【英语4级听力】奶奶的毛衣-Grandma's Sweaters

Steven loved almost¹ everything about his grandma. There was² only one thing he hated³. She always knitted⁴ sweaters for him. Steven understood⁵ that she did⁶ it to be nice. However⁷, all the sweaters were very ugly. Steven visited her once a week. She had⁸ a new sweater for him each time.

 

Steven lived in a small apartment⁹. There was no room for him to keep all the sweaters. He had to give all of them away. "Grandma will never find out," he thought¹⁰. One day, Steven's grandma visited him by surprise. She asked to see his sweaters. "Someone¹¹ stole¹² all of them!" he said¹³. "They were too nice." She made¹⁴ him ten more by the next month.

1 almost   

adv.几乎，差不多

参考例句：

• The band has been on the road for almost a month. 那支乐队进行巡回演出近一个月了。
• We stay in almost every night and watch television.我们几乎每个晚上都在家里看电视。

2 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。

3 hated   

v.憎恨( hate的过去式和过去分词 )；讨厌；不愿；为…感到抱歉

参考例句：

• She hated the flummery of public relations. 她讨厌公关工作中的虚夸恭维。
• It was galling to have to apologize to a man she hated. 令人恼火的是得向她憎恶的男人道歉。

4 knitted   

v.（使）愈合( knit的过去式和过去分词 )；编结；（使）紧密地结合；织平针

参考例句：

• I knitted this cardigan myself. 我自己织的这件开襟毛衣。
• Our two nations are knitted together by common concerns. 共同关心的问题使我们两国团结一致。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 understood   

vbl.understand的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He is understood to be a man of ability.他被认为是一个有能力的人。
• It is understood that hard work can bring success.不言而喻，艰苦的工作可带来成功。

6 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？

7 however   

adv.然而；conj.然而，可是，不过

参考例句：

• It's raining hard.However,I still want to go there.虽然下着大雨，我还是想去那儿。
• However, this does not always happen.然而，这种情况并不总是发生。

8 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。

9 apartment   

n.（美）公寓住宅，公寓房间；单元房间

参考例句：

• How big is the apartment?这公寓有多大？
• Remember to clean your apartment.记得打扫你的公寓。

10 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。

11 someone   

pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
• Someone wants to see her.有人找她。

12 stole   

n.女用披肩v.偷( steal的过去式 )；悄悄地做，悄悄地走

参考例句：

• They stole the jewels from under the police's nose. 他们就在警察的眼前偷走了珠宝。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He stole a car for the hell of it. 他只是为了好玩而偷汽车。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 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。

14 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。