2014年ESL之就医和人际交往 05 Parts of the Body

 

Parts of the Body 

Sonia: What in the world is that?! 

Nadir¹: It’s a life-size figure of George Washington. It’s for Leon’s school project. 

Sonia: Then why are you making it? 

Nadir: I’m not. I’m just helping² him. 

Sonia: Uh-huh. Why does George Washington have really big hands and flat palms? 

Nadir: He cut down the family’s cherry tree. Remember? He probably needed big hands to do that. 

Sonia: And why does he have little tiny feet with six toes on each foot and no ankles? 

Nadir: I made a little mistake with those, but they’ll be covered up with shoes, so no one will see them. 

Sonia: And why is George’s head shaped like an egg? His ears are lopsided and his earlobes are disproportionate to his other facial features. 

Nadir: That’s why I made the forehead and chin bigger, so no one will notice those ears. We’ll probably put a hat on him anyway. 

Sonia: But his legs look really thin on top and thick on the bottom, with kneecaps that stick out. 

Nadir: I’ll put pants on him, so no one will see those either. 

Sonia: So it won’t matter if he’s not anatomically correct, right? 

Nadir: Right. 

Sonia: Good thing this isn’t for science class! 

 

Script³ by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 nadir   

n.最低点，无底

参考例句：

• This failure was the nadir of her career.这次失败是她事业上的低谷。
• The demand for this product will reach its nadir within two years.对此产品的需求在两年内将达到最低点。

2 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。

3 script   

n.剧本，广播稿；文字体系；笔迹，手迹

参考例句：

• It's easy to identify his script.他的笔迹容易辨认。
• The script is massaged into final form.这篇稿子经过修改已定稿。