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Mr.and Mrs.Smith were having an argument on the boat deck.Mrs.Smith was refusing to get into a lifeboat w 1 her husband.Then Mrs.Smith had an idea.She saw Captain Smith s 2 nearby with a megaphone.She went up to him and explained she was all alone in the world and asked if her husband could get into the lifeboat with her.The old captain turned a 3 and shouted into the megaphone,“Women and children f 4 !”
At this point Mr.Smith came over.He spoke to his wife seriously and q 5 ,“You really must get in now.This b 6 with women and children first is just a matter of form.The ship is fully equipped and everyone will be saved.”Mrs.Smith asked her husband if he was being completely truthful.Mr.Smith replied firmly,“Yes.”So they kissed g 7 and she got into the l 8 .As the boat dropped into the water,Mr.Smith c 9 out from the deck,“Keep your hands in your pockets.It is very c 10 weather.”
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生詞
argument n. 爭論,爭吵:The argument seemed to be about who was going to take the cat to the vet.爭論似乎是關于由誰帶貓去看獸醫(yī)。
deck n. 甲板:Let's go up on deck and sit in the sun.讓我們到甲板上去,坐著曬曬太陽吧。
truthful adj. 誠實的,真實的:I think she is a truthful and moral person.我認為她是一個說真話、講道義的人。
firmly adv. 堅定的:“We still can't afford it,”Brenda said firmly.“我們仍然負擔不起?!辈紓愡_堅決地說。
參考譯文
史密斯夫婦正在輪船甲板上爭執(zhí)不下。如果丈夫不跟她一起上救生艇,史密斯太太拒絕上去。這時,史密斯太太有了主意。她看見史密斯船長拿著麥克風站在附近。她向他走過去并解釋說,她在這個世上沒有別的親人,她問,是否可以讓她的丈夫和她一起登艇。這位老船長轉過身去,對著麥克風大喊:“女人和兒童先上!”
就在這時候,史密斯先生走了過來。他嚴肅而平靜地對妻子說:“你必須現(xiàn)在就上。讓婦女和兒童先上的做法只是一種形式。這艘船裝備齊全,每個人都會獲救的。”史密斯太太問丈夫說的是否完全屬實。史密斯先生堅定地回答:“是的?!庇谑撬麄兾莿e,史密斯太太上了救生艇。當救生艇放進水里時,史密斯先生在甲板上高喊:“把手放在口袋里。天太冷了?!?/p>
參考答案
Friday 1.without 2.standing 3.away 4.first 5.quietly 6.business 7.goodbye 8.lifeboat 9.called 10.cold