简单慢速英语阅读：Why He Loves Her

         "Why do I love you?" he asked. "Why do I love you so much? You're smart. But you're not that smart. You're pretty. But you're not that pretty. You're fun to be with. But you're not that much fun." "Oh, really?" she asked. "I'm not that much fun? How much fun are you? Do we ever¹ go out? Do you ever take me dancing? Do you ever take me to night clubs²? Do you ever take me to movies? Do you ever take me to dinner? No, no, no. You never take me anywhere³! Sometimes you rent⁴ a DVD⁵. Then we watch the DVD. You don't even⁶ make popcorn⁷! Don't tell me I'm no fun! You're the king⁸ of no fun." That's why he loved her. She always had⁹ something to say. She had an opinion¹⁰ about everything. She was¹¹ never predictable. She was always interesting.

1 ever   

adv.曾经；永远；不断地；在任何时候；究竟

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to hangzhou?你曾经去过杭州吗？
• I will be young and strong and beautiful for ever.我将永远年轻、强壮，永远漂亮。

2 clubs   

n.（尤指年轻人听音乐、跳舞等的）俱乐部( club的名词复数 )；梅花；（尤指英国）男性俱乐部；（以优惠价出售图书、激光唱片等给成员的）读者俱乐部

参考例句：

• the deuce of clubs 梅花二
• a set of golf clubs 一套高尔夫球杆

3 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。

4 rent   

n.租金；vi.出租；vt.出租，租用

参考例句：

• I have rented a house and paid the rent.我已租了房子，并交了租金。
• He decided to rent the house.他决定租这房子。

5 DVD   

n.数码影碟(digital versatile disk)

参考例句：

• DVD systems are rapidly taking the place of videos.数字影碟设备正在迅速取代录像。
• This DVD player is damaged.这个DVD机坏了。

6 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
• He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

7 popcorn   

n.爆米花

参考例句：

• I like to eat popcorn when I am watching TV play at home.当我在家观看电视剧时，喜欢吃爆米花。
• He still stood behind his cash register stuffing his mouth with popcorn.他仍站在收银机后，嘴里塞满了爆米花。

8 king   

n.君主，国王

参考例句：

• He was a good king!他是个好国王！
• The lion is the king of animals.狮子是百兽之王。

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 opinion   

n.看法，意见；v.判断，意见，主张

参考例句：

• My opinion is on the whole the same as yours.我的意见大体上同你的差不多。
• I quite agree to your opinion.我很赞成你的看法。

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。