超级简单英语阅读:Who Is It?

Joseph never opens the front door. When someone¹ knocks² on the front door, Joseph says, “Who is it?” But he does not open the door. His parents told him to keep the door closed³. His parents want him to be safe. He will be safe if he doesn’t open the door. Yesterday someone knocked⁴ on the front door. “Who is it?” Joseph asked. “It’s the mailman⁵,” the person⁶ said⁷. “I cannot open the door,” Joseph said. “Okay, I will come back tomorrow,” the mailman said. “Goodbye,” Joseph said. Joseph is a good boy. He listens to his parents. He doesn’t open the door for any person.

 

1 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。

2 knocks   

n.短促的敲打（声）( knock的名词复数 )；爆震声；敲击声；敲门（或窗等）声v.敲，击，打( knock的第三人称单数 )；（心）怦怦跳；把…撞击成（某种状态）；批评

参考例句：

• This kind of news knocks you back a bit, doesn't it? 这种消息使你有点儿吃惊，是吗？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• That book really knocks me out. 那本书确实引起了我的共鸣。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 closed   

adj.关闭的；封闭的

参考例句：

• He closed his eyes.他闭上了眼睛。
• He was out of work when the factory closed.他在工厂倒闭后失业了。

4 knocked   

v.敲，击，打( knock的过去式和过去分词 )；（心）怦怦跳；把…撞击成（某种状态）；批评

参考例句：

• His glasses had been knocked askew by the blow. 他的眼镜一下子被打歪了。
• He knocked three times and waited. 他敲了三下门就等着。

5 mailman   

n.邮递员(现在常改称mail carrier)

参考例句：

• The mailman always comes at 9 o'clock.邮递员总是九点钟来。
• The mailman brought a small packet.邮差送来了一个小邮包。

6 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。

7 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。