英文短篇故事（纽约）232 A Pizza a Day

 　　Maury said¹, "A 33-year-old Brooklyn woman has been eating pizza since² she was³ two years old." Diane asked, "What's so unusual⁴ about that? Everyone loves pizza. I've been eating pizza for almost⁵ 25 years myself⁶." Maury asked, "Do you eat anything else?" Diane asked, "What do you mean?" Maury asked, "Do you eat anything besides⁷ pizza?" Diane said, "Well, of course⁸ I eat things besides pizza. Nobody⁹ eats just pizza!" Maury said, "Well, that's why this newspaper article¹⁰ is so interesting. This woman eats ONLY pizza. She has eaten nothing else since she was two." Diane said, "Get out of here! Nobody can eat just pizza for 31 years." Maury said, "She says she never even¹¹ thinks about eating other food." Diane asked, "What kind of parents did¹² she have? Who lets a 2-year-old eat only pizza?" Maury said, "I'll tell you who! Her parents probably¹³ owned¹⁴ a pizza place!"

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 since   

adv.后来；conj.既然，因为，自从；prep.自从

参考例句：

• He's been working in a bank since leaving school.自从毕业后，他就一直在一家银行工作。
• I have known him ever since I was a child.我自孩提时代起就已经认识他了。

3 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。

4 unusual   

adj.不平常的，异常的；与众不同的，独特的

参考例句：

• I saw an unusual white elephant.我看到一只罕见的白象。
• This little house is extremely unusual.这小房子相当不寻常。

5 almost   

adv.几乎，差不多

参考例句：

• The band has been on the road for almost a month. 那支乐队进行巡回演出近一个月了。
• We stay in almost every night and watch television.我们几乎每个晚上都在家里看电视。

6 myself   

pron.我自己

参考例句：

• Should I do it myself?我应该自己做吗？
• I woke up to find myself in the hospital.我醒来发现自己在医院里。

7 besides   

adv.此外；并且；prep.于…之外；除…以外

参考例句：

• He had other people to take care of besides me.除了我以外，他还需要照料其他人。
• Besides English, he has to study German and French.除英语外，他还要学德语和法语。

8 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

9 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。

10 article   

n.文章，物品，条款；冠词

参考例句：

• The article is very important.这篇文章很重要。
• Can you translate this article for me?你能替我翻译这篇文章吗？

11 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。

12 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？

13 probably   

adv.大概，或许，很可能

参考例句：

• Next year I shall probably be looking for a job. 明年我很可能找份工作。
• We're going on holiday soon,probably next month.我们很快要去度假了，可能是下个月。

14 owned   

adj.自身拥有的v.承认( own的过去式和过去分词 )；拥有；服从于；认领

参考例句：

• land owned by the Crown 王国的土地
• My dad had to buy CDs of all the albums he already owned on vinyl. 我爸爸就是要买他已有的所有黑胶唱片的CD版。