双语有声阅读：在邮局

 At the Post Office

 

在邮局

This was¹ what happened to a Frenchman² who lived in England

这是一个发生在居住英国的

and didn't know English very well.

而英语不太好的法国人身上的故事。

One day,he went into a post office with his letter.

一天他去邮局寄信

He bought a stamp and gave³ it together with his letter,

他买了一张邮票，将邮票和信一起

to the girl at the counter⁴.

交给了柜台前的小姐。

"Oh,no."the girl said,"You must stick⁵ the stamp on yourself⁶."

"哦，不，"小姐说，"你必须自己贴上邮票。"

The Frenchman was very surprised⁷.He could⁸ not believe⁹ his ears.

这个法国人非常惊讶，他不相信自己的耳朵。

He said,"I want to post my letter,not myself¹⁰.

他说:"我要寄的是信，而不是我自己。

Why must I stick the stamp on myself?"The girl smiled and answered,

为什么要在我自己身上贴上邮票？"

"I mean that you must stick the stamp on the envelope¹¹ and must do it yourself

小姐笑着说:"我的意思是你必须自己把邮票贴在信封上。"

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 Frenchman   

n.法国人（男） (复 Frenchmen)

参考例句：

• John's house was sold to a Frenchman.约翰的房子卖给了一个法国人。
• He speaks French well enough to pass for a Frenchman.他说法语很流利，很容易被当作法国人。

3 gave   

vbl.（give的过去式）给予，产生，发表

参考例句：

• He asked for money and I gave him some.他要钱，我给了他一些。
• I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost. 我给你一张地图，这样你就不会迷路了。

4 counter   

n.柜台；计数器；adj.相反的；adv.与…相反地；vt.反对，反击；vi.反对，反击

参考例句：

• This counter is closed now.这个柜台现在已停止营业。
• Set the counter to zero and you'll know where the recording starts.把计数器拨到零，你就会知道录音从哪儿开始。

5 stick   

n.枝，杆，手杖；vt.插于，刺入，竖起；vi.钉住，粘贴，坚持

参考例句：

• A walking stick is a must for me now.如今我行走离不开手杖了。
• To stick a stamp on an envelope.在信封上贴邮票。

6 yourself   

pron.你自己

参考例句：

• I need you to do it yourself.我要你亲自做。
• Late again,Tom?I hope you can explain yourself.汤姆，又迟到了？我希望你能说明理由。

7 surprised   

adj.感到惊讶的，感到惊奇的

参考例句：

• Is that anything to be surprised at?那有什么可怪的？
• The news greatly surprised us.这消息使我们非常惊异。

8 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。

9 believe   

v.相信；认为

参考例句：

• Believe it or not,that's the way it is.信不信由你，反正事情就是这样。
• I believe what you say.我相信你的话。

10 myself   

pron.我自己

参考例句：

• Should I do it myself?我应该自己做吗？
• I woke up to find myself in the hospital.我醒来发现自己在医院里。

11 envelope   

n.信封；封皮；包装

参考例句：

• Don't forget to stick a stamp on the envelope. 不要忘记在信封上贴邮票。
• I folded the letter and then put it into the envelope.我把信折好后放进信封里。