【英语4级听力】独立的妈妈-Independent Mom

Margaret was very close to her mom. They had always been best friends. Margaret was now 25 years old. It was time for her mom to let her go out on her own. "You have to be more independent," said her mom. Margaret didn't want to.

 

"I don't want to leave you all alone," said Margaret. She was scared that her mom would be too lonely. She was usually a very shy woman. She was allergic¹ to fur², so she couldn't even have a pet.

 

"Don't worry about me," said her mom. "Once you move out, my new boyfriend³ can move in with me."

1 allergic   

adj.过敏的，变态的

参考例句：

• Alice is allergic to the fur of cats.艾丽斯对猫的皮毛过敏。
• Many people are allergic to airborne pollutants such as pollen.许多人对空气传播的污染物过敏，比如花粉。

2 fur   

n.毛皮；毛；软毛

参考例句：

• The woman is wearing a fur coat.这位妇女穿着一件皮大衣。
• Bear is covered with with fur.熊体表覆盖着皮毛。

3 boyfriend   

n.男朋友

参考例句：

• The girl was so angry that she hung up on her boyfriend.那姑娘一气之下挂断了男朋友的电话。
• My boyfriend gathered some beautiful flowers for me. 我的男朋友为我采来一些美丽的花。