英文短篇故事（纽约）382 Robot Love

 　　Randy had received a robot for his last birthday. "Hal" had wheels and a cute face. He could talk. Randy adored¹ Hal. He called Hal his "baby brother." Hal could follow commands. If Randy said, "Follow me," Hal followed him. Of course, Randy told Hal to follow him everywhere. When Randy ate, Hal sat next to him. When Randy slept, Hal slept next to him. There were many buttons on Hal's remote control. If Randy pushed button number six, Hal would spin² around. Randy would laugh. After Hal stopped spinning³, Randy would ask, "Are you dizzy⁴?" Hal would say, "Let's do that again!" Randy would laugh and push button number six again. Randy loved to watch Hal spin around. One day, Randy's mom said, "Honey, soon you're going to have a real baby brother. Does that make you happy?" Randy said, "Yes! Then I'll have two brothers to spin around!"

1 adored   

爱慕，崇拜( adore的过去式和过去分词 )； 非常喜欢

参考例句：

• For all her faults, Tallulah's friends tolerated and even adored her. 尽管塔卢拉有缺点，她的朋友们却宽容她，甚至崇拜她。
• They adored her as a living goddess. 他们把她当作活女神崇拜。

2 spin   

v./n.纺，（使）快速旋转；旋转，旋转运动

参考例句：

• A man cannot spin and weave at the same time.[谚]一心不能二用。
• We can go for a spin on a bicycle on campus.我们可以骑自行车在校园里兜一圈。

3 spinning   

n.纺纱v.使…旋转( spin的现在分词 )；纺（线）；杜撰；（使）急转身

参考例句：

• The plane was spinning out of control. 飞机失去控制，不停地旋转。
• The carriage was spinning along at a good speed. 马车以高速飞跑。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 dizzy   

adj.晕眩的，眼花缭乱的；vt.使晕眩

参考例句：

• I feel a dizzy spell.我感到一阵头晕。
• Lean on me if you feel dizzy.如果你觉得头晕，就靠在我身上好了。