慢速英语短文听力 租金支票

The Rent Check

租金支票

Jeff saw the mailman¹. The mailman was walking toward² Jeff's building. The mailman came to Jeff’s building every day. He came every day at about 3 o’clock. Jeff was holding an envelope. The envelope was for his landlord³. The envelope contained a check. The check was for his rent. The mailman came to Jeff’s building. He put the mail in the mailboxes. Jeff said hello to the mailman. The mailman said hello to Jeff. Jeff gave the envelope to the mailman. The mailman walked away. He walked toward the next building. Jeff watched the mailman walk away. Jeff saw something fall to the sidewalk. It was white. It was a white envelope. Jeff picked it up. It was his envelope! Jeff called out to the mailman. The mailman didn’t hear Jeff. Jeff changed his mind. He didn’t call out again. He took his envelope to the post office.

杰夫看见一名邮递员。邮递员向杰夫的公寓走来。邮递员每天都会来杰夫的公寓。每天大约3点钟来。杰夫手里拿着一个信封。信件要邮寄给房东。信里有一张支票。租金支票。邮递员来到了杰夫的公寓。他将信放进了邮箱。杰夫向邮递员打招呼。邮递员也向杰夫打招呼。杰夫将信交给邮递员。邮递员走了。他走向了另一栋公寓。杰夫看着邮递员离开。杰夫看见人行道掉了东西。白色的。白色信封。杰夫将它捡起。是他的信封！杰夫大声叫喊邮递员。邮递员没有听见。杰夫改变了注意。他不再叫喊。他将信封送到了邮局。

1 mailman   

n.邮递员(现在常改称mail carrier)

参考例句：

• The mailman always comes at 9 o'clock.邮递员总是九点钟来。
• The mailman brought a small packet.邮差送来了一个小邮包。

2 toward   

prep.对于，关于，接近，将近，向，朝

参考例句：

• Suddenly I saw a tall figure approaching toward the policeman.突然间我看到一个高大的身影朝警察靠近。
• Upon seeing her,I smiled and ran toward her. 看到她我笑了，并跑了过去。

3 landlord   

n.地主，房东，(旅店)店主

参考例句：

• He is the landlord of this pub.他是这家酒店的店主。
• He used to be a long - term labourer for a landlord.他早先给地主扛过长活。