简单慢速英语阅读：Where Is His Wife? (2)

       Who answered the phone? Was¹ that really his wife²? Or was it another woman? Had³ someone⁴ stolen⁵ his wife's phone? Was his wife okay⁶? He called back. All he got⁷ was her recorded⁸ message. He left a message. "It's 9:30. Where are you? Call me immediately⁹," he said¹⁰. He waited. She didn't call. He called back. He left another message. "Call me immediately, please. I'm worried¹². Call me right now, or I'm calling the police¹³." He waited. She didn't call. Should he call the police? What would¹⁴ he tell them? Can you find my wife? She's somewhere¹⁵ in Manhattan. He heard the apartment¹⁶ door open. "I'm home," his wife said. He was so relieved¹⁷. "Why did¹¹ you hang¹⁸ up on me?" he asked. "I said hello," she said. "I had just entered¹⁹ the subway²⁰ station. I was walking down the steps²¹. You didn't answer me. So I hung²² up."

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 wife   

n.妻子，太太，老婆

参考例句：

• She is my wife.她是我妻子。
• He is a tall man but his wife is a short woman.他是个子很高的男人，但他妻子很矮。

3 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。

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 stolen   

v.偷( steal的过去分词 )；悄悄地做，悄悄地走

参考例句：

• A girl was killed yesterday in a crash involving a stolen car. 昨天有一女孩在一桩涉及窃车的撞车事故中丧生。
• The stolen car was returned to its rightful owner . 被盗的汽车还给了其合法的主人。

6 Okay   

(=okey，O.K.)adj./adv.好，行，不错；n.同意

参考例句：

• The play is okay,but I still prefer the book.戏还可以，可我仍愿读原著。
• Is it okay with you if I borrow this book?我借这本书你不在意吧？

7 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

8 recorded   

v.记录，录音，拍摄( record的过去式和过去分词 )；标明；发表正式（或法律方面的）声明；演奏音乐供录制

参考例句：

• He has recorded the narration for the production. 他录制了这部作品的解说词。
• Blood pressure and respiration are also recorded. 血压和呼吸也做了记录。

9 immediately   

ad.立即地，即刻地；直接地，紧密地

参考例句：

• I'll change it immediately for you.我立刻给您换。
• I immediately become happy again.我立马就变的高兴起来了。

10 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。

11 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

12 worried   

adj.烦恼的，为难的，焦虑的

参考例句：

• He was worried about the safety of me.他为我的安全担心。
• He worried his father to buy a new car.他苦苦缠着父亲要买一辆新车。

13 police   

n.警察，警察当局，治安，公安；vt.维持治安，警备，管辖

参考例句：

• They sent him over to the police.他们将他遣送警察局。
• It took the police only several days to break the case.警察只用了几天就破案了。

14 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

15 somewhere   

adv.在某处；n.(在)某处

参考例句：

• He's from somewhere in the middle east.他从中东某个地方来。
• Somewhere in the united states.在美国的某个地方。

16 apartment   

n.（美）公寓住宅，公寓房间；单元房间

参考例句：

• How big is the apartment?这公寓有多大？
• Remember to clean your apartment.记得打扫你的公寓。

17 relieved   

a.如释重负的

参考例句：

• You'll be relieved to know your jobs are safe. 现在知道你们的工作保住了，可以放心了。
• Your coming relieved me of the bother of writing a long letter. 你来了，省去我写长信的麻烦了。

18 hang   

v.处…绞刑，把吊…起，悬挂

参考例句：

• Why don't you hang up your clothes?你怎么不把衣服挂起来？
• Hang the picture on the wall.把画挂到墙上。

19 entered   

v.进入( enter的过去式和过去分词 )；进去；参加；登记

参考例句：

• The jet entered Chinese airspace without permission. 那架喷气式飞机未经允许闯入中国领空。
• Please check that your surname and forenames have been correctly entered. 请核对你的姓名已正确输入。

20 subway   

n.地下人行道；（美）地铁；vi.乘坐地下铁路

参考例句：

• I go to the library by subway.我坐地铁去图书馆。
• Where is the nearest subway station?最近的地铁站在哪里？

21 steps   

n.级别( step的名词复数 )；脚步；步骤；步伐v.举步，行走，跨步( step的第三人称单数 )；离开(along)；（尤指马）轻快地走；（跳舞时）合着节拍走

参考例句：

• Steps have been taken to ameliorate the situation. 已经采取措施以改善局面。
• a toddler's first few halting steps 学步幼儿的蹒跚脚步

22 hung   

v.悬( hang的过去式和过去分词 )；（被）绞死；贴；逗留

参考例句：

• The picture hung aslant. 照片挂歪了。
• The caller hung up. 打电话的人挂断了电话。