【英语4级听力】酷酷的爷爷-The Cool Grandpa

Mr. Robinson was¹ a cool grandpa. All the neighborhood² kids³ loved him. He always had⁴ funny jokes⁵ to tell. He taught⁶ them how to play fun games. He even⁷ gave⁸ them ice cream⁹ every Sunday! The kids never wanted to leave his side¹⁰.

 

One Sunday morning, the kids were waiting for him to open his door. He never showed up. Mr. Robinson had passed away. Every house was filled¹¹ with crying kids that night.

 

The kids would¹² meet at his grave¹³ every Sunday afternoon. This went on for many years. They would sit around and tell old jokes. They always brought¹⁴ ice cream.

1 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。

2 neighborhood   

n.附近；邻近地区

参考例句：

• I love the neighborhood here.我喜欢这儿的周围邻里。
• He lives somewhere in the neighborhood of the station.他住在火车站附近的某个地方。

3 kids   

n.小孩( kid的名词复数 )；年轻人；小山羊；小山羊皮

参考例句：

• My funny drawings amused the kids. 我的滑稽图画把孩子们逗乐了。
• The neighbours' kids are the bane of my life . 街坊邻居的孩子让我生活得很不安宁。

4 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

5 jokes   

n.笑话，玩笑( joke的名词复数 )；可笑的人、事物、情形v.开玩笑( joke的第三人称单数 )；戏弄；闹着玩；说着玩

参考例句：

• They all guffawed at his jokes. 他们听了他的笑话都一阵狂笑。
• an inexhaustible supply of good jokes 讲不完的精彩笑话

6 taught   

v.teach的过去式过去分词

参考例句：

• Children must be taught to be careful of traffic.必须教育孩子要当心车辆。
• Miss Brown taught my daughter last year.去年是布朗小姐教我女儿的。

7 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
• He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

8 gave   

vbl.（give的过去式）给予，产生，发表

参考例句：

• He asked for money and I gave him some.他要钱，我给了他一些。
• I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost. 我给你一张地图，这样你就不会迷路了。

9 cream   

n.乳脂，(鲜)奶油；奶油色

参考例句：

• Please put cream in her coffee.请在她的咖啡里加奶精。
• Ice cream is on special this week only!冰淇淋特价优惠，只限本周！

10 side   

n.边，旁边；面，侧面

参考例句：

• The shop is on the west side of the street.商店在街道的西边。
• There was a lot of people on every side. 到处都是人。

11 filled   

adj.满的；填满的；充气的；加载的v.（使）充满， （使）装满，填满( fill的过去式和过去分词 )；满足；配药；（按订单）供应

参考例句：

• He was filled with anger at the way he had been treated. 他因遭受如此待遇而怒火满腔。
• two wine glasses, filled to the brim 两只斟满的酒杯

12 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

13 grave   

n.墓穴，坟墓，雕刻工，抑音；adj.庄重的，严肃的，重大的，低沉的；vt.雕刻

参考例句：

• Marriage is the grave of love.婚姻是爱情的坟墓。
• This is a very grave matter indeed.这问题的确非常严重。

14 brought   

vbl.bring的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He brought a new book with him.他带来一本新书。
• I brought you your shirt.我带来了你的衬衣。