英文短篇故事（纽约）351 A New Laptop (1)

 　　Bob pushed¹ the power² button³ on his laptop⁴ computer. Nothing happened. What?, he wondered⁵. He pushed it again. Nothing happened. He pushed the button again and again. Finally⁶, after maybe 50 pushes⁷, the button worked. The little blue light came⁸ on. A few⁹ minutes later¹⁰, he was¹¹ online¹². Everything was okay¹³. Everything except¹⁴ the power button. The next day, he pushed the button again. Nothing happened. Finally, after about 50 pushes, the button worked. This went on for a week – 50 to 60 pushes to turn the computer on. Finally, Bob visited a computer repair¹⁵ shop. He told the technician¹⁶ about the power button. Bob said¹⁷ that his computer was seven years old. The technician said it would¹⁸ cost¹⁹ $50 to $150 to repair the power button. "You should buy a new computer," he said. "Don't spend money on a seven-year-old computer. You never know what might²⁰ go wrong next."

1 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。

2 power   

n.电力，动力；能力，力量，权力

参考例句：

• He lost his power of speech.他失去了说话的能力。
• It is not in my power to do that.做那事非我力所能及。

3 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。

4 laptop   

n.笔记本电脑

参考例句：

• Laptop is suitable for use on planes.笔记本电脑适合飞机上使用。
• A laptop would be really useful for when I'm working on the train.我在火车上工作时，便携式电脑真的很有用。

5 wondered   

vt.对…感到好奇（wonder的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• I wondered uneasily if anything had happened to the children. 我忐忑不安地揣测孩子们是不是出了什么事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Mother wondered if she could last out another operation. 母亲怀疑自己是否经得起再动一次手术。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 finally   

adv.最后地；最终

参考例句：

• We can finally take a rest.总算是可以休息了。
• Finally,they won the game.结果他们打赢了。

7 pushes   

v.推，推动( push的第三人称单数 )；对…施加压力；逼迫；按

参考例句：

• When I give the command, everybody pushes off together. 我一声令下，大家就一起用桨把船撑离河岸。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He never pushes himself forward. 他从不强出风头。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

9 few   

adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的

参考例句：

• There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
• I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

10 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。

11 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。

12 online   

adj./adv.在线；上网

参考例句：

• I read the paper online every morning.我每天早上在网上看报纸。
• The computer might not support online working.计算机不能承载联机工作。

13 Okay   

(=okey，O.K.)adj./adv.好，行，不错；n.同意

参考例句：

• The play is okay,but I still prefer the book.戏还可以，可我仍愿读原著。
• Is it okay with you if I borrow this book?我借这本书你不在意吧？

14 except   

v.除，除外，反对；prep.除了...之外，若不是，除非

参考例句：

• Everybody is here except tom.除了汤姆大家都到了。
• He never came except when he was in trouble. 除非有了困难，他从来不到这里来。

15 repair   

n.修理，补救；v.修理，补救，补偿

参考例句：

• We can repair this car.我们可以修理这辆车。
• The road is still under repair.这条路还在修复中。

16 technician   

n.技术员，技师

参考例句：

• The technician is busy repairing the machine.技师正忙于修理那台机器。
• A skilled technician takes years to train.一个熟练的技师需要数年时间才能培训出来。

17 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。

18 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

19 cost   

n.价钱，费用，成本；损失，牺牲

参考例句：

• What does the book cost?这本书值多少？
• He saved his daughter at the cost of his life.他以牺牲自己的生命挽救了女儿。

20 might   

aux./v.(may的过去式)可能；可以，允许

参考例句：

• It looks as if it might snow.看起来好像要下雪了。
• Might I ask a question?我能问个问题吗？