I Have Turned It Over

    I Have Turned It Over
A woman said¹ to her husband², “dear, look at our sheet³! It's too dirty. Would⁴ you like to wash it now?”
    The man looked at the sheet and then thought⁶ for a while⁷ and then said, “I don't think it's necessary⁸. We can turn the sheet over. Is that all right?”
    His wife⁹ was⁵ very angry at this. “How lazy¹⁰ you are!” She shouted, “To tell you the truth¹¹, I turned it over last week.”

1 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。

2 husband   

n.丈夫

参考例句：

• My husband just lost his job.我老公刚刚失业了。
• I visited my daughter and her husband.我去看望我的女儿和女婿。

3 sheet   

n.床单，张，纸张，印刷品，表格，薄片；vt.盖上被单，遍布；vi.大片落下；adj.片状的

参考例句：

• Can I have another sheet of paper please?我可以再要一张纸吗？
• He looked as white as a sheet.他脸色苍白如纸。

4 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

5 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。

6 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。

7 while   

conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿

参考例句：

• In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
• He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。

8 necessary   

adj.必需的，必要的；n.（pl.）必需品

参考例句：

• If necessary,give me a ring.如果需要，打个电话给我。
• Sleep is necessary to health.睡眠对健康是必要的。

9 wife   

n.妻子，太太，老婆

参考例句：

• She is my wife.她是我妻子。
• He is a tall man but his wife is a short woman.他是个子很高的男人，但他妻子很矮。

10 lazy   

adj.懒惰的

参考例句：

• Lazy people seldom succeed.懒惰的人很少会成功。
• Don't be so lazy.不要这样懒惰。

11 truth   

n.真理；真相，事实，实际情况

参考例句：

• We must find out the truth of the matter.我们必须弄清楚事情的真相。
• You may trust me that I'm speaking the truth.你可以相信我在说实话。