简单慢速英语阅读:The Wrong Train

Carol¹ said they must leave early. They were going to the airport. They were going to JFK airport. “We must leave two hours early,” she said. “You never know what can go wrong.” “What can go wrong?” Clint asked. “We get on the train. We take the train to JFK airport. Nothing can go wrong.” “Of course something can go wrong,” she said. “Something can always go wrong.” They left two hours early. They got on the wrong train. They didn’t know they were on the wrong train. The train made many stops. Finally, it got to the last stop. Everyone got off the train. “This isn’t JFK airport. Where are we?” Carol asked another passenger. The passenger said they were on the wrong train. “We are on the wrong train!” she yelled² at Clint. “It’s a good thing we left two hours early,” Clint said.

 

1 Carol   

n.赞美诗，圣诞颂歌

参考例句：

• Silent Night is my favourite carol.《平安夜》是我最喜欢的圣诞颂歌。
• The people in the church are singing a christmas carol.教堂里的人们正在唱圣诞颂歌。

2 yelled   

v.叫喊，号叫，叫着说( yell的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He yelled at the other driver. 他冲着另一位司机大叫。
• The lost man yelled, hoping someone in the woods would hear him. 迷路的人大声喊着，希望林子里的人会听见。 来自《简明英汉词典》