大家说英语 第443期:借钱不还

 Emily was¹ late. Carla sat² with her lunch and waited for her. 埃米莉迟到了。卡拉带着她的午餐坐下等她。

When Emily arrived, she said³, "Sorry, I'm late! I'll be right back. I need to get some lunch." 当埃米莉到的时候，她说：“抱歉，我迟到了！我马上回来。我要买一些午餐。”

"But we were going⁴ to bring our lunches and share⁵ them, remember?" Carla said. 卡拉说道：“但是我们之前说的是带自己的午餐过来分享，记得吗？”

"I know, sorry! Oh, can I borrow⁶ some money? I forgot⁷ that, too." Emily said. 埃米莉说道：“我知道，真抱歉！哦，能借我一些钱吗？我也忘记带钱了。”

Emily was always forgetting things -- especially⁸ money. 埃米莉总是忘记带东西，尤其是钱。

Emily borrowed⁹ Carla's money all the time. 埃米莉一直会向卡拉借钱。

She borrowed a few¹⁰ dollars last week and a few more last month. 她上周借了几美元，上个月也借了一些。

She never wanted a lot of money. But Emily never paid¹¹ Carla back, either¹². 她借的钱不多。但是埃米莉从来不把钱还给卡拉。

Carla usually didn't think about it too much, but she was getting tired of this. 卡拉通常也不会太在意，但是她已经对这种情形厌烦了。

But she didn't know how to refuse. 但是她不知道该如何拒绝。

So Carla gave¹³ Emily more money and didn't say anything. 所以卡拉又给了埃米莉一些钱，并且什么也没说。

The girls didn't meet for a few weeks after that lunch. 那顿午饭之后，两个女孩有几周都没有见面。

It was a hot day when they saw¹⁴ each other again. They met in the park. 她们再度见面是在一个大热天。二人在公园里相遇了。

"Hey, let's get some iced tea or something. I'm thirsty." Carla said. 卡拉说道：“嗨，我们一起去买些冰茶或者其他东西吧。我渴了。”

"Sure. Do you mind¹⁵ buying mine?" Emily said. 埃米莉说道：“好啊。你可以给我买一份吗？”

Carla didn't want this to continue¹⁶. What could¹⁷ she do? 卡拉不想这种情况继续下去了。她要怎么做？

What would¹⁸ you do? 你又会怎么做呢？

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 sat   

v.（sit的过去式，过去分词）坐

参考例句：

• He sat on a chair.他坐在椅子上。
• The mother sat by the sick child all night long.妈妈整夜守在生病的孩子身旁。

3 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。

4 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。

5 share   

vt./vi.分享，共有，分配；n.共享；份额

参考例句：

• I will share in the cost with you.我愿意和你一起负担费用。
• Children should learn to share.小孩应该学会与人分享东西。

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 forgot   

v.动词forget的过去式，忘记，遗漏，轻忽

参考例句：

• The boy forgot where he put his textbook.那男孩忘记把课本放在什么地方了。
• I forgot how to do it.我忘记怎样做了。

8 especially   

adv.特别，尤其，格外；专门地，主要地

参考例句：

• I like to swim,especially in the sea.我喜欢游泳，尤其喜欢在大海中游泳。
• I am especially by math problems.我对数学问题特别感兴趣。

9 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。

10 few   

adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的

参考例句：

• There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
• I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

11 paid   

adj.有报酬的；领取报酬的；领钱的；付费的v.付给( pay的过去式)；付款；有利可图；（对…）有利

参考例句：

• You can be paid in cash weekly or by cheque monthly; those are the two alternatives. 你的工资可以按周以现金支取，或按月以支票支取。二者可选其一。
• My salary is paid directly into my bank. 我的工资直接拨到我的银行。

12 either   

adj.任一，两方的；prep.任一，随便任一个；conj.或，也

参考例句：

• I have bought two books,you can have either.我买了两本书，你要哪一本都可以。
• I don't think either of them are at home.我想他们中任何一个都不在家。

13 gave   

vbl.（give的过去式）给予，产生，发表

参考例句：

• He asked for money and I gave him some.他要钱，我给了他一些。
• I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost. 我给你一张地图，这样你就不会迷路了。

14 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

15 mind   

n.思想，主意，心意；v.介意，照顾，留心

参考例句：

• I've changed my mind.我一经转变主意。
• You really don't mind?你真的不介意？

16 continue   

v.继续；持续；延续

参考例句：

• We'll continue with our work.我们要继续做。
• Even if It'should rain tomorrow,we will continue our work.即使明天下雨，我们也要继续工作。

17 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。

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？