超级简单英语阅读:Dead Batteries

Helen turned on her flashlight. Nothing happened. The light did not come on. There was no light. What was wrong with her flashlight? She unscrewed the top of the plastic flashlight. Helen took the two batteries out of the plastic tube. She looked at the two batteries. They were “D” batteries. They looked okay. They did not look bad. But maybe they were dead batteries. She opened a package of new batteries. She put two new “D” batteries into the plastic tube. Helen screwed¹ the top back onto the plastic flashlight. She turned on her flashlight. The light worked!

 

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adj.用螺丝拧紧的，螺丝状的，喝醉的v.用螺丝拧紧( screw的过去式和过去分词 )；拧上去；（和某人）性交；诈骗（钱财等）

参考例句：

• an extremely screwed-up kid 一个十分神经质的孩子
• He screwed up his face at the nasty smell. 闻到这令人作呕的气味，他皱眉蹙额。 来自《简明英汉词典》