英文短篇故事（纽约）253 A Name Can Change You

 　　The doctor said¹, "You have high cholesterol². You are pre-diabetic. We don't want you to become diabetic. Start drinking black coffee. Eat brown rice instead⁴ of white rice. Eat less⁵ meat and more fish. Knock⁶ off³ all desserts. Eat more vegetables and fruits. Eat less of everything. You need to lose⁷ at least⁸ 15 pounds⁹. Exercise more. Use the stairs¹⁰." Emily said, "But, doctor, I'm in real¹¹ estate¹² here in Manhattan. I already¹³ use the stairs in walk-ups almost¹⁴ every day." He said, "Great! I'll see you again in three months." She went home. She told her husband¹⁵ the bad news¹⁶. "Pre-diabetic?" he said. "How can that be? You eat right. You climb stairs daily¹⁷. You have no family history. It doesn't make sense¹⁸." She said, "I know why. You call me Sugar all the time, that's why! Stop calling me Sugar. And don't call me Honey¹⁹ or Sweetie either²⁰."

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 cholesterol   

n.（U）胆固醇

参考例句：

• There is cholesterol in the cell of body.人体细胞里有胆固醇。
• They are determining the serum-protein and cholesterol levels.他们正在测定血清蛋白和胆固醇的浓度。

3 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。

4 instead   

adv.代替；顶替

参考例句：

• She decided to leave here on Sunday instead of Monday.她决定星期日而不是星期一离开这里。
• Will you go to the party instead of me?你替我赴宴好吗？

5 less   

adj.更少的，更小的；adv.更少地，更小地；n.少量，次要；prep.减

参考例句：

• I read much less now than I did at school.我现在看书远比我上学时少。
• You can't buy the dress with less than 50 yuan.买这件衣服没有50元钱下不来。

6 knock   

n.敲，敲打；vt./vi.敲击，互撞，攻击

参考例句：

• There was a very quiet knock at the door.有人轻声叩门。
• She took a bad knock when her parents died. 她的父母去世使她受到沉重的打击。

7 lose   

v.丢失，失去，迷失，(钟表)走慢

参考例句：

• I always lose at cards, with my bad luck.我不走运，打牌总输。
• I can always lose myself in a good book.一本好书会使我爱不释手。

8 least   

adj.最小(少)的；adv.最少(小；不)；n.最小(少)

参考例句：

• He spends at least a part of his time in reading. 他至少有一部分空闲时间看书。
• The trip will take ten days,at least.这趟旅行顶少得10天时间。

9 pounds   

n.英镑( pound的名词复数 )；磅；敲打；重击声v.连续重击( pound的第三人称单数 )；咚咚地走；（持续地）苦干；（驾舟时）拍打（水面）

参考例句：

• The paper got clobbered with libel damages of half a million pounds. 这家报纸被罚以五十万英镑的诽谤损害赔偿金。
• He donated thousands of pounds to charity. 他向慈善事业捐款数千英镑。

10 stairs   

n.楼梯

参考例句：

• He followed us up the stairs.他随我们上了楼。
• I waited at the top of the stairs.我在楼梯顶端等着。

11 real   

adj.真实的；非虚构的；真正的；非常的

参考例句：

• You know her real name?你知道她的真正名字？
• The real world does not look that way!现实世界不是这样的！

12 estate   

n.所有地，地产，庄园；住宅区；财产，资产

参考例句：

• My estate lies within a mile.我的地产离那有一英里。
• The great real estate brokers do far more than this.而优秀的房地产经纪人做得可比这多得多。

13 already   

adv.已经

参考例句：

• We have eaten already.我们已经吃过了。
• I've been there already,so I don't want to go again.我早已去过那里了，所以我不想再去了。

14 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。

15 husband   

n.丈夫

参考例句：

• My husband just lost his job.我老公刚刚失业了。
• I visited my daughter and her husband.我去看望我的女儿和女婿。

16 news   

n.新闻，消息

参考例句：

• No news is good news.没有消息就是好消息。
• I like reading hot news.我喜欢读热点新闻。

17 daily   

adj.每日的，日常的；adv.每日地，日常地；n.日报

参考例句：

• He sells daily newspapers.他卖日报。
• He does daily exercises to help control his weight.他为控制体重而每天坚持锻炼。

18 sense   

n.侦测，感应，感觉，感官，意识，观念，情理，知觉，理智；vt.感觉，觉察，了解

参考例句：

• He has a strong sense of humor.他很有幽默感。
• He has a sense that somone is standing behind him.他有一种有人站在他后面的那种感觉。

19 honey   

n.蜂蜜，甜蜜，爱人；adj.蜂蜜似的，甜蜜的，甘美的；vt.加蜜使甜

参考例句：

• Honey is very sweet.蜂蜜很甜。
• That car is a honey.那辆轿车是个宝贝。

20 either   

adj.任一，两方的；prep.任一，随便任一个；conj.或，也

参考例句：

• I have bought two books,you can have either.我买了两本书，你要哪一本都可以。
• I don't think either of them are at home.我想他们中任何一个都不在家。