环球慢速英语 完美(2)

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Voice¹ 2: Mrs Smith returned² from work. Her husband³ met her at the door. He kissed⁴ her. She could⁵ hear running⁶ water upstairs⁷. Ah⁸, Mr Smith had⁹ remembered that she felt tired when she came¹⁰ home. So, he was¹¹ preparing¹² a nice hot bath. Mrs Smith went upstairs to rest in the hot water. The children were in bed asleep¹³. The house was clean. Mr Smith prepared¹⁴ a lovely dinner. They sat¹⁵ down to eat together. Her husband told her how beautiful she looked. Mrs Smith looked at her husband with a happy smile. Then, she turned her head — and woke¹⁶ up. It was of course¹⁷, a dream¹⁸.

声音2：史密斯太太下班后回到家里。她的丈夫在门口迎接她。他亲吻了她。她能听到楼上有流水的声音。啊，史密斯先生还记得她到家时通常都很累。所以，他正在为她准备洗澡水。史密斯太太上楼去泡热水澡，好好休息一下。孩子们已经睡着了。房子里很干净。史密斯先生准备了美味的晚餐。他们坐下来一起吃饭。她丈夫对她说，她看上去太美了。史密斯太太看着她的丈夫，露出幸福的笑容。然后，她摇了摇头，清醒了过来。当然，这一切都只是个梦。

Voice 1: Many of us dream about perfection²⁰. To be perfect¹⁹ is to be without any failings! We may dream of the perfect ideal²¹ job. We may dream of living²² in a beautiful new house. We may desire²³ a perfect body. Or, we may dream of having a perfect husband or wife²⁴. Most of us know that being²⁵ perfect is not really possible²⁶. But some people find this harder to accept²⁷ than others²⁸. We call such²⁹ people 'perfectionists'.

声音1：我们很多人都梦想着完美。我们想变得完美，没有任何缺点！我们可能会梦想找到完美又理想的工作。我们梦想着住在漂亮的大房子里。我们渴望拥有完美的身材。或者，我们梦想着找到完美的另一半。我们大部分人都知道，完美的状态是不可能达到的。但是有一些人认为这种观点很难接受。我们称这类人为“完美主义者”。

1 voice   

n.说话声；声音

参考例句：

• Her voice was music to my ears.她的声音听起来就像音乐。
• That song doesn't suit her voice.那首歌不适合她的嗓子。

2 returned   

adj.被送回的，归来的v.返回，回来( return的过去式和过去分词 )；恢复；还；归还

参考例句：

• He resigned as Home Secretary and returned to the back benches. 他辞去了内政大臣的职务，回到后座议员席。
• The painting has been returned to its rightful owner . 这幅画已归还给合法所有权人。

3 husband   

n.丈夫

参考例句：

• My husband just lost his job.我老公刚刚失业了。
• I visited my daughter and her husband.我去看望我的女儿和女婿。

4 kissed   

v.吻( kiss的过去式和过去分词 )；轻拂，轻触

参考例句：

• He bent and kissed her. 他低下头吻了她。
• She kissed him with unusual fervour. 她特别热烈地吻着他。

5 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。

6 running   

n.赛跑，流出，运转；adj.流动的，跑着的，连续的

参考例句：

• I like running.我喜欢跑步。
• The water is running out.水流出来了。

7 upstairs   

adj.楼上的；adv.在楼上，往楼上，高水平地，上层地，头脑上地；n.楼上

参考例句：

• He would prefer to meet me downstairs rather than upstairs.他宁愿在楼下见我，而不愿在楼上。
• I think I'll go upstairs and have a sleep.我想上楼去睡一觉。

8 ah   

int. 啊!呀!嗳!哈!(表现痛苦，感叹，惊奇，怜惜，厌弃，欢喜等)

参考例句：

• Ah!This is a waste of time!啊，真是浪费时间！
• Ah,I've got it.哦，我想起来了。

9 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。

10 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。

11 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。

12 preparing   

adj.准备的，预备的v.准备( prepare的现在分词 )；预备（饭菜）；配备；使（自己）有准备

参考例句：

• The party leader exhorted his members to start preparing for government. 该党领袖敦促党员着手准备筹建政府。
• The programme is geared to preparing students for the world of work. 本计划旨在为学生开始就业作准备。

13 asleep   

adj.睡熟了的，麻木的；adv.熟睡地

参考例句：

• The baby seems to be asleep.那婴孩好像是睡着了。
• My right foot is asleep.我的右脚麻木了。

14 prepared   

adj.事先准备好的；愿意的；期望的adv.事先准备好地；愿意地；期望地v.准备( prepare的过去式和过去分词)；预备（饭菜）；配备；使（自己）有准备

参考例句：

• She had prepared a very elaborate meal. 她做了一顿精美的饭菜。
• We were prepared for every eventuality . 我们准备应付任何可能出现的情况。

15 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。

16 woke   

v.醒( wake的过去式 )；唤醒；唤起（记忆）；使再次感觉到

参考例句：

• She woke up with a terrible hangover. 她醒来时宿醉反应很厉害。
• I woke up covered in a rash. 我醒来时长了一身皮疹。

17 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

18 dream   

n.梦；梦想；v.做梦；向往

参考例句：

• I remembered my grandfather in my dream last night.昨晚我梦见了我的外祖父。
• It's my dream to win a Nobel Prize.我的理想是获得诺贝尔奖。

19 perfect   

n.完成式；adj.完美的，全然的，理想的，熟练的，正确的，完成式的；vt.使完美，修改

参考例句：

• She speaks perfect English.她英语说得好极了。
• The weather is perfect for a picnic.这种天气举行野餐好极了。

20 perfection   

n.尽善尽美，无比精确

参考例句：

• Their works reach to a great height of perfection.他们的作品到了极完美的境地。
• The picture wants something of perfection.这幅画还有些不够完美。

21 ideal   

adj.理想的，完美的；空想的，观念的；n.理想

参考例句：

• The weather at the seaside was ideal—bright and breezy.海边的天气最宜人，风和日丽的。
• They promised to be faithful to their ideal for ever. 他们保证永远忠于自己的理想。

22 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。

23 desire   

vt.愿望，期望，希望；要求，请求；n.愿望，心愿；请求，要求

参考例句：

• The people desire peace,security and happiness.人民向往和平、安全与幸福。
• He has a strong desire to meet you.他极想见你。

24 wife   

n.妻子，太太，老婆

参考例句：

• She is my wife.她是我妻子。
• He is a tall man but his wife is a short woman.他是个子很高的男人，但他妻子很矮。

25 being   

n.存在；生存；生命存在，生命，人， 本质；art.在，有，是

参考例句：

• Can you explain to me the purpose of being?你能对我解释一下存在的目的吗？
• What is the purpose of our being?我们生存的目的是什么？

26 possible   

adj.可能的

参考例句：

• It is possible to go to the moon now.现在有可能登上月球。
• They got the work over as quickly as possible.他们尽快地结束了工作。

27 accept   

vt.接受，领受；认可，同意；vi.同意，认可

参考例句：

• Please accept me as a friend.请把我当作朋友。
• Please accept it as a present.请把它作为一件礼物收下。

28 others   

prep.(pl.)另外的人

参考例句：

• Learning from others is important.向别人学习很重要。
• She is always ready to help others.她总是乐于助人。

29 such   

adj.如此的，这样的；pron.这样的；adv.如此地

参考例句：

• He is such a man.他是这样一个人。
• He spent all his money,he is such a fool.他这样傻，花光了所有的钱。