大家说英语 第444期:人都去哪里了?

 One day, Willy was¹ walking home. His friends Kenny and Ben were walking with him. 一天，威利走在回家的路上。他的朋友肯尼和本和他在一起。

"It's getting dark," said² Kenny. "We should hurry." 肯尼说道：“天要黑了。我们得加快一些。”

"You worry too much. Nothing will happen," said Willy. 威利说道：“你过于担心了。不会发生什么事儿的。”

"Hey, where is Ben?" The two boys looked around. “嗨，本去哪里了？”这两个男孩四下张望。

But they could³ not see Ben anywhere⁴. 但是他们都没有看到本在哪里。

"Maybe he went home," said Kenny. 肯尼说道：“可能他回家了。”

"But he didn't say goodbye!" thought⁵ Willy. "That's strange⁶." 威利心想：“可是他没有说再见！有点儿怪啊。”

Willy and Kenny kept walking. Soon they came⁷ to a store⁸. 威利和肯尼继续向前走。不久之后，他们来到了一家商店。

Willy stopped to look in the window. The store sold⁹ a lot of great things. 威利停下脚步，从窗户往里看。这家商店买很多好东西。

"Hey, Kenny, do you see..." Willy stopped. “嗨，肯尼，你看到...”威利住了口。

Where was Kenny? He was gone. 肯尼在哪里？他不见了。

"Maybe he went home, too," thought Willy. 威利心想：“可能他也回家了。”

But he was starting to get nervous¹⁰. 但是他开始不安起来。

Willy didn't see anyone¹¹ on his way home. 在回家的路上，威利没有看到任何人。

"Where is everyone?" Willy wondered¹². 威利很纳闷：“人都去哪儿了？”

He started walking quickly. 他开始加快脚步。

Mr. Brown was not working in his garden. 布朗先生没有在他的花园里工作。

His friend, Sandy, was not sitting outside her house. 他的朋友桑迪没坐在她家外边。

Even¹³ his aunt Eva wasn't at home. 就连她的姨母伊娃也不在家。

At Willy's house, things were even stranger¹⁴. 而在威利的家里，事情甚至更奇怪了。

The lights were off¹⁵. His dog was gone. 灯都是灭着的。他的狗也不见了。

And the door was open. Willy felt afraid. 而且他家的门打开着。威利感到很害怕。

"Hello! Is anyone home?" called Willy. 威利喊道：“你好！有人在家吗？”

"Surprise!" Willy looked into the living¹⁶ room. “惊喜！”威利向客厅望去。

It was a surprise party. All his friends and family were there! 原来是一场惊喜派对。他的家人和朋友都在那里！

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 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。

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 anywhere   

adv.无论何处，什么地方

参考例句：

• You can go anywhere you like.你可以去任何你想去的地方。
• You will find the text anywhere in the Bible.你可在《圣经》某处找到这段经文。

5 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。

6 strange   

adj.奇怪的；古怪的

参考例句：

• She's a strange policewoman.她是个作风奇特的女警。
• I heard a strange sound.我听到一种奇怪的声音。

7 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。

8 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。

9 sold   

v.动词sell的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• John's house was sold to a Frenchman.约翰的房子卖给了一个法国人。
• This kind of books is sold by all booksellers.所有的书商都出售这种书。

10 nervous   

adj.神经的；紧张不安的，神经过敏的

参考例句：

• He feels nervous when he faces so many people.面对那么多人，他感到紧张。
• He was over nervous.他太紧张了。

11 anyone   

pron.(=everybody)任何人

参考例句：

• Anyone who wants to can join.愿意的都可以参加。
• Have you got anyone to speak for you?你找到人代表你们发言了吗？

12 wondered   

vt.对…感到好奇（wonder的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• I wondered uneasily if anything had happened to the children. 我忐忑不安地揣测孩子们是不是出了什么事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Mother wondered if she could last out another operation. 母亲怀疑自己是否经得起再动一次手术。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
• He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

14 stranger   

n.陌生人；外地人，异乡人

参考例句：

• A stranger walked up to me and asked me the time.一个陌生人走到我跟前，问我时间。
• It's hard for a stranger to make friends in this town.外地人在这个城里很难交朋友。

15 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。

16 living   

adj.活的，活着的，现存的；逼真的，一模一样的；生活的，维持生活的；n.生活，生计

参考例句：

• Nowadays it is very easy to earn a living.现今谋生很容易。
• I'll never forget that as long as I am living.这事我至死也不会忘记。