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第11章 他反对它

Calvin Coolidge,famous for his silence,went to church.When he returned,he said nothing about the service.His wife prompted him.“What was the sermon about?”she asked.

“Sin.”Cal answered.

“Well,what did the preacher say about sin?”she asked impatiently.

“He was against it.”Cal told her.

凯尔文·柯立芝以其沉默寡言著称。一天,他到教堂去,回来的时候,他对教堂仪式只字不提。他的妻子提示他,“布道讲了些什么呀?”

“罪过”,凯尔文答道。

“那布道者关于罪过说了些什么呀?”她不耐烦地问。

“他反对它。”凯尔文说。

1.prompt v.

vt.(1)促使,推进;激励;鼓舞;怂恿:

例句:What prompt her to be so generous?

是什么原因使得她如此大方呢?

(2)激起,唤起(思想感情),引起:

例句:Her question was prompted by her worries about future.

她提的那个问题是因为她对前途十分忧虑。

(3)鼓励对方继续说;为讲者提示:

例句:to prompt a witness in court 在法庭上提示证人

(4)给演员提词,提白:

例句:The actor needed to be prompted frequently.

那演员经常需要提词。

2.sermon n.布道,说教

vt.对……布道;对……说教:

例句:It is no use to sermon me.

对我唠叨可没用。

3.preacher n.传教士preach v.传教,说教E.g.Practice what you preach.躬行己言。

4.impatiently adv.不耐烦地 形容词为impatient

1.be famous for 因……而出名

E.g.Guilin is famous for its beautiful scenery.桂林因其美景出名。

2.be against sth.反对……I'm against this decision.我反对这个决定。自我测验2:

1.Tom asked Michael the boy was.

A.whatB.whichC.who

2.Your bike is my sister's.

A.same asB.as the sameC.the same as

3.I'm in any book.

A.interested;interestingB.interesting;interested

C.interests;interest

4.Our teachers always encourage us aloud in English class.

A.to readB.readC.reading

5.He asked his father.

A.where it happensB.what was happen

C.how it happened

6.is not easy.

A.For cookB.To cookingC.CookingD.Cook

7.China is a country.

A.developingB.develop

C.developedD.being developed

8.The window is.

A.breakB.to breakC.breakingD.broken

9.Things keep.

A.changedB.changingC.being changedD.change

10.The classroom needs.

A.cleanB.cleanedC.to cleanD.cleaning

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