英文短篇故事（纽约）319 A Pain in the Ear

 　　He dropped his glasses on the bathroom floor. They didn't break. They looked okay. A few days later, his right ear started hurting. He took off his glasses. The pain stopped. He put the glasses back on. The pain came back. He went to an eyeglass store. He told the worker his problem. She adjusted¹ the plastic temple for him. He put the glasses on. They felt okay. An hour later, his ear hurt again. The adjustment hadn't worked. He went to another eyeglass store. The worker adjusted his glasses. That adjustment didn't work either. His ear was killing² him. He took his glasses off every ten minutes to get relief. At home one day, he boiled some water. He put the temple into the water. He bent³ the temple himself. He tried on the glasses. They felt okay. The next day, they still felt okay. His ear stopped hurting.

1 adjusted   

adj.调整过的v.（改变…以）适应，调整，校正( adjust的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The straps can be adjusted to suit the wearer. 这些背带可进行调整以适合使用者。
• The high school adjusted its teaching approach and cancelled its departmental system. 他们高中调整了教学方法，取消了“文理分科”。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

3 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。