69. Stunning Reply

　　My five-year-old son was¹ not picking⁴ up his toys while⁵ I was preparing⁶ dinner as² I had⁷ asked him. When I inquired⁸ why he wasn't doing his chores¹⁰, he said¹¹ that he didn't feel like it. Exasperated¹³, I said, "Where would¹⁴ you be right now if I didn't feel like making dinner?"

　　He thought¹⁵ for a moment and then replied¹⁶, " A restaurant?"

Notes:

　　(1) pick³ up捡起；拾起

　　(2) chore⁹ n.杂务；不愉快的工作

　　(3) exasperated adj.愤怒的；恼火的

Exercises:

根据短文回答下列问题：

　　① How old was the son?

　　② What was the mother doing when she asked her son to pick up his toys?

　　③ Why didn't the son do as his mother had asked him?

　　④ How did¹² the mother feel when her son replied that he didn't feel like it?

　　⑤ Why did the son think that he would be at a restaurant?

69.出色的回答

　　我在准备晚饭的时候，我叫年仅五岁的儿子把玩具都收拾起来。当我问他为什么没做他的差事时，他说他不想做。我感到有些恼火，就对他说：“要是我说我不想做晚饭，这时你会在哪里呢？”

　　他略加思索便回答说：“在饭店里？”

练习参考答案：

    ① Five years old.

　　② She was preparing dinner.

　　③ Because he didn't feel like it.

　　④ She was exasperated.

　　⑤ Because he thought that if his mother were not preparing dinner and they would have to eat, the only place to go to was a restaurant.

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 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

3 pick   

n.精选，掘；鹤嘴锄；vt.摘，掘，凿，挑选，挖，挑剔；vi. 摘，掘，凿，挖，挑选

参考例句：

• Please don't pick the flowers.请勿攀折花木。
• We are going to pick apples.我们要去摘苹果。

4 picking   

v.采摘；采( pick的现在分词 )；摘；啄；叼n.采摘；掘，撬开；采得物，赃物

参考例句：

• He sat there ruminating and picking at the tablecloth. 他坐在那儿沉思，轻轻地抚弄着桌布。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The artist is picking in shadows in the picture. 这位画家正在画面上画阴影。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 while   

conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿

参考例句：

• In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
• He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。

6 preparing   

adj.准备的，预备的v.准备( prepare的现在分词 )；预备（饭菜）；配备；使（自己）有准备

参考例句：

• The party leader exhorted his members to start preparing for government. 该党领袖敦促党员着手准备筹建政府。
• The programme is geared to preparing students for the world of work. 本计划旨在为学生开始就业作准备。

7 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。

8 inquired   

打听，询问( inquire的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
• The pilot inquired about the weather condition. 这飞行员查问天气情况。

9 chore   

n.杂物，杂事，零工，家务

参考例句：

• Each morning I get up and do the chore before I go out.我每天早晨起床后干些家务再外出。
• It's such a chore to do the shopping every day!每天上街买东西真烦人！

10 chores   

n.chore的复数；零星工作（尤指家常杂务）( chore的名词复数 )；零活儿

参考例句：

• As a child one of my chores was to feed the animals. 小时候我的杂活之一就是喂动物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He is doing household chores. 他正在做家务。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

13 exasperated   

adj.恼怒的

参考例句：

• We were exasperated at his ill behaviour. 我们对他的恶劣行为感到非常恼怒。
• Constant interruption of his work exasperated him. 对他工作不断的干扰使他恼怒。

14 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？

15 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

16 replied   

v.[法律]（原告对被告）答辩( reply的过去式和过去分词 )；反响；作答；（以行动）做出反应

参考例句：

• She replied in a measured tone to his threat. 她以很有分寸的语气回答了他的威胁。
• I gathered from the way she replied that she wasn't very enthusiastic. 从她回答的语气判断，我觉得她不很热心。 来自《简明英汉词典》