英文短篇故事（纽约）441 Listen to Your Body

 　　He was sitting on a crowded B train. He was wedged¹ between two other passengers. He had no wiggle room. He felt his right leg tingling². It was going to sleep. He knew, if he just stood up before his stop, his leg would slowly wake up. But he remained sitting. Five minutes later, the train pulled into his station. He stood up. From sole to hip³, he couldn't feel any part of his right leg. As best he could, he quickly hobbled out of the train and onto the platform. He felt a sharp pain in his right knee. He must have put too much weight on the knee, which he had injured years ago in a skiing accident. He immediately took the northbound B train home. His knee was killing⁴ him. He hobbled straight to bed. Once again, he thought, I've paid the price for ignoring common sense.

1 wedged   

楔( wedge的过去式和过去分词 )； 楔形物； （击高尔夫球的）楔形铁头球棒

参考例句：

• The bone wedged in his throat and strangled him. 骨头卡在喉咙里使他窒息。
• He wedged himself through the narrow window. 他从狭窄的窗户中挤了过去。

2 tingling   

v.有刺痛感( tingle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• My ears are tingling [humming; ringing; singing]. 我耳鸣。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• My tongue is tingling. 舌头发麻。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 hip   

n.臀部，髋；屋脊

参考例句：

• The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。
• The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line.新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。

4 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。