英文短篇故事（纽约）456 Stomach Trumps Heart

 　　He got home from work at 10 p.m. His wife was still at work. A note was on the refrigerator. It said, "I was home for lunch. There are leftovers¹ in the fridge. Just heat and eat. Enjoy!" What an angel, he thought. She was always thinking of him. He put the leftovers in the microwave. He turned it on. The phone rang. He talked to the caller briefly². He hung up. He got on his computer. He searched for some files. His wife came home. He found the files. He attached them to an email and sent it to the caller. He went into the kitchen. He opened the microwave. It was empty. He marched into the living room. His wife was watching TV while chowing down on the leftovers. He said, "Hello! I thought that was for me." She said, "I'm starving! Thanks for heating³ it for me."

1 leftovers   

n.剩余物，残留物，剩菜

参考例句：

• He can do miracles with a few kitchen leftovers.他能用厨房里几样剩饭做出一顿美餐。
• She made supper from leftovers she had thrown together.她用吃剩的食物拼凑成一顿晚饭。

2 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

3 heating   

n.加热，供暖，暖气装置；adj.加热的，供暖的

参考例句：

• They will install a heating and lighting system in our house.他们将在我们家装上供热供电系统。
• If the pressure is too low,the heating system will act up.如果压力太低，供暖系统就会出毛病。