Very Pleased to Meet You

 During World War¹ II, a lot of young women in Britain² were in the army³. Joan Phillips was⁴ one of them. She worked in a big camp⁵, and of course⁶ met a lot of men, officers⁸ and soldiers⁹. 

One evening she met Captain¹⁰ Humphreys at a dance. He said¹¹ to her, "I‘m going¹² abroad¹³ tomorrow, but I‘d be very happy if we could¹⁴ write to each other." Joan agreed¹⁵, and they wrote¹⁶ for several¹⁷ months. 

Then his letters stopped, but she received¹⁸ one from another officer⁷, telling her that he had¹⁹ been wounded²⁰ and was in a certain²¹ army hospital in England. 

Joan went there and said to the matron, "I‘ve come to visit Captain Humphreys." 

"Only relatives²² are allowed²³ to visit patients²⁴ here," the matron said. 

"Oh, that‘s all right," answered Joan. "I‘m his sister." 

"I‘m very pleased²⁵ to meet you," the matron said, "I‘m his mother!" 

 

在第二次世界大战中，有许多年轻的妇女在军营中服役。琼.飞利浦斯是其中之一。她在一个大军营中工作，当然遇到了许多男士，包括军官和士兵。 

一天晚上她在舞会上遇到了军官汉弗雷斯。他对她说，“我明天就要出国，但如果我们能够相互写信，我会很高兴。”琼同意了，于是他们几个月里一直通着信。 

后来，他再没有来信。她收到了另一个军官的信，告诉她，他受伤了，住在英格兰的某个部队医院里。 

琼到了医院，她对护士长说，“我来看望军官汉弗雷斯。” 

“这里只有亲属可以探望病人。”护士长说。 

“噢，是的，”琼说，“我是他的妹妹。” 

“很高兴认识你，”护士长说，“我是他的母亲。”

1 war   

n.战争；vi.作战

参考例句：

• We ended the Korean war.我们结束了朝鲜战争。
• The war made many people lose their house and home.战争使许多人无家可归。

2 Britain   

n.英国；不列颠(英格兰、威尔士和苏格兰)

参考例句：

• London is the capital city of Britain.伦敦是英国的首都。
• I was not in Britain at the time.当时我不在英国。

3 army   

n.军队，陆军，正规军，野战军

参考例句：

• The army numbered four to five thousand at the start.这支军队开始才有四五千人。
• What is the total strength of the enemy army?敌军人数总共有多少？

4 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。

5 camp   

n.宿营；野营；营地；vi.露营，扎营

参考例句：

• We have to go back to camp now.我们现在该回营去了。
• We shall camp beside our church.我们应该在教堂旁边扎营。

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 officer   

n.军官；(政府的) 官员

参考例句：

• His father is a police officer.他父亲是警官。
• Behind him an officer stood in the doorway.在他的背后，一个军官已站在门口。

8 officers   

n.军官( officer的名词复数 )；（政府，会社等的）高级官员[职员]；警察的头衔

参考例句：

• Police officers in the UK do not usually carry arms . 英国警察通常不携带武器。
• Several officers were complicit in the cover-up. 几名军官串通一气隐瞒真相。

9 soldiers   

n.士兵，军人( soldier的名词复数 )；兵员；士卒

参考例句：

• Two soldiers were killed in a terrorist ambush. 两名士兵遭到恐怖分子伏击而死亡。
• soldiers brutalized by war 在战争中变得残酷无情的士兵

10 captain   

n.队长；首领；船长，舰长；（军）上校

参考例句：

• Have you seen our captain?你看到队长了吗？
• The captain sailed his ship through the narrow channel.船长驾驶他的船穿过了狭窄的航道。

11 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。

12 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。

13 abroad   

adj.在国外，海外(一般作表语)；adv.到国外，在国外

参考例句：

• I just got back from abroad.我刚从国外回来。
• He goes abroad every year.他每年都到国外去。

14 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

15 agreed   

adj.同意的；接受的；经过协议的；双方共同议定的v.同意，赞同( agree的过去式和过去分词)；[语法学]（在性、数、人称或格方面）一致；相同；和睦相处

参考例句：

• He finally agreed, albeit reluctantly, to help us. 尽管勉强，他最后还是同意帮助我们。
• Both sides in the dispute have agreed to go to arbitration . 争执双方已同意提请仲裁。

16 wrote   

v.（write的过去式）写

参考例句：

• She wrote the music and he wrote the book.她作曲子，他写歌词。
• He wrote back that he was too busy to join us.他回信说他太忙不能参加我们的活动。

17 several   

adj.几个，若干，数个；各个的，各自的

参考例句：

• Words often have several meanings.单词往往有若干个意思。
• Several new members have come into the club since last year.自去年以来，又有些新成员加入了俱乐部。

18 received   

adj.被一般承认的，被认为标准的v.收到( receive的过去式和过去分词 )；接到；接纳；接待

参考例句：

• He received a knighthood in the New Year's Honours list. 他是新年受勋者之一，荣获爵士称号。
• The received wisdom is that they cannot win. 大家一致认为他们不会赢。

19 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。

20 wounded   

adj.受伤的；n.伤员

参考例句：

• The wounded man let out a cry of pain.伤员发出一阵痛苦的叫喊声。
• She attended on the wounded soldier day and night.她日夜护理着负伤的战士。

21 certain   

adj.一定的；pron.某几个，某些；肯定的，无疑的，必然发生的

参考例句：

• She is certain to come.她一定会来的。
• It's not at all certain whether I'll come tomorrow.我明天还不定来不来呢。

22 relatives   

n.亲属( relative的名词复数 )；相关物；亲缘植物（或动物）；[语法学]关系词

参考例句：

• She went to visit relatives in Wales. 她去威尔士看望亲戚了。
• They're always farming out their children on their relatives. 他们总是把孩子寄养在亲戚家。 来自《简明英汉词典》

23 allowed   

adj.[计]容许的v.允许( allow的过去式和过去分词 )；承认；酌增；接受

参考例句：

• Only accredited journalists were allowed entry. 只有正式认可的记者才获准入内。
• After the show, we were allowed to go backstage to meet the cast. 表演结束之后，我们获准到后台和演员见面。

24 patients   

n.患者( patient的名词复数 )；接受治疗者；受动着；承受者

参考例句：

• This drug is contraindicated in patients with asthma. 这种药哮喘病人禁用。
• Patients were being discharged from the hospital too early. 病人都过早获准出院。

25 pleased   

adj.高兴的，快乐的，喜欢的，满意的

参考例句：

• She was pleased to hear good news about him.听到他的好消息，她很高兴。
• Whichever day you come,we will be pleased to see you.无论你哪一天来，我们都很高兴。