英文短篇故事（纽约）161 I Hate My Name

 　　The little boy was¹ upset². His mom asked why. He said³ kids⁴ at school were making fun of him. "How do they make fun of you? You're a smart, handsome⁵ boy," she said. He said, "They make fun of my name." She asked, "How do they do that, Herman? You have a perfectly⁶ good name. You were named after your grandpa. He was a good man. You should be proud⁷ of your name." He said, "I hate⁸ it. They change 'her' to 'she.' They call me 'Sheman.' They joke⁹ that I'm part¹⁰ girl. I hate them. I hate my name." She asked who was making fun of him. He said Clancy and Johnny were. His mom said, "Clancy and Johnny? Here's what you can do. From now on, you call Clancy 'Nancy' and Johnny 'Jenny.' You joke that they are ALL girl. They'll stop calling you 'Sheman,' I promise¹¹ you."

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 upset   

adj.烦乱的，不高兴；v.颠覆，推翻；扰乱，使心烦意乱，使不舒服

参考例句：

• She upset our plan.她打乱了我们的计划。
• He was very upset.他非常心烦。

3 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。

4 kids   

n.小孩( kid的名词复数 )；年轻人；小山羊；小山羊皮

参考例句：

• My funny drawings amused the kids. 我的滑稽图画把孩子们逗乐了。
• The neighbours' kids are the bane of my life . 街坊邻居的孩子让我生活得很不安宁。

5 handsome   

adj.英俊的，大方的，美观的

参考例句：

• He is a handsome man.他是一位美男子。
• She lost her heart to the handsome guy.她爱上了这个漂亮的小伙子。

6 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

7 proud   

adj.感到自豪的；得意的

参考例句：

• He was proud of having such a good friend.他为有这样的好朋友而自豪。
• We are proud of our great motherland.我们为伟大的祖国而自豪。

8 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。

9 joke   

n.笑话；笑柄；vi.开玩笑；vt.开…的玩笑，戏弄

参考例句：

• Come on,lighten up!It was only a joke.喂，别紧张！这只不过是开玩笑。
• They all laughed about the joke.这个笑话把他们全逗笑了。

10 part   

n.部份，零件；角色，部位；vt.分开，分离，分配；vi.分离，离开；adv.部份地；adj.分离的

参考例句：

• This is the broken part.这就是损坏的部件。
• Which part do you play?你演哪一个角色？

11 promise   

n.诺言，约定，希望；v.允诺，约定，预示

参考例句：

• I didn't make any promise.我没有作出任何承诺。
• His promise is a big lie.他的许诺是大谎言。