第263期:节省的苏格兰人

 　　重点词汇

　　thrifty¹ adj.节约的；茂盛的；成功的

　　steep adj.陡峭的；不合理的；夸大的；急剧升降的

　　Jock asked the bus conductor how much it would cost to travel into town. "80 pence" said the conductor. Jock thought this was a bit steep so he decided² to run after the bus for a few stops. "How much now?" he asked. "Still 80 pence". Jock ran after the bus for another three stops and, panting, he asked "How much now?" The conductor replied "90 pence. You're running in the wrong direction!"

　　节俭的苏格兰人

　　乔克问售票员坐车去城里多少钱。“80便士”售票员说。乔克觉得这价要的太离谱了，所以他决定跟着公交车跑几站。”现在多少钱？”他问道。“还是80便士。”杰克又跑了三站路，气喘吁吁，他问“现在多少钱？”售票员回答说：“90便士。”你跑错方向了！”

1 thrifty   

adj.节俭的；兴旺的；健壮的

参考例句：

• Except for smoking and drinking,he is a thrifty man.除了抽烟、喝酒，他是个生活节俭的人。
• She was a thrifty woman and managed to put aside some money every month.她是个很会持家的妇女，每月都设法存些钱。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。