英文短篇故事（纽约）401 My Tired Uncle

 　　My uncle tires¹ too easily. He gets tired just using the TV remote². Yesterday he went to Macy's. He went to the sixth floor. He said it took him a few minutes to get his breath³ back. I asked, "You got winded on the elevator?!" He said, "I didn't take the elevator. It's always too crowded, and you have to wait too long. I got winded on the escalator." I said, "Well, next time, don't walk up the escalator steps. Just stand there. The escalator will get you there eventually⁴." He said, "I did just stand there. I didn't walk up one step. But I had to walk from one escalator to another." I said, "You need to go see a doctor." He said, "I'm too tired to go see a doctor. I'm just going to wait till I pass out, and then they can carry me to a doctor."

1 tires   

v.（使）疲劳( tire的第三人称单数 )；对（做）某事感到厌倦

参考例句：

• These rough roads soon wore the tread of motorcycle tires off. 这些崎岖不平的路很快就把摩托车轮胎磨平了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Could you lend me a pump to blow up my bicycle tires? 你能借我一个打气筒给自行车轮胎打气吗？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 remote   

adj.遥远的，僻远的；细微的，稀少的，漠然的

参考例句：

• I'm afraid your chances of success are rather remote.我担心你成功的机会极小。
• The thing happened in the remote past.这件事发生在遥远的过去。

3 breath   

n.呼吸，气息，微风，迹象，精神，一种说话的声音

参考例句：

• I'm just going out for a breath of fresh air.我正要出去呼吸新鲜空气。
• While climbing up the stairs the old man always loses his breath.那老人上楼时总是气喘吁吁的。

4 eventually   

adv.终于，最后

参考例句：

• Eventually he won the match.他终于赢得了这场比赛。
• Their marriage eventually broke up.他们的婚姻终告破裂。