慢速英语短文听力 爷爷的香烟

A Cigarette¹ for Grandpa

爷爷的香烟

His wife asked him to buy a cigarette. "Excuse me?" he asked. "Since when do you smoke?" She said it was for the Chinese New Year. Her dead grandfather used² to smoke. The cigarette was for grandpa. He went to the newsstand. He asked how much a pack of cigarettes³ was. It was $11. He asked how much the cheapest pack was. It was $10. He asked if they sold single cigarettes. They didn't. He didn't want to spend $10 on a whole pack of cigarettes. His wife had asked for only one cigarette. A woman nearby was smoking⁴ a cigarette. "Excuse me," he said. "Can I buy a cigarette from you for a dollar?" He offered her a dollar bill. She gave him a cigarette. She refused his money. He felt lucky. He had gotten a free cigarette. And it was a Marlboro—the best! Grandpa would like that.

他的妻子让他买包香烟。他问道：“什么，你什么时候开始抽烟的？”她说这是为了中国的春节。她去世的爷爷曾经抽烟。烟是为爷爷准备的。他前往了报刊亭。他询问了一包烟的价钱。11美元。他询问了最便宜的烟多少钱。10美元。他问道是否销售一支烟。他们不卖。他不想花10美元买整包烟。他的妻子只要一支烟。站在旁边的女性正在抽烟。他问道：“对不起，我能花1美元来买你一支烟吗？”他给了她1美元。她给了他一支烟。她没有要钱。他感到非常幸运。他得到了一只免费烟。烟还是最好的万宝路！爷爷会喜欢的。

1 cigarette   

n.香烟，纸烟，烟卷

参考例句：

• Help yourself to a cigarette.请随便用香烟吧。
• Please put that cigarette out.请把烟灭掉。

2 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

3 cigarettes   

n.纸烟，香烟( cigarette的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He was advised to smoke fewer cigarettes and drink less beer. 有人劝他少抽烟、少喝啤酒。
• Oliver filched a packet of cigarettes from a well-dressed passenger. 奥立佛从一名衣冠楚楚的乘客身上偷得一包香烟。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 smoking   

n.吸烟，抽烟；冒烟

参考例句：

• He was wise to give up smoking.他戒烟是明智的。
• He has decided to cut out smoking and drinking.他已决心戒烟、戒酒。