2. I'll Keep it on My Floor

　　My 16-year-old son, Jeff, is a boy any parent would be proud of --until you see the floor of his room, covered with layers of clothes, magazines and sports equipment.

　　Recently I accompanied Jeff to the credit¹ union where he opened up his first bank account². While the credit officer was processing the paper work, I told Jeff he needed a safe, accessible³ place to store his passbook⁴. "I know, Mom," he replied. "I' 11 keep it on my floor. "

Notes

　　(1) be proud of 为……感到自豪They were Very proud of their success.他们对他们的成功感到非常骄傲。

　　(2) layer n.层

　　(3) equipment n.设备

　　(4) accompany v.陪伴

　　(5) credit union 信用联社

　　(6) account n.（银行）账户

　　(7) process v.办理

　　(8) accessible adj.可接近的，可用的

Exercises:

根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、误（F）

　　(1) The son was 17 years old.

　　(2) The parents are very proud of Jeff.

　　(3) The floor of Jeff' s room is always covered with layers of clothes, magazines, toys, and sports equipment.

　　(4) The mother took Jeff to open their first bank account.

　　(5) Jeff will keep the money on the floor.

放在地板上

　　我的儿子杰弗，十六岁。他是一个令父母感到自豪的孩子，只是你别去看他房间的地板，那上面总是堆满了一层层的衣服、杂志及运动器材。

　　不久前，我带杰弗到信用联社去开他自己的账户，这是他第一次开银行账户。当信用社职员在办理手续的时候，我便告诉杰弗说他需要一个安全可靠的地方来保存密码本。“我知道，妈妈，”他回答说，“我会在地板上找到地方的。”

练习参考答案

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1 credit   

n.信用，荣誉，贷款，学分；v.归功于，赞颂，信任

参考例句：

• I credit him with a certain amount of sense.我认为他有一定的见识。
• He got the credit,and we did the dirty work.他得荣誉，我们做不讨好的工作。

2 account   

n.叙述；帐目；帐户

参考例句：

• She left out an important item in her account.她的账目漏掉了一个重要的项目。
• He has made several withdrawals from his bank account.他从银行账户上提了几次款。

3 accessible   

adj.易于得到的，易于进入的，可处理的，可存取的

参考例句：

• The island is accessible only by boat.这座岛只能坐船去。
• Such information is not really accessible.这种信息不是很容易得到的。

4 passbook   

n.存折；顾客赊欠账簿

参考例句：

• You fill out this application form and we'll issue you a passbook.你填好这张申请表,我们会给你一本存折。
• Would you please give your withdrawal slip and your passbook?请把您的取款条和存折给我好吗？