94. As Poor AS a Church Mouse p.142

Anna and Eric are talking about the previous² lesson.
　　
E¹: Wow! Those store³ clerks⁴ really got⁵ lucky⁶.
A: You can say that again. Some people are born⁷ lucky.
E: There must be thousands of old men just like that doctor, I bet⁸.
A: That's probably⁹ true¹⁰. And they must be wanting to draw up a will to give their money away, too. So the next time you meet a lonely¹¹ old man, you'd better treat¹² him right.
E: Come on! What kind of person¹³ do you think I am?
A: Don't get so mad¹⁴! I'm just kidding! Besides¹⁵, you might¹⁶ not be so lucky and come across¹⁷ my old uncle, Jake.
E: What do you mean?
A: He's as¹⁸ poor as a church¹⁹ mouse!

1 e   

n.英语字母表的第5个字母；C大调音阶中的第三音

参考例句：

• The "e" in " time" is a silent letter. time中的e不发音。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• You've made a mistake -- you've left out the letter e. 你出了一个错，把字母e 落了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 previous   

adj.早先的，前面的，过急的；adv.早先，前面；

参考例句：

• The teacher examined the students on the previous lesson.这位老师检查了学生们课前学习的情况。
• The year's harvest is better than any previous year's.今年的收成比以往哪年都好。

3 store   

n.商店，贮藏，仓库；v.储存，贮藏，供给

参考例句：

• The shoe store is across from the bank.鞋店在银行对面。
• Some food won't store.有些食物不能贮存。

4 clerks   

n.店员( clerk的名词复数 )；办事员；（议会、法院等的）书记员；簿记员

参考例句：

• Clerks transcribe everything that is said in court. 书记员把在法庭上所有的话都记录在案。
• The clerks are courteous. 店员们都很谦恭客气。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

6 lucky   

adj.幸运的，侥幸的，碰巧的，吉祥的

参考例句：

• Three is my lucky number.三是我的幸运数字。
• You are a lucky dog.你真是个幸运儿。

7 born   

v.动词bear的过去分词；adj.出生的，与生俱来的

参考例句：

• The baby can cry as soon as he is born.婴儿生下来就会哭。
• I feel as if I had been born again.我有一种再生之感。

8 bet   

v.打赌，以(与)...打赌；n.赌注，赌金；打赌

参考例句：

• I bet you can't do this puzzle.我敢说，你解决不了这个难题。
• I offered to bet with him.我提出与他打赌。

9 probably   

adv.大概，或许，很可能

参考例句：

• Next year I shall probably be looking for a job. 明年我很可能找份工作。
• We're going on holiday soon,probably next month.我们很快要去度假了，可能是下个月。

10 true   

a.真实，不假的；忠实，可靠的；正确无误的

参考例句：

• He who doesn't reach the Great Wall is not a true man.不到长城非好汉。
• I will come and see if it is true.我要来了解一下，是否真有其事。

11 lonely   

adj.孤独的，寂寞的，孤零零的，人迹罕至的

参考例句：

• The place is a bit lonely.那个地方有点荒凉。
• I don't feel lonely as I've made new friends here. 我在这里又交了新朋友，一点也不寂寞。

12 treat   

n.宴请，款待，请客；vt.视为，对待，论述，治疗，款待；vi.交涉，谈判，协商，款待，作东

参考例句：

• As you treat me,so will I treat you.我将象你对待我那样对待你。
• We had better treat it as a joke.我们最好把它当作玩笑。

13 person   

n.人

参考例句：

• I would never trust in that kind of person.我绝不会相信那种人。
• She is the very person I wanted to see.她正是我要见的人。

14 mad   

adj.疯狂的，发疯的，生气的，愚蠢的，狂欢的；n.狂怒

参考例句：

• Don't fight with him, he is a mad man.别跟他打架, 他是疯子。
• Mother gets mad with me for coming home late.妈妈为我回家迟了而发火。

15 besides   

adv.此外；并且；prep.于…之外；除…以外

参考例句：

• He had other people to take care of besides me.除了我以外，他还需要照料其他人。
• Besides English, he has to study German and French.除英语外，他还要学德语和法语。

16 might   

aux./v.(may的过去式)可能；可以，允许

参考例句：

• It looks as if it might snow.看起来好像要下雪了。
• Might I ask a question?我能问个问题吗？

17 across   

adv.横过，使...被理解(或接受)；prep.穿过，横过

参考例句：

• He walked across the road carefully.他小心地过马路。
• You can go across the bridge.你可以越过这座桥。

18 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

19 church   

n.教堂，礼拜堂；教会

参考例句：

• Mary joined a church yesterday.玛丽昨天加入了教会。
• She was standing on the church steps.她正站在教堂门前的台阶上。