NCE02049 the end of a dream 美梦告终
tired
real
owner
spring
mattress
gust
A gust of wind 一阵狂风
sweep
sweep swept swept 扫
courtyard
smash
miraculously
unhurt
glance
promptly
the end of a dream 美梦告终
Tired of sleeping on the floor 对睡地板感到厌倦
when one is tried of london,one is tired of life . 当一个人厌倦了伦敦的时候,他也厌
倦了生活
Teheran 德黑兰
save up 储蓄;贮存
a young man in Teheran saved up for years to buy a real bed 德黑兰的一个年轻人积
蓄多年买了一张真正的床
For the first time in his life 他生平第一次
he became the proud owner of a bed 自豪地拥有了一张床
which had springs and a mattress 既有弹簧又带床垫的
Because the weather was very hot 因为天气非常热
he carried the bed on to the roof of his house 他便把床搬到了他的屋顶上
onto 到….上
the cat jumped onto the chair 那只猫跳上了椅子上
he stepped out of the train onto the platform. 他走出火车走上站台
He slept very well for the first two nights 头两天晚上,他睡得非常好
but on the third night 但第三天晚上
blow up 暴风雨出现并加剧
a storm blew up 起了风暴
A gust of wind swept the bed off the roof 一阵大风把床从屋顶上刮了下来
and sent it crashing into the courtyard below 把他摔碎在下面的院子里
send noun doing into 使….处于某种状态
send noun into 使….处于某种状态
the news sent him into a rage 这一消息使他暴跳如雷
the song sent the child to sleep 这首歌使这小孩睡着了
not ….until….. 直到….才…..
The young man did not wake up 那年轻人还没醒
until the bed had struck the ground 直到床撞到地上
Although the bed was smashed to pieces 尽管床摔成了碎片
the man was miraculously unhurt 但年轻人却奇迹般地没有受伤
When he woke up 当他醒来时
he was still on the mattress 仍然躺在床垫上
glance at sth. 匆匆的看一眼
he glanced at his watch 他瞥了一眼手表
bits of something ….的碎片
bits and pieces 零碎东西
lie lay lain 躺,位于
lie around 到处都是
Glancing at the bits of wood and metal 年轻人看了一眼碎木片和碎金属片
that lay around him 周围的
the man sadly picked up the mattress 伤心地捡起了床垫
and carried it into his house 把它拿进了屋
After he had put it on the floor 他把床垫往地板上一放
he promptly went to sleep again 很快又睡着了
narrow escape 幸免于难
had a narrow escape 逃过一劫