英语播客EnglishPod 469

 A:    Trick¹ - or -treat

 B:    Tom, aren’t you a little too old to be trick-or - treat-
       ing?

 A:    What are you talking about? Where is your Hal-
       loweenspirit? Didn’t you ever³ dress up in a cos-
       tume and go around the neighborhood  trick-or-
       treatingwith your friends?

 B:    Of course⁴ I did², but when I was⁵ ten! Trick  -or-
       treatingis for kids⁶, plus⁷, I ’msure people will think
       you’re a kidnapper⁸ or something, running⁹ around
       with kids NCP at night.

 A:    Whatever¹⁰, I’m going¹¹ next doorI heard Mrs.  Robin-
       son is giving out big bags of M&Ms!

1 trick   

n.诡计，欺诈，谋略，恶作剧；癖好；决窍；vt.戏弄，欺骗，装饰；vi. 哄骗

参考例句：

• Don't try to trick me!不要欺骗我！
• He has played me a trick.他跟我开了个玩笑。

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 ever   

adv.曾经；永远；不断地；在任何时候；究竟

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to hangzhou?你曾经去过杭州吗？
• I will be young and strong and beautiful for ever.我将永远年轻、强壮，永远漂亮。

4 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。

5 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。

6 kids   

n.小孩( kid的名词复数 )；年轻人；小山羊；小山羊皮

参考例句：

• My funny drawings amused the kids. 我的滑稽图画把孩子们逗乐了。
• The neighbours' kids are the bane of my life . 街坊邻居的孩子让我生活得很不安宁。

7 plus   

n.加号，正号；adj.超过的，正的；prep.加上

参考例句：

• Four plus five is nine.四加五等于九。
• All the children here are 12 plus.这里所有的孩子都大于十二岁。

8 kidnapper   

n.绑架者，拐骗者

参考例句：

• The kidnapper was shot dead then and there by the armed policeman.绑架者被武装警察当时当地击毙。
• The kidnapper strangled the child with a piece of string.绑票的人用一根绳子把这孩子勒死了。

9 running   

n.赛跑，流出，运转；adj.流动的，跑着的，连续的

参考例句：

• I like running.我喜欢跑步。
• The water is running out.水流出来了。

10 whatever   

adj.不管怎样的；adv.无论如何，不管怎样；pron.无论什么

参考例句：

• Whatever you do, try your best.无论你做什么，都要尽力而为。
• Whatever you say,facts are facts.任凭你怎么说，事实总是事实。

11 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。