慢速英语短文听力 粉刷匠

The Painter

粉刷匠

The painter was on the ladder. The ladder was on the sidewalk. The ladder was leaning against the wall. The painter was standing¹ about 10 feet above the sidewalk. He was holding a spray gun. He was painting the wall with a spray gun. He was painting the wall white. The wall was part of the 99 Cents store. The store had big glass windows. The painter had taped plastic over the windows. Plastic covered the big glass windows. The painter wore goggles² over his eyes. The goggles covered his eyes. Customers walked into the store. Customers walked out of the store. They walked under the ladder. They walked under the painter. Tiny drops of paint fell on the customers. Tiny drops of paint fell on the cars. Tiny drops of paint fell on the sidewalk. The painter didn’t care. Tiny drops of paint were not his problem.

粉刷匠站在梯子上。梯子放在了人行道上。梯子斜靠在墙上。粉刷匠站在离人行道约十英寸的梯子上。手上拿着喷枪。他正在用喷枪粉刷墙面。他将墙粉刷成白色。墙体属于99美分商店。商店有个大窗户。粉刷匠用塑料将窗户粘起来。塑料覆盖了整个窗户。粉刷匠头戴眼镜。眼镜遮住了他的眼睛。顾客走进商店。顾客走出商店。他们从梯子下放走过。在粉刷匠下方走过。油漆点掉在了顾客身上。落在了汽车上。落在了人行道上。粉刷匠并不在意。油漆点对他而言不是问题。

译文属可可英语原创，未经允许，不得转载。

1 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。

2 goggles   

n.护目镜

参考例句：

• Skiers wear goggles to protect their eyes from the sun.滑雪者都戴上护目镜使眼睛不受阳光伤害。
• My swimming goggles keep steaming up so I can't see.我的护目镜一直有水雾，所以我看不见。