【英语1级听力】矮小的女孩-Short Girl

Margaret was¹ a small girl. She was a little girl. All her friends were taller than her. She was shorter than all her friends. She wanted to be tall. Her mom told her not to worry. One day Margaret would² be tall. One day she would be taller than her friends. One day all her friends would be shorter than her. She was happy to hear that. She only had³ one question for her mom. When would she be taller than her friends? Would it be next year? She hoped⁴ it would be next year. She was tired of being⁵ the shortest girl.

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 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

3 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。

4 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。

5 being   

n.存在；生存；生命存在，生命，人， 本质；art.在，有，是

参考例句：

• Can you explain to me the purpose of being?你能对我解释一下存在的目的吗？
• What is the purpose of our being?我们生存的目的是什么？