英文短篇故事（纽约）82 Small Bedrooms for Big Bucks

 　　It was¹ a $1.5 million² apartment³ on the West Side⁴. An agent⁵ was showing the apartment to a tall man and his wife⁶. Luke and Jenna walked into the apartment. They were also looking. The master⁷ bedroom was small. This was the smallest two-bedroom apartment they had⁸ seen⁹. Yet¹⁰ it was the most expensive. The agent asked, "Well, what do you think?" Jenna said¹¹, "Well, the bedrooms are a little small." The agent said, "I'm sorry. I was asking them." The tall man said, "Yeah, who are you?" Luke said, "She's my wife. She's looking at this apartment just like you are. Who are you?" The tall man said, "Who am I? Who are you?" Luke said, "I'm her husband¹². Who are you to ask who am I? Or who is she? She can't have an opinion¹³ about this apartment? It's too small and too much. Go ahead—buy it!"

1 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。

2 million   

num.百万，100万；n.无数，大众

参考例句：

• I've seen it a million times.我在书上看过无数遍了。
• What will you do if you had a million dollars?如果你有一百万美元，你会干什么？

3 apartment   

n.（美）公寓住宅，公寓房间；单元房间

参考例句：

• How big is the apartment?这公寓有多大？
• Remember to clean your apartment.记得打扫你的公寓。

4 side   

n.边，旁边；面，侧面

参考例句：

• The shop is on the west side of the street.商店在街道的西边。
• There was a lot of people on every side. 到处都是人。

5 agent   

n.代理人；代理商；产生作用的人或事物

参考例句：

• I am an agent for Apple.我是苹果公司的代理。
• Go to my agent's office in New York.请到我在纽约的代办处吧。

6 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。

7 master   

n.(男)主人，雇主；能手，名家，大师；[M-]硕士；v.精通，掌握

参考例句：

• He is studying for a master's degree at Dalian University.他正在大连大学攻读硕士学位。
• English is not easy to master.英语不易掌握。

8 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

9 seen   

vbl.(see的过去分词)看见

参考例句：

• Since I left college, I have not seen him.自从我离开大学以后，就没有见过他了。
• I hope to have seen the film next week.我希望下星期能看到这部电影。

10 yet   

adv.还，仍然，即刻；conj.尽管，然而

参考例句：

• I am not ready yet.我还没有准备好。
• Beautiful as she is,she didn't find a boyfriend yet.尽管她很漂亮，但还没找到男朋友呢。

11 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。

12 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。

13 opinion   

n.看法，意见；v.判断，意见，主张

参考例句：

• My opinion is on the whole the same as yours.我的意见大体上同你的差不多。
• I quite agree to your opinion.我很赞成你的看法。