原版英语小短文 99. Don't Be Late

　　He was late. He was always late. Why did time always go so fast? Time always went too fast. He looked at his watch. He looked at the clock on the wall. They both said 6:10. He had to leave in 10 minutes. But first he had to shave¹. Then he had to brush his teeth. Then he had to get dressed. Shaving² took time. Brushing his teeth took time. Getting dressed took time. But he had only 10 minutes. So he turned off the TV. He turned off the radio, too. He turned off the table lamp. He went into the bathroom. He shaved³. He brushed his teeth. He went into his bedroom. He got dressed. He looked at his watch. He looked at the clock on the wall. They both said 6:25. He had to hurry. He went out to his car. He drove⁴ fast. He slowed down at a stop sign. A cop⁵ saw him. The cop wrote him a ticket. "Why didn't you stop at the stop sign?" the cop asked. "But officer, I was in a hurry," he said. The cop gave him the ticket. The cop said, "Leave home earlier next time."

1 shave   

n.修面，刮胡子，幸免，剃刀；vt.修面，剃，修剪，掠过；vi.刮脸，擦过

参考例句：

• He had a shave before he went out.他外出前刮了脸。
• I usually shave at seven in the morning.我通常早上7点刮脸。

2 shaving   

n.剃胡子，修面；削；刨花v.修面，剃(shave的现在分词)

参考例句：

• Mike cut himself shaving. 迈克刮胡子时把脸划破了。
• I use a styptic pencil on shaving cuts. 我用止血笔处理刮胡子割破的伤口。

3 shaved   

n.剃过的v.（用剃刀）刮（胡须等），为（某人）剃毛发( shave的过去式和过去分词 )；刨（木头等）；削；掠过

参考例句：

• They had to obey the decree that beards be shaved off. 他们只得服从剃光胡须的法令。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The car just shaved the wall while it was cornering. 汽车在拐弯时恰好擦过墙边。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 drove   

vbl.驾驶，drive的过去式；n.畜群

参考例句：

• He drove at a speed of sixty miles per hour.他以每小时60英里的速度开车。
• They drove foreign goods out of the market.他们把外国货驱逐出市场。

5 cop   

n.警察；vt.抓住

参考例句：

• The cop told him to button his lip.警察叫他闭嘴。
• The robber was overpowered by the cop.抢劫犯被警察制伏。