超级简单英语阅读:Can I Borrow $1,000?

She was¹ angry. She was angry with her brother. Her brother didn’t help her. She needed to borrow³ $1,000. She had⁴ asked her brother to lend⁵ her $1,000. He said⁶ no. Her brother said he didn’t have $1,000. Her brother was lying⁷. Her brother had $10,000. He had ten times $1,000. Why did² he lie⁸ to her? Why didn’t he tell her the truth⁹? Why didn’t he lend her $1,000? She said, “I know you have $10,000. All I want is $1,000. I will pay¹⁰ you back next year. You will get your money back next year.” He said no. He said people shouldn’t borrow money. He said people shouldn’t lend money. “But I’m not ‘people,’" she said. “I’m your sister!”

 

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 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

3 borrow   

vt.借，借入，借用；vi.借

参考例句：

• Can I borrow two books at a time?我可以一次借两本书吗？
• You can borrow this dictionary from the library.你可以从图书馆借到这本字典。

4 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。

5 lend   

v.把…借给；借给

参考例句：

• Would you lend me some money?能借我一些钱吗？
• They had no reading books to lend.他们没有阅读用书可以出借。

6 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。

7 lying   

躺

参考例句：

• He was correct in his assertion that the minister had been lying. 他认定部长说谎，事实果然如此。
• She bridled at the suggestion that she was lying. 她对暗示她在说谎的言论嗤之以鼻。

8 lie   

n.谎话；谎言；vi.躺；平放；展现；展开；位于；vt.说谎；躺

参考例句：

• We are looking for a place to lie.我们在找躺的地方。
• What did I lie about?我撒了什么谎？

9 truth   

n.真理；真相，事实，实际情况

参考例句：

• We must find out the truth of the matter.我们必须弄清楚事情的真相。
• You may trust me that I'm speaking the truth.你可以相信我在说实话。

10 pay   

v.付钱；n.付钱；薪金

参考例句：

• How much did you pay?你付了多少钱？
• His pay is below the average.他的工资低于一般水平。