超级简单英语阅读:He Will Work for Gas

Doug went to the gas¹ station. “Can I have a job?” he asked. The owner² said³, “Maybe you can have a job. Can you count money? Can you put gas in a car?” “Yes,” said Doug. “I can count money. I can put gas in a car. So, can I have a job?” “There is just one problem,” said the owner. “I cannot pay⁴ you with money.” “You cannot pay me with money?” asked Doug. “What good is that? What will you pay me with—bananas?” “No,” said the owner. “I won’t pay you with bananas. You aren’t a monkey, are you? No, I will pay you with gasoline⁵. I have lots of gasoline.” “It’s a deal⁶. My car uses lots of gasoline,” said Doug.

 

1 gas   

n.煤气，气体，汽油；vt.毒(死)，加油

参考例句：

• I seem to smell gas.我好像闻到煤气味儿。
• There are several kinds of gas in the air.空气中有几种气体。

2 owner   

n.拥有者；所有者

参考例句：

• They decided to give it back to its owner.他们决定把它归还原主。
• Do you know the name of the owner?你知道主人的名字吗？

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 pay   

v.付钱；n.付钱；薪金

参考例句：

• How much did you pay?你付了多少钱？
• His pay is below the average.他的工资低于一般水平。

5 gasoline   

n.(美)汽油

参考例句：

• This car runs 5 miles on a gallon of gasoline.这部汽车一加仑汽油可以行驶五英里。
• There is still some gasoline left in the tank.油箱里还剩下一些汽油。

6 deal   

n.交易，协定，份量；v.(dealt,dealt[delt])处理，应付，分配

参考例句：

• Be careful. She is very difficult to deal with.可得当心，她很难对付。
• Deal with a man as he deals with you.以其人之道，还治其人之身。