128.I Want Her to go Nuts

　　Mrs. Flinders decided¹ to have her portrait painted. She told the artist, "Paint me with diamond earrings³, a diamond necklace, emerald bracelets⁴ and a ruby⁵ pendant."

　　"But you're not wearing any of those things."

　　"I know," said Mrs. Flinders." It's in case I should die before my husband. I'm sure he'd remarry right away, and I want her to go nuts looking for the jewelry⁶."

Notes:

　　(1) to have her portrait painted让人给她画像 to have sth done.要（让）别人做某事

　　(2) portrait n.肖像

　　(3) earring² n. 耳环

　　(4) emerald n.祖母绿

　　(5) bracelets n.手镯

　　(6) ruby n.红宝石

　　(7) pendant n.垂环

　　(8) go nuts = go mad发疯

Exercises:

根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、（F）：

　　① Mrs. Flinders decide to paint a portrait for herself.

　　② She wanted to look wealthy in portrait.

　　③ She was wearing a diamond necklace.

　　④ She was sure that she would die before her husband.

　　⑤ Mr. Flinders remarried right away.

128.我要让她发疯

　　福林德斯夫人决定让人给她画肖像。她告诉那位肖像画家说：“画我带着钻石耳环、钻石项链、祖母绿手镯，还有红宝石垂饰。”

　　“但你现在没带这其中的任何一样饰品。”

　　“我知道。”福林德斯夫人说，“万一我先我丈夫死去，我肯定他会立刻再婚。我要让那个女人为寻找这些珠宝而发疯。”

练习参考答案：

①F②T③F④F⑤F

1 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。

2 earring   

n.耳环，耳饰

参考例句：

• How long have you worn that earring?你戴那个耳环多久了？
• I have an earring but can't find its companion.我现在只有一只耳环,找不到另一只了。

3 earrings   

n.耳环( earring的名词复数 )；耳坠子

参考例句：

• a pair of earrings 一对耳环
• These earrings snap on with special fastener. 这付耳环是用特制的按扣扣上去的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 bracelets   

n.手镯，臂镯( bracelet的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The lamplight struck a gleam from her bracelets. 她的手镯在灯光的照射下闪闪发亮。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• On display are earrings, necklaces and bracelets made from jade, amber and amethyst. 展出的有用玉石、琥珀和紫水晶做的耳环、项链和手镯。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 ruby   

n.红宝石，红宝石色

参考例句：

• She is wearing a small ruby earring.她戴着一枚红宝石小耳环。
• On the handle of his sword sat the biggest ruby in the world.他的剑柄上镶有一颗世上最大的红宝石。

6 jewelry   

n.（jewllery）（总称）珠宝

参考例句：

• The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
• Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。