早读英语精华本基础篇lesson15

An american lady traveling in england some years ago got into an compartment¹ of a smoking carriage where an english were smoking a pipe. For a short time she said quietly expecting that the englishman was stop smoking. But then she began to cough and sniffs² trying to show him that subjective³ to smoke . At last, seeing that the man took no notice of her and did not put out his pipe she said:"if you were a gentleman you would stop smonking when the lady got into the carriage"

"if you were a lady" reply the englishman " you wouldn't get into a smoking carriage"

"if you are my husband " said the american lady angrily " i'll give u poison" the english looked at her for a minute or two " well "he said at last "if i were ur husband i'll take it"

1 compartment   

n.卧车包房，隔间；分隔的空间

参考例句：

• We were glad to have the whole compartment to ourselves.真高兴，整个客车隔间由我们独享。
• The batteries are safely enclosed in a watertight compartment.电池被安全地置于一个防水的隔间里。

2 sniffs   

v.以鼻吸气，嗅，闻( sniff的第三人称单数 )；抽鼻子（尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气）；抱怨，不以为然地说

参考例句：

• When a dog smells food, he usually sniffs. 狗闻到食物时常吸鼻子。 来自辞典例句
• I-It's a difficult time [ Sniffs ] with my husband. 最近[哭泣]和我丈夫出了点问题。 来自电影对白

3 subjective   

a.主观(上)的，个人的

参考例句：

• The way they interpreted their past was highly subjective. 他们解释其过去的方式太主观。
• A literary critic should not be too subjective in his approach. 文学评论家的看法不应太主观。