40篇短文搞定3500词 第1集：爱上英语
七七 | 1. Fall in Love with English
Hiding behind the loose dusty curtain, a teenager packed up his overcoat into the suitcase. He planned to leave home at dusk though there was thunder and lightning outdoors. He had got to do this because he was tired of his parents’ nagging about his English study and did not want to go through it any longer. He couldn’t get along well with English and disliked joining in English classes because he thought his teacher ignored him on purpose. As a result, his score in each exam never added up to over 60.
- teenage：adj. 十几岁的
- pack：v. 打包；n. 包裹
- pack up：打包
- overcoat：n. 大衣；外套
- case：n. 案件；具体情况；盒
- suitcase：n. 行李箱
- hide：v. 躲藏
- hide - hid -hidden
- seek：v. 寻找
- loose：adj. 松散的
- lose：v. 丢失
- dust：n. 尘土
- dusty：adj. 布满灰尘的
- curtain：n. 窗帘
- at dusk：在黄昏
- twilight：n. 黄昏
- dawn：n. 破晓
- though：conj. 尽管
- thunder：n. 雷
- lighting：n. 闪电
- be tired of = be fed up with：对…感到厌烦
- nag：v. 唠叨
- not any longer：不再
- go through：经历（不好的）
- go over：浏览（一个模糊的印象）
- get along well with：进展顺利；相处的好
- think：v. 想；认为
- think - thought -thought
- ignore：v. 忽视
- on purpose：故意地
- as a result：结果是
- score：n. 分数；v. 得分
- add：v. 加
- minus：v. 减
- multiply：v. 乘
- divide：v. 除
- add up to：总计达到
His partner was concerned about him very much. She understood exactly what he was suffering from, but entirely disagreed with his idea. In order to calm him down and settle his problem, she talked with him face to face and swapped a series of learning tips with him. The items she set down helped him find the highway to studying English well.
- concern：n. 关心
- be concerned about：有被关心到
- be worried about：担心
- exact：adj. 准确的
- entire：adj. 完全的
- calm down：平静下来
- settle：v. 解决
- =solve
- =deal with / cope with
- setting：n. 设置
- settle down：定居
- It's all settled.：全部搞定
- settle oneself on the sofa：找到一个舒适的位置
- a series of：一系列的
- swap sth. with sb.：跟…学术探讨
- swap：v. 交换
- =exchange
- item：n. 事项
- highway：n. 高速公路；捷径
The teenager was grateful and got great power from his friend’s words. Now, he has recovered from being upset and has fallen in love with English.
- recover：v. 恢复
- upset：adj. 沮丧的
