117.The Choice of Word

　　One day, John was¹ back home after work. He found² that his wife³ was shaking⁴ their daughter who was only half a year old. She said⁵ "Da-Dy" to the baby many times. John felt very happy because he thought⁶ his wife chose the word "Dady" to teach their baby.

　　During⁷ one night several⁸ weeks later⁹, John and his wife were waken¹¹ up by the cry "Dady". His wife said to him, "Darling¹², she is calling you." Then she turned to sleep.

Notes:

　　(1) shake¹³ v.摇晃

　　(2) wake¹⁰ up唤醒；吵醒

Exercises:

根据短文填空：

　　① John was back home _____work.

　　② He found his wife was _____their daughter who was only half a ear old.

　　③ She said "Da-Dy" _____ the baby many times.

　　④ During on night several weeks later, John and his wife were waken _____ by the cry "Dady".

　　⑤ Then she turned _____sleep.

117.选词

　　一天下班回家，约翰发现妻子在摇半岁的女儿，嘴里反复念道：“爸-爸。”约翰心里感到美滋滋的，他的妻子选择了“爸爸”这个词首先教孩子。

　　几周后的一天夜里，约翰和妻子被一阵哭声惊醒了，“爸-爸！”“她在叫你，亲爱的。”妻子说，然后翻身竟自睡了。

练习参考答案：

① after ② shaking ③ to ④ up ⑤ to

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 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。

3 wife   

n.妻子，太太，老婆

参考例句：

• She is my wife.她是我妻子。
• He is a tall man but his wife is a short woman.他是个子很高的男人，但他妻子很矮。

4 shaking   

n.摇动；挥动；震动；震惊adj.抖动的，发抖的，颤抖的v.摇撼( shake的现在分词 )；（使）颤抖；握手；动摇

参考例句：

• Her voice was shaking despite all her efforts to control it. 尽管她竭尽全力控制自己，声音仍然在颤抖。
• I arrived cold and shaking in Liverpool early the next morning. 第二天一早我到达了利物浦，冷得瑟瑟发抖。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 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。

6 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。

7 during   

prep.在…期间，在…时候

参考例句：

• What did you do with yourself during the summer holidays?暑假你是怎样度过的？
• London is full of visitors during May and June.五六月间伦敦挤满了游客。

8 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。

9 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。

10 wake   

vt.叫醒，激发；vi.醒来，醒着；警觉，振奋；n.醒；守夜；尾迹，痕迹

参考例句：

• Please wake me up at six.请在六点钟叫醒我。
• Be quiet or you'll wake the whole house!安静点！别把全家人都吵醒了！

11 waken   

vi.醒来；vt.弄醒

参考例句：

• We must waken the people to the dangers facing our country.我们必须使人们认识到我们国家面临的危险。
• What time are you going to waken him?你准备什么时间叫醒他？

12 darling   

n.心爱的人，亲爱的人

参考例句：

• My darling!How sweet of you to come!亲爱的！你来到这里多让人高兴啊！
• She's a little darling!她是小宝贝！

13 shake   

n./vt.(shook；shaken)震动；颤抖；vi.摇动，摇

参考例句：

• Let's shake hands and be friends.让我们握手做朋友。
• Shake,shake,shake your shoulders,shake them up and down.耸耸肩，从上到下耸耸肩。