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88.He Lowered Her chair Six Inches

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  While on vacation in San Francisco, my sister developed a toothache. The hotel desk clerk recommended a dentist. Susan, who dislikes heights, was horrified1 to discover that she was located on the 14th floor of a skyscraper2, with two of the office walls made entirely3 of glass.


  Susan was sitting rigidly4 in the examination chair, clutching its sides, when the dentist came in. "Are you always this nervous?" he asked.


  揑t' s just that I 'm not used to being up this high," Susan replied, eyes closed.


  "Oh, I'm sorry," he said. Then he lowered her chair six inches.


Notes:


  (1) San Francisco 旧金山


  (2) develop v.发病


  (3) recommend v.推荐


  (4) horrified adj.惊恐的


  (5) be located位于


  (6) skyscraper n.摩天大楼


  (7) rigidly adv.僵硬地


  (8) clutch v.紧抓;紧握


  (9) be used to习惯于


Exercises:


根据短文填空:


  ① While _____vacation in San Francisco, my sister developed a toothache.


  ② The hotel desk clerk _____a dentist.


  ③ Susan, who dislikes heights, was horrified to discover that he was_____ on the 14th floor of a skyscraper, with two of the office walls made _____of glass.


  ④ Susan was sitting _____in the examination chair, clutching its sides, when the dentist came in.


  ⑤ "It' s just that I'm not used to being up this high "Susan replied, eyes_____ .


88.他把她的椅子降低了6寸


  在旧金山度假期间,我妹妹得了牙痛。宾馆接待员向她推荐了一名牙医。苏珊有恐高症,她惊恐地发现他的诊所位于摩天大楼的14层上,办公室有两面墙壁全用玻璃制成。


  苏珊僵硬地坐在候诊椅里,紧紧地抓住两边的扶手,这时牙医进来了。“你总是这么紧张吗?”他问。


  “这只是因为我不习惯这种高度。”苏珊回答,眼睛紧闭。


  “哦,对不起,”他说。然后他把她的椅子降低了6寸。


练习参考答案:


① on ② recommended ③ located ④ rigidly ⑤ closed


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1 horrified 8rUzZU     
a.(表现出)恐惧的
参考例句:
  • The whole country was horrified by the killings. 全国都对这些凶杀案感到大为震惊。
  • We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons. 地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。
2 skyscraper vxzwd     
n.摩天大楼
参考例句:
  • The skyscraper towers into the clouds.那幢摩天大楼高耸入云。
  • The skyscraper was wrapped in fog.摩天楼为雾所笼罩。
3 entirely entirely     
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
参考例句:
  • The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
  • His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。
4 rigidly hjezpo     
adv.刻板地,僵化地
参考例句:
  • Life today is rigidly compartmentalized into work and leisure. 当今的生活被严格划分为工作和休闲两部分。
  • The curriculum is rigidly prescribed from an early age. 自儿童时起即已开始有严格的课程设置。
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