速成英语口语第六册 Lesson 1:Do You Think It Really Hap

Lesson 1 Do You Think It Really Happened?

Martha:My sister claims to have had the most unbelievable experience.

Sandy:I'm not at all surprised; she's so gullible¹. She's always telling these weird² stories.

Martha:This time she has outdone herself! But, between you and me, I'm convinced she's pulling my leg.

Sandy:OK, well, let me have it. What are you waiting for?

Martha:She says that she and her husband were driving home last night, and suddenly, right up ahead,they saw a gigantic cross light up, right out of nowhere.

Sandy:Good grief! That must have freaked her out, big time! Especially since she's not a practicing Christian³.

Martha:Exactly! So, now she's going through a lot of religious introspection. She has even gone so far as to think the "shining cross" was a sort of divine "omen⁴".

Sandy:Do you think it really happened? Did she really see it? Sounds like a real cock and bull story to me!

Martha:No, as a matter of fact, my husband has demystified the incident. I'll tell you about it at lunch!

1 gullible   

adj.易受骗的；轻信的

参考例句：

• The swindlers had roped into a number of gullible persons.骗子们已使一些轻信的人上了当。
• The advertisement is aimed at gullible young women worried about their weight.这则广告专门针对担心自己肥胖而易受骗的年轻女士。

2 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。

3 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

4 omen   

n.征兆，预兆；vt.预示

参考例句：

• The superstitious regard it as a bad omen.迷信的人认为那是一种恶兆。
• Could this at last be a good omen for peace?这是否终于可以视作和平的吉兆了？