超级简单英语阅读:A Funny Story

Barbara likes funny stories. She likes to hear funny stories. She likes to tell funny stories. She told her mom a funny story. When she finished¹, she waited for her mom to laugh. “Mom, why aren’t you laughing? That was² a funny story,” Barbara said³. “Oh, I’m sorry,” her mom said. “Sometimes you think something is funny, but someone⁴ else thinks it isn’t funny.” So, Barbara’s mom did⁵ not laugh at Barbara’s story. Barbara told the same story to her younger⁶ sister. Her younger sister laughed at the story.

 

1 finished   

adj.完成的，精湛的；v.动词finish的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• We finished up everything there was on the table. 我们把桌上的东西全吃完了。
• We can certainly have the job finished on time.我们肯定能按时完成任务。

2 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。

3 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。

4 someone   

pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
• Someone wants to see her.有人找她。

5 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

6 younger   

adj.年轻的；n.年纪较小的人

参考例句：

• My younger brother hides behind the door. 我弟弟躲在门后。
• She is older than me but my other sisters are younger. 她比我大，其余都是我妹妹。