A woman was reporting event reporting to her husband about the events of the day. 一位女士正滔滔不绝地向她先生诉说当天发生的事。

"Oh, and I had a big fight with the electric company. “哦，另外我也和电力公司大吵了一架!”

"Really? Who won?" “真的吗后来谁赢了?”

"Nobody, it was a tie. They don't get any money and we don't get any electricity. “没有人赢，算扯平吧。他们没拿到一毛钱，而我们也没有电可用。”

1.sit on 坐在；坐着

例句：Negotiate about Afghanistan, but don't sit on your hands while you bargain.

谈判阿富汗问题吧，但当你谈判时不要坐守不前、不采取行动。

2.childhood童年；童年时光

例句：Adolescence is the period of progression from childhood to adulthood.

青春期是由童年到成年的过渡期.

3.curb 路边；路旁

例句：Elaborate funeral cars stood along the curb.

精心装饰的出殡汽车沿街排列着。

4.start 开始；着手；出发

例句：When you start developing your narrative, choose photographs of your personas.

当你开始展开叙述时，选择你人物角色的照片。