英文短篇故事（纽约）72 Can I Borrow Rent Money?

 　　He was out of money and out of work. He needed money for food and rent. Where could he turn? No bank would lend him money. No relatives could lend him money. There was only one person who could help him. He called an ex-girlfriend. "Hi, this is Earl," he said. She asked, "Earl who?" He said, "Earl, your ex-boyfriend Earl." She said, "I knew that. Why are you calling me after all these years? You'd better not be calling me to borrow money." He said, "Honey, I'm totally broke. I'm desperate¹. You're the only person who can help me." She said, "Don't call me honey. I'm not your honey. And I'm not here to help you, moneywise or otherwise. A few years ago, I was. But you dumped² me. You didn't need me then. I don't need you, or your problems, now. Good luck helping³ yourself." She hung up.

1 desperate   

adj.不顾死活的，危急的，令人绝望的，极渴望的

参考例句：

• They made a desperate attempt to save the company.他们为挽救公司作孤注一掷的努力。
• The city is suffering a desperate shortage of water.这个城市严重缺水。

2 dumped   

adj.废弃的v.倾倒( dump的过去式和过去分词 )；丢下；随便堆放；释放

参考例句：

• Too much toxic waste is being dumped at sea. 太多的有毒废料在向大海里倾倒。
• They dumped his belongings unceremoniously on the floor. 他们粗暴地把他的物品摔到地板上。

3 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。