书城外语那些美好而忧伤的记忆(每天读一点英文)
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第32章 Love Without Measure (2)

1.有人泄密给罪犯,他就逃走了。(tip off)

2.我会调查这事的。(go into)

3.我们应该清理逾期票据。(clean up)

第一章 Late at Night,Do You Turn off Your Cell Phone?

·Anonymous·

The girl would turn her cell phone off and put it by her photo on the desk every night before going to bed. This habit has been with her ever since she bought the phone.

The girl had a very close boyfriend. When they couldn’t meet,they would either call or send messages to each other. They both liked this type of communication.

One night,the boy really missed the girl. When he called her,however,the girl’s cell phone was off because she was already asleep. The next day,the boy asked the girl to leave her cell phone on at night because when he needed to find her and could not,he would be worried.

From that day forth,the girl began a new habit. Her cell phone never shuts down at night. Because she was afraid that she might not be able to hear the phone ring in her sleep,she tried to stay very alert. As days passed,she became thinner and thinner. Slowly,a gap began to form between them.

The girl wanted to revive their relationship. On one night,she called the boy. However,what she got was a sweet female voice:“Sorry,the subscriber you dailed is power off.”

The girl knew that her love has just been turned off.

After a long time,the girl has a new love. No matter how well they got along,the girl however refused to get married. In the girl’s heart,she always remembered that boy’s words and the night when that phone was power off.

The girl still keeps the habit of leaving her cell phone on all throughout the night,but not expecting that it’ll ring.

One night,the girl caught ill. In moment of fluster,instead of calling her parents,she dialed the new boy’s cell phone. The boy was already asleep but his cell phone was still on.

Later,the girl asked the boy:“Why don’t you turn your cell phone off at night?”

The boy answered:“I’m afraid that if you need anything at night and aren’t able to find me,you’ll worry.”

The girl finally married the boy.

深夜,你关机了吗?

佚 名

女孩每晚在睡觉前都会先关掉手机,然后把它放在写字台上自己的相架前,这个习惯从买了手机开始就这样保持着。

女孩有个很亲密的男朋友,在两个人无法见面的时候,就打电话或发短信,他们都喜欢这样的联络方式。

有一天夜里,男孩很想念女孩,打了电话过去却发现已经关机,因为女孩已经睡了。第二天,男孩对女孩说:“以后晚上不要关机,好吗?我想你的时候却找不到你,我的心会不安。”

从那以后,女孩养成了一个新习惯——整夜都不关机。因为害怕男孩打电话来自己睡得太熟而听不到,女孩夜夜都很警醒,长此以往,人也日渐消瘦。然而,慢慢地,两个人之间还是有了裂痕。

女孩很想挽回这段感情,便在一个深夜里给男孩打电话,她听到的却是一个甜美的女声:“对不起,你所拨打的电话已关机。”

于是女孩知道,她的爱情已经关机了。

很久以后,女孩有了另一场爱情。虽然两个人在一起的感觉也很好,但女孩怎么也不肯嫁给他。因为女孩经常会想起那个男孩的话和那个关机的夜。

女孩还是保持着整夜不关机的习惯,只是不再期待它会响起。

一天夜里,女孩身染急症,慌乱之中把本想拨给父母的电话拨到了新男友那里。男孩早已睡下,但手机还开着。

后来女孩问这个男孩:“为什么深夜还不关机?”

男孩说:“我怕你夜里有事找不到我,会心慌。”

女孩最终嫁给了这个男孩。

实战提升篇

核心单词

communication [kE7mju:ni5keiFn] n. 传达;交流;通信

alert [E5lE:t] adj. 警觉的;警惕的;留神的

female [5fi:meil] adj. 女(性)的;雌的

fluster [5flQstE] n. 慌乱;激动v. 使激动

finally [5fainEli] adv. 最后,终于

实用句型

No matter how well they got along,the girl however refused to get married.

虽然两个人在一起的感觉也很好,但女孩怎么也不肯嫁给他。

①这是由no matter引导的条件状语从句。

②get along和睦相处,类似的表达还有get over 克服;get out泄漏;get off动身等固定搭配。

翻译行不行

1.离开前请把灯关掉。(turn off)

2.我将代你去。(instead of)

3.你很快就会知道真相了。(be able to)