简单慢速英语阅读：No Food, No Water

　　Bev was a real estate¹ agent in New York City. She usually left home about 10 a.m. She never drank or ate anything until she returned home. "You need energy. Eat some lunch," her husband said. "I can't eat anything after I leave the house. I don't carry a toothbrush or toothpaste," she said. "No problem. Put them into your purse," he said. "That's extra² weight," she said. "Every day I walk 30 blocks³. I climb 20 flights of stairs. My purse is so heavy. Besides, it's full. I don't have room in my purse. Look." He looked into her purse. It was full. He lifted it. It was heavy. "Well, you should at least drink lots of water. I'm sure all that walking makes you thirsty," he said. "I get thirsty, but I don't dare⁴ drink," she said. "It's too hard to find a clean place to pee!"

1 estate   

n.所有地，地产，庄园；住宅区；财产，资产

参考例句：

• My estate lies within a mile.我的地产离那有一英里。
• The great real estate brokers do far more than this.而优秀的房地产经纪人做得可比这多得多。

2 extra   

adj.额外的，外加的；特大的

参考例句：

• We do not ask for extra pay.我们不要求额外报酬。
• You have to pay extra for breakfast.早餐你要另外付费。

3 blocks   

n.赛跑者起跑时脚底所撑的木块；阻挡( block的名词复数 )；（吗啡）块（一立方吗啡的量度，每盎司吗啡约有125块）；（印度的行政单位）区；[美国英语] 街区(4条街道当中的区域)v.堵塞( block的第三人称单数 )；阻碍；设计（电视录像的摄像镜头布局）；[球类]（合法）阻挡（对手）

参考例句：

• Single words are the building blocks of language. 单词是语言结构的基本单位。
• The old houses were dwarfed by the huge new tower blocks. 这些旧房子在新建的高楼大厦的映衬下显得十分矮小。

4 dare   

n.敢，挑战；aux.敢；vi.敢；vt.敢于，勇于面对

参考例句：

• He didn't dare to look at her in the face.他不敢正眼看她。
• How dare you?Take your hand off me at once.放肆！马上把你的手挪开。