【大家说英语】 第381期:寻找耳机

 　　"Where are they?" Lucy asked herself¹. “它们在哪儿呢？”露西自己问自己。

　　She looked in her backpack² and coat pockets⁴ again. 她又一次查看了自己的背包和外套口袋。

　　She couldn't find her earbuds anywhere⁶. 她哪里找不到自己的耳机。

　　The earbuds were a gift and were very nice. 这副耳机是一件礼物，并且性能非常好。

　　She didn't want to lose⁷ them. 她可不想弄丢它们。

　　She also loved listening to pop⁸ music, so she wanted to find them before she left the house. 她还喜欢听流行音乐，所以她想要在离开家之前找到这副耳机。

　　But she couldn't look any longer. She had⁹ to meet a group of friends from school. 但是她不能再找了。他必须和学校的一群朋友会面。

　　On the way to meet her friends, she saw¹⁰ another classmate walking in front of her. 在前去和她朋友见面的途中，她看到了另外一个同学走在她前面。

　　Her name was¹¹ Susan. Lucy and Susan didn't really like each other. 她的名字是苏珊。露西和苏珊都不太喜欢彼此。

　　Susan was often jealous¹² of Lucy. 苏珊经常嫉妒露西。

　　They disagreed¹³ about many things and sometimes fought¹⁴. 她们对很多事情都意见不合，并且有时候还会吵架。

　　But they were usually polite¹⁵ to each other. 但是她们通常还是对彼此保持礼貌。

　　"Hi, Susan," Lucy said¹⁶. But Susan didn't hear her. “嗨，苏珊。”露西说道。但是苏珊没有听见。

　　"Hello, Susan!" she said louder. “你好，苏珊。”她这次说的声音大了一点。

　　Susan was listening to music. 苏珊在听音乐。

　　When she saw Lucy, she quickly took¹⁷ out her earbuds and put them in her pocket³. 当她看到露西的时候，她赶紧把耳机拿了下来，并且塞进了口袋里。

　　"Hi, Lucy! Are you meeting¹⁸ our classmates for pizza?" Susan asked. 苏珊问道：“嗨，露西！你是要和我们的同学一起吃披萨吗？”

　　Lucy saw the earbuds before Susan put them in her pocket. 在苏珊将耳机放到口袋里之前，露西看到了它们。

　　They looked exactly¹⁹ like hers. 那副耳机看起来非常像她的。

　　Not many people had earbuds like hers. 并且她那副耳机没有几个人有。

　　Maybe Susan took them during²⁰ class. Was it possible²¹? What could⁵ she do? 可能是苏珊在上课期间拿走的。有可能吗？她应该做什么？

1 herself   

pron.她自己

参考例句：

• The little girl wrote the letter all by herself. 这小女孩自己写了这封信。
• She should do her homework herself.她应该自己做作业。

2 backpack   

n.双肩背包

参考例句：

• Is this your new backpack?这是你的新背包吗？
• This backpack belongs to me.这背包是我的。

3 pocket   

n.口袋，钱袋，钱，容器，孤立地区；vt.装…在口袋里，隐藏，抑制，私吞，搁置

参考例句：

• The letter has been in my pocket all the time.这封信一直揣在我口袋里。
• I wish to change some pocket money.我希望换些零钱。

4 pockets   

袋( pocket的名词复数 )； （附在车门上、提包内等的）小口袋； 球袋； 钱财

参考例句：

• Her pockets were bulging with presents. 她的口袋里装满了礼物。
• The blast was caused by pockets of methane gas that ignited. 爆炸是由数袋甲烷气体着火引起的。

5 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

6 anywhere   

adv.无论何处，什么地方

参考例句：

• You can go anywhere you like.你可以去任何你想去的地方。
• You will find the text anywhere in the Bible.你可在《圣经》某处找到这段经文。

7 lose   

v.丢失，失去，迷失，(钟表)走慢

参考例句：

• I always lose at cards, with my bad luck.我不走运，打牌总输。
• I can always lose myself in a good book.一本好书会使我爱不释手。

8 pop   

n.取出，砰然声，流行乐曲；adj.流行的，热门的，通俗的；v.取出，发出爆裂声，突然伸出

参考例句：

• She is a lead singer in a pop group.她是流行歌曲演唱团体的最重要的歌手。
• I know nothing about pop music.我对流行音乐一无所知。

9 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

10 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

11 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。

12 jealous   

adj.妒忌的，猜忌的；精心守护的

参考例句：

• He was jealous when he discovered that she loved someone else.当他发现她爱别人的时候，他吃醋了。
• An honorable Chinese citizen should be jealous of his own rights.一名光荣的中国公民应当珍惜自己的公民权利。

13 disagreed   

v.不同意( disagree的过去式和过去分词 )；（食物）有害健康；不适合；不符

参考例句：

• Although she often disagreed with me, she was always courteous. 尽管她常常和我意见不一，但她总是很谦恭有礼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He disagreed, but he didn't say anything definitive. 他尽管不同意，但是没有把话说绝。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

14 fought   

v.战斗( fight的过去式和过去分词 )；斗争；打架；吵架

参考例句：

• the courage and self-sacrifice of those who fought in the war 投身战争的人的勇气和自我牺牲精神
• She fought like a tiger to be able to keep her children. 她勇猛搏斗，以便能保住她的孩子。

15 polite   

adj.有礼貌的，客气的；斯文的，有教养的

参考例句：

• It's not polite to stare at a girl in the face.盯着姑娘的脸瞧是不礼貌的。
• She is a polite girl.她是一个文雅的姑娘。

16 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。

17 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

18 meeting   

n.会议；集会

参考例句：

• Will you be at the meeting?你会来开会吗？
• We would like to hold the meeting at an early date.我们希望早日举行这次会议。

19 exactly   

adv.准确地；严格地

参考例句：

• What I want is exactly this one.我要的就是这一个。
• I beg your pardon,what you say is not exactly correct.对不起，你说的话并不完全对。

20 during   

prep.在…期间，在…时候

参考例句：

• What did you do with yourself during the summer holidays?暑假你是怎样度过的？
• London is full of visitors during May and June.五六月间伦敦挤满了游客。

21 possible   

adj.可能的

参考例句：

• It is possible to go to the moon now.现在有可能登上月球。
• They got the work over as quickly as possible.他们尽快地结束了工作。