英文短篇故事（纽约）192 I Don't Want to Hear Your Song

 　　Scott walked into the almost empty office. One worker was typing at his computer. The worker smiled and said, "How's it going?" Scott didn't know the worker. He said Hi without smiling. He sat down at a nearby desk. His back was to the worker. Scott was waiting for his agent to show up. He looked out the window. It was a sunny day. He heard the worker typing. The typing got louder. A minute later, he heard the worker whistling¹. The whistling got louder. Scott started singing. He sang, "She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah!" He sang it five times. Then he stopped. He turned around. The worker was looking at him. The worker was silent². "That's my favorite song," Scott said. "Whenever I hear whistling, I sing that song. I don't want someone else's song stuck in my head. It's hard to get rid³ of someone else's song."

1 whistling   

n.吹笛，吹口哨，啸声v.吹口哨( whistle的现在分词 )；鸣笛；呼啸着前进；空指望

参考例句：

• The bomb exploded, sending shrapnel whistling through the trees. 炸弹爆炸了，弹片呼啸着穿过树林。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He came home for dinner whistling cheerfully. 他欢快地吹着口哨回家吃饭。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 silent   

adj.安静的，不吵闹的，沉默的，无言的；n.(复数)默剧

参考例句：

• Immediately on his beginning to speak,everyone was silent.他一讲话，大家顿时安静下来。
• The boys looked at the conjuror in silent wonder. 孩子们目瞪口呆地看着那魔术师。

3 rid   

v.摆脱，除掉，克服，干掉，消灭；vt.使摆脱，使去掉

参考例句：

• She is rid of fever.她不发烧了。
• Try to get rid of your nasty cold.想法除去你那讨厌的感冒。