英文短篇故事（纽约）190 I Want to Be Rich and Famous

 　　Laura was¹ in third grade. Her teacher asked the class, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Johnny raised² his hand. He said³, "I want to be a doctor. I want to cut people open and see what's inside⁴." Billy raised his hand. He said, "I want to be a policeman. I want to shoot⁵ bad guys⁶ with my gun⁷." Bobby raised his hand. He said, "I want to be a pilot⁸. I want to fly through the sky like a bird." Nancy raised her hand. She said, "I want to be a nurse. I want to take care⁹ of sick people." Mary raised her hand. She said, "I want to be a movie star. I want to be rich and famous¹⁰." Laura raised her hand. She said, "I want to be a teacher. I want to teach kids¹¹ how to be what they want to be."

1 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。

2 raised   

adj.凸起的，浮雕的，发酵的

参考例句：

• She raised the gun and fired. 她举枪射击。
• the sound of raised voices 提高嗓门的说话声

3 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

4 inside   

n.内部，内脏，内幕；adj.内部的，秘密的，户内的；prep.在...之内

参考例句：

• Two minutes later we were inside the taxi.两分钟以后我们已经坐在出租车里面了。
• He will be back inside two days.他将在两天内回来。

5 shoot   

v.发射，射击；疾驰，飞快地移开；发芽

参考例句：

• Try and shoot the bird.开枪打那只鸟试试。
• Keep your distance,or I'll shoot!别靠近，否则就开枪了！

6 guys   

n.家伙，伙计( guy的名词复数 )；（架设天线、支撑帐篷等用的）牵索；[复数]各位；一群男人（或女人）

参考例句：

• Sorry, guys. I goofed. 对不起，各位。我搞砸了。
• A few of our guys were thinking about going over the hill. 我们的人中有几个在开小差。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 gun   

n.炮；枪

参考例句：

• This is a really big gun.这是一个真正的大枪。
• The soldier reached for his gun.那名士兵伸手去拿枪。

8 pilot   

n.飞行员，领航员，引航员；vt.领航，驾驶，向导；adj.引导的，示范的

参考例句：

• He has become a pilot.他已成为一名飞行员。
• Nowadays girls pilot planes,too!现在姑娘家也会开飞机啦！

9 care   

n.小心，照料，忧虑；v.关心，照顾，喜爱，介意

参考例句：

• I really care about the students in my class.我的确喜欢这个班上的学生。
• Her work is to take care of the children.她的工作是照料好孩子。

10 famous   

adj.著名的，驰名的，闻名遐迩的；极好的；擅长的

参考例句：

• The hotel is famous for its suppers.那个酒店以晚餐而著称。
• He is famous for his learning.他以有学问而出名。

11 kids   

n.小孩( kid的名词复数 )；年轻人；小山羊；小山羊皮

参考例句：

• My funny drawings amused the kids. 我的滑稽图画把孩子们逗乐了。
• The neighbours' kids are the bane of my life . 街坊邻居的孩子让我生活得很不安宁。