超级简单英语阅读:Where Did She Go?

Debby was in the first grade. Her brother Tommy was in the second grade. They lived in Florida. They lived in a small town in Florida. They walked to school in the morning. They walked home from school in the afternoon. On Monday Debby and Tommy were walking home. They were walking with a couple of Tommy’s friends. Tommy told his friends that Debby still sucked¹ her thumb². “She still sucks³ her thumb,” he said. His friends laughed. Debby started to cry. She ran away from Tommy and his friends. When Tommy got home, his mom asked, “Where’s Debby?” Tommy said he didn’t know. He thought she was already home. “No, she’s not home,” his mom said. She called the neighbors. Then she called the police.

 

1 sucked   

v.吸，吮( suck的过去式和过去分词 )；舐，吮吸

参考例句：

• In his youth he had been sucked into a hippy cult. 他年轻的时候一度过着嬉皮士式的生活。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The whirlpool sucked down everything floating on the water. 漩涡把水面上漂的东西都吸进去了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 thumb   

n.拇指；vt.示意要求搭车，用拇指翻页翻阅；vi.翻页

参考例句：

• This glove has a hole in the thumb.这只手套的大拇指处有个洞。
• The little boy was sucking his thumb.小男孩儿吮着拇指。

3 sucks   

v.吸，吮( suck的第三人称单数 )；舐，吮吸

参考例句：

• She still sucks her thumb when she's worried. 她在忧虑时仍然会吸吮大拇指。
• Plant sucks from the soil. 植物从土壤中吸取养分。 来自《简明英汉词典》