
Brad closed the door slowly as Sue left home to visit her mother. Expecting a whole day to relax,he was thinking whether to read the newspaper or watch his favorite TV talk show on her first day off in months. “This will be like a walk in the park,” he told his wife, “I’ll look after the kids, and you can go to visit your mom.”
Things started well,but just after eight o’clock, his three little “good kids”—Mike, Randy, and Alex—came down the stairs in their night clothes and shouted “Breakfast,Daddy.” When food had not appeared within thirty seconds, Randy began using his spoon on Alex’s head as if it were a drum. Alex started to shout loudly in time to the beat (节拍). Mike chanted “Where’s my toast, where’s my toast” in the background. Brad realized his newspaper would have to wait for a few seconds.
Life became worse after breakfast. Mike wore Randy’s underwear on his head. Randy locked himself in the bathroom, while Alex shouted again because he was going to wet his pants. Nobody could find clean socks, although they were before their very eyes. Someone named “Not Me had spilled a whole glass of orange juice into the basket of clean clothes. Brad knew the talk show had already started.
By ten o’clock, things were out of control. Alex was wondering why the fish in the jar refused his bread and butter. Mike was trying to show off his talent by decorating the kitchen wall with his color pencils. Randy, thankfully, appeared to be reading quietly in the family room,but closer examination showed that he was eating apple jam straight from the bottle with his hands. Brad realized that the talk show was over and reading would be impossible.
At exactly 11:17, Brad called the daycare centre. “I suddenly have to go into work and my wife’s away. Can I bring the boys over in a few minutes?” The answer was obviously “yes” because Brad was smiling.
当苏离开家去看望母亲时,布拉德慢慢地关上了门。他期待着一整天的放松,在她几个月来的第一天休息时,他在想是读报纸还是看他最喜欢的电视脱口秀。“这就像在公园里散步,”他告诉妻子,“我会照顾孩子,你可以去看望你妈妈。”
事情开始得很顺利,但八点刚过,他的三个“好孩子”——迈克、兰迪和亚历克斯——穿着睡衣走下楼梯,大喊“早餐,爸爸。”当食物在三十秒内还没有出现时,兰迪开始用勺子在亚历克斯的头上,好像它是鼓一样。亚历克斯开始随着节拍大声喊叫(节拍). 迈克在背景中高呼“我的吐司在哪里,我的吐片在哪里”。布拉德意识到他的报纸要等几秒钟。
早餐后生活变得更糟了。迈克把兰迪的内裤戴在头上。Randy把自己锁在浴室里,而Alex又喊了起来,因为他要弄湿裤子了。没有人能找到干净的袜子,尽管它们就在他们眼前。一个叫“不是我”的人把一整杯橙汁倒进了一篮干净的衣服里。布拉德知道脱口秀已经开始了。
到了十点钟,一切都失去了控制。亚历克斯想知道为什么罐子里的鱼拒绝了他的面包和黄油。迈克试图用他的彩色铅笔装饰厨房的墙壁,以此来炫耀他的才华。谢天谢地,Randy似乎在家庭房间里安静地看书,但仔细检查发现,他用手直接从瓶子里吃苹果酱。布拉德意识到脱口秀已经结束了,读书是不可能的。
11点17分,布拉德打电话给日托中心。“我突然要上班,而我妻子不在。我能几分钟后带孩子们过来吗?”答案显然是“可以”,因为布拉德面带微笑。
句子成分分析:
[Expecting a whole day torelax], he was thinking | whether toread the newspaper or watch his
favorite TV talk show [on her first day (off)] [in months].
句子语法结构详解:
* Expecting 为现在分词。现在分词短语作句子状语。
* to relax 为不定式,作宾语补足语(或称复合宾语)。
* thinking 为谓语,采用一般过去进行时。
* whether 为连词,引导宾语从句。
* to read 为不定式。
* watch 为不带 to 的不定式。
* off 为副词作后置定语
* he 为人称代词主格。his, her 为形容词型物主代词。was 为助动词。the 为定冠词。a 为不定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Phrase:
talk show | 访谈节目主持人 |
day off | 休假日;休息日 |
Vocabulary:
expect [iks'pekt] | vt. | 1) 期待,盼望,等待 2) 预料,预期,预计 |
whole [hәul] | a. | 1) (强调大小或重要性)整个的,全部的 2) 全部的,整体的,完全的,所有的 |
day [dei] | n. | 1) 天, 一日,一天 2) 白天,日间 3) 时代;时期 |
relax [ri'læks] | vt. | 1) 使放松,松懈,松开 2) 宽慰,使冷静,使放心,使镇定 |
think [θiŋk] | vt. | 1) 想,思考,思索,思想 2) 想,琢磨 |
whether ['hweðә] | conj. | 1) 是否 2) 不管...(还是), 不论...(还是) |
read [ri:d] | vt. | 1) 读, 阅读 2) 朗读 |
newspaper ['nju:z,peipә] | n. | 1) 报纸,报 2) 旧报纸 |
or [ɔ:] | conj. | 1) 或,或者,还是 2) 否则,要不然 |
watch [wɔtʃ] | vt. | 1) 看,注视,观看,观察 2) (短时间)照看,看护,照管 |
favorite ['feivәrit] | a. | 特别喜爱的 |
TV ['ti:'vi:] | n. | 电视 |
first [fә:st] | a. | 1) 第一的 2) 最初的; 最先的 |
month [mʌnθ] | n. | 1) 月,月份 2) 约30天的时间,一个月的时间 |
句子成分分析:
When food had not appeared [within thirty seconds], || Randy began using his spoon
[on Alex's head]|| as if it were a drum.
句子语法结构详解:
(began 为 begin 的过去式。)
* when 为连词,引导时间状语从句。
* appeared 为谓语,采用过去完成时。
* Randy 开头为陈述句。
* began 为谓语,采用一般过去时。
* using 为动名词,作宾语。
* as if 引导方式状语从句。
* were 为系动词作谓语,采用虚拟语气。
* his 为形容词型物主代词。had 为助动词。Alex's 为名词所有格。a 为不定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Phrase:
as if | 好像, 就像, 彷佛 |
Vocabulary:
food [fu:d] | n. | 食物 |
appear [ә'piә] | vi. | 1) 出现,呈现,显现 2) 似乎,看来 |
thirty ['θә:ti] | num | 三十 |
second ['sekәnd] | n. | 1) 秒 2) 片刻 |
begin [bi'gin] | vt. | 开始,启动 |
use [ju:z] | vt. | 1) 使用,利用,运用 2) 消耗 |
spoon [spu:n] | n. | 1) 勺,调羹 2) 一勺的量 |
head [hed] | n. | 1) 头,头部 2) 领导人,首脑 |
drum [drʌm] | n. | 1) 鼓 2) 大桶(用于装油或化学剂等) |
句子成分分析:
Mike was trying toshow off his talent [by decorating the kitchen wall with his color pencils].
句子语法结构详解:
* trying 为谓语,采用一般过去进行时。
* to show 为不定式,作宾语。
* decorating 为动名词,作介词宾语。
* his 为形容词型物主代词。was 为助动词。the 为定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Phrase:
show...off | 炫耀..., 卖弄... |
decorate...with... | 用...装饰... |
Vocabulary:
try [trai] | vt. | 1) 试图,想要,设法 2) 试,试用,试做,试验 |
talent ['tælәnt] | n. | 1) 有才能的人,人才,天才 2) 天才,天资,天赋 |
kitchen ['kitʃin] | n. | 厨房 |
wall [wɔ:l] | n. | 1) 墙,墙壁 2) 围墙 |
color ['kʌlә] | n. | 1) 颜色 2) 彩色 |
pencil ['pensl] | n. | 铅笔 |
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