原版英语小短文 189. Close the Blinds

　　She called his name. Then she said¹ "hello" loud and slow. He said, "My name's not Hello. When are you going² to learn that?" He went into the living³ room. She asked him to close the blinds⁵. She was⁶ getting dressed. She was afraid that people across⁷ the street could⁸ see into the apartment⁹. He told her that nobody¹⁰ was interested¹¹ in seeing her get dressed. She said there were a lot of weirdos in New York City. Who knew what kind of weirdos lived across the street? He looked out the window. "Wow, you're right," he said. "Someone¹²'s looking at us with binoculars¹³." He waved¹⁴. He closed¹⁵ the blinds. He went back into the kitchen. She said "hello" again, loud and slow. He walked back into the living room. He asked, "What now?" She said one blind⁴ wasn't fully¹⁶ closed. "Someone can still see me," she said.

1 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

2 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

3 living   

adj.活的，活着的，现存的；逼真的，一模一样的；生活的，维持生活的；n.生活，生计

参考例句：

• Nowadays it is very easy to earn a living.现今谋生很容易。
• I'll never forget that as long as I am living.这事我至死也不会忘记。

4 blind   

adj.盲目的，瞎的；n.百叶窗；v.使失明

参考例句：

• He is blind in the left eye.他的左眼是瞎的。
• The blind live in the dark.盲人在黑暗中生活。

5 blinds   

n.窗帘；窗帘( blind的名词复数 )；用以蒙蔽人的言行；借口；托辞

参考例句：

• Do you mind if I draw up the blinds? 我卷起窗帘你不反对吧？ 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• All the blinds were down. 所有的百叶窗都放下来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

7 across   

adv.横过，使...被理解(或接受)；prep.穿过，横过

参考例句：

• He walked across the road carefully.他小心地过马路。
• You can go across the bridge.你可以越过这座桥。

8 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

9 apartment   

n.（美）公寓住宅，公寓房间；单元房间

参考例句：

• How big is the apartment?这公寓有多大？
• Remember to clean your apartment.记得打扫你的公寓。

10 nobody   

pron.无人，没有任何人

参考例句：

• Nobody is in the house.没有人在房子里。
• Nobody knows where she lives.没有人知道她住哪里。

11 interested   

adj.感兴趣的；拥有权益的；有成见的v.使…感兴趣(interest的过去分词)

参考例句：

• to be interested in wildlife conservation 对野生动物保护感兴趣
• I told him I wasn't interested, but he wasn't deterred. 我已告诉他我不感兴趣，可他却不罢休。

12 someone   

pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
• Someone wants to see her.有人找她。

13 binoculars   

n.双筒望远镜

参考例句：

• He watched the play through his binoculars.他用双筒望远镜看戏。
• If I had binoculars,I could see that comet clearly.如果我有望远镜，我就可以清楚地看见那颗彗星。

14 waved   

adj.波浪形的，起伏的，（织物等）有波纹的v.飘扬，摇摆，起伏( wave的过去式和过去分词 )；（一端固定地）飘扬；挥手指引；挥动…示意

参考例句：

• She waved a friendly greeting. 她友好地挥手致意。
• The fairy waved her wand and the table disappeared. 那仙女魔杖一挥，桌子不翼而飞。

15 closed   

adj.关闭的；封闭的

参考例句：

• He closed his eyes.他闭上了眼睛。
• He was out of work when the factory closed.他在工厂倒闭后失业了。

16 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。