英语小达人 181 A Soldier's Brilliant Idea

 　　A Soldier¹'s Brilliant² Idea

　　士兵的妙计

　　Mr. Robinson had³ to travel⁴ somewhere⁵ on business⁶, and as⁷ he was⁸ in a hurry, he decided⁹ to go by air. He liked sitting beside a window when he was flying, so when he got¹⁰ on to the plane, he looked for a window seat¹¹. He found¹² all of them had already¹³ had been taken except¹⁴ for one. There was a soldier sitting in the seat beside this one, and Mr. Robinson was surprised¹⁵ that he had not taken the one by the window. So he at once went towards¹⁶ it.

　　罗宾逊先生要去出趟差。因为有些急，他决定乘飞机。乘飞机时，他喜欢坐靠窗的位置，因此刚登上飞机，他就找靠窗的座位。他发现只有一个靠窗的座位还空着。在那个空座位边上坐着一名士兵。罗宾逊先生感到很意外，这个士兵并没有坐靠窗的位置。于是罗宾逊先生马上朝那个空座位走了过去。

　　When he reached¹⁷ it, however¹⁸, he saw¹⁹ that there was a notice²⁰ on it. It was written in ink and said²¹, "This seat is preserved²² for proper²³ load²⁴ balance²⁵, thank you." Mr. Robinson had never seen²⁶ such²⁷ an unusual²⁸ notice in a plane before, but he thought²⁹ that the plane must be carrying something particularly heavy in it, so he walked on and found another empty seat, not beside a window, to sit in.

　　然而，等到了那儿，他看见座位上贴着一张告示，用钢笔写着：“为保持装载平衡，特意预留出该座位。谢谢。”罗宾逊先生还从来没有在飞机上见过如此不同寻常的告示。不过，他想飞机上一定装了特别重的物品，于是他接着找了个不靠窗的空位，坐了下来。

　　Two or three people tried to sit in the window seat beside the soldier, but they too read the notice and went on, when the plane was nearly³⁰ full, a very beautiful girl hurried into the plane. The soldier, who was watching the passengers³¹ coming in, quickly took³² the notice off³³ the seat beside himself³⁴ and in this way succeeded³⁵ in having the company³⁶ of the girl during³⁷ the whole³⁸ trip.

　　又有两三个乘客想坐在士兵旁边那个靠窗的座位，但是他们看到那则告示就走开了。当飞机快坐满时，一位非常漂亮的姑娘急匆匆地走进机舱。那个士兵一直在留意进舱的乘客，赶紧拿掉旁边空位上的告示。用这种办法，那个士兵成功地找到了一位姑娘和他一路同行。

1 soldier   

n.士兵，战士

参考例句：

• He is a good soldier.他是个好战士。
• He is a brave soldier.他是一个勇敢的士兵。

2 brilliant   

adj.光辉的，灿烂的；卓越的，才华横溢的

参考例句：

• You should picture to yourself the brilliant future ahead of us.你该想象一下我们光明灿烂的前途。
• It was such a brilliant piece of writing.这真是一篇才华横溢的文章。

3 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

4 travel   

n.旅行，游历，进行；vi.旅行，行进，移动，被传播；vt.旅行，通行于，使移动

参考例句：

• We can now travel by air.现在我们可以坐飞机旅行。
• Autumn is the best season for travel.秋天是旅行的最好季节。

5 somewhere   

adv.在某处；n.(在)某处

参考例句：

• He's from somewhere in the middle east.他从中东某个地方来。
• Somewhere in the united states.在美国的某个地方。

6 business   

n.商业， 买卖， 交易， 生意， 事情， 事物， 营业， 商行

参考例句：

• My father built his business on years of hard work. 我父亲多年奋斗创立了自己的事业。
• We must finish up this business in a day or two. 我们必须在一两天内把这事结束。

7 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

8 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。

9 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

10 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

11 seat   

n.座，座位，位子，席位；所在地；vt.使坐下，使就座，设座于

参考例句：

• Go back to your seat.回到你的坐位去。
• Which seat do you prefer?你更喜欢哪个位置？

12 found   

v.建立，创立，创办；vbl.(find的过去分词)找到

参考例句：

• I found him at home.我发现他在家。
• The United Nations was found in 1945.联合国于1945年成立。

13 already   

adv.已经

参考例句：

• We have eaten already.我们已经吃过了。
• I've been there already,so I don't want to go again.我早已去过那里了，所以我不想再去了。

14 except   

v.除，除外，反对；prep.除了...之外，若不是，除非

参考例句：

• Everybody is here except tom.除了汤姆大家都到了。
• He never came except when he was in trouble. 除非有了困难，他从来不到这里来。

15 surprised   

adj.感到惊讶的，感到惊奇的

参考例句：

• Is that anything to be surprised at?那有什么可怪的？
• The news greatly surprised us.这消息使我们非常惊异。

16 towards   

prep.朝，向，致力于，有助于，对于；大约，将近

参考例句：

• The house will be ready towards the end of the year.这房子在年底以前可以造好。
• He is friendly towards me.他对我友好。

17 reached   

v.到达( reach的过去式和过去分词 )；联络；伸出手臂，延伸

参考例句：

• An amicable settlement was reached. 已达成和解。
• After much hard bargaining we reached an agreement. 经过一番艰难的讨价还价，我们达成了协议。

18 however   

adv.然而；conj.然而，可是，不过

参考例句：

• It's raining hard.However,I still want to go there.虽然下着大雨，我还是想去那儿。
• However, this does not always happen.然而，这种情况并不总是发生。

19 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

20 notice   

n.通知，布告；注意，认识；vt.看到，注意到

参考例句：

• Post this notice on the wall.把这个通知贴在墙上。
• I didn't notice you when you passed by.你走过时，我没有注意到你。

21 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。

22 preserved   

adj.保存的, 蜜饯的, 腌制的 动词preserve的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• Their music has been preserved for posterity . 他们的音乐已为后世保存起来。
• Sardines can be eaten fresh but are often preserved in tins. 沙丁鱼可以吃新鲜的，但常常是装听的。

23 proper   

adj.正当的，正确的，合适的

参考例句：

• It is proper that you should ask your father.你当然应该问你的父亲。
• To be rude to the old is not proper.对老人粗鲁是不适当的。

24 load   

n.负荷，重担，装载量；v.装载，装填，担负

参考例句：

• Bring the car up to the door, it'll be easier to load.把汽车开到门旁边，装货就方便了。
• The ship is now lying off,ready to load up.现在这艘船在附近停泊，等待装货。

25 balance   

n.秤，天平，平衡，[商]收支差额，结余，余额；资产平稳表；v.平衡，称，权衡，对比，结算；vt.称，权衡，比较，使平衡，结算，抵消

参考例句：

• You must learn to keep your balance in skating.在溜冰时你得学会保持平衡。
• I found it hard to keep my balance on the icy path.我觉得在冰滑小道上走路要保持身体平衡是相当困难的。

26 seen   

vbl.(see的过去分词)看见

参考例句：

• Since I left college, I have not seen him.自从我离开大学以后，就没有见过他了。
• I hope to have seen the film next week.我希望下星期能看到这部电影。

27 such   

adj.如此的，这样的；pron.这样的；adv.如此地

参考例句：

• He is such a man.他是这样一个人。
• He spent all his money,he is such a fool.他这样傻，花光了所有的钱。

28 unusual   

adj.不平常的，异常的；与众不同的，独特的

参考例句：

• I saw an unusual white elephant.我看到一只罕见的白象。
• This little house is extremely unusual.这小房子相当不寻常。

29 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

30 nearly   

adv.将近，几乎，差不多

参考例句：

• I nearly missed the bus.我险些错过了公交车。
• It is nearly two years since I came here.我来这儿快两年了。

31 passengers   

n.乘客( passenger的名词复数 )；旅客；白吃饭的人；闲散人员

参考例句：

• None of the passengers and crew were injured. 没有一个乘客和机组人员受伤。
• Passengers on long-haul flights are being warned about the risks of deep vein thrombosis. 长途航班上的乘客须注意可能出现深静脉血栓。

32 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

33 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。

34 himself   

pron.他自己

参考例句：

• He is proud of himself.他为自己感到自豪。
• 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。

35 succeeded   

v.成功( succeed的过去式和过去分词 )；完成；继承；达到目的

参考例句：

• Demonstrators succeeded in disrupting the meeting. 示威者成功地扰乱了会议。
• He succeeded in propelling the ball across the line. 他成功地把球带过线。

36 company   

n.公司

参考例句：

• Is this your company?这是你的公司吗？
• Which company was that?那是哪家公司？

37 during   

prep.在…期间，在…时候

参考例句：

• What did you do with yourself during the summer holidays?暑假你是怎样度过的？
• London is full of visitors during May and June.五六月间伦敦挤满了游客。

38 whole   

adj.整整的；全部的；完整的

参考例句：

• It snowed for two whole days.雪下了整整两天。
• The whole village was sleeping.整个村庄一片寂静。