精品五句-4-Come up with …

[Steven精品五句]

普通句
I come up with a story.
我想起了一个故事。

次级高手句
I just come up with an old story.
我刚想起一个古老的故事。

高手句
I just come up with an old story my mom had told me.
我刚想起一个妈妈给我讲过的古老的故事。

超级高手句
I just come up with an old story my mom had told me a lot of times.
我刚想起一个妈妈给我讲过多次的古老的故事。

专家句
I just come up with an old story my mom had told me a lot of times before.
我刚想起一个以前妈妈给我讲过多次的一个古老的故事。

[Steven解句]
 I just come up with an old story (核心句)，
                            + my mom had told me a lot of times before.（解释“故事”）

[Steven精品五句之编辑部的故事]

(The six friends are usually very busy at the office. The happiest moment will be when they spare some time to relax in a bar near to their office building. They talk, laugh and tell stories in turn. It’s Steven’s turn at the moment.)
（六个好朋友在办公室的时候总是很忙。 他们最快乐的时刻莫过于抽出时间在就近的一家酒吧里放松。他们说着、笑着、轮流讲着故事。这会儿该Steven了。）

Tina:	Steve, now it’s your turn. Steve，现在该你了。
Steven:	I have to figure out what I have on my mind at the moment. 我这会儿必须想想看。
Linda:	Come on. You’re always like that. 快点儿，你总是这样。
Steven:	You’re challenging1 my memory. Hmmmm…well, I just come up with an old story my mom had told me a lot of times before. It’s called… 你在考验我的记忆力。嗯。。。有了，我刚想起一个以前妈妈给我讲过多次的一个古老的故事。叫做。。。
Tangle2:	A little boy and a bear. 小男孩儿和熊。
Arnold:	Long long time ago there lived a little boy. A bear’s living nearby… 很久以前住着一个小男孩儿。附近住着一只熊。
Tina:	Would you please tell us anything new? 请你讲点新鲜的好不好？
Linda:	Let’s say, you tell us a new story. Otherwise you pay the bill on your own. 这样吧，你讲个新故事。 否则你今天自己付账。
Steven:	I come up with another story. 我想起了另外一个故事。

(All laughing.) （大家笑了起来）

1 challenging   

adj.大胆的(复杂的，有前途的，挑战的)；n.复杂(有前途，大胆，挑战)

参考例句：

• She performed the most challenging task without a mistake.她毫无差错地完成了这一最富有挑战性的任务。
• We have changed the course to make it more challenging.我们改了课程以使其更具挑战性。

2 tangle   

n.纠缠；缠结；混乱；v.(使)缠绕；变乱

参考例句：

• I shouldn't tangle with Peter.He is bigger than me.我不应该与彼特吵架。他的块头比我大。
• If I were you, I wouldn't tangle with them.我要是你，我就不跟他们争吵。