大家说英语 第620期:帮我做作业?

Alice and Cindy were doing their homework for history class.

艾丽斯和辛迪正在做历史课的作业。

Alice didn't like history. She thought² it was³ boring⁴.

艾丽斯不喜欢历史这门课，她觉得历史很无聊。

Cindy liked history, so she didn't mind⁵ the homework.

辛迪喜欢历史，所以她不厌恶这份作业。

But the homework was taking a long time.

不过，这份作业相当费时。

Alice and Cindy wanted to go to a movie.

艾丽斯和辛迪想去看电影。

They needed to leave soon, but they still had⁶ a lot of homework to do.

她们再过不久就得出发了，但是却还有许多作业要做。

Alice couldn't wait. She had an idea.

艾丽斯等不及了，她有个点子。

"Cindy," she said⁷, "this homework is taking too long. We can work faster."

“辛迪，”她说，“这份作业花的时间太长了，我们可以用比较快的方法做。”

"How can we do that?" asked Cindy.

“怎么可能？”辛迪问。

"Homework always takes a long time. And we have a lot more to do."

“作业总是要花很多时间，而且我们还有很多要做。”

"It doesn't have to take a long time," said Alice.

“作业不必花很多时间，”艾丽斯说。

"Let's make a deal⁸. We can share⁹ the work.

“我们来做个交易。我们可以分享作业。

You finish my history homework, and I will do your math homework."

你帮我做历史作业，我帮你做数学作业。”

Cindy was surprised¹⁰. Alice's idea sounded like cheating¹².

辛迪吃了一惊。艾丽斯的点子听起来像是作弊。

And Cindy didn't want to cheat¹¹. But she did¹ want to go to the movie.

而辛迪并不想作弊。不过她真的想去看电影。

"I don't know, Alice," Cindy said.

“艾丽斯，我不知道耶，”辛迪说。

"If you do my math homework, I will get a bad grade on the test. I won't be able¹³ to do the problems¹⁴."

“如果你帮我写数学作业，到时候我考试成续就会很差，因为我不知道该怎么解答那些题目。”

"Don't worry," said Alice. "I will help you study for the test. We have to help each other, right?"

“别担心，”艾丽斯说，“我会帮你准备考试。我们必须互相帮忙呀，对不对？”

What should Cindy do? What would¹⁵ you do?

辛迪该怎么办？你会怎么办？

1 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？

2 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。

3 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。

4 boring   

adj.无聊的；令人生厌的

参考例句：

• It is a boring film.这是一部枯燥乏味的电影。
• This story is kind of boring.这个故事有点无聊。

5 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？

6 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。

7 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。

8 deal   

n.交易，协定，份量；v.(dealt,dealt[delt])处理，应付，分配

参考例句：

• Be careful. She is very difficult to deal with.可得当心，她很难对付。
• Deal with a man as he deals with you.以其人之道，还治其人之身。

9 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。

10 surprised   

adj.感到惊讶的，感到惊奇的

参考例句：

• Is that anything to be surprised at?那有什么可怪的？
• The news greatly surprised us.这消息使我们非常惊异。

11 cheat   

n.骗子，欺骗行为；v.欺骗，作弊

参考例句：

• You mustn't cheat in the exam.你不准在考试中作弊。
• You can not cheat me in any case.无论如何你是骗不了我的。

12 cheating   

adj.欺骗的，（考试）作弊

参考例句：

• He had been cheating the taxman for years. 数年来，他一直欺骗税务部门。
• He dishonored his team by cheating during the competition. 他在比赛时作弊，使他的队蒙受耻辱。

13 able   

adj.能...的，有才能的，能干的，能够的

参考例句：

• How good and able he is!瞧他多能干啊！
• He is able to do this job well.他有能力做好这件工作。

14 problems   

n.问题( problem的名词复数 )；疑难问题；习题；思考题

参考例句：

• It was an action replay of the problems of his first marriage. 这是他第一次婚姻问题的重演。
• a few admin problems 一些行政问题

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？