英文短篇故事（纽约）230 She Dreams About Grandma

 　　Kathy had a dream. In the dream, her dead grandma said, "Help me! My grave¹ is soaking² wet." Kathy said, "But I'm in America. Where's Daddy? He lives near your grave. Can't he help you?" Grandma said, "I asked him. But you know your daddy. He never listened to me when I was alive. So, of course he ignores me when I'm dead. You're the only one I can count on." Kathy thought, I must help Grandma. She flew back to her home country. She went straight to Grandma's grave. An animal had been digging³ holes everywhere. Kathy hired someone to repair the grave. She visited her dad for a couple of days. Then she went back to look at Grandma's grave again. It looked as good as new. Kathy flew back to New York City. That night Grandma came to her in another dream. "Thank you, darling!" Grandma said.

1 grave   

n.墓穴，坟墓，雕刻工，抑音；adj.庄重的，严肃的，重大的，低沉的；vt.雕刻

参考例句：

• Marriage is the grave of love.婚姻是爱情的坟墓。
• This is a very grave matter indeed.这问题的确非常严重。

2 soaking   

v.浸，浸湿(soak的现在分词)；吸收，吸入adj.湿透的；浸透的n.浸湿，浸透adv.湿透地

参考例句：

• That coat is soaking—take it off. 上衣湿透了—脱下来吧。
• I tried to squeeze the water out of my soaking skirt. 我用力拧掉我那件湿透了的裙子上的水。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 digging   

n.挖掘v.挖，掘( dig的现在分词 )；（如用铲、锨或推土机等）挖掘；挖得；寻找

参考例句：

• They were digging up worms to use for bait. 他们正在挖蚯蚓作鱼饵。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade. 在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。 来自《简明英汉词典》