原版英语小短文 28. She’s So Lonely

　　She lived in New York City. He lived in Los Angeles. They were in love. "I feel so lonely," she said¹. She was² crying. "Your family is in Los Angeles. You have your brothers. You have your sisters. You have your parents. Who do I have? I don't have anyone³. I don't have any brothers. I don't have any sisters. My parents are in China. I come home to my apartment⁴ every night. No one tells me hello. No one gives me a hug⁵. No one gives me a kiss⁶. I have a big, empty apartment. I hate⁷ it. It's so big. It's so empty." She cried some more. She blew her nose. "When are you moving here?" she asked. He said, "My boss⁸ won't let me move there for another six months. My boss won't let me move there now." She said, "Who is more important--your boss, or me?"

1 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。

2 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。

3 anyone   

pron.(=everybody)任何人

参考例句：

• Anyone who wants to can join.愿意的都可以参加。
• Have you got anyone to speak for you?你找到人代表你们发言了吗？

4 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。

5 hug   

n.紧抱，拥抱；v.紧抱，固执

参考例句：

• She gave her son a hug and put him to bed.她拥抱了一下儿子，然后让他上床睡觉。
• The little girl gave her mother a big hug.小女孩紧搂着妈妈。

6 kiss   

n.吻，轻触；v.吻，接吻；轻拂

参考例句：

• Sweetie,let me kiss you.亲爱的，让我来亲一下。
• My mother gave me a kiss on the forehead.妈妈吻了我的前额。

7 hate   

n.憎恨，厌恶，厌恶的人或事；vt.憎恨，不愿；vi.表示憎恨

参考例句：

• We hate our enemy.我们憎恨敌人。
• Snakes are my special hate.蛇是我最憎恶的东西。

8 boss   

n.老板，上司；v.指挥，控制

参考例句：

• When the boss gets mad, leave him alone.当老板生气时，不要理他。
• I'm my own boss.我自己当自己的老板。