英文短篇故事（纽约）484 Where Is That Thumb Drive?

 　　He wanted to use his thumb¹ drive. He always kept it in his left pants pocket. He started digging² around in that pocket. He couldn't feel the drive. Nothing is ever easy, he thought. He emptied his pocket. He put everything on the desk, but there was no thumb drive. He dug³ into his right pants pocket. He couldn't feel it there, either. He emptied the pocket. There were pens, pencils, and keys, but no thumb drive. He stopped looking for it. He figured⁴ he'd find it later, when he was looking for something else. The next day, while looking for his pocketknife, he found his thumb drive. It was in his jacket pocket. He wondered how many hours of his life he'd spent looking for his personal things. He always felt like he'd spent half his life looking for things he'd spent the other half of his life misplacing.

1 thumb   

n.拇指；vt.示意要求搭车，用拇指翻页翻阅；vi.翻页

参考例句：

• This glove has a hole in the thumb.这只手套的大拇指处有个洞。
• The little boy was sucking his thumb.小男孩儿吮着拇指。

2 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》

3 dug   

n.动物的乳房[乳头]v.挖，掘( dig的过去式和过去分词 )；（如用铲、锨或推土机等）挖掘；挖得；寻找

参考例句：

• He dug a deep hole in the garden. 他在花园里挖了个深坑。
• We dug a deep pit in the yard. 我们在院子中挖了个深洞。

4 figured   

adj.以图形和数字表示的，华丽的

参考例句：

• I have figured out how much during the week I spent. 我算出了这个星期花了多少钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We figured in the travel expenses but forgot the cost of meals. 我们把旅费算了进去，但忘了算伙食费。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》