365个英语简短小故事-172. The Christmas Gift (1)

It was¹ Christmas day. Kayleen had² invited³ her boyfriend⁴ Hugo over for Christmas dinner. He arrived a little after 1:00. He was carrying a big plastic⁵ bag. He put the bag on the floor inside⁶ her front door. She looked at the bag, but she didn’t ask what was in it. They had already⁷ agreed⁸ not to give each other gifts; they were trying to save⁹ money for a down payment¹⁰ on a house after they got¹¹ married¹². They hugged¹³ each other.

Hugo asked Kayleen to give him a kiss¹⁴. "No," she said¹⁵. He asked her if she knew what day it was. Of course¹⁶, she replied¹⁷; it was Christmas day. No, he told her, it was actually¹⁸ “Kissmas” day—that’s why she should kiss him. She laughed, and gave¹⁹ him a big kiss. She went back into the kitchen to continue²⁰ with her dinner preparation²¹. He turned on the bedroom TV and hoped²² that there was something interesting to watch; five minutes later²³, his nose was in a book.

A while²⁴ later, Kayleen entered²⁵ the bedroom and said, “Let’s go for a walk in the park.” It was a beautiful day—blue sky, some white clouds, and about 66 degrees²⁶. Who needs snow when you can have this, Hugo thought²⁷.

 

1 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

2 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

3 invited   

v.邀请( invite的过去式和过去分词 )；请求；引诱；招致

参考例句：

• He hoped they would not feel affronted if they were not invited . 他希望如果他们没有获得邀请也不要感到受辱。
• They only invited Jack and Sarah as an afterthought . 他们邀请杰克和萨拉不过是事后想起的补救办法。

4 boyfriend   

n.男朋友

参考例句：

• The girl was so angry that she hung up on her boyfriend.那姑娘一气之下挂断了男朋友的电话。
• My boyfriend gathered some beautiful flowers for me. 我的男朋友为我采来一些美丽的花。

5 plastic   

n.塑料；adj.塑料的

参考例句：

• This ruler is made of plastic.尺子是塑料做的。
• Where is the plastic cup?塑料杯放哪儿了？

6 inside   

n.内部，内脏，内幕；adj.内部的，秘密的，户内的；prep.在...之内

参考例句：

• Two minutes later we were inside the taxi.两分钟以后我们已经坐在出租车里面了。
• He will be back inside two days.他将在两天内回来。

7 already   

adv.已经

参考例句：

• We have eaten already.我们已经吃过了。
• I've been there already,so I don't want to go again.我早已去过那里了，所以我不想再去了。

8 agreed   

adj.同意的；接受的；经过协议的；双方共同议定的v.同意，赞同( agree的过去式和过去分词)；[语法学]（在性、数、人称或格方面）一致；相同；和睦相处

参考例句：

• He finally agreed, albeit reluctantly, to help us. 尽管勉强，他最后还是同意帮助我们。
• Both sides in the dispute have agreed to go to arbitration . 争执双方已同意提请仲裁。

9 save   

n.救援，救球，节约；v.解救，保存，节省；prep.除...之外

参考例句：

• Why didn't you save me?你为什么不救我？
• We have to save old newspapers.我们得保存旧报纸。

10 payment   

n.付款，支付，偿还，偿还，报应

参考例句：

• I gave ten pounds in payment for the goods I bought.我买那些东西付了10英镑。
• This last payment will wipe out your debt to me.这最后一笔付款将了结你欠我的债务。

11 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

12 married   

adj.已婚的；与…结婚的

参考例句：

• I heard John got married.我听说约翰结婚了。
• They got married last autumn.他们在去年秋季结婚。

13 hugged   

adj. 拥抱的 动词hug的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• They hugged each other. 他们相互拥抱。
• He hugged her and she nestled against his chest. 他拥抱着她，她则依偎在他的怀里。

14 kiss   

n.吻，轻触；v.吻，接吻；轻拂

参考例句：

• Sweetie,let me kiss you.亲爱的，让我来亲一下。
• My mother gave me a kiss on the forehead.妈妈吻了我的前额。

15 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

16 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

17 replied   

v.[法律]（原告对被告）答辩( reply的过去式和过去分词 )；反响；作答；（以行动）做出反应

参考例句：

• She replied in a measured tone to his threat. 她以很有分寸的语气回答了他的威胁。
• I gathered from the way she replied that she wasn't very enthusiastic. 从她回答的语气判断，我觉得她不很热心。 来自《简明英汉词典》

18 actually   

adv.实际上，事实上，竟然，居然，如今

参考例句：

• he looks young, but she's actually 50.她看上去年轻，可是实际上已五十岁了。
• Actually,that's not quite right.实际上，那不完全对。

19 gave   

vbl.（give的过去式）给予，产生，发表

参考例句：

• He asked for money and I gave him some.他要钱，我给了他一些。
• I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost. 我给你一张地图，这样你就不会迷路了。

20 continue   

v.继续；持续；延续

参考例句：

• We'll continue with our work.我们要继续做。
• Even if It'should rain tomorrow,we will continue our work.即使明天下雨，我们也要继续工作。

21 preparation   

n.准备，预备；制剂，制备品；筹备

参考例句：

• Plans for selling the new product are now in preparation.销售新产品的计划现在正在准备之中。
• He didn't do enough preparation for his exam,and failed.他考试前没有充分准备，结果不及格。

22 hoped   

v.希望，期望( hope的过去式和过去分词 )；[俚语]相信，认为；希望，盼望，期待

参考例句：

• He hoped they would not feel affronted if they were not invited . 他希望如果他们没有获得邀请也不要感到受辱。
• They hoped to enlist the help of the public in solving the crime. 他们希望寻求公众协助破案。

23 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。

24 while   

conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿

参考例句：

• In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
• He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。

25 entered   

v.进入( enter的过去式和过去分词 )；进去；参加；登记

参考例句：

• The jet entered Chinese airspace without permission. 那架喷气式飞机未经允许闯入中国领空。
• Please check that your surname and forenames have been correctly entered. 请核对你的姓名已正确输入。

26 degrees   

n.度( degree的名词复数 )；程度；学位；（组织损伤的）深度

参考例句：

• It will be a mild night, around nine degrees Celsius. 晚间天气温和，温度约九摄氏度。
• a temperature of 40 degrees centigrade 40摄氏度的温度

27 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。