简单慢速英语阅读:He Loves His Country

“I don’t like John,” she told her husband. “Why don’t you like John?” he asked his wife. She said that John said bad things about Americans. He said Americans are lazy. He said Americans are greedy¹. He said Americans are selfish². He said Americans are unfriendly. John said the people in his country aren’t lazy. The people in his country aren’t greedy. The people in his country aren’t selfish. The people in his country aren’t unfriendly. “But John is new here,” said her husband. “He doesn’t know anyone yet. He doesn’t have any friends. When he has new friends, he will change his mind. He will say different things. He will say good things about Americans.” He told his wife to be patient. She didn’t want to be patient. “A new person shouldn’t say bad things,” she said. “He should go back to his country.”

 

1 greedy   

adj.贪吃的；贪婪的；渴望的

参考例句：

• He was not greedy with his money.他不贪他的钱。
• She is a greedy girl.她是个贪心的女孩。

2 selfish   

adj.自私的，利己主义的，自我中心的

参考例句：

• You must learn to share and not be so selfish.你一定要学会与他人分享，不要那么自私。
• She is a selfish person.她是一个自私自利的人。