A Useful Lesson

时间：2011-05-20 00:51:13

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In England nobody1 under the age of eighteen is allowed2 to drink in a public3 bar4. 

Mr. Thompson used5 to go to a bar near his house quite often, but he never took6 his son, Tom, because he was7 too young. Then when Tom had8 his eighteenth9 birthday,  Mr. Thompson took him to his usual10 bar for the first time. They drank for half an hour, and then Mr. Thompson said11 to his son, "Now, Tom, I want to teach you a useful12 lesson. You must always be careful not to drink too much. And how do you know when you've had enough? Well, I'll tell you. Do you see those two lights at the end of the bar? When they seem13 to have become four, you've had enough and should go home. "

"But, Dad," said Tom, "I can only see one light at the end of the bar. "


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1 nobody TGcxW     
pron.无人，没有任何人
参考例句：
  • Nobody is in the house.没有人在房子里。
  • Nobody knows where she lives.没有人知道她住哪里。
2 allowed allowed     
adj.[计]容许的v.允许( allow的过去式和过去分词 )；承认；酌增；接受
参考例句：
  • Only accredited journalists were allowed entry. 只有正式认可的记者才获准入内。
  • After the show, we were allowed to go backstage to meet the cast. 表演结束之后，我们获准到后台和演员见面。
3 public ESExy     
adj.公开的，众所周知的，公众的；n.公共场合，公众，同好者
参考例句：
  • Most children go to public school.大多数孩子上的是公立学院。
  • She is shy of speaking in public.她怯于在公众面前讲话。
4 bar xPSyL     
n.条，棒，条状物；酒吧，（卖东西的）柜台
参考例句：
  • I went to the bar yesterday.我昨天去酒吧了。
  • They walked into the bar.他们走进了酒吧。
5 used ajBwV     
adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常
参考例句：
  • I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
  • He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。
6 took indwq     
vt.带，载(take的过去式)
参考例句：
  • I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
  • It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。
7 was bglwv     
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。
8 had FeBxb     
vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有
参考例句：
  • I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
  • The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。
9 eighteenth GqXxb     
adj.第十八的；num.第十八
参考例句：
  • I will meet you on the eighteenth next month.我下月十八号和你见面。
  • We had a birthday party on my eighteenth birthday.在我18岁生日时，我们举办了一个生日晚会。
10 usual OUDzP     
adj.通常的；平常的
参考例句：
  • I got up at six that morning as usual.像往常一样那天早上我六点起床。
  • It's usual to have a holiday in summer.夏天休假是惯例。
11 said IYtxh     
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。
12 useful QjHwV     
adj.有用的；有益的
参考例句：
  • The horse is a useful animal.马是有用的动物。
  • He's a useful member of the team.他是该队的一名强手。
13 seem 0ZpxR     
vi.好像，似乎，看来好像
参考例句：
  • You seem very much alive today.你今天好像非常活跃。
  • The children seem very happy.孩子们似乎很快活。

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