原版英语小短文 37. Just a Cough

　　The TV reporter¹ coughed³. Then she coughed again. The other TV reporter was⁴ worried⁵. "Are you okay⁶?" he asked. She couldn't answer. She continued⁷ to cough². She coughed and coughed. The other reporter dialed⁸ 911. "What is the emergency⁹?" the 911 person¹⁰ asked. "I think my friend is dying," said¹¹ the reporter. "What is your address?" asked the 911 person. "We are at 123 West Hill Street," said the reporter. "Someone¹² will be right there," said the 911 person. But then the woman stopped coughing¹³. She said she was fine. She said thanks to the other reporter. He said, "You're welcome." He called 911 again. He said the emergency was over. He said his friend was okay. She would¹⁴ not die¹⁵. She was going¹⁶ to live. The 911 person was glad to hear that.

1 reporter   

n.记者；新闻通讯同

参考例句：

• A good reporter has a nose for news.一个优秀的记者善于发现新闻。
• He told his story to a reporter.他向一个记者讲述了自己的经历。

2 cough   

n.咳嗽；vi.咳嗽；vt.咳出

参考例句：

• The smoke made him cough.烟熏得他咳嗽起来。
• Love and a cough cannot be hidden.恋爱与咳嗽无法掩藏。

3 coughed   

v.咳嗽( cough的过去式和过去分词 )；（从喉咙或肺中）咳出；（突然）发出刺耳的噪音

参考例句：

• He coughed up the candy that was stuck in his throat. 他把卡在喉咙里的糖咯了出来。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The motor coughed and spat. 马达发出似咳嗽和呼噜的声音。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 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。

5 worried   

adj.烦恼的，为难的，焦虑的

参考例句：

• He was worried about the safety of me.他为我的安全担心。
• He worried his father to buy a new car.他苦苦缠着父亲要买一辆新车。

6 Okay   

(=okey，O.K.)adj./adv.好，行，不错；n.同意

参考例句：

• The play is okay,but I still prefer the book.戏还可以，可我仍愿读原著。
• Is it okay with you if I borrow this book?我借这本书你不在意吧？

7 continued   

adj.继续的，延续的v.继续，连续( continue的过去式和过去分词 )；持续；逗留；停留

参考例句：

• She continued to assert that she was innocent. 她仍然坚称自己无辜。
• Eyes downcast, she continued eating. 她低垂双眼，不停地吃。

8 dialed   

v.打电话，拨电话号码( dial的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• I stumbled into the telephone box and dialed 999. 我跌跌撞撞地进了电话亭拨了999。 来自辞典例句
• He dropped a coin into the slot and dialed. 他往投币孔里投了一枚硬币，然后拨了电话。 来自辞典例句

9 emergency   

n.紧急情况，突然事件，非常时刻

参考例句：

• You had to be ready for any emergency.你得随时预防不测。
• She has the ability to keep calm in an emergency.她有处变不惊的本事。

10 person   

n.人

参考例句：

• I would never trust in that kind of person.我绝不会相信那种人。
• She is the very person I wanted to see.她正是我要见的人。

11 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。

12 someone   

pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
• Someone wants to see her.有人找她。

13 coughing   

v.咳嗽( cough的现在分词 )；（从喉咙或肺中）咳出；（突然）发出刺耳的噪音

参考例句：

• I couldn't stop coughing. 我咳嗽不止。
• Another fit of coughing seized him. 他那咳嗽又一次发作了。

14 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？

15 die   

v.死；死亡

参考例句：

• Flowers will die without water.没有水，花就会枯死。
• We shall die some day.我们总有一天要弃世而去。

16 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。