英语小达人 285 You'll Soon Get Used to It

 　　You'll Soon Get Used¹ to It

　　你不久就会习惯的

　　An man died² and left his son a lot of money. But the son was³ a foolish⁴ young man, and he quickly spent all the money, so that soon he had⁵ nothing left.

　　一个人死了，留给他儿子一大笔钱。可是他儿子是个愚蠢的年轻人，他很快就花光了所有的钱，不久后就一文不名了。

　　Of course⁶, when that happened, all his friends left him. When he was quite poor and alone⁷, he went to see a kind, clever old man and often helped people when they had troubles⁸.

　　当然，在这种时候，他所有的朋友都离开了他。在他又穷又孤独的时候，他去见了一位常帮人脱困的慈祥又智慧的老者。

　　"My money has finished⁹ and my friends have gone," said¹⁰ the youna man. "What will happen to me now?"

　　“我没钱了，我的朋友们也都跑了，”年轻人说，“我还能怎么样？”

　　"Don't worry, young man," answered the old man. "Everything will soon be all right again. Wait, and you will soon feel much happier."

　　“别担心，年轻人”，老者答道，“一切都会好起来的，等着瞧吧，不久后你就会再快乐起来的。”

　　The young man was very glad. "Am I going¹¹ to get rich again then?" he asked the old man.

　　“年轻人听了很高兴。那么，我又会有钱了吗？”他问老者。

　　"No, I didn't mean that," said the old man. "I mean that you would¹² soon get used to being¹³ poor and to having no friends."

　　“不是的，我不是那个意思，”老者说，“我的意思是你不久后就会习惯于没钱和没朋友的日子了。”

　　重点讲解：

　　1. all right

　　令人满意的；可接受的；不错的；

　　eg. It sounds quite all right.

　　这听上去挺不错的。

　　eg. Any time is all right.

　　什么时间都行。

　　eg. We checked up and found¹⁴ that everything was all right.

　　我们检查了一下，发现一切正常。

　　2. get used to sth./doing sth.

　　开始习惯于某事；

　　eg. This is how we do things here. You'll soon get used to it...

　　我们这里就是这么做事的。你很快就会习惯的。

　　eg. You quickly get used to using the brakes¹⁵.

　　你很快就会习惯使用刹车的。

　　eg. I was brought¹⁶ up in Pairs so it took¹⁷ a long time to get used to living¹⁸ in London.

　　我在巴黎长大，所以需要很长时间来适应伦敦生活。

1 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

2 died   

vbl.死亡，消逝v.死亡，枯萎( die的过去式和过去分词 )；死时处于（某种状态）或具有（某种身份）adj.死亡的，消逝的

参考例句：

• He was banished to Australia, where he died five years later. 他被流放到澳大利亚，五年后在那里去世。
• He was utterly bereft when his wife died. 他的妻子去世时，他十分凄凉。

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 foolish   

adj.愚蠢的，傻的；荒谬的，可笑的

参考例句：

• The foolish boy was laughed at wherever he went.这个愚蠢的男孩不论走到哪里都受到讥笑。
• Don't worry me with such foolish questions.不要用这些愚蠢的问题来烦我。

5 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

6 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

7 alone   

adj.单独的，孤独的；adv.单独地，独自地；仅仅

参考例句：

• He often makes a round trip to the hospital alone.他经常一个人往返医院。
• It is dangerous for a girl to go out alone at night.一个女孩夜里单独外出是危险的。

8 troubles   

n.麻烦( trouble的名词复数 )；困难；困境；动乱v.费神，费心( trouble的第三人称单数 )；使烦恼，使忧虑

参考例句：

• She gave us a boring recital of all her troubles. 她乏味地向我们详述了她所有的麻烦。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I really felt for him in all these troubles. 我非常同情他这些烦恼。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 finished   

adj.完成的，精湛的；v.动词finish的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• We finished up everything there was on the table. 我们把桌上的东西全吃完了。
• We can certainly have the job finished on time.我们肯定能按时完成任务。

10 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。

11 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。

12 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

13 being   

n.存在；生存；生命存在，生命，人， 本质；art.在，有，是

参考例句：

• Can you explain to me the purpose of being?你能对我解释一下存在的目的吗？
• What is the purpose of our being?我们生存的目的是什么？

14 found   

v.建立，创立，创办；vbl.(find的过去分词)找到

参考例句：

• I found him at home.我发现他在家。
• The United Nations was found in 1945.联合国于1945年成立。

15 brakes   

动词brake的第三人称单数形式

参考例句：

• He slammed on the brakes and the car juddered to a halt. 他猛踩刹车，汽车在剧烈震动中停下来。
• It's no joke when your brakes fail on the motorway. 在快车道上行驶时刹车失灵的后果是非常严重的。

16 brought   

vbl.bring的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He brought a new book with him.他带来一本新书。
• I brought you your shirt.我带来了你的衬衣。

17 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

18 living   

adj.活的，活着的，现存的；逼真的，一模一样的；生活的，维持生活的；n.生活，生计

参考例句：

• Nowadays it is very easy to earn a living.现今谋生很容易。
• I'll never forget that as long as I am living.这事我至死也不会忘记。