超级简单英语阅读:Who Rang the Bell?

He was¹ talking on the phone. The phone was on the table in the dining² room. He was talking to his friend. They were talking about the weather. It was raining. There was a knock³ on his door. Someone⁴ was knocking⁵ on his door. He went to the door. He opened the door. No one was there. He went back to the phone. The doorbell⁶ rang. Someone was ringing his doorbell. He went to the door. He opened the door. No one was there. He went back to the phone. There was another knock on his door. He kept talking. The doorbell rang again. He kept talking. Fool⁷ me once, shame⁸ on you, he thought⁹. Fool me twice¹⁰, shame on me, he thought.

 

1 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。

2 dining   

n.进餐，吃饭

参考例句：

• The dining room was twice as big as the Tom's.这个餐厅比汤姆的餐厅大一倍。
• Don't talk about business while we are dining.吃饭时别谈公事。

3 knock   

n.敲，敲打；vt./vi.敲击，互撞，攻击

参考例句：

• There was a very quiet knock at the door.有人轻声叩门。
• She took a bad knock when her parents died. 她的父母去世使她受到沉重的打击。

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 knocking   

n.爆震音，卡答卡答的故障声音v.敲，击，打( knock的现在分词 )；（心）怦怦跳；把…撞击成（某种状态）；批评

参考例句：

• The newspapers are too fond of knocking the team. 报纸专爱挖苦那个队。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I could hear knocking, as if someone wanted out. 我听到敲门声，好像有人想要出去。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 doorbell   

n.门铃

参考例句：

• She pressed on the doorbell.她按了按门铃。
• I heard the doorbell ring,and went to see who was there.我听见门铃响，就去看谁来了。

7 fool   

n.愚人，受骗者，奶油拌水果；vt.愚弄，欺骗，浪费；vi.干傻事，开玩笑

参考例句：

• He spent all his money,he is such a fool.他这样傻，花光了所有的钱。
• Some people act the fool now and then.有些人时常装傻。

8 shame   

n.羞愧，遗憾的事；v.使羞愧

参考例句：

• She felt shame after she told the lie.她撒谎后感到羞愧。
• He felt no shame and no regret.他不感到羞愧和悔恨。

9 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

10 twice   

adv.两次；两倍

参考例句：

• Bob phoned twice today.鲍勃今天打了两次电话。
• I woke up twice in the night.我夜里醒过两次。