英文短篇故事（纽约）153 The Tall Boy Who Bragged

 　　"I’m so tall!" he bragged¹ to his classmates. "I'm so tall!" he bragged to his grandparents². "I'm so tall!" he bragged to his little sister. He was³ only 12, but he was a head taller than most of his classmates. "You're going⁴ to be so tall when you grow up," his dad said⁵ proudly⁶. "I'm going to be taller than a door!" he bragged to his dad. "Maybe you will be a professional⁷ basketball player," his dad said proudly. "I'm going to be taller than the basketball net⁸!" he bragged to his dad. Everyone was sure he was going to be very tall. But then something happened. He didn't grow taller in the seventh⁹ grade. He didn't grow taller in the eighth¹⁰ grade. He didn't grow taller in ANY grade! But his classmates grew taller and taller. When he graduated¹¹ from high school, his sister was taller than he was.

1 bragged   

v.自夸，吹嘘( brag的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He bragged to his friends about the crime. 他向朋友炫耀他的罪行。
• Mary bragged that she could run faster than Jack. 玛丽夸口说她比杰克跑得快。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 grandparents   

n.祖父母；外祖父母

参考例句：

• I often visit my grandparents.我常常去看望祖父母。
• My grandparents live in shanghai.我的祖父母住在上海。

3 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。

4 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

5 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。

6 proudly   

adv.自豪地，得意地；傲慢地

参考例句：

• She proudly displayed her prize.她得意地展示所获的奖品。
• She gazed proudly at the shiny buckles on her shoes.她骄傲地注视着鞋上闪亮的扣环。

7 professional   

adj.专业的；职业的；n.专业人员；职业运动员

参考例句：

• He is a professional tennis player.他是一名职业网球运动员。
• I need a professional to sort out my finances.我需要专业人士为我管理财务。

8 net   

n.网，网状物，罗网，净利，实价；adj.净余的，纯粹的；vt.用网捕，撒网；净赚

参考例句：

• There is a net behind the goal in football. 足球的球门后面有一个网子。
• The ball rolled into the net. 球滚进了网中。

9 seventh   

n.七分之一；num./adj.第七

参考例句：

• July is the seventh month of the year.7月是一年中的第七个月。
• Let's start from the seventh stop. 让我们从第七站开始。

10 eighth   

n.八分之一；num.第八

参考例句：

• It is on the eighth page.它在第八页上。
• August is the eighth month of the year.八月是一年中的第八个月。

11 graduated   

a.(税)累进的；分等级的；刻度的；毕业的

参考例句：

• He graduated cum laude. 他以优等成绩毕业。
• He graduated with a GPA of 3.8. 他毕业时各科成绩的平均积分点为3.8。