英语听力短文08 A Walk on the Brooklyn Bridge (3)

 　　Next to the man were about 30 drawings. They were clipped¹ to the fence beneath the handrail. There were drawings of bridges and buildings. There were drawings of people's faces. All the drawings were black and white. John thought they were beautiful. He couldn't believe the price. Each drawing was only $10. They were all about 8 inches by 11 inches. "These are so beautiful," he told the man. The man was sitting on a folding chair. There was another folding chair next to him. "Thank you," he said. "I from Russia. English no good." John said, "But your art is very good." "Sit, sit," the man said. "You, you." The man pointed² at John with his pen. He pointed at the empty chair. "You want to draw me?" John asked. "Sit, sit," the man said. John said he didn't have time. Maybe he would stop on the way back.

1 clipped   

adj.发音清楚截断的，缩短的的；经修剪而显整齐的v.用别针别在某物上，用夹子夹在某物上( clip的过去式)；剪短

参考例句：

• his clipped military tones 他那短促的军人音调
• He clipped the article out of the newspaper. 他从报纸上剪下了那篇文章。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。