原版英语小短文 190. The Picture

　　Emily and Grant¹ were inside Macy's on 34th Street. Macy's was having its annual flower show. The store was full of flowers. They were beautiful to look at and beautiful to smell. It was like being in a forest or jungle. Flowers were everywhere. The store was packed with people. Everyone inside the store was taking pictures. They took pictures of the flowers. They took pictures of one another standing² next to the flowers. People were asking strangers to take their pictures. Emily took pictures of Grant. Grant took pictures of Emily. Emily asked a stranger to take their picture. The stranger took the picture. It was out of focus. Emily asked another stranger to take their picture. It was also out of focus. Grant asked a stranger to take their picture. The picture was in focus. It was a beautiful picture. "The third time is the charm," said Grant.

1 grant   

vt.同意给予，授予，承认；n.拨款；补助款

参考例句：

• If you grant my request, you will earn my thanks.如果你答应我的要求，就会得到我的感谢。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

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。