疯狂英语易背作文 54.Helping an old woman

Jane and Peter,her younger brother, come form America. They are studying in China because their parents are working there. They learn what chinese children learn in school and they like to talk in Chinese. One day on their way back home they saw an old woman walking in front of them. She was carrying a basket filled with oranges in her right hand and a stick in her left hand. Suddenly the old woman slipped¹ and fell on a piece of banana skin someone left it carelessly on the ground when Jane and Peter saw what had happened,they looked at each other.” what should we do?” Peter whispered² to his sister.She burst³ out with Chinese “learn from Leifeng”.They rushed up to the old woman. Peter helped her out while Jane picked up the oranges and put them back in the basket. The old woman thanked Jane and Peter. She also praised them for being⁴ such helpful children.

1 slipped   

adj.打滑，打滑的v.滑( slip的过去式和过去分词 )；滑脱；下降；（健康状况等）变差

参考例句：

• She had slipped and badly bruised her face. 她滑了一跤，摔得鼻青脸肿。
• The climber slipped and dropped to his death. 攀登者一失足掉下去摔死了。

2 whispered   

adj.耳语的，低语的v.低声说( whisper的过去式和过去分词 )；私语；小声说；私下说

参考例句：

• She sidled up to me and whispered something in my ear. 她悄悄走上前来，对我耳语了几句。
• His ill luck has been whispered about the neighborhood. 他的不幸遭遇已在邻居中传开。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 burst   

vi.（burst，burst）爆炸；爆破；爆裂；爆发；vt.使…破裂；使…炸破；n.突然破裂；爆发

参考例句：

• We all held our breath till the bomb burst.我们屏住呼吸直到炸弹爆炸。
• She suddenly burst into song.她突然唱起歌来。

4 being   

n.存在；生存；生命存在，生命，人， 本质；art.在，有，是

参考例句：

• Can you explain to me the purpose of being?你能对我解释一下存在的目的吗？
• What is the purpose of our being?我们生存的目的是什么？