it! 我在夏天的时候不会学习。我会去夏令营，我很喜欢夏令营！

　　You were lucky²⁰! 你真幸运！

1 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。

2 kid   

n.小孩；v.开玩笑，哄骗，嘲弄

参考例句：

• The kid was playing with his ball.孩子在玩皮球。
• Look at that cute kid.瞧瞧这可爱的小家伙。

3 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？

4 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。

5 vacation   

n.假期，休假；vi.度假

参考例句：

• I'll take a vacation this weekend.这个周末我要休假。
• The vacation passed away quickly.假期过得很快。

6 rode   

v.动词ride的过去式

参考例句：

• He rode a motorcycle to the station.他骑摩托车去车站。
• Today I rode across the city.今天我骑自行车穿越了整个城市。

7 business   

n.商业， 买卖， 交易， 生意， 事情， 事物， 营业， 商行

参考例句：

• My father built his business on years of hard work. 我父亲多年奋斗创立了自己的事业。
• We must finish up this business in a day or two. 我们必须在一两天内把这事结束。

8 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。

9 kids   

n.小孩( kid的名词复数 )；年轻人；小山羊；小山羊皮

参考例句：

• My funny drawings amused the kids. 我的滑稽图画把孩子们逗乐了。
• The neighbours' kids are the bane of my life . 街坊邻居的孩子让我生活得很不安宁。

10 pool   

n.水塘(池)，游泳池，撞球；vi.形成池塘；vt.集中，积累

参考例句：

• The swimming pool was opened to the public on July 1.游泳池于七月一日对外开放。
• At the end of half an hour the pool was nearly dry.这样过了半小时，坑里的水差不多舀光了。

11 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。

12 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

13 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。

14 relax   

v.放松；轻松

参考例句：

• Relax when you dance.跳舞时要放松。
• Keep at it,don't relax!继续努力，不要泄劲！

15 entrance   

n.入口；入场；进入

参考例句：

• He stood in the entrance of the hospital.他站在医院入口处。
• May you pass the entrance examination.祝你能通过入学考试。

16 exams   

abbr.examinations 考试n.考试( exam的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I made a real balls-up of my exams. 我考试考得一塌糊涂。
• Jake's passed his exams. We're going out to celebrate. 杰克已通过考试，我们要外出庆祝一下。

17 states   

国家( state的名词复数 )； 州； [the states][口语]美国； 心态

参考例句：

• the assumed differences between the two states 两种状况的假定区别
• He barnstormed across the southern states in an attempt to woo the voters. 他在南方各州作巡回演说，企图拉选票。

18 college   

n.学院；高等专科学校

参考例句：

• The college drama society is going to put on a play.大学戏剧协会正准备上演一个剧目。
• I was hot on playing basketball when I was in college.我上大学时热衷于打篮球。

19 camp   

n.宿营；野营；营地；vi.露营，扎营

参考例句：

• We have to go back to camp now.我们现在该回营去了。
• We shall camp beside our church.我们应该在教堂旁边扎营。

20 lucky   

adj.幸运的，侥幸的，碰巧的，吉祥的

参考例句：

• Three is my lucky number.三是我的幸运数字。
• You are a lucky dog.你真是个幸运儿。