128.I Want Her to go Nuts(在线收听

  Mrs. Flinders decided to have her portrait painted. She told the artist, "Paint me with diamond earrings, a diamond necklace, emerald bracelets and a ruby 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 jewelry."

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) earring 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

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