慢速英语短文听力 背又疼了

His Back Goes Out

背又疼了

They were sitting on the sofa. He started to get up. "Oh," he groaned¹. "What's the matter?" his wife asked. He was standing² still. He wasn't moving. He was bent³ over. He wasn't standing straight up. "Is it your back again?" his wife asked. "Yes, it's my back again," he said. He couldn't move. "Can I help?" she asked. He shook his head. All he could do was wait. A minute later, he put one foot forward. Then another foot. He slowly walked to the bathroom. He still wasn't standing up straight. He was still bent over. He went into the bathroom. Then he slowly returned to the living room. He slowly sat back down on the sofa. "I told you not to carry that suitcase up those subway stairs!" his wife yelled⁴. "But you didn't listen to me. You never listen to me. Next time, I carry the suitcase."

他们坐在沙发上。他开始站起来。他呻吟道：“啊”。他的妻子问道：“怎么了？”他静止站着。他没有移动。他的腰弯了。他没有径直站着。他的妻子问道：“是不是背又疼了？”他说：“是的，又是我的腰。”他没法移动。她问道：“我能帮忙吗？”他摇了摇头。他所能做的只有等。一分钟以后，他的一只脚向前走。之后是另一只脚。他慢慢向浴室走去。他仍然没有站直。他仍弯着腰。他走进了浴室。之后，他慢慢回到了客厅。他慢慢坐回了沙发上。他的妻子叫嚷到：“我告诉过你上地铁楼梯时不要拿着手提箱！但是你没有听我的。你从来不听我的。下次，我拿着箱子。”

1 groaned   

v.呻吟( groan的过去式和过去分词 )；发牢骚；抱怨；受苦

参考例句：

• He groaned in anguish. 他痛苦地呻吟。
• The cart groaned under the weight of the piano. 大车在钢琴的重压下嘎吱作响。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

3 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

4 yelled   

v.叫喊，号叫，叫着说( yell的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He yelled at the other driver. 他冲着另一位司机大叫。
• The lost man yelled, hoping someone in the woods would hear him. 迷路的人大声喊着，希望林子里的人会听见。 来自《简明英汉词典》