35. My Roommate

　　My roommate was interested in a young man in her English-literature class, but she was too shy to let him know. One day she overheard² him say he was on his way to the library for a certain book. She rushed to the library, found the book and stuck in it a letter from her mother.

　　"Why would he want to read a letter from your mother?" I asked.

　　"He wouldn't, but if he's any kind of gentleman, he'll return it to me " Her dorm and room numbers were on the envelope, of course.

　　The next day he appeared with the letter and asked my roommate out on a date. "Couldn't fail," she later told me. "The book was Great Expectations.

Notes:

　　(1) overhear¹ v.偶然听到；无意中听到

　　(2) on one’s way to在去……的路上

　　(3) date n.约会

Exercises:

根据短文选择正确答案：

　　① My roommate was interested in a young man in her _____ class.

　　A. mathematics³

　　B. English

　　C. English-literature

　　D. physics

　　② How did she know that he was on his way to the library?

　　A. He had told her so.

　　B. She was only guessing.

　　C. Her classmate told her so.

　　D. She overheard it when he was talking to someone else.

　　③ She rushed to the library, and stuck in it_____ .

　　A. a love letter

　　B. a rose flower

　　C. a letter from her mother

　　D. a note on which there were her dorm and room numbers

　　④ The young man knew where to find the girl because______ .

　　A. there were her dorm and room numbers on the letter

　　B. there were her dorm and room numbers on the envelope

　　C. he found her telephone number

　　D. his classmates helped him

　　⑤ What happened at last?

　　A. The young man only returned the letter to her.

　　B. The young man ignored the letter.

　　C. The young man was too shy to ask her out on a date.

　　D. She did make it.

35.我的室友

　　我的室友对她英国文学课上的一个年轻人有意思，但又不好意思让他知道。一天，她听到他和别人说要去图书馆借某本书。她冲到图书馆，找到那本书，夹进去她妈妈来的一封信。

　　“他为什么会要读你妈妈来的信呢？”我问。

　　“他不会读的。但如果他还算是个绅士的话，他会把信还给我的。”当然啦，她的宿舍及房间号码就在信封上。

　　第二天，他拿着那封信出现了，并约我室友出去。“错不了的，”她后来对我说，“那本书的书名是《远大前程》。”

练习参考答案：

①C②D③C④B⑤D

1 overhear   

vt.无意中听到，偷听到

参考例句：

• I happened to overhear what he said.我碰巧听到他说的话。
• They stepped aside so that their child could not overhear their conversation.他们走到一边去，不让孩子听见他们的谈话。

2 overheard   

adj. 串音的, 偶而听到的 动词overhear的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• We talked quietly so as not to be overheard. 我们低声交谈，以免别人听到。
• I told Lucy the news under my breath, but Joyce overheard me. 我低声地把这个消息告诉露西，可还是被乔伊斯听到了。

3 mathematics   

n.（用作单）数学；（用作单或复）计算(能力）

参考例句：

• He has come out in front in the study of mathematics.他在数学方面已名列前茅。
• She is working at a difficult problem in mathematics.她在做一道数学难题。