英文笑话-Who is this calling?

时间：2010-03-14 05:47:46

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The local¹ high school has a policy that the parents must call the school if a student is to be absent for the day. Kelly deciding² to skip school（逃学，旷课） and go to the mall（购物商场，林荫路） with her friends waited until³ her parents had⁴ left for work and called the school herself⁵. This is the actual（真实的，实际的） conversation⁶ of the telephone call.

Kelly: "Hi, I'm calling to report⁷ that Kelly Richardson is unable⁸ to make it to（赶上，到达） school today because she is ill.

Secretary⁹ at high school: "Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. I'll note her absence¹⁰. Who is this calling?"

Kelly: "This is my mother."

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1 local
adj.地方性的，当地的，局部的；乡土的；本地的；n.当地居民，本地新闻
参考例句：
She is a local girl.她是个本地姑娘。 He reports for a local newspaper.他担任一家地方报纸的记者。

2 deciding
v.下决心( decide的现在分词 )；（使）决定；解决；裁决
参考例句：
Let me consider the matter well before deciding. 让我细细思量后再决定吧。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 One must consider the matter well before deciding. 必须考虑成熟后再作决定。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 until
prep.直到...为止；conj.直到...时才...
参考例句：
He arrived home until midnight.他直到半夜才到家。 She didn't sleep until midnight.她直到半夜才睡。

4 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。

5 herself
pron.她自己
参考例句：
The little girl wrote the letter all by herself. 这小女孩自己写了这封信。 She should do her homework herself.她应该自己做作业。

6 conversation
n.谈话，交谈
参考例句：
Conversation is one of pleasures of life.交谈是人生一大乐趣。 We'll carry on a conversation with her tomorrow.我们将于明天与她会谈。

7 report
n.报告，汇报；传说，传阅；v.报告，报到
参考例句：
We're going to listen to a report this afternoon.今天下午我们要去听报告。 I shall report to you.我将向你汇报。

8 unable
adj.不能的，不能胜任的
参考例句：
He is unable to do the job for lack of experience.他缺少经验不能胜任这项工作。 He was so angry as to be unable to speak.他是如此生气以至于不能说出话来。

9 secretary
n.秘书，部长，大臣，书记
参考例句：
I want to check with my secretary before I sign the papers.在签署这些文件前，我要与我的秘书商议。 She rang the bell for her secretary.她按铃叫她的秘书。

10 absence
adj.不在，缺席；n.缺乏，缺少，缺席
参考例句：
He excused his absence by saying that he was ill. 他说他生病了，为他缺席开脱。 She called in your absence.你不在时她来过。