NCE02054 sticky fingers 粘糊的手指

sticky adj. 粘的
finger n. 手指
pie n. 馅饼
meat pie n. 肉馅饼
mix vi. 混合,拌合
pastry n. 面糊
annoying adj. 讨厌的；恼人的
receiver n. 电话话筒
dismay vt. 失望,使沮丧
dismayed adj.失望的,沮丧的
recognize vt. 认出
persuade vt. 说服，劝说
hang up 挂上话筒
hang up the receiver 挂上话筒,挂断电话
mess n. 乱七八糟
doorknob 门把
sign vt. 签署
sign for 签收
register vt.挂号邮寄
sticky fingers 粘糊的手指
After breakfast 早餐后
I sent the children to school 我把孩子送到学校
and then I went to the shops 然后就去了商店
It was still early 时间还早
when I returned home 我回到家里时
be at school 在上学
be at work 在上班
The children were at school 孩子们在上学
my husband was at work 我丈夫在上班
and the house was quiet 家里清静得很
So I decided to make some meat pies 于是我决定做些肉馅饼
In a short time 不久，很快地
I was busy mixing butter and flour 我就忙着搅拌起了黄油和面粉
and my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry 很快我的手上就沾满了粘粘的面糊
At exactly that moment 恰恰在此时
the telephone rang 电话铃响
Nothing could have been more annoying 没有什么能比这更烦人了
I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers 我用两只粘着面糊的手指夹起听筒
between 在…之间
we have one hundred dollars between us. 我们两人共有一百块钱
and was dismayed 非常丧气
be dismayed at 感觉到丧气。
he was dismayed at the price of the shoes 他对鞋子的价格感到沮丧
Helen Bates 海伦.贝茨
when I recognized the voice of Helen Bates 当听出是海伦.贝茨的声音时
ring back later 晚点再来电话
It took me ten minutes to persuade her to ring back later 我花了十分钟说服她待会儿打来
persuade sb to do sth : 劝说某人做某事
no one can persuade her to change her mind. 没有人能说服她让她改变主意
At last I hung up the receiver 最后我挂上了电话
What a mess ! 真是一团糟！
What a mess it was ! 这是多么糟糕的事情
be in a mess 乱七八糟
the kitchen is in a mess . 厨房里乱七八糟
There was pastry on my fingers 我的手指上沾上了面糊
on the telephone 电话机上沾上了面糊
and on the doorknobs 门的把手上，都沾上了面糊
no sooner …. than ….. 刚…..就…..
I had no sooner got back to the kitchen 我刚回到厨房
loud enough to wake the dead 这声音足可以把死人吵醒
enough 充足的
he is old enough to understand that. 他年纪大了，能理解这一点
than the doorbell rang loud enough to wake the dead 门铃又响了起来, 响声足以把死人唤醒
the dead 死人
dead people 死人
the rich n. 富人
rich people n. 富人
the poor n. 穷人
poor people n. 穷人
the disabled 残废者
disabled people 残废者
This time it was the postman 这次是邮递员
registered letter 挂号信
a registered letter 寄挂号信
and he wanted me to sign for a registered letter 他要我签收一封挂号信
go to school 去上学
go to the shop 去商店买东西
go to the bank 去银行
go to the post office 去邮局
go to the cinema 去电影院