英文短篇故事（纽约）69 Make New Friends in Class

 　　It was¹ 4 p.m. The final² class had³ just ended. Some students were saying⁴ goodbye to one another. Some students were exchanging⁵ emails with one another. Some students were talking about where to go for dinner. There was a lot of talking and laughing. Sonny was putting his book and notebook into his briefcase⁶. He was not talking to anyone⁷. No one was talking to him. All of these people really seem⁸ to like each other, he thought⁹. They all seem to have made¹⁰ new friends in class. How did¹¹ they make friends so easily¹²? He hadn't made any new friends. He hadn't even¹³ made a new acquaintance¹⁴. He picked¹⁵ up his briefcase. He walked out of the classroom. He walked over to the elevators¹⁷. He pushed¹⁸ the elevator¹⁶ button¹⁹. He took²⁰ the elevator from the seventeenth²¹ floor down to the first floor. He had the elevator all to himself²².

1 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。

2 final   

adj.最后的；n.决赛

参考例句：

• Is this your final decision?这是你们最终决定吗？
• The father had the final say.父亲有最后的决定权。

3 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

4 saying   

n.谚语，俗话，格言；动词say的现在分词

参考例句：

• Saying and doing are two things.说和做是两码事。
• I know a chinese saying.我知道一句中国谚语。

5 exchanging   

v.换回( exchange的现在分词 )；交换，替换；进行易货贸易，作物物交换；[金融业]（货币）交换，兑换

参考例句：

• He enjoyed exchanging banter with the customers. 他喜欢和顾客开玩笑。
• After exchanging the usual pleasantries, they got down to serious discussion. 互致寒暄之后，他们便开始严肃的讨论了。

6 briefcase   

n.手提箱，公事皮包

参考例句：

• He packed a briefcase with what might be required.他把所有可能需要的东西都装进公文包。
• He requested the old man to look after the briefcase.他请求那位老人照看这个公事包。

7 anyone   

pron.(=everybody)任何人

参考例句：

• Anyone who wants to can join.愿意的都可以参加。
• Have you got anyone to speak for you?你找到人代表你们发言了吗？

8 seem   

vi.好像，似乎，看来好像

参考例句：

• You seem very much alive today.你今天好像非常活跃。
• The children seem very happy.孩子们似乎很快活。

9 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

10 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。

11 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

12 easily   

adv.容易地，轻易地，顺利地

参考例句：

• Money that is easily come by is often easily spent.钱来得容易往往也花得容易。
• Let's not take the car,we can easily walk over. 我们不用坐车，走着去很方便。

13 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
• He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

14 acquaintance   

n.认识，相识，了解；相识的人，熟人

参考例句：

• When did you make the acquaintance of his brother?你是什么时候认识他兄弟的？
• I have only a nodding acquaintance with him.我和他只有点头之交。

15 picked   

adj.精选的，摘下的v.采( pick的过去式和过去分词 )；摘；啄；叼

参考例句：

• I picked up a few good bargains in the sale. 我在减价期间买了几样挺不错的便宜货。
• She picked herself up, brushed herself down, and started walking again. 她爬起来，掸掸身上的灰尘，又往前走去。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 elevator   

n.电梯；升降机

参考例句：

• The elevator doesn't stop at floors 1,2 and 3.电梯在一、二、三楼不停。
• The elevator went up to the fifth floor.电梯升到了五楼。

17 elevators   

n.电梯( elevator的名词复数 )；升降机（美）；谷仓；粮仓

参考例句：

• Floors one to eight are the elevators to the left. 一到八楼上下使用的电梯在左边。 来自辞典例句
• Certainly, sir. The elevators are right across the lobby. 当然可以，先生。电梯就在大厅的正对面。 来自辞典例句

18 pushed   

adj.（时间、钱等）不够用的； 没有空的，忙碌的v.推，推动( push的过去式和过去分词 )；对…施加压力；逼迫；按

参考例句：

• She pushed at the door but it wouldn't budge. 她推了推门，门却一动不动。
• He pushed his way through the crowd. 他在人群中往前挤。

19 button   

n.钮扣，按钮；v.扣住

参考例句：

• Press the button,then the machine will work.按下电钮，机器就能转动了。
• Push the button on top of the camera.按一下相机上面的按钮。

20 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

21 seventeenth   

num.第十七

参考例句：

• It was Mary's seventeenth birthday.那是玛丽的十七岁生日。
• It happened on January the seventeenth. 事情发生在1月17日。

22 himself   

pron.他自己

参考例句：

• He is proud of himself.他为自己感到自豪。
• 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。