疯狂英语易背作文 48.A Good Lesson

I’m always careless with what I’m doing. My mother warns¹ me of the dangers, but I turned a deaf ear to her words. However, a fire once gave me a good lesson and made me correct my shortcomings of carelessness².

One day, my parents were out, so I decided³ to prepare lunch for myself. As I was cooking in the kitchen, the telephone rang. I went to answer the call immediately. It was my closest friend Linda. We were talking and talking on the phone when the fire alarm sounded. I ran back to the kitchen, finding⁴ the room was full of smoke and the food was badly burnt. I quickly turned off the gas, opened all the windows and then went out of the house. To my surprise, two fire engines were outside my house. One of my neighbors called the fire brigade. I told the firemen it was my careless cooking that caused the heavy smoke. I was quite ashamed⁵ of myself and made up my mind to be careful with whatever I do from then on.

1 warns   

v.警告( warn的第三人称单数 )；提醒；告诫；预先通知

参考例句：

• He warns that there are some important safety rules for paragliding. 他提醒说滑翔运动里有一些非常重要的安全规则。 来自超越目标英语 第2册
• Cancer expert Barrie Cassileth warns that alternative treatments may pose serious dangers. 癌症专家巴瑞 - 卡西莱斯警告，一些替代性的治疗方法可能导致严重的危险。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 癌症与艾滋病

2 carelessness   

n.粗心；漫不经心

参考例句：

• You should make an apology to her for your carelessness.你应该为你的粗心大意向她赔礼道歉。
• I have been punished for my carelessness.我因粗心而被处罚。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 finding   

n.发现，发现物；调查的结果

参考例句：

• The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
• That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。

5 ashamed   

adj.感到惭愧，感到害臊，因为羞耻或勉强作某事

参考例句：

• He is ashamed to show his face at the club.他不好意思在俱乐部露脸。
• You ought to be ashamed of your foolish behaviour.你应当为自己的愚蠢行为而感到羞耻。