一个聪明的男孩 A Clever Boy

 Today, when I read the newspaper, I saw² a piece of interesting news¹, it said³ that a foreign⁴ boy who was⁵ in high school, he earned⁶ a lot of money by selling snacks in the school, because the school did⁷ not allow⁸ students to bring snacks for the purpose⁹ of their health¹⁰, so the boy started to bring some snacks to the school and sell them to other students in a secret¹¹ way. But the principle¹² found¹³ his business¹⁴ recently¹⁵ and took¹⁶ away his snacks. I admire¹⁷ the little boy, he is so clever, he started to make money so early, I believe¹⁸ he will be a successful¹⁹ guy²⁰ one day.

今天，当我看报纸的时候，我看到了一则有趣的新闻，据说，国外的一名在高中上学的男孩通过在学校卖零食挣了很多钱，因为学校为了学生的健康着想，不允许学生带零食，所以男孩开始带一些零食到学校，偷偷地卖给别的学生。但是校长最近发现了他的生意，拿走了他的零食。我佩服这个小男孩，他很聪明，他很早就开始挣钱，我相信他将来会是一个成功的小伙子。

1 news   

n.新闻，消息

参考例句：

• No news is good news.没有消息就是好消息。
• I like reading hot news.我喜欢读热点新闻。

2 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

3 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。

4 foreign   

adj.外国的；在外国的；来自外国的

参考例句：

• Are you interested in foreign languages? 你对外语感兴趣吗？
• To welcome our foreign friends. 欢迎我们的外国朋友。

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 earned   

adj.挣得的v.赚得( earn的过去式和过去分词 )；挣钱；生（利）；获（利）

参考例句：

• She earned a black mark for opposing company policy. 她因反对公司政策而得到考绩不良评语。
• We finally managed a hard-earned draw. 我们终于追成了平局。

7 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？

8 allow   

vi.(for)考虑到；vt. 允许，准许

参考例句：

• Will your father allow us to use his telephone?你父亲肯让我们使用他的电话吗？
• The river is too deep to allow of swimming.河太深，不能游泳。

9 purpose   

n.目的，意图；意志，决心；议题；vt.打算，决意

参考例句：

• I purpose going to London.我想去伦敦。
• This is the main purpose of my coming here.这就是我到这儿来的主要目的。

10 health   

n.健康；健康状况

参考例句：

• Are you in good health?你的身体好吗？
• I wish you good health and a long life.祝您健康长寿。

11 secret   

n.秘密；adj.秘密的

参考例句：

• Their secret is out.他们的秘密泄露了。
• Last night,we held a meeting in secret.昨晚，我们秘密地举行了一次会议。

12 principle   

n.法则，原则，原理

参考例句：

• You should hold your principle.你应该坚守自己原则。
• The same principle applies to your schoolwork.同样的道理适用于你的学业。

13 found   

v.建立，创立，创办；vbl.(find的过去分词)找到

参考例句：

• I found him at home.我发现他在家。
• The United Nations was found in 1945.联合国于1945年成立。

14 business   

n.商业， 买卖， 交易， 生意， 事情， 事物， 营业， 商行

参考例句：

• My father built his business on years of hard work. 我父亲多年奋斗创立了自己的事业。
• We must finish up this business in a day or two. 我们必须在一两天内把这事结束。

15 recently   

adv.近来，最近

参考例句：

• The book was published as recently as last week.这本书上周刚出版。
• The weather has been very snowy recently.近来天气多雪。

16 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

17 admire   

vt.钦佩，赞赏，羡慕；称赞，夸奖

参考例句：

• Don't forget to admire the baby.不要忘了夸奖那孩子。
• I admire him for what he has done.我对他所做的事很钦佩。

18 believe   

v.相信；认为

参考例句：

• Believe it or not,that's the way it is.信不信由你，反正事情就是这样。
• I believe what you say.我相信你的话。

19 successful   

adj.成功的，一帆风顺的，飞黄腾达的

参考例句：

• He was successful in his studies.他在学业上很成功。
• Thanks to your help,we were successful.由于你的帮助，我们得以成功。

20 guy   

n.(美，口语)家伙；青年；男人

参考例句：

• She lost her heart to the handsome guy.她爱上了这个漂亮的小伙子。
• That guy is very hard to deal with.那家伙很难对付。