Cherry Cox讲故事 01 Good Ideas

 

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　　 Good Ideas
What makes an idea a good idea?
1 Ben and his younger sister, Kate, were helping¹ their father in the kitchen. "Mom will be surprised when she comes home from work," said Ben.
2 "This was a great idea," said Ben's dad.
3 Soon they heard the slamming² of a car door. Kate turned to her left and raced to the back door. She saw her mother. In her nurse's uniform, walking toward³ the house. "Welcome home, Mom," Ben said.
4 Kate exploded with the news. "We fixed⁴ dinner! It wasn't even hard to do."
5 "What a wonderful surprise," said Mrs. Wilkins. "Whose idea was this?"
6 "We all thought of it," said Mr. Wilkins.
7 "I'm certainly glad you did," she said as she hugged her family and sat down at the table. Dad, Kate, and Ben continued fixing dinner as Mom sipped⁵ her iced tea.
8 "Speaking of good ideas, how was your meeting for Just for Openers?" asked Mom.
9 "I'm really excited about the program this year. Ling was happy with many of our suggestions," Ben answered.
10 Kate stopped stirring⁶ the chili⁷. "Did you use my ideas about going to Disney World and the Baseball Hall of Fame?" she asked.
11 "Yes, I did. No one was surprised that the idea about the Hall of Fame was yours. Ling said that she thinks you enjoy baseball more than anyone in the Chicago," Ben said, faking a throw to Kate.
12 "Dinner is ready," announced Dad.
13 Everyone joined Mom at the table. "I've saved the best news for last," said Ben. Smiling. "I talked to Ling about going to Washington⁸, D.C. to tape information for my first show. She thought it was a great idea. She's making plans for us to go before school starts. You're all invited to come along."
14 "I'll have to miss this trip, Ben. I don't think I should take time off right now. But Kate will be able to go since she is still on summer vacation," said Ben.
15 "Yes, and my school calendar is about the same as yours, so I'll be able to go with you and Kate," Dad said.
16 "Good ideas do run in this family," said Mom. "Now how about some more of that delicious chili?"

1 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

2 slamming   

n.砰击v.砰地关上（门或窗）( slam的现在分词 )；用力一放；使劲一推；猛劲一摔

参考例句：

• When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled, slamming the door behind him. 当理查德夫人向他走去时，他把门“砰”的一声关上就跑开了。 来自《用法词典》
• "All right,'said Vance, slamming the coach door, and the conveyance rolled away. “行了，"万斯说，砰的一声关上车门，车子就上路了。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

3 toward   

prep.对于，关于，接近，将近，向，朝

参考例句：

• Suddenly I saw a tall figure approaching toward the policeman.突然间我看到一个高大的身影朝警察靠近。
• Upon seeing her,I smiled and ran toward her. 看到她我笑了，并跑了过去。

4 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

5 sipped   

v.小口喝，呷，抿( sip的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He sipped his coffee pleasurably. 他怡然地品味着咖啡。
• I sipped the hot chocolate she had made. 我小口喝着她调制的巧克力热饮。 来自辞典例句

6 stirring   

adj.激动人心的，令人兴奋的；活泼的，活跃的；忙碌的；动摇民心的v.激起(stir的ing形式)

参考例句：

• She felt a stirring of anger. 她感觉自己忍不住要生气了。
• I doubt if his deeds would match his stirring words. 我怀疑他的行动是否会与他那激动人心的话是一致的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 chili   

n.辣椒

参考例句：

• He helped himself to another two small spoonfuls of chili oil.他自己下手又加了两小勺辣椒油。
• It has chocolate,chili,and other spices.有巧克力粉，辣椒，和其他的调味品。

8 Washington   

n.华盛顿特区(是美国首都)

参考例句：

• His birthplace is Washington,but he lives in San Francisco.他出生于华盛顿，但住在旧金山。
• They, together with my father,have gone to Washington.他们和我父亲一起去华盛顿了。