365个英语简短小故事-174. The Haircut (1)

It was chilly¹ outside. Natalie had asked Sonny to come pick her up. She wanted to give him his bimonthly haircut at his place. He said he’d be right over. She always cut his hair in the bathroom, so he closed the bathroom window completely. She didn’t like drafts². He put on his jacket and ski cap, walked out to his car, and drove to her place.

Because she had just finished a difficult work project, Natalie was in a good mood. After they walked into Sonny’s apartment, however, her mood seemed to change. Sonny pretended not to notice, but wondered what was going on. He took the chair, the scissors, and the hair clippers into the bathroom. She didn’t help, as she usually did. He changed into a T-shirt and shorts and sat down on the chair. “I’m ready,” he yelled³ out to her in the dining room. She didn’t respond.

He walked out to the dining room. She was looking at ads in a magazine. “Didn’t you hear me?” he asked. She gave him a look, and then told him that his apartment was as cold as the outdoors. Yikes, he thought. He apologized to Natalie, and turned on the central heat. But it was too late.

 

1 chilly   

adj.凉快的，寒冷的

参考例句：

• I feel chilly without a coat.我由于没有穿大衣而感到凉飕飕的。
• I grew chilly when the fire went out.炉火熄灭后，寒气逼人。

2 drafts   

n.精绵；汇票( draft的名词复数 )；草稿；选派；（尤指房间、烟囱、炉子等供暖系统中的）（小股）气流v.起草( draft的第三人称单数 )；制定；征募；拟稿

参考例句：

• Brimelow, as did we, judged existing Soviet drafts unacceptable. 布赖姆洛和我们一样，认为苏联现在的这个草案是不能接受的。 来自辞典例句
• Modern controlled drafting systems use drafts of the order of 30. 新式的牵伸控制系统使用大约30倍牵伸。 来自辞典例句

3 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》