捷进英语 lesson 38

BETTY:Hello?Didn't you hear me knock?

NANCY:Hi Mom.I'm sorry.I'm a little preoccupied¹. BETTY:What's wrong?

NANCY:I can't find my keys.I'm always losing them.

BETTY:Do you remember what I did when you were little?

NANCY:What?

BETTY:In the winter,you were always losing your gloves.

And so I would attach them to your sleeves with little clips.

It generally worked,although sometimes you still managed to lose them.

Don't ask me how.

NANCY:I wish I could clip my keys to my sleeves.

BETTY:Maybe you're pregnant. NANCY:Mother.

BETTY:I was always very absent-minded when I was pregnant.

NANCY:I was not absent-minded.I constantly craved² cheeseburgers.

BETTY:That's right.

BETH:Cheeseburgers?Hi Grammy.i didn't know you were here today.

BETTY:Well,I usually get my hair done on Wednesdays.

But my stylist is on vacation this week,so I decided³ to visit.

MARIE:How can you be tired?You just took a nap.

BETTY:Come here,sweetheart.How are you? BETH:Good.

BETTY:Have you decided what you want to do for your birthday?

BETH:We're having a party here,then I'm going out with my friends.

BETTY:That sounds terrific.

BETH:Yeah.

BETH:So are you staying for dinner?

NANCY:Why don't you?We're planning to get take-out,if I can ever find my...

BETH:Mom,why are your keys in the fruit bowl?

MARIE:Where have you been?

JOE:Right here.Where have you been?

MARIE:Right here.By the entrance to Saks.Where we agreed to meet.

JOE:We said near the entrance to Saks.On the other side.

MARIE:That's not near the entrance.That's near the escalator.

JOE:I was looking for you.

MARIE:Yeah,yeah.You would have walked right by me if I hadn't seen you.

MARIE:Here.Hold this.I want to check something.

JOE:What am I,a closet?What,you buy everything but the kitchen sink...

MARIE:Don't start,Joe.See?It fits.

It's very nice with your eyes.Are you satisfied?

MARIE:So what did you do?

JOE:I went up to the drugstore and...ah,had a blood pressure test.

MARIE:Blood pressure?You think you have high blood pressure?

JOE:Well,I've been wondering about it.Besides,the test was free.

MARIE:Why do you think you have high blood pressure?

JOE:Marie.

MARIE:How long have you thought this?

Why do you never tell me these things?

JOE:Marie.

MARIE:You didn't tell me about bi-focals.

You don't tell me about your blood pressure.

If you wore a hat,I wouldn't know you were bald.

JOE:Let's go.I'm exhausted⁴.

MARIE:How can you be tired?You just took a nap.

1 preoccupied   

adj.全神贯注的，入神的；被抢先占有的；心事重重的v.占据（某人）思想，使对…全神贯注，使专心于( preoccupy的过去式)

参考例句：

• He was too preoccupied with his own thoughts to notice anything wrong. 他只顾想着心事，没注意到有什么不对。
• The question of going to the Mount Tai preoccupied his mind. 去游泰山的问题盘踞在他心头。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 craved   

渴望，热望( crave的过去式 )； 恳求，请求

参考例句：

• She has always craved excitement. 她总渴望刺激。
• A spicy, sharp-tasting radish was exactly what her stomach craved. 她正馋着想吃一个香甜可口的红萝卜呢。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。