Off to Vegas

时间：2006-12-25 06:30:25

（单词翻译:单击）

A man came1 home from work one day to find his wife2 on the front porch3 with her bags packed4.

'Just where the heck do you think you're going5!', said6 the man.

'I'm going to Las Vegas', said the wife, 'I just found7 out I can get $400 a night for what I give you for free8!

'The man said, 'Wait a minute!', and then ran9 inside10 the house only to come back a few11 minutes later12 with his suitcases13 in hand.

'Where the heck are you going?', said the wife.

The man said, 'I want to see how you're gonna live on $800 a year!'
分享到：


点击收听单词发音收听单词发音  

1 came xTYyl     
v.动词come的过去式
参考例句：
  • I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
  • The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
2 wife IgdwQ     
n.妻子，太太，老婆
参考例句：
  • She is my wife.她是我妻子。
  • He is a tall man but his wife is a short woman.他是个子很高的男人，但他妻子很矮。
3 porch ju9yM     
n.门廊，入口处，走廊，游廊
参考例句：
  • There are thousands of pages of advertising on our porch.有成千上万页广告堆在我们的门廊上。
  • The porch is supported by six immense pillars.门廊由六根大柱子支撑着。
4 packed 9mnzC2     
adj.充满…的；塞满了…的v.包装(pack的过去式和过去分词)
参考例句：
  • The game was played to a packed grandstand. 比赛时大看台上座无虚席。
  • The train was jam-packed with commuters. 火车上挤满了上下班的旅客。
5 going dsHzY9     
n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的
参考例句：
  • We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
  • He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。
6 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。
7 found 8i5xD     
v.建立，创立，创办；vbl.(find的过去分词)找到
参考例句：
  • I found him at home.我发现他在家。
  • The United Nations was found in 1945.联合国于1945年成立。
8 free ziYxM     
adj.自由的，免费的；v.使自由；adv.随意地
参考例句：
  • I don't have much free time.我没有多少空闲时间。
  • There really is no free lunch.天下果然没有免费的午餐。
9 ran lTxxe     
vbl.run的过去式
参考例句：
  • He ran,and then slowed down to a walk.他跑着，然后放慢速度步行。
  • As soon as Marie opened the door,the dog ran in.当玛丽一打开门，狗就跑了进来。
10 inside MxDyi     
n.内部，内脏，内幕；adj.内部的，秘密的，户内的；prep.在...之内
参考例句：
  • Two minutes later we were inside the taxi.两分钟以后我们已经坐在出租车里面了。
  • He will be back inside two days.他将在两天内回来。
11 few kk0x2     
adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的
参考例句：
  • There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
  • I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。
12 later vpyzAr     
adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的
参考例句：
  • He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
  • This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。
13 suitcases cac3da1620057ec818eb101344b277e1     
n.（旅行用的）手提箱( suitcase的名词复数 )；衣箱
参考例句：
  • I'm not schlepping these suitcases all over town. 我可不会提着这几个箱子满城跑。
  • We arrived, toting our bags and suitcases. 我们背着提包拎着衣箱到了那里。

©2005-2010英文阅读网